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The Business CompassEpisode 29: Four Mums From York Rowed Across The Atlantic Ocean – A Chat with Helen ButtersIn this episode we meet Helen Butters, an NHS communications professional, life coach, motivational speaker, and record-breaking ocean rower!Helen joined us to reflect on her life-changing Atlantic row and what it taught her about resilience, communication, and leading with purpose - qualities that can be applied both in life and business.Check out this incredible, inspiring episode of The Business Compass, brought to you by Ison Harrison solicitors.2025-06-301h 03
Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank: Get Daily Insights from the Top Internet Marketers & Entrepreneurs Around the World1309: Power of Change: Grief, Growth, and Finding Your True Self with Helen HarrisonWhen people carry unhealed pain, it can feel like life is happening behind a glass wall—close, but never fully reachable. That weight shows up in unexpected ways: in relationships, decisions, and how someone sees themselves. It’s not always obvious where it started, but the sense of being stuck is real. Breaking out of that cycle often means facing things that have been buried for a long time.
Helen Harrison is a counselor, coach, and author from Brisbane with 17 years of experience helping people navigate emotional challenges. Her book Inner Wealth: From Pain to Purpose draws from her own jour...2025-05-1127 min
Think Out Loud With MeE61: TOLWM + Helen Harrison x Inner Wealth: Transforming Pain Into PassionHelen Harrison believes that pain holds the seeds of purpose, and she has spent 17 years guiding people through life’s highs and lows. In this episode of Think Out Loud With Me, she shares her personal journey from grief to growth, the lessons she learned about adoption, loss, and suicide, and the transformative power of joy -- all carefully woven together in her recently-released memoir, Inner Wealth: From Pain to Purpose. Through her coaching work and now the expanding circle of readers who are tapping into her lived experience, she helps others turn their own struggles into fu...2025-02-2750 min
Ascend - The Great Books PodcastIliad: Book 3 | Helen Reviews the ChampionsDeacon Harrison Garlick welcomes Dr. Karl Schudt to Ascend to discuss Book 3 of the Iliad - Helen Reviews the ChampionsIn this episode Dcn. Garlick and Dr. Karl Schudt will discuss:What happens in the third book of the Iliad?What is the story of Helen and Paris?What are Trojan politics concerning Helen and Paris?What is guest-friendship?What else should be noted in book 3?Book ThreeHelen Reviews the ChampionsParis’ spirit shook, backing into his friendly ranks he cringed from death…dreading Atrides—magnificent, brave Paris...2024-01-161h 55
The Remedial ScholarHelen Keller: From Darkness to LightIn this episode of The Remedial Scholar, we embark on an enlightening exploration of the incredible life and achievements of Helen Keller. Join us as we delve into the remarkable journey of a woman who not only overcame the profound challenges of being both deaf and blind but emerged as a symbol of perseverance and intellectual prowess. This episode takes you through the educational odyssey of a scholar who defied societal expectations and became an inspiration for generations to come. We dissect her educational methods, the influential figures who guided her, and the groundbreaking impact she made in the...2023-10-2342 min
Rethinking WellnessBonus: Other People's Opinions, Rethinking Beauty Culture, and More with Helen Phelan-GuillemotThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comIn this bonus episode, anti-diet Pilates instructor Helen Phelan-Guillemot returns to discuss workout selfies, the way people respond on social media to images of her body, Christy’s own experience navigating other people's opinions on social media, the lack of regulation in the fitness industry and why it’s a problem, how Helen is reexamining her relationship with beauty culture, and more.Helen Phelan-Guillemot is a comprehensively certified pilates instructor, prenatal and postpartum corrective exercise specialist, Institute for Integrative Nutr...2023-09-2905 min
Rethinking WellnessLoving Fitness While Hating Toxic Fitness Culture with Helen Phelan-GuillemotAnti-diet Pilates instructor Helen Phelan-Guillemot joins us to discuss her history as a dancer and how that affected her relationship with food and her body, how she moved from disordered eating into wellness obsession, how she’s come to hate toxic fitness culture while still loving physical activity, how to know when you need to take a break from fitness, why we don’t need to constantly self-optimize, and more.Helen Phelan-Guillemot is a comprehensively certified pilates instructor, prenatal and postpartum corrective exercise specialist, Institute for Integrative Nutrition health coach, intuitive eating student, and founder of on dema...2023-09-2559 min
MindMattersIndustrialized Rome and Wrong 'un Politicians - with Helen DaleHelen Dale, lawyer and award-winning author of 3 novels, including The Hand that Signed the Paper, writes at Law & Liberty and Not On Your Team, But Always Fair. Her two-novel series Kingdom of the Wicked is an alternative history of Roman-occupied Judea in the first century and the arrest and trial of Yeshua ben Joseph, an enigmatic man with a large following, including some radical religious zealots. If you like literary and genre fiction—and Roman history—you won't be able to put these ones down. They’ve got soldiers, lawyers, terrorists, and biomechs; action, romance, legal proceedings, and great charact...2023-02-191h 48
The Fiction Tower PodcastHillbrook Parent Dave Harrison sits down with Librarian Helen Dowty to read I Color Myself DifferentEpisode Notes -
Parent Dave Harrison reads a powerful story written by Colin Kaepernick called I Color Myself Different.
Find out more at https://the-fiction-tower-podcast.pinecast.co2023-02-1411 min
Empowered MarriageWhen Will You put Yourself FirstIt is so important to remember that you are important in your marriage. You are not less than your partner, and you are not there to serve them. I know it can be easy to get caught up in making sure your partner is happy and comfortable, but you have to make sure that you are happy and comfortable too. It is so important to take care of yourself and to put yourself first sometimes. If you don't, you will end up resentful and unhappy. Make sure that you schedule some time for yourself, even if it's...2022-11-2320 min
Empowered MarriageChange Starts With YouYou want to trust yourself more and your intuition. You know you are intuitive and when you let go of your to-do list and you’ve stopped you are happy, but this is fleeting and short-lived. You’re wanting more me time, time to pursue your own hobbies and interests. Tired of the heavy energy, heavy weight and the light has gone out. You are unhappy and act like you are happy. A fraud and feeling unauthentic and just playing a role. Your partner is happy when you are happy, so you try for your partner's sake. You...2022-03-3020 min
The Natural Alternative - with Madonna GuyFilling your own cup, making the most of life after trauma, divorce, stress with Helen Harrison; Marriage Counsellor & Empowerment Coach. Complete interview :-)
About Helen Harrison
Helen has been in private practice in Redlands City, Brisbane since 2008.
Power of Change Counselling & Coaching is a professional and accredited counselling practice providing clients with a safe, caring and supportive environment in which they can explore and release their thoughts, feelings and emotions.
Helen works in partnership with clients to empower them and help them develop new awareness based on their inner strengths and wisdom. People possess an inner potential for growth and healing and during the therapeutic process clients access this within themselves. With therapeutic work encouraging the inte...2022-03-2448 minEmpowered MarriageWho wants a Spring CleanMarriages can get boring, stagnant and resentment can begin to emerge. Sometimes we need a reset, a spring clean like we do our homes. Letting go of old ways of behaving and communicating can make such a big difference. Here is 5 important topics that are beneficial to discuss as a couple to spring clean your relationship. Be a team A balance between positive and negative Being equal Letting go of the expectations Have your own identity There is always going to be things that annoy you about your partner. That's the wonderful thing about being in relationships a...2022-03-1622 min
Empowered MarriageAll Couples must have this for a Healthy FutureAll couples have disagreements, misunderstandings and arguments. The quality of your relationship is in how well you resolve, let go and get back into living in the present moment. A couple’s ability to repair their conflict is so important, not in their ability to avoid it. Avoiding it is very unhealthy as problems build, patterns are formed, resentment builds, and a fracture occurs in a relationship. In time this affects the level of love and intimacy, and damage can be irreparable. Successful conflict resolution sets aside the regrettable incident when it's worked thru and le...2022-03-0220 min
Empowered MarriageThe Number 1 Difference between Men and WomenWomen love to connect. Rather, women NEED to connect as it’s what allows a woman to trust. Women will often simply share what’s on their minds, to let go of the many things that affected them emotionally (on any level) throughout the day. While stockpiling thoughts, feelings, and emotions eventually they will overflow much like a bucket would overflow if filled too high. For a woman to empty her bucket of emotions, thoughts or feelings is the greatest relief and provides a sense of calmness, especially when it’s someone close to her that lets her do...2022-02-1721 minEmpowered MarriageHow to Create a Connection With Your Partner TodayA lot of the time your partner will mirror things back to you that need to be healed within yourself. The temptation is to run away or avoid them because you don’t like to look at those things in yourself. In fact, we tend to look outside ourselves and point the finger at our partners. What’s needed when there is a disconnection is to live in the present and to have healthy dialogue regularly of what’s happening right here and now. Your intimate relationship is precious and taking responsibility for your part in it to be your b...2022-02-0322 min
Empowered MarriageStop trying so hard to make your partner happy“I just want to make my partner happy” is a very common comment I hear in working in therapy with couples. What happens when you do everything you can, and your partner is still not happy? You will feel that whatever you do it’s just not good enough. How’s this working for you? And what can I do differently? In this podcast, we take a closer look at how you can begin to change this pattern of behaviour Shifting into a new awareness we tend to go through s...2022-01-1221 min
Empowered MarriageTop 5 Tips for Women to be Interested In Sex again Did you know that sex encourages intimacy? Orgasms release oxytocin which is a feel-good bonding hormone. Sex helps you feel closer to your partner. Checking in with each other, connections, kindness and understanding that a healthy sex life takes constant commitment. A disinterested intimate life is common, particularly for women after children. If you're in this boat you can change this, female sexual pleasure is a learned skill, an education. Keeping in mind you love your partner, respect him and you’ve let go of any resentments you have been holding onto you can get interested in sex again. Find out w...2021-12-1521 min
Empowered MarriageFrom Feeling Trapped to Deep Loving GrowthIn a relationship, your partner can trigger you and push all your buttons and show you what you need to heal. “I feel trapped, caged, controlled and stifled”, is an opportunity to stop blaming and being a victim. It’s very easy to blame for the limitations in your life. Your partner can be the strongest resource for your self-growth. Explore your differences with your partner, in a non-judgmental way. When you are on your own it’s easy, however, there is no personal growth. You can control who you see, when and how much you want...2021-12-0123 min
Empowered MarriageShow Yourself Some LovingSo many of us neglect ourselves, reject ourselves, put ourselves way down in the pecking order. I get it, it’s extremely challenging to balance all the moving parts of your life and having specific roles often takes first place. We look outside of ourselves to seek what we internally need and particularly from our partner. An example, if you need to be needed you will rescue your partner, you will look for a partner that needs rescuing. For example, an alcoholic, they're irresponsible, you responsible. Find out the 3 Important questions to ask yourself to dis...2021-11-1721 min
Empowered MarriageFree yourself from arguing and fightingThe biggest breakup to relationships is the bickering and the disconnect. Your impatience, annoyance, and intolerance of your partner break down the communication and connection. Freeing yourself from your arguing and fighting takes time and energy. Uncovering the needs and expectations you bring to your relationship/marriage is your work. To heal the wounds, you have brought with you because if you don’t you will carry them with you for the rest of your life. Divorce doesn’t resolve the emotional business of a relationship. It just gives you legal permission to repeat the same pa...2021-11-0421 min
Empowered MarriageTwo Million Dollars and a New Partner“I will be happy when I have the cash and the new man. Let’s also add in the new career, new wardrobe and the flash car.” Is this you? You are highly charged, reactive and swing like a pendulum according to the outside triggers. This is a tough way to live life and a lot of us live like this. Safety, security and worth is something outside of yourself. So great is our thirst to be seen, validated, and approved of it that sets us up for living unauthentically and in a false way...2021-10-2121 min
Age is IrrelevantMeet 60 yr. old Jodi Harrison Bauer! World Bikini Champion,Radio Show /Podcast Host, Oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Applicant!60 yr. old Jodi Harrison Bauer doesn't let any dust settle in her path! After walking away from an unhappy marriage, she has never looked back, fearlessly living her truth, pursuing her goals and dreams, not waiting or asking for permission to find her joy nor staying complacent and staying in the box society wanted her to stay in! After hearing she was " too old" to compete in fitness shows she was determined to live the life she deserved, aging fiercely along the way, empowering women of all ages through fitness and nutrition to feel powerful, vibrant and fearless! She...2021-10-091h 01
Empowered MarriageIs Lockdown a shutdown in your relationship?In times of fear, change and uncertainty we need comfort and closeness. We do not want to be alone. The impact on mental/emotional health is damaging and can create insecurity, poor self-image, unhappiness, depression, reduced energy and mental fatigue. The mental illness rebounds will resonate for years to come. If couples accept the reality of what there is and focus on building. Lockdown is a wonderful opportunity to build a great foundation for their relationship. Communication Connection Commitment Fun Growth Trust I’m going to give 7 tips on how to help improve relationships if yo...2021-10-0620 min
Empowered MarriageQuestions And AnswersHere are four questions that I received recently that many of you may be thinking or have thought about at some point. Questions regarding: The difficult choice of divorce when you realise the marriage is over. Who you will be on the other side of divorce, adjusting to the inevitable changes? Having sex to please your partner, even when you don’t feel like it. And that feeling of distance and disconnection when children enter the relationship and become the priority. I will discuss reframing your thoughts and beliefs, facing the changes in your life, st...2021-09-2221 min
Empowered MarriageThe mistakes you don't know you are makingCouples often become co-dependent because each person cannot recognize their own worth without feeling cared for and/or needed by the other. In other words, co-dependency is caused by an underlying sense of self-rejection and self-abandonment. Are you feeling empty and unfulfilled and need sex and approval regularly? Are you feeling like a martyr, sacrificing yourself and overly busy? Making your partner responsible for your feelings; that is, you make it, so your unhappiness is tied to your partner's actions instead of taking responsibility yourself for how you feel is co-dependency. ...2021-09-0920 min
Empowered MarriageHow to love after conflictA couple’s ability to repair their conflict is so important, not in their ability to avoid it. Communication is the most crucial tool in any relationship especially when there is conflict. How do you communicate? We can communicate in 4 different ways, find out what you do…… Successful conflict resolution sets aside the regrettable incident when it’s worked through and leaves it in the past. On the other hand, repair may be unsuccessful, in which case it may amplify the problem and continue to be the source of negativity and resentment into the future. Se...2021-08-2523 min
Empowered MarriageThe Shocking truth about marriageTo sacrifice your identity, your wants, your purpose and your needs for the sake of the marriage is common, particularly for women. The universal sign of being wanted, settled, and loved is marriage. The longer the better, 15 years, 25 years, and 30 years. The cultural programming, the measure of worth lies in the other, like marriage and not from deep within yourself. “I’ve been married 27 years!” It’s like a badge of honour and the longer the time the better. However, no one knows what’s going on inside the marriage. Many marriages are...2021-08-1220 min
Empowered MarriageHow to find your purpose without ending your marriageHave you lost your mojo and you are unmotivated? Have you lost your identity and what inspires you? This is affecting the quality of your marriage and the connection. A common situation I see, and the ending of a marriage is sometimes not the answer. Each person is responsible for their own happiness and living on purpose is an important part of this. When you experience joy you are more likely to get in touch with your purpose. This is a podcast filled with questions. The quality of questions wi...2021-07-2822 min
Empowered MarriageGet rid of that resentment once and for allYou’re not being heard, validated, perhaps you feel invisible and not important, and you feel resentment. These feelings begin to multiply and if they haven't been dealt with at the time resentment begins to build. Feelings under resentment can include anger, sadness, doubt, grief and many more emotions. Getting to a place where you can learn to let go of the feelings and the resentment and instead feel gratitude, peacefulness and compassion is the pathway to an empowered marriage. I have a simple self-empowering exercise that helps you process what you are fee...2021-07-1422 min
Empowered MarriageHow to feel sexy and deserving of loveYou have lost interest in sex with your partner, you're just not feeling it. Digging a little deeper for women, it’s the body confidence that has disappeared since the children have sucked you dry, pardon the pun. Let’s get your sexy happening so you feel deserving of love to give yourself and receive from your partner. The first place to start is how to love your body: You have to love yourself, feel turned on, tuned in and turned on. “What happens is you teach your brain to notice how beaut...2021-06-3020 min
Empowered MarriageBest communication tool for a power struggleMany of us live busy, stressful lives. Instead of a power struggle over who’s the most stressed, being able to destress together is a great tool to have. The talking stick is the communication tool that ensures a code of conduct of respect. You can just listen. There’s no need to think about what you’re going to say because you’re not going to be able to speak until you get the talking stick. You get to wait your turn. Too often we want to talk over those who are speaking. ...2021-06-1620 min
Empowered MarriageKeeping your relationship turned onAre you friends, not intimate partners? Perhaps best friends but here is no physical or sexual connection? The longer you leave it, the harder it is to recover from. It’s not going to get easier by putting your troubles on the backburner. It’s about facing them head-on and looking at what you can do to bring back the desire and passion you once had in your relationship. Identify your needs: Identifying what makes you feel like having sex is important. Men can be easily aroused where women’s desire is mor...2021-06-0221 min
Empowered MarriageTake time out to stop a toxic marriageIt is important that you can recognise when time out is needed in your marriage. Your breathing has gotten faster, your voice is louder, and your tone has changed. You may have started to feel frustrated and angry. Rather than speaking assertively, you tend to change to aggression and criticism. Rather than listening to understand, your partner can ignore, belittle you and argue back. The fight and flight response has been triggered. This is when a time-out is especially needed, as hurtful things can easily be said and done in these moments. For many people...2021-05-1920 min
Empowered MarriageAre you in hiding and what's your maskAs a masked person, you adjust yourself depending on who you’re talking to. You wear different masks for different people. You act according to how people receive you because it is too painful to risk not getting love. Often, we have learned, and we have adopted various behavioural strategies designed to get approval and love for what you need. It can begin in childhood, continuing into adulthood. These strategies become like roles that you play or masks or personality types that you act out, whether conscious or unconscious. You can't be honest in a re...2021-05-0621 min
Empowered MarriageMy Marriage isn't WorkingHere are the most common problems I see in my counselling sessions. The longer you leave these issues unexplored the harder it is to find a resolution. Sexual issues Different views about money Lack of common goals Feeling misunderstood by partner Difficulty in openly expressing feelings and thoughts. Difficulty in expressing love and affection. Different interests Different parenting views Power struggles Begin with reflecting on why your marriage is not working: Be honest and speak truthfully as to why the marriage isn’t working. Use I statements, have turns in sharing, talking, and listening, regularly....2021-04-2120 min
Empowered MarriageThe 4 Warning SignsWarning signs your marriage and relationship are in trouble can be slow and gradual and one day you realize you are not happy. When you get married you anticipate that you get married for life and no mention of divorce. If you ignore the warning signs and hope that communication in your relationship will magically improve you are dreaming. There is a distinct slow change in relationships so it’s important to address this as soon as possible. There are 4 Stages to loss of love and passion. Resistance Resentment Rej...2021-04-0722 min
Empowered MarriageYou want more Passion, Desire and Fun Are you asking yourself if this is as good as it gets? Are you unmotivated, exhausted, and lazy in your marriage? The reality is if you're bored and tuned out you need to do something about it. Focusing on what you want more than what you don’t want will be helpful and the first place to start is the change that you want to see in your marriage by making it your priority. I will give you 7 Ways to begin making your relationship a priority. Tiny little changes can make a huge difference. So, if...2021-03-2422 min
Empowered MarriageMy partner drinks too muchYou feel like you have a third person (being the drink) in your relationship, and you are very tired of the behaviour and what comes with your partner drinking too much, for example: A critical and negative partner An aggressive and angry partner A shutdown and distant partner An agitated partner and so much more. You are tired of talking about it, asking, ignoring, telling, nagging, and trying for your partner to change this hurtful behaviour. You cannot fix this for your partner, they must want to change. I will repeat this. You cannot fix...2021-03-1020 min
Who’s Here in the HamptonsDan Rattiner speaks with Helen Harrison, Director of the Pollock-Krasner House – Episode 20
This week’s podcast is with Helen Harrison, director of the Pollock- Krasner House in Springs/East Hampton. Harrison is also an author of historical mysteries. The authority on all things Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, Harrison walks us through the home where these celebrated artists lived and worked, and shares riveting stories about the famous Pollock floor, his affair and challenging days leading up to his death in a car crash, local artists’ homes, what makes a ‘Bonacker’, and much more.
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Empowered MarriageI Get Angry EasilySo, you’re in a marriage/relationship and your feeling hurt and you get angry easily, 0 to 10 very quickly. You may feel some of this: Not heard Not validated Feel invisible Not important These feelings can begin to multiply if they haven't been dealt with at the time resentment begins to build. Feelings under resentment can include anger, sadness, doubt, grief and many more emotions. Getting to a place where you can learn to stop feeling the resentment and instead feel gratitude, peacefulness and compassion is the pathway to an empowered marriage. Let me show you how wi...2021-02-2419 min
Empowered MarriageYou're no longer attracted to your partnerRealising you're no longer attracted to your partner can be scary, worrying and all too consuming. You start getting stuck in your head, overthinking and catastrophising. Stay in it too long and you get into an emergency response and the fight and flight response takes over. Before you know it, you’ve moved out, in a rental and have started a new life. For starters let’s slow down, right down. For some of you, the lack of attraction can be a phase and for others, it may mean the heart has left. Stopping long enough...2021-02-1021 min
Empowered MarriageI just want you to love me“You please me, and our relationship is good.” “Please me and we are good, and I will stick around.” This is called a conditional relationship and a large part of relationships and marriages are like this. Conditional relationships are held together with individuals not taking responsibility for their own happiness and connection with themselves. Staying in alignment with yourself is the key. Staying true to your inner voice and not looking out there to get what you need. 2021-01-2720 min
Empowered MarriageHas your partner outgrown you?Your partner seems different? In every area of his/her life. Your partner has discovered how intuitive they really are. A whole new dimension of life has opened, enhancing job, relationships, self-esteem, creativity and health. Their ability to create visions for the future that are strong and robust, and you feel like you’re being left behind. If you criticise and judge and you want to be in a long-term happy marriage, then this is for you. Intuition increases our empathy and compassion for ourselves and our partner. Growing is crucial and we can all reach within for...2021-01-1421 min
Empowered Marriage3 Steps to rebuild trustHealing after betrayal/infidelity is painful and hard work. This requires vulnerability and this cannot occur without the offending partner’s continual expression of remorse. Reflecting on the experience is especially important to re-establish confidence in the relationship. It's easy for the offending person to assume that if they have said sorry once, then they've taken responsibility and the debt is enough and let's just park it. It is not enough. I can assure you to apologise one time and then expect the conversation to be over is not going to work. 3 Specific ste...2020-12-3021 min
Empowered MarriageHow to avoid divorcing againSo you are married for a second time or you are about too. This could be the most important information you have read in a while. The divorce rate is high so here are some practical ways and education to empower yourself. Avoiding divorce means commitment and priority to your marriage. The return of closeness and sexual intimacy can happen if you have lost it. Slowing down, it's by dedicating the time and the energy that it's going to take to accomplish that. It's about owning what's going on inside of you and being very honest with...2020-12-1621 min
Empowered Marriage9 Most Common Marriage ProblemsThe 9 top marriage problems I see on a regular basis and what you can do today to fix it. Here is my top 2. 1. Deficient communication. Communication is a verbal and nonverbal than one person to communicate, it’s focused on a connection between people where it’s safe to openly share ideas and information free of judgment. When partners are unable to communicate clearly, it’s easy for them to fall into a habitual way of ineffectively speaking to one another. What’s worse is that if poor communication skills are not dealt with, it’s possible...2020-12-0221 min
Empowered MarriageYou want more passion in your marriageYou want more passion in your marriage. Being grounded and centred enables you to live life in a way that flows with everything. Being uncentered causes you to struggle and fight against life, it’s a struggle. Being ungrounded makes you experience your emotions in a stronger and more negative way when you could be experiencing a much calmer way. Grounding is crucial for more passion in your marriage. Find out how do you ground yourself to become more centred and calmer. Once grounded here are 7 ideas to bring back the passion in your marriage...2020-11-1820 min
Empowered MarriageWhat's your pattern and when to walk awayI have found a lot of people will do anything to make their relationship work and that’s why they almost never regret it when it’s time to walk away. Yes, it is painful and there will be grief, but they do it anyway. Toxic is when you cannot let go but your partner cannot treat you right. I discuss, what does toxic look like? Going back to somebody that isn’t good for you, you are going to miss them until you don’t, and you will then move on. Understanding the pattern, you are p...2020-11-0422 min
Empowered MarriageAre you a compatible couple?Did I choose the wrong person? Are we just incompatible? Tough questions that many couples ask themselves after the honeymoon phase or the blissful part of the relationship has gone. Compatibility is key to a life-long partnership. “Compatibility is more important than love ― believe it or not ― and goes hand in hand with respect and communication at the top.” Asking yourselves if your wanting similar things in a relationship is vital. There are 4 primary types of compatibility and 1 is a must-have if you are going to be a long-term couple.2020-10-2221 min
Empowered MarriageYour relationship with youIf you can let the thoughts pass on by on a superficial level, not giving them any energy, just noticing them you will stay in the present moment. You don’t have to repress your thoughts, notice them and don’t attach to them. You don’t have to act on any thoughts you don’t wish too. Instead check within if it’s aligned with your values and coming from a place of love and compassion. Main points on how to free yourself from your thoughts Remember you have a choice so observe your thoughts. Have a conv...2020-10-0721 min
Empowered MarriageLibido in a long-term relationshipIntroducing Naomi Hutchings, a clinical sexologist currently working in Brisbane, Queensland. What is a sexologist? A sexologist is someone who has extensively studied, at a university level, the field of human sexuality in all aspects. There are presently three fields of professional practice in sexology: research, sexual education, and clinical practice. I want to want sex! “People have unrealistic expectations which gets them down”. “There is a lot of grief and they think there is something wrong or they're broken is usually another word they'll say because they don't want sex”. We t...2020-09-2321 min
Empowered MarriageClutter hurts marriageClutter Hurts Marriage with Guests from Little Home Organised Podcast Introducing sisters Bonnie Blake and Lilly Goleby The role of professional organisers is really a combination role where we are part: best friend part support worker part therapist part like cleaner or housekeeper We're really physical and hands-on in the work that we do and we provide that emotional support as we are really focused on the psychology of why are we keeping things. Clutter hurts We really find with the clients that we work with, that i...2020-09-0923 min
Empowered MarriageSeparation with lawyer Peter HooperPeter Hooper is the legal practitioner Director of Brisbane Family Law Specialists Pty Ltd trading as Hooper Family Lawyers. Peter has been a Queensland Law Society Family Law Accredited Specialist since 2007. Peter explained that Separation under the law requires three things. That there's an intent to separate by one party. A communication of that intent to the other party And then acting upon it. If somebody decides the marriage is over and then through words or actions communicates that to the other party and then they act upon it that's an official separation. J...2020-08-2721 min
Empowered MarriageFamily addiction with Georgia and KymIntroducing the Addictive World with Georgia Phillips and Kym Haynes. Two dynamic therapists with a wealth of knowledge between them and have been working with families with trauma, addiction, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. What is addiction and how it affects marriage? Addiction is disconnection. “When I'm disconnected, then I'm going to reach outside of myself and I'll have to use, that's addiction”. “So if I'm disconnected from myself, then I can't be there for my partner”. We see addiction as obviously the opposite, we need connection. And if we haven...2020-08-1324 min
Willing & FableLust - Paris and Helen & Drukpa KunleyUse code WILLINGANDFABLE10 for 10% your order at Diament Jewelry.In this episode, Rowan and Tracey tell stories based on the theme of Lust. Tracey tells the first story of the Iliad: that of Paris and Helen and Rowan explores the shocking tales of Drukpa Kunley: the Divine Madman, or Saint of 5,000 Women.SourcesLusthttps://aleteia.org/2019/09/04/lust-this-deadly-sin-is-not-just-about-sex/https://www.christianitytoday.com/biblestudies/articles/spiritualformation/understanding-lust.htmlhttp://www.deadlysins.com/lustAncient .euhttps://www.ancient.eu/iliad/2020-08-041h 30
Empowered MarriageMove your baggage for a happier marriageMany people live with baggage, events that have happened in their lives, and never come to peace with them. You've not had closure, healing, and acceptance. You have not processed the emotional component of events that have occurred in your life, particularly when you were younger. You then get triggered easily in fight, flight, freeze, and you feel unsafe. The question to ask yourself is, do I live in survival, or am I thriving and calm? The psychological changes in your body when you are in fight, flight, or freeze are meant to last for...2020-07-3020 min
Empowered MarriageCan a marriage last with no communicationAs you can imagine it is difficult for a marriage to go long term without communication and effective assertive communication. In time you will feel lonely, distant, and disconnected. It’s crucial to make your relationship a priority and put the necessary work and commitment into your marriage/relationship. Research says the average couple spends only 20 min a week talking with each other! Asking yourself if you want a happier marriage and what your willing to do to get this. Where do I begin? The 7 steps to begin communicating again: Except that...2020-07-1619 min
Empowered MarriageHow to stop avoiding confrontationHere are some reasons you may avoid confrontation Your family of origin did not do confrontation Your fear of disapproval and rejection You are a martyr; you sacrifice yourself for others and more… Part of self-love is listening to yourself all the time. It involves listening to yourself and noticing within yourself when something does not feel right, trusting your intuition and being able to say ‘no’. What is the cost to you in avoiding confrontation? You reject yourself and put others before yourself. You avoid you and what you really feel. The g...2020-07-0221 min
Empowered MarriageAre you living with a man-child?What is a man-child? I talk about the behaviours of a man-child and the ways you can deal with this if you are on the receiving end of a man-child. You're tired of being his Mom and nagging and speaking to him like you are his parent. You will be enabling him to stay in the man-child if you behave this way. You're aware of this but not sure how to change it? You're tired of making excuses for him. This is not your burden or your opportunity to rescue him, and perhaps y...2020-06-1820 min
Empowered MarriageAre you a lonely wife or husband?If you are lonely in your marriage it's painful and it hurts, and you wonder how you got here. What does it look like? Your both at one place together yet you cannot connect with each other. You feel awkward and uncomfortable being in the same room together. You are not physically, mentally, or emotionally connected. When you do connect it may be hostile, defensive, argumentative and you start assuming things and taking things very personally. You both no longer share your feelings with each other. Recognising how did you get here and w...2020-06-0421 min
Empowered MarriageHow to encourage your partner to express emotionWhen partners can’t express their emotions, it can erode the marriage. Emotions give us important information that we can use to better understand our needs, priorities, and limits. We can use emotions to set boundaries and make decisions. Without emotion in your marriage, this erodes trust, security, intimacy, and closeness, and it's very painful if you’re on the receiving end of it. If a partner is not sharing emotions like sadness, loss, or grief, the relationship doesn’t become a haven for dealing with the deeper issues that occur in marriage. Learn...2020-05-2121 min
Empowered MarriageWays to Make Marriage Fun againHaving no fun in your marriage is slowly killing it and I see firsthand how it is affecting the couples I work with. It's putting strain and stress on marriages and not creating room for pleasure and desire. Understanding that you need to bring fun back will make for a much happier empowered marriage. 10 Ideas to start bringing the fun back into your marriage: Prioritise your marriage Schedule time for fun Let Worry go …… and more 2020-05-0721 min
Empowered MarriageCan you really trust your partner againBeing able to trust your partner is the most important part of being in a relationship. Your life’s experiences can impact your ability to trust others. When we are a child that’s where we learn about trust and love, our first family. Were you able to express emotions? Were you able to count on your parents? Was speaking your truth safe? As adults, we carry our old programming including fears, abandonment, rejection, trust issues and our stories from the past. Sometimes we get triggered and act out and cause destruction and am unable to c...2020-04-2421 min
Empowered MarriageEducation leads to Empowerment with Gabriela RosaGabriela Rosa is a world-renowned fertility specialist, host of the Fertility Challenge™ and the founder and clinical director of the Rosa Institute, an organization dedicated to helping couples create healthy babies, despite previous reproductive challenges. A very interesting interview discussing: Important question to ask yourself in life “As a result of growing” Who do I need to become? What’s your keys against stress? 2020-04-0923 min
Empowered Marriage10 Warning Signs You're In a Toxic MarriageThere is no such thing as a perfect marriage/relationship. Our intimate relationship I believe has a huge bearing on our own worthiness to give and receive love. What we are willing to accept is deeply connected to our level of self-esteem and how conscious we are and how available we are to ourselves to release any suppressed traumas and healing our wounds. There are warning signs you’re in a toxic relationship. Educating yourself on what’s toxic is so important. Here are 5 of the 10 warning signs…………. Control or Jealousy Issues Sex is on the TO DO LIST Lac...2020-03-2624 min
Empowered MarriageHappy Marriage Happy KidsInterview with Megan Warren from Key to Kids. Megan offers beneficial skills in building a relationship with children because children will do anything for you if they: feel that they're loved if they feel that they're valued and you have that relationship with them Megan talks about the top three skills/tools for parenting that will support you in your parenting and also your marriage.2020-03-1125 min
Empowered MarriageFall Back In Love With Your PartnerYou hear those hated words, “I’m not in love with you.” Or maybe your partner thought they made it a little easier for you by saying, “I love you but I’m not in love with you.” It hurts. You love your partner but for whatever reason, your partner no longer wants to be with you. To be in love with each other again can happen with WILL, WANT AND WORK. The Process for saving and liberating Your Marriage is dependent on many factors and this week’s blog and podcast goes into detail about...2020-02-2021 min
Empowered MarriageTired Adrenals - The Marriage KillerAn interview with Garry Borman from Feeling Great Naturally. Listen to the complete interview on the Empowered Marriage Podcast. Tired adrenals are something Garry see lots of and how numerous health conditions can all come back to this one common syndrome. There are many symptoms if you're suffering from adrenal fatigue syndrome and where do you begin addressing this? It affects the quality of your life and your marriage. Attending to this early is vital. Knowing the signs and acting on them so it doesn’t affect the quality of your marriage is the key.2020-02-1323 min
Empowered MarriageMend My MarriageWhen you have a problem in your life you work out what you’re doing wrong, come up with a solution and you try and fix it yourself or seek assistance. This waiting and blaming is very destructive to yourself and your marriage. Each of you needs to take responsibility for the problems and aide in the solutions. What are the common signs that your marriage needs mending? Follow the 7 Steps to Mend your Marriage in 7 days and notice a change in how you’re feeling about your marriage.2020-02-0322 min
Empowered MarriageIs Anxiety destroying your marriage?Anxiety in the suburbs is rampant and I see firsthand how it is affecting the marriages of Australia. It's putting strain and stress on marriages and not creating room for pleasure and desire. Understanding it and healing it will make for a much happier empowered marriage. Do I have anxiety? 2 Questions to ask yourself Is my reaction over the top for what’s presenting? Are you finding it difficult to do things that you use to find easy? For e.g. groceries, riding in an elevator or being in a crowd. Anxiety symptoms: Restlessness, an...2019-12-2621 min
Empowered MarriageMap your marriageWhen did you last reflect on your marriage and the reality you are living? What is the reality of your marriage, not the stories in your head? Are you in an Empowered marriage filled with passion, desire and love? Map your marriage looks at the 10 different areas that make up your marriage (From Prepare-Enrich Marriage Program) Communication Conflict Resolution Partner Style and Habits Financial Management Leisure Activities Sexuality and Affection and more Discovering the strength and growth areas of your marriage is the place to start to map your marriage.2019-12-1920 min
Empowered MarriageBest friends and room matesIf you are feeling more like roommates and best friends, not lovers, then I'd encourage you to look at your relationship. The longer you leave this, the harder it is to come back from. It’s very painful if you are in this position in your marriage. Desire is about staying open to yourself and your partner. The mystery of that person in your life who's living right beside you. And it's having trust and being vulnerable. The desire to reawaken the spark in you and your relationship begins with a choice. Breaking routine is re...2019-12-1218 min
Empowered MarriageFrom adrenaline addiction to authentic living - Part 2Deciding you want to change this and live in a calmer way; a thriving way is a personal decision and often brought on because it’s affecting the quality of your marriage. 9 signs that you are overcoming adrenaline addiction will help and support you through this transition. The adrenaline was like a drug for you, getting you through the day and making your life more exciting. When you take this away, you may notice that your motivation subsides, your energy lessens, your thought process is less organised, and you feel mentally slower. This is all no...2019-12-0517 min
Empowered MarriageFrom adrenaline addiction to authentic living - Part 1The Cost to you and your marriage You get busier and busier with no relief in sight. You push and push yourself and create situations to get a hit of adrenaline. Extended periods of stress will in time catch up to you and roll into chronic stress which will in time affect your health. You cannot live this way forever and something must give…. Listen to how you become used to living with the rush of adrenaline and actually don’t know another way. You get hooked to the adrenaline flooding your body and unconsciously create ways...2019-11-2718 min
Empowered MarriageWhen do you say I doMarriage can be one of the biggest decisions of your life and should not be rushed. Sometimes I sit with couples and wonder why they got married in the first place. They committed to someone who was displaying behaviour that worried them, upset them however they got married anyway. Commitment is a mindset. Your behaviour should reflect this mindset. How do you know if you’re not committed? 9 signs which may surprise you. Knowing when to commit: 10 signs which will not surprise you.2019-11-2118 min
Empowered MarriagePersonal cost of an unhappy marriageHow could your life have changed so radically? You’re wondering about simply surviving an unhappy marriage. When you are surviving there is no pleasure or joy so and not a lot of physical intimacy. There are so many reasons why you may be unhappy in your marriage. Gaining clarity on what they are is a great place to start and knowing the personal cost to you. People show you who they are. Again, and again. Believe them the first time. We live in the hope and potential that someone will change. Understanding the pers...2019-11-1418 min
Empowered MarriageHow to overcome being needyA common theme in my Counselling sessions. Why are we needy and what does it look like? You may be always running to your partner for help? Perhaps you are constantly texting, messaging even if they are at work? Needing affection and attention from your partner? Finding what you need from within yourself and not your partner is the key. Understanding how the masculine and feminine energy works is a great place to start. The differences between immature and mature energies.2019-11-0718 min
Empowered MarriagePrepare and cope with an empty nestNothing prepares you for the transition to an empty nest and it can cause damage to a marriage and a relationship. It's important to prepare for when your children leave home. You need to start preparing years before your children leave home. I believe if you can connect and build on your purpose the empty nest will not be so hard-hitting and you will transition into your new life more easily. Raising your children is not your purpose it is your role. Understand that raising your children is your role and it's for you to find what...2019-10-3117 min
Empowered MarriageThe top four most argued issues everWhat do you think the top 5 most argued issues are? Yes, you guessed it: Sex Money Chores Children Partners will always have disagreements however it’s how you overcome conflict, and this is dependent on your communication skills. Some questions to discuss around sex with your partner include: What do you enjoy/don’t enjoy sexually? Are there specific sexual acts that make you uncomfortable? What does sex give us? Connection, spirituality, connection physically? What're your fears around sex/ intimacy? Commencement of sex, what do you need to be in the mood? By communicating in an a...2019-10-2418 min
Empowered MarriageFinding your purpose can improve your marriageWhen you have a clear picture of your sense of purpose you are going to be more content and a happier partner. This can take your marriage to a new level because you are more enjoyable to be around and everyday issues you are going to deal with a lot better. You are better able to handle stress and with thus your self-worth increases. Recognising your life purpose only brings you satisfaction and contentment which ripple through into your marriage. You are going to be a happier version of yourself thus more secure in yourself. Creating space...2019-10-1620 min
Empowered MarriageHow to not lose your identity in your marriageIt’s very painful and you will be suffering greatly if you are feeling this. What does the loss your identity feel like? Cannot make decisions for yourself Loss of confidence and self-esteem A shell of your old life and who you were Given up your social life and your own interests You compromise your wants and needs for your partner Your feeling unhappy, negative, sad, angry or frustrated. Losing your identity is soul-destroying and we primarily do it because we seek external validation to make us feel worthy and loved. The tricky part of ma...2019-10-1018 min
Empowered MarriageLiving in your marriage with acceptanceWhen we don't have acceptance of our partner, it creates pain. We are wanting our partner to be different and we are wanting our reality to be different. Oprah talks about people show you who they are, so if you are with someone who's disrespectful, they're showing you who they are. If you're living with someone who's just not interested in you, they are showing you who they are. Believe them the first time. You cannot change your partner and if you're wanting them to change and they're not, this just leaves you with resentment. I...2019-10-0319 min
Empowered MarriageKnowing when to end your marriageIf you're thinking about ending your marriage, you're likely to be facing one of the most difficult decisions of your adult life. Many people struggle for a very long time before making a firm choice about whether to stay or go. People fear change and sometimes it's easier to stay in the uncomfortableness of what they know, even though it's hurting them deeply. You may have already invested a lot of time in the marriage. It's generally easier for a young couple to divorce and start their lives over again then for partners who have been together i...2019-09-2620 min
Empowered MarriageMove the boredom in your marriageAre you feeling like you're trapped, you're stuck, you're in a rut and your marriage has gone stale? The bottom line is if you're bored, you need to do something about it. You need to act. Simply accepting that being bored is okay and normal in your marriage, I believe is a ticking time bomb to divorce. Choosing to settle for feeling bored and that it’s okay, I believe is extremely sad and it can impact your health, quality of your marriage and longevity of your marriage. Action steps to Turn on Your Marriage can change yo...2019-09-1919 min