Having It ALL: Conversations about living an Abundant Loving Life

When was the last time you felt like you were in a low point in your life? When things were just not flowing like they usually do, and you wanted to get back on your horse. On the flip side, when did you last feel like your life could not get sweeter and that more and more blessings were coming your way? These my friends are the ebbs and flows of life. The ups and downs that we all experience. Constantly.

Who wants to talk about Abundant Love again?! Judging from your response to the first abundant love episode, YOU DO! In today's episode Sarah and I answer your most pressing questions about Abundant Love and how we make our unique love-style work for us. This one is raw and honest, so get yourself in the space to listen some authentic sharing before you press play (and it's a good idea to not listen around young ears for this one).

For today's episode I'm sharing with you one a great conversation I had with my friend Kyla Sokol-Ward, all about sexual energy.  This episode made me excited and nervous all at the same time, and the topics we dive into are great because they give us a chance to confront some ideas and beliefs we hold that may no longer be serving us.  I'm also republishing this today to tease you about a new conversation with Kyla I'll be publishing in the coming weeks, this time about insecurities in the bedroom!

Do you hold the expectation that your relationship must check off all of your fulfillment boxes? How about your job, are you telling yourself that your job must be the perfect alignment of your passions, gifts and talents?   I don't know where I picked up this story, but somewhere in my life I convinced myself that my partners (girlfriends and then wife), were SUPPOSED to fulfill me in every way: sexually, emotionally, mentally, socially, and every other way I can think of.

When was the last time a family member set you off?   Family has this amazing ability to press our buttons like nothing else. They seem to know exactly what to say and how to say it to get behind our defenses, and find those tiny areas where they can trigger a huge emotional eruption. And they do is so effortlessly. It's enough to make you feel incredibly anxious, angry and defensive just thinking about it!

What happens when we derive our sense of security, wisdom, power and guidance from our family? By the title of this episode you can guess that my argument is "Nothing good comes from that!" In my life, I've experienced the consequence of attaching my happiness, sense of peace and overall wellbeing to the perceptions of my family. The result was an emotional rollercoaster that, at times, I'm still trying to get off. 

What is faith? How does it differ from religion and spirituality? And how can you grow faith in your life?   If you've ever asked yourself these questions then you're going to get some answers in this episode!   I wanted to explore faith today because I know for myself, the idea of faith wasn't always clear to me. In my mind I connected faith with religion, so when I left religion in my teen years I also left faith.

What do you do when your relationship feels forced? When you feel like you're at an emotional crossroads and both decisions ahead of you feel scary? In today's episode I'm answering a listener email from "Kim". I talk about: - Self worth conversations - Confidence and fulfillment - Being at a relationship crossroads - Consequences of asking deep questions I know that a ton of you will be able to relate to this conversation!

How aware are you of the connection between your emotions and your ability to keep commitments? Until recently, I really didn't think much about it.  But a few things have come up with me recently that really shines the spotlight on how huge of a roll my emotions play in my decision making. 

Transparency and authenticity have certainly been theme of this podcast recently! And for great reason. There is no abundant loving life when we're living lives of withhold, fear and attachment. It just doesn't happen. I experienced this lesson first hand recently, and in today's episode I'm sharing with you that experience and the 5 lessons I learned.

Speaking Your Voice And Showing Up Authentically

Are your most intimate relationships (sexual and otherwise) creating healing, empowerment and joy within you? This episode is incredibly vulnerable for me because I share the style of LOVING and the style of LIVING that I've chosen for myself, one that created the biggest opportunities within me for personal growth, healing and transformation.

How Are You Sacrificing Joy By Killing Possibility?

What can your past habits, attachments, and behaviors tell you about how you relate to life? For me, taking a look at my past gives me so many insights and tools which I can use in my life today.  One area which has proven to be a rich source of lessons, is my previous attachment to weed (marijuana).  So tune in as I share what my weed habit taught me about fear, dependency and the nature of how I relate to challenging circumstances in my life.

If you were to rate from 1-10 the level of trust, honesty and authenticity in your current most important relationships, where would you rate them? You already know that trust is a crucial element for a powerful relationship, and it's probably something that's come up in your past or current relationships.