The Heart Is A Muscle Podcast

Our last episode of 2021! In this episode we reflect on how much we've grown over the past year, reminisce on some of the highlights, and play a fun game in preparation for 2022. This is a game you can play for your 2022 as well! But it requires you to go ALL IN on your dreams. So play along if you dare :) Hope you enjoy this one! - Jordin + Josef

We got some intense relationship question cards from theskindeep.com and answered them live for you. In this episode, we answer questions like... "When are the moments you don't trust me?" "How have your feelings for me changed?" "When have you felt resentment toward me?" (We call these our "try not to get in a fight" cards.) All this and more in this week's episode :) Enjoy! - Jordin + Josef

Almost nothing is linear. Especially not relationships. Our relationship is constantly cycling through phases of feeling close to one another and more distant. ANd individually, we are constantly cycling through our own phases of growth and healing. How do we navigate these cycles? How can we honor them? How can we trust one another despite them? How can we get clear on what part of our cycle we a...

In this lovely episode, Jordin fumbles asking for a sexual need to be met. When we first try talking about something vulnerable, we often suck at it at first. Whether that is advocating for our needs or setting boundaries--it's normal to fumble at first. That's why it's so important to share awkward conversations like this--to model how we have learned to fumble through all the fumbling and become...

What if "living your purpose" was much simpler than you thought it was? Jordin thinks so. Josef is...interested in what Jordin has to say but also annoyed by it. If you're looking to live your purpose and are also annoyed by how complicated (or oversimplified) people make that seem, this is the episode for you! We also touch on living your purpose while in a relationship because, well, this is a r...

Look. Josef and I are both pretty fucking smart. We give great advice and we can see each other's blind spots like no one else can because we're around each other all the time. But. (You knew there was going to be a but). We resist the fuck out of each other's advice. *And* sometimes our advice for one another is unconsciously biased. So...what's the balance? How much should we coach each other? E...

Holy shit ya'll. Tis is the most vulnerable conversation we've ever had and we captured it for you. It's about how Jordin is making peace with Josef being attracted to other women. This is one of her biggest triggers that runs the deepest and has been a recurring conversation in our relationship that has never really come to a resolution. This episode is part Two of the convo. Enjoy :) - Jordin +...

Holy shit, ya'll. This is the most vulnerable conversation we've ever had and we captured it for you as it was happening in real-time. It's about how Jordin is making peace with Josef being attracted to other women. This is one of her biggest triggers that runs the deepest and has been a recurring conversation in our relationship that has never really come to a resolution. This episode is part one...

Healing our relationship trauma is about becoming okay with being our full selves even while we are with others. Not hiding what is alive in us. Not hiding what is alive in our partner. But learning how to allow space for both to exist. This is not easy.  Josef and I have both had to evolve how we communicate in order to truly allow for all of us to have enough space in our relationship. Nonv...

Holding space for your partner is essential in relationships. But what does it mean to "hold space"? How does the masculine energy hold space for the feminine energy? And how does the feminine energy hold space for the masculine energy? When is it time to switch between the two and how is it possible to find the right balance? These are the questions we vulnerably explore in our own relationship i...

Body image wounds are a legacy burden of the feminine. In this episode, we dive in to healing these wounds as they come up in relationships answering questions like... How can the feminine heal from wounds caused by our wounded masculine culture? And how can the divine masculine support the healing of these wounds? Let us know how this lands with you! Jordin + Josef

When times have got you down...you don't know where to look...and you're lost in the stories in your head... It's time for a boop. We have learned the magic of "the boop" in our relationship & it's about time we share it with you, too. Hope you enjoy :) - Jordin + Josef

Okay so you know how at the beginning of a relationship there is this huge expansiveness and growth and the feeling like you're starting a new chapter with your life...and then after a while things get comfy and you both get into a routine and because both of you are so comfy in said routine it is hard to continue your growth both individually and as a couple? That's stagnation. Josef and I found...

Jordin is always uncovering more and more layers of her codependency. In this episode, her and Josef talk about the more subtle manifestations of codependency in their relationship, including: >> Using each other to cover up our loneliness >> How codependency impacts body image (and vice versa) >> Should we be striving for a codependency-free relationship? Follow us on social med...

Resentment is the ultimate relationship killer. We believe it is each partner's responsibility to take ownership over their own resentment. This is because resentment is a key indicator that there is a need that isn't being met in your relationship. Advocating for your needs is taking responsibility for your resentment so it doesn't stay under the surface and fester. However, for those of us with,...

We get why you think it is bullshit, but gratitude really helps. This is because you experience what you look for. if you look for the good in your partner and in your relationship, that's what you will experience. "But if I'm always looking only for the good then how will I catch those red flags? Isn't that me duping myself only to get hurt later?" Great question - we cover all that and more in t...

We just took a road trip from Portland to Yellowstone! So fucking fun. traveling with your partner has its challenges, though. In this episode, we give you the inside scoop about how we make our trips together super fun, connecting, and chill. But we also get into the blow up we had (we usually have one on every trip) and some other aspects of traveling that can be challenging with your partner. C...

This episode was a spontaneous recording as we were talking about how hard it is for Jordin to write her book which is all about how Love will never abandon you. We go behind the scenes of what it actually means for Love to never abandon you, getting into how that idea manifests in relationships. We'd love to hear how all of this landed with you! Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follo...

Hopefully you feel so much better about yourself and codependency in general after listening to this. But we'd love to hear how this landed with you! Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follow Jordin on social media: @justjordinjames Follow Jordin's writing on Medium.com: jordinjames.medium.com (Josef doesn't have social media, but he sends you his love :) )

We'd love to hear how all of this landed with you! Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follow Jordin on social media: @justjordinjames Follow Jordin's writing on Medium.com: jordinjames.medium.com/ (Josef doesn't have social media, but he sends you his love :) )

We'd love to hear how all of this landed with you! Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follow Jordin on social media: @justjordinjames Follow Jordin's writing on Medium.com: jordinjames.medium.com/ (Josef doesn't have social media, but he sends you his love :) )

So that's how we met! We'd love to hear how all of this landed with you! Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follow Jordin on social media: @justjordinjames Follow Jordin's writing on Medium.com: jordinjames.medium.com/ (Josef doesn't have social media, but he sends you his love :) )

Thanks for going on this journey with us! We'd love to hear how all of this landed with you! Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follow Jordin on social media: @justjordinjames Follow Jordin's writing on Medium.com: jordinjames.medium.com/ (Josef doesn't have social media, but he sends you his love :) )

Thanks for being sexy with us. We'd love to hear how all of this landed with you! Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follow Jordin on social media: @justjordinjames Follow Jordin's writing on Medium.com: jordinjames.medium.com/ (Josef doesn't have social media, but he sends you his love :) )

Thanks for going deep with us! We'd love to hear how all of this landed with you. Shoot Jordin an email: jordin@jordinjames.com Follow Jordin on social media: @justjordinjames Follow Jordin's writing on Medium.com: https://jordinjames.medium.com/ (Josef doesn't have social medias yet)