228. HeartShare: Is Stubbornness Poisoning Relationships?

In this solocast I talk about the ways stubbornness shows up in our relationships and how detrimental it can be to the flow of connection and harmony. Stubbornness can indeed poison relationships by creating a toxic environment where one or both partners feel the need to always be right, leading to conflicts and a lack of mutual respect. In a relationship, stubbornness can manifest as an inability to admit when one is wrong or to compromise, which can escalate minor issues into major conflicts. Related Content: Other Podcast Episodes Shedding People Pleasing into Authentic Relationships People Pleasing HeartShare: Attitudes of Connection HeartShare: How Practicing Humility Helps Your Relatiopnships Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung on my podcast at  Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson

Lisa Mazzonetto, LCMHC, LCAS is a lifelong student of exploring relationships, primarily the relationship to self through various lenses. She is a mental health, trauma, and addiction therapist who owns her own private practice in Asheville.  Lisa works with people to help change their relationship to self and their past through self compassion, self love and empowerment through changing their narrative to change their core beliefs. She is a Mom to an incredible teenager, a dedicated yogi, fierce advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, and loves most outdoor activities.  In this episode, Lisa and I have a conversation about we can’t change our past but we can change our relationship to it. First we have to accept our past in order to change our relationship to it. It takes healing and everybody’s journey looks different. We can’t change people in our lives but we can change how we relate to them. We can show up for who we are now and how we want to show up and not be tied to who we were when we once related to them.   Lisa Mazzonetto contact info: Website: www.lisamazzonetto.com Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson

Cea (pronounced like "seeya soon") Rubin White is ever-curious about the human experience and healing. She specializes in body-centered mental health therapy, CranioSacral Therapy, and therapeutic movement. Her licenses and certifications reflect her passions and purpose; she is an LCSWA, MSW, LMBT, RYT-500. In this episode, Cea and I have a conversation about the transitions and turning points we may experience throughout our lives. Transitions and turning points are pivotal moments in our lives that shape our personal growth, relationships, and career paths. These events can be both predictable and unpredictable, and they often involve significant changes in our circumstances, emotions, and attitudes.   Cea Rubin White contact info: Website: www.SomaSpeaks.com Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson

In this solocast I talk about the ways we hide our true selves in our relationships. Many of us put on a mask in how we relate to people. We sometimes do not fully show our authentic selves and we “hide”. I explore the reasons why we may do this and ways to overcome. Related Content: Other Podcast Episodes Shedding People Pleasing into Authentic Relationships People Pleasing Encourage Your Partner’s Authenticity Encourage Your Partner’s “Depper” Authenticity Part 2 HeartShare: Attitudes of Connection HeartShare: How Practicing Humility Helps Your Relatiopnships   Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung on my podcast at  Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson

Mana Vermeulen-McLeod has been an Earthaven Ecovillage (Black Mountain, NC) resident and member since 2007. She believes in the potential of transformation in each present moment. She is a Tantric Life Coach, mother, natural builder, hair-dresser and conflict mediator at her village. A social activist committed to anti-oppression work in areas of race, gender and class differences. She enjoys supporting herself and others in embodied resilience and everyday courage.   In this episode, Mana and I have a conversation about the challenge to follow through on our internal truth and intuition to make the choices and decisions that out best for our lives. Related podcasts with Mana: The Householder’s Path: Sacred Practice for Everyday Life  Women Working in Male Dominated Jobs Exploring Our Racial Biases Healthy Boundaries   Mana’s contact info: Website: www.mana-v-mcleod.com Email: [email protected] Instagram: @tantramom Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!   Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson  

Corey Costanzo is the Co-Owner of Asheville’s Still Point Wellness Spa, a licensed addiction counselor, trauma specialist, licensed massage therapist, master didgeridoo player, colleague, and my good friend. In this episode, Corey and I have a conversation about healthy communication tools. Most of us didn’t learn healthy ways of communicating and resolving conflict in our families. Some families never talk about problems, while others might be explosive. We bring these styles into our relationships thinking they are normal and then feel sad and angry when they engender a negative response. Coret and I share what tools use in our personal relationships as well as those that we help guide our clients.   Codependency Codependency: Ways to Overcome Aftermath of a Fight of a Regrettable Incident Control Issues Understanding the Shame Cycle Allowing Influence from Your Partner Emotional Regulation Connect with Corey Costanzo: Still Point Wellness Still Point Wellness on Instagram Still Point Wellness on Facebook Still Point Wellness on Pinterest Corey Costanzo on LinkedIn Email: [email protected] Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on X and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson

In this solocast I talk about my recent experience and observations during Hurricane Helene’s devastation that hit Western North Carolina and the Southeast. For those of you not local, Hurricane Helene swept through the Appalachian mountains, bringing two days of relentless rain (32 inches at my house) and strong winds. The storm saturated the earth, causing historic flooding and leaving unimaginable damage and devastation in its wake. Since September 29th, the destruction of our community has left many devasted with unimaginable loss. In the wake of this tragedy, there was and is beauty. The beauty of communities far and wide coming to aid and help one another. It has been so heartwarming to see humans helping other humans so selflessly. It solidified my deep belief in creating and fostering good, close, and caring relationships within our communities and neighborhoods. We need to have eachothers' back!   If you are moved to help by donating to the recovery, here are a few organizations: Aerial Recovery World Central Kitchen Beloved Asheville Samaritan's Purse   First-person local account of the hurricane Local radio interview a few miles from my house Fly over video Chimney Rock, NC Video from a few miles from my house   4 minute gratitude-guided meditation that keeps me sane A Grateful Day with Brother David Steindl-Rast   Let’s Talk About It!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.   If our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung on my podcast at Pripo's Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson

Dawn Dominguez a licensed marriage and family therapist. She is the founder, supervisor, and director of Windows of Hope Counseling Centers, offering services online worldwide, and in person in both Palm Desert and Long Beach, California. With a background as an instructor at Chapman University, Brandman University, and UMASS Global University, Dawn is currently teaching through Windows Of Hope as a Continuing Education Provider and Imago Couples Workshop Presenter. She is certified in Imago Relationship Therapy and Encountered Couples Therapy. Dawn is currently training with Dr. Gabor Mate practicing Compassionate Inquiry Counseling. With this training, Dawn offers an eclectic approach to both her therapy sessions and in her work as an Imago Workshop Presenter for couples. In this conversation Dawn and I talk about the challenges and rewards of Blended Families. We share our own personal experiences as well as our professional guidance for families navigating this terrain. Dawn offers some beneficial tools for parents to focus on in order to have more success in the configuration of their relationships with all members of their blended families. Connect with Dawn Dominquez website: www.windowsofhopecounseling.org Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices and Meditations at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson

Thank you all for listening and journeying with me these past six years! In this episode my wife, Rainbow and I talk about how doing this podcast has affected our relationship over the last six years. We discuss ways that we have grown, been challenged and worked together in this project. We also talk about how compatibility is navigated in our relationship. Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky is the founder of Artsy Goddess Studio, where she actively carries out her role in helping others and the planet heal. Rainbow is passionate about art, as seen in the upcycled clothing she creates from second-hand materials, as well as the visual arts she creates, such as murals, paintings, and tapestries. Yvonne also helps women transform through voice empowering workshops and helps couples through workshops and retreats that she co-facilitates with me. Related Podcasts: Couples Appreciation Feeling Seen and Heard Aftermath of a Fight or a Regrettable Incident  The Importance of Apologies The Art of Apology Maintaining Connection Through Conflict Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices and Meditations at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson    

Jared Hinton M.A, M.A.T, LCMHC is a psychotherapist in private practice in Asheville, NC. Jared is a husband, father, and a person in long-term recovery. His work focuses on helping individuals and couples heal from patterns of ancestral, familial, and relational trauma. Jared is a graduate of Naropa University's Contemplative and Buddhist Psychology program and a student of the Appalachian Gestalt Institute in Asheville. In this episode, Jared and I have a conversation about the challenges men face in having healthy relationships. We talk about how men can save relationships by learning vulnerability and that vulnerability is a great strength. We point out that many men experience intense emotions but, lack the training and support to make sense of those feelings. Men deserve to be seen, and their emotions validated, without their masculinity being called into question. Connect with Jared Hinton: Jaredhinton.org Email:[email protected] Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Relationships! Let’s Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.  Check out our Guided Audio Practices and Meditations at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It. You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs. Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships. And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page! Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk Sound Production by Matt Carlson