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The Counterstrain MovementCounterstrain Applications and Triumphs in Pediatric Care with Dr. Lory YehPhysical therapist and acupuncturist, Lory Yeh, joins us to explore the powerful, gentle impact of Counterstrain therapy—especially when applied to pediatric care. Lory shares her personal journey into integrative healing and offers compelling case studies that illustrate how early intervention can resolve deep-rooted dysfunction before it becomes chronic.Together, they delve into the nervous system’s incredible plasticity in children, the emotional-physical health connection, and how Counterstrain can harmonize the body’s “orchestra” of systems. Subtle, holistic approaches can lead to profound outcomes for young patients—and that it’s never too early to support a child’s health...
2025-07-2444 minThe Counterstrain MovementChronic Pain, Counterstrain, and Self-Advocacy: Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with Amelia PatrickIn this heartfelt and insightful conversation, we sit down with Amelia, a 23-year-old recent college graduate navigating life with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Diagnosed during college after years of mysterious pain and debilitating stiffness, Amelia shares how her health journey transformed after discovering Counterstrain therapy—a gentle, fascia-based treatment that gave her meaningful relief and restored some of her mobility.Amelia opens up about the realities of living with chronic pain, the emotional and mental toll of a misunderstood condition, and the importance of listening to her body. She offers reflections on ...
2025-07-1753 minThe Counterstrain MovementCounterstrain for Injury Prevention, Recovery, and Performance Enhancement for Professional Dancers with Dr. Miho UrisakaDr. Miho Urisaka is a physical therapist living in New York who has been practicing Counterstrain since 2014, with a special focus on dancers. In this conversation, she shares how she employs Fascial Counterstrain not only to resolve injuries but also to enhance performance and prevent future issues for professional dancers. Drawing on her clinical experience, Dr. Urisaka highlights case studies of dancers recovering from knee injuries and concussions, emphasizing how the body self-protects—often through restriction and pain—and explains why addressing root causes, rather than just downstream symptoms, is essential, especially for highly trained movers.She disc...
2025-07-1155 minThe Counterstrain MovementCounterstrain: Building a Career of Lasting Impact with Kyle KusunoseKyle Kusunose, physical therapist and Director of the Jones Institute, talks about the transformative potential of Counterstrain therapy in both patient care and practitioner development. For providers who are driven by curiosity, who want to experience renewing passion in their work, becoming a Counterstrain practitioner could be the key to lifelong love of work. Effective manual therapists thrive on continual learning and progress. And if that's you, you're in the right place!Kyle explains that Fascial Counterstrain is a powerful and forgiving technique that consistently delivers results—especially for patients with complex, chronic, or idiopathic conditions. Fascial Co...
2025-07-0344 minThe Counterstrain MovementCoaching, Concussions, and the Power of Counterstrain with Amy GriffinIn this episode, Amy Griffin—former U.S. National Team player, veteran coach, and current head of the U.S. Deaf Women’s National Team—shares how her personal experiences with injury and recovery led her to Counterstrain therapy, a modality that ultimately reshaped her approach to healing, coaching, and health advocacy.She delves into the complexity of the body’s ability to compensate for injury and the often-overlooked role of sleep, memory, and mental health in the recovery process. Amy reflects on her initial skepticism toward Fascial Counterstrain, and how her first-hand experience changed her perspective. She emph...
2025-06-2650 minThe Counterstrain MovementDeath and Back Again: Tennis Champion's Recovery from Cardiac Arrest with Murphy JensenMurphy Jensen - former professional tennis player, Grand Slam doubles champion, tech entrepreneur, and mental health advocate - shares his powerful story of surviving cardiac arrest during a fundraiser tennis match and the journey of recovery that followed. As a public personality practicing recovery daily, Murphy lives and breathes the importance of mental health, substance use recovery, and the bravery it takes to ask for help—especially in a culture where stigma often silences suffering.Murphy credits Fascial Counterstrain therapy as fundamental to his ability to heal from surviving cardiac arrest and the brain injury he suffered wh...
2025-06-191h 05The Counterstrain MovementProviding Relief for Treatment-Resistant Chronic Pain with Dr. Isaiah RequintinaIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Isaiah Requintina to discuss Fascial Counterstrain—a technique that challenges conventional treatment approaches and delivers remarkable results for chronic pain and dysfunction.Dr. Requintina first encountered Fascial Counterstrain through his mentor, Dr. Sarah Sheperd. But it wasn’t until he experienced his own debilitating neck, shoulder, and arm pain—along with unexpected anxiety—that he truly learned the multi-system power it held for healing. Just a few gentle, precise releases from Dr. Sheperd relieved his physical pain, and more unexpectedly, alleviated his symptoms associated with anxiety helping him access a profou...
2025-02-2739 minThe Counterstrain Movement"Let's Change the World": Overcoming Chronic Health Conditions and Paying-Counterstrain-Forward with Jay FluegelFrom healthy skepticism to philanthropic enthusiasm, tech executive Jay Fluegel shares his experience with Fascial Counterstrain and how it has transformed his health and quality of life.Not knowing that many of his life-long health challenges and physical pain stemmed from suffering a broken collarbone during childbirth as well as a probably head injury falling into a basement hole years later, Jay falsely blamed himself thinking that self-discipline was the culprit.Like so many of us with underlying systemic issues, Jay didn't realize that his body was constantly fighting an uphill battle and that there...
2025-02-1939 minThe Counterstrain MovementCounterstrain for Pain Relief and Restored Function: Ending Unnecessary Suffering with Dr. Holly ChristyAfter patients began showing up at her clinic with improvements in their health conditions that Dr. Christy had not been able to help with the tools she had in her toolbox, she asked why. It turns out, they had started seeing a Fascial Counterstrain practitioner in her building - Timothy Hodges - and so she booked a session to see for herself what this was all about. After her first appointment, she immediately sought out training and mentorship to become a certified practitioner herself.Despite encountering new, complex health cases decades into her medical practice, Dr. Christy...
2025-01-1441 minThe Counterstrain MovementPatient to Provider: How US Navy Vet Mark Vennerholm Healed Lifelong Illnesses and Now Helps Vets Heal with Fascial CounterstrainMark Vennerholm shares his journey from being in the Navy to becoming a dedicated Fascial Counterstrain practitioner. He initially joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a Navy SEAL. After serving on two different carriers and pursuing various avenues within the Navy, Mark eventually had to make the hard decision to change career paths due to severe, persistent, life-threatening health issues.In his search to find effective treatment for the symptoms he was experiencing, he discovered Counterstrain through a naturopathic doctor - Dr. Holly Christy - and experienced significant, rapid improvements in his health where other...
2024-12-1256 minThe Counterstrain MovementDoing it Disabled: How Fascial Counterstrain helped a Dysautonomia Patient Become a Healthcare Provider with Haley CariIn this episode, Haley Cari, a Physician Assistant, Counterstrain provider, and co-host of the Doing It Disabled podcast, shares her journey of living with chronic illness and the transformative impact of Fascial Counterstrain therapy. Diagnosed with POTS, Haley discusses how Counterstrain has helped her manage symptoms, and maintain a fulfilling career. She reflects on how her experiences as a patient living with a disability have shaped her approach to health care and health advocacy. Haley opens up about navigating a healthcare system that often dismisses chronic conditions, emphasizing the importance of self-advocacy and effective treatment.Haley is...
2024-12-0539 minThe Counterstrain MovementHow Healing the Body With Fascial Counterstrain Can Help Post-Concussion and PTSD Recovery with Shannon ArndtIn this episode, physical therapist Shannon Arndt shares her journey of discovering and specializing in Fascial Counterstrain—a therapeutic technique that releases trapped inflammation in the body to promote healing and pain relief. Arndt discusses how Counterstrain works across various conditions, addressing symptoms such as digestive issues, sleep disturbances, joint injuries, and concussions. Through patient stories and personal insights, she illustrates how Counterstrain can be a transformative tool for recovery from physical and emotional trauma.Arndt highlights a powerful example of treating a Vietnam War veteran, who, after decades of PTSD, regained peace and emotional stability. The ph...
2024-11-1438 minThe Counterstrain MovementTreating Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Chronic Illness Using Fascial Counterstrain with Brianna CardenasIn this episode, Brianna Cardenas, a physician assistant and athletic trainer, opens up about her personal journey with hypermobility syndromes and related comorbidities. Diagnosed after years of unexplained pain and health challenges, Cardenas discusses the importance of self-advocacy in navigating the medical system and the complexities of living with chronic conditions.Cardenas shares how discovering Fascial Counterstrain, a specialized manual therapy, transformed her life. Counterstrain targets inflammation and restores lymphatic function, addressing chronic pain at its root. This multi-system approach can treat various structures and systems within the body, including the nervous, circulatory, lymphatic, and respiratory systems...
2024-10-3157 minThe Counterstrain MovementTreating the “Untreatable” - An Introduction to Counterstrain with Brian TuckeyIn this episode, Brian Tuckey, a Board Certified Physical Therapist in Orthopedics, delves into the innovative technique of Fascial Counterstrain. He explains how this therapy identifies and removes trapped inflammation from the body, addressing the root cause of chronic inflammation—something often invisible on diagnostic tests. This unique approach can treat a variety of conditions, from musculoskeletal issues to concussions and chronic pain.Tuckey shares the evolution of this therapy, from Dr. Lawrence Jones’ original Strain and Counterstrain technique to the modern Fascial Counterstrain, which he has further developed. He also offers insights into the science behind how...
2024-10-1854 minThe Counterstrain MovementVeteran Dr. Kristin Barnes on Healing her PTSD Using Fascial CounterstrainBefore becoming a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist, Dr. Kristin Barnes served as a naval aviator for 23 years. In this episode, she shares her journey with Fascial Counterstrain (FCS), a manual technique that releases inflammation in the fascia to promote healing and pain relief.Following a near-fatal bike accident, Dr. Barnes used Fascial Counterstrain to accelerate her recovery, impressing herself and her orthopedic surgeon. She also credits FCS as instrumental to her post-accident recovery from PTSD, enabling her to regain a healthy, high-quality life. Inspired by its impact, she now specializes in Fascial Counterstrain to help others heal.
2024-10-0448 minThe Counterstrain MovementWelcome to The Counterstrain Movement PodcastThe Bridge Back Project Support the Bridge Back Project Today: Donate Here Our Website Our Youtube Channel Our Instagram Our Facebook Find a Fascial Counterstrain Practitioner Near You: 3rd Party Practitioner Directory Credits: Host: Theora MoenchEditor: Haley DiazExecutive Producer: Bridge Back ProjectMusic: bensound.com “New Frontier” - License code: PUUI20THRCM9CSDQ
2024-09-3019 min
You Contain MultitudesDemystifying Money: Grounded, Tangible Ways to Build Wealth No Matter Where You’re Starting with Hannah KoenigHannah Koenig is back on the show to discuss how to cultivate financial stability and sustainability. In part one of our conversation, we covered what’s going on in the coaching industry and how we’re working to address the systemic issues that we see in it. On today's episode, Hannah pulls back the curtain on how to heal your relationship to money, where to begin with your financial literacy journey, and the three stages of building wealth.
It’s easy to see Hannah as the multiple six-figure CEO that she is today and think that she’s always...
2022-08-301h 17You Contain MultitudesExamining The Coaching Industry: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly with Hannah KoenigHannah Koenig is a business and financial educator, speaker, and the founder of The Lead Well Summit. She’s all about having grounded, tangible conversations about the coaching industry, and today’s episode is no exception. We unpack our observations and thoughts about the current state of the coaching industry, and ways that we can work to address certain structural problems.
I believe in the power of coaching and I’ve experienced the magic that can happen on both sides of the client-coach relationship. But, for Hannah and I, there have been points where we’ve experien...
2022-08-231h 07You Contain MultitudesLiberation and Cannabis with Tekisha HarveyI’m joined by Tekisha Harvey, founder of TH Consulting, co-founder of CannaCurious, and Head of Marketing at FlowerHire, a premier cannabis recruiting agency. When Tekisha first started experimenting with cannabis, she felt like there wasn’t a space in the industry for high-achieving, professional women like herself to learn more and connect. Together with Diana Sanmiguel, she launched CannaCurious, a digital women’s magazine that showcases the many ways that cannabis can enhance a woman’s lifestyle.
In our conversation, we peel back the layers of propaganda surrounding the cannabis industry. Tekisha shares what her cannabis...
2022-08-1641 min
Get Sacred'All About Love' by Bell Hooks with Theora Moench Part 1In this week's episode of the Get Sacred Podcast Ep128: 'All About Love' by Bell Hooks w/ Theora Moench Part 1, we talk about Becoming aware and feeling the difference between love, connection, care and safety The legacies of love and loveless-ness we learn in your families Real love might require work and there's nothing wrong with that The difference between acceptance and love What to do when love is missing Resources: Guest: Life Coach Theroa Moench Instagram: @theoramoench The Relationship Dojo: https://truly-chosen.mykajabi.com/rel...
2022-08-0442 minYou Contain MultitudesCreating Unconventional Romance through Astrology with Julie McGillI'm joined by Julie McGill, aka Jules, an attorney turned astrologer and founder of The Cosmic Gem. Jules and I explore how she uses astrology to help people explore their true purpose and ideal relationship structures.
We dive into how your birth chart informs the blueprint of your desires, values, what you find beautiful, and what you feel called to do in life. She shares what her personal romantic relationship looks like and how she used astrology to notice her (and her partner’s) patterns. In opening herself up to unconventional relationship structures and non-monogamy, it also al...
2022-07-2655 minYou Contain MultitudesResponse to the Overturning of Roe v. WadeIn my reflections on the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, I’ve been thinking about what sustainable activism means to me and what it takes to create true change. I’ve realized that the first step is to get really honest about what my country is and what it isn't. I’ve needed to adjust and let go of the idealized version of the US that I had in my head.
Another part of creating real change is to regulate the nervous system. People in power are leveraging our dysregulated nervous systems to get us to sho...
2022-07-1937 min
You Contain MultitudesComing Out. I'm Queer!I’ve been on a journey of dismantling and reassembling my own understanding of what's most true for me when it comes to my sexuality. I have fallen wonderfully in love and I'm in a queer relationship right now. It has radically shifted my lived experience of how I get to be loved and how someone can be capable of loving me. The labels that feel supportive to me right now are androsexual and demisexual, and I explain how I’m using those terms for myself.
I’ve felt a divide between who I truly am and how I...
2022-07-1234 minYou Contain MultitudesSpeaking Truth to Power with Anaïs Matthey-JunodToday, I’m joined by a Junior Energy Expert at the International Organization for Migration, Anaïs Matthey. I met Anaïs on the Antarctic expedition cruise that I went on last year and I was immediately drawn to her fearlessness when it comes to challenging conversations. We reflect on our thoughts about the carbon footprint and privilege that goes along with the expedition cruise, as well as the innovation and education that we experienced on that trip.
A lot of Anaïs’s work is rooted in the intersection of climate change and social justice. We get int...
2022-06-2848 minYou Contain MultitudesThe Magic of Queerness and Pleasure Activism with Terra AndersonI’m joined by Terra Anderson, the founder of Embody Emerge and the Queer Competency Certification. They are a leading voice for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the sex education, health, and embodiment industries, and someone I personally consider my support system as I navigate my sexuality. I recently had the pleasure of taking their Queer Competency course in an effort to reconcile the deep incongruence between the business that I was leading and then the way I was living my personal life. Even though I signed up for the course for professional reasons, I ended up learning so much about my...
2022-06-2148 minYou Contain MultitudesMaybe You WERE Burned By A Business CoachHow many times have you been put in a position of feeling like if you really wanted your business to grow, then you would overcome your fear and commit to working with a business coach? Have you ever been explicitly or implicitly told that if you didn’t work with a particular coach, it meant that you’re not actually committed to your company and having the impact that you say you want? In the circles that I’m part of, so many of us have experienced this misalignment with business coaches, but it’s not a topic that’s spoken a...
2022-06-1452 minYou Contain MultitudesLife After Reaching the South Pole with Ben SaundersI’m joined by Ben Saunders, a record-breaking polar explorer, acclaimed keynote speaker, and climate tech investor. Ben is another incredible person that I connected with on my trip to Antarctica last year and I immediately knew that I wanted to have him on the show to share his story. He is one of three people in history to ski solo to both the North and South poles, he holds the world record for the longest ever polar journey on foot, and has covered more than 4,500 miles (7,242km) on foot in the polar regions since 2001.
Ben and I...
2022-06-0754 minYou Contain MultitudesCreating the Life I Want Differently Than the Way I Wanted ToFive years ago, I felt like I was ready for the person that I wanted to co-create life with. But since I came to that realization, I’ve found myself in two major relationships with people who had unhealed avoidant attachment systems, resulting in a lot of heartbreak and little progress towards building the life that I’ve dreamed of. My desire to find my collaborator and start a family has pressurized new connections, and when things haven’t worked out, my expectations and reactions have been disproportionate to the relationship.
As a dating and relationship coach, it can...
2022-06-0118 minYou Contain MultitudesThe Single Most Important Tool For Creating an Intentional RelationshipOne of the most powerful tools that I have developed and used with my clients is an Intentional Relationship Covenant, or a set of non-negotiable agreements that you make with yourself. This contract is an anchor that helps you become more aware and really show up in a way that is consistent with your values and priorities as a person relating with other people on the planet. These principles help us choose higher integrity forms of relating and cultivate intentional, mature, and regenerative relationships.
In today's episode, I’m sharing the fourteen commitments on my list an...
2022-05-2442 min
You Contain MultitudesSpace Junk & Sustainability with Alessandra CapurroI’m joined by sustainability engineer Alessandra Capurro for an expanding conversation on the space industry and the role that it plays in conservation and environmental sustainability. Alessandra is currently completing her master’s thesis and working with the European Southern Observatory to integrate more sustainable practices into their day-to-day operations.
We met on an expedition cruise to Antarctica and while we were there, we discussed the paradoxical tension between wanting to research these untapped environments, but doing it in a diesel-fueled vessel. There’s a parallel argument happening in the aerospace industry, because there is so muc...
2022-05-1753 minYou Contain MultitudesIs it Hard to Date as a Dating Coach?I often get asked what it’s like to date, as a relationship expert, and I can honestly say that because I practice what I preach, it’s not that hard. I’m continually investing in learning how to communicate, take care of myself, heal, and move through the world with a default compassion. Doing this work helps me stay curious about other people, commit to showing up authentically, and bring a certain playfulness back into dating.
My preferred dating method is to be out into the world, doing things I love in spaces that light me up, an...
2022-05-1023 min
You Contain MultitudesRelationship Code WordsOne of my favorite relationship tools is to come up with a code word that is designed to help pattern interrupt something hard that's happening for one or both people in the connection. It’s a way to show up for each other in a healthy, loving, and collaborative way, and help each other feel more seen and supported. I share three examples of how this has shown up in my relationships and others that I’ve witnessed, including my dad and his partner, and a couple that I coach in The Relationship Dojo.
When you use...
2022-05-0321 min
You Contain MultitudesWhat We Really Want: Awakened Partnership with Ethan HensonI’m joined by masculine/feminine and polarity dynamics coach Ethan Henson. Ethan has been a healer, mentor, and guide for me, and has played an integral role in my masculine healing. We discuss some of the groundbreaking work that Ethan is doing for promoting restorative masculinity and partnerships as an ecosystem of co-healing.
We’ve all heard of toxic masculinity, which is the distorted, oftentimes violent, and desensitized expression of masculinity. Restorative masculinity is the antidote to that. It’s all about tapping into the full range of light and dark emotions and confronting parts of consci...
2022-04-2652 minYou Contain MultitudesThe Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence with Bill DiamondToday, I’m joined by Bill Diamond, President and CEO of the SETI Institute, which is America’s only organization wholly dedicated to searching for life in the universe. Bill and I actually met on an Antarctic expedition cruise to chase a total solar eclipse last year. I was immediately drawn to how Bill explained the work going on at the SETI Institute and his perspective on astrobiology, and knew I wanted to have him on the show to take the conversation a step further.
We discuss the considerations for interstellar travel and some of the challenges of s...
2022-04-191h 01You Contain MultitudesADHD and Neurodivergent Entrepreneurship with Megan KiersteadThere was such a powerful response to my solo episode where I shared my experience with ADHD and neurodivergence. I wanted to take it a step further and invite today's guest, Megan Kierstead, on the show to go deeper on how to find success and happiness as a person with a neurodivergent brain. Meg is a social scientist with over a decade of experience in researching humans and how to improve their lives, and she particularly focuses on the intersectionality of anti-oppression, chronic illness, mindset, feminism, and neurodivergence.
Meg was diagnosed with ADHD at 23, and she says...
2022-04-1250 minYou Contain MultitudesIntegrity is The Future of Business with Mark PalmerThe idea of employee’s overall well-being a core value in a company is a relatively new idea, but today’s guest, Mark Palmer, has been a champion of this philosophy for over 20 years. Mark is a thought leader, author, consultant, and entrepreneur who specializes in leadership and organization change management, strategic performance, and workforce solutions innovation. Among his many titles, he is co-creator of the Position Success Indicator; The Job Fit Calculator; and LaborGenome™ Talent Mapping technology. He describes himself as someone who helps organizations become more holistic and come up with proactive solutions for company alignment.
We d...
2022-04-0555 minYou Contain MultitudesPro-Commerce and Anti-CapitalismI am anti-capitalist but pro-commerce. Those might seem like conflicting statements, but in today’s episode, I break down ways that we can bring creativity back into the free market and dismantle the toxic system that capitalism breeds. In theory, supply and demand should work. But, the practical applications of capitalism are driven by money, greed, and resource hoarding. Not to mention, the environmental impact that major corporations have on our planet is unfathomable.
As consumers, we’re in a position to demand that corporations leverage their influence and power as a company to make the world bett...
2022-03-2917 minYou Contain MultitudesHerpes. Let's Talk About It.With herpes, often the stigma is worse than the physical symptoms. This is my stand for seeing beyond the diagnosis and getting real about what it means to have herpes. Now, this isn’t meant to minimize people’s experience with this condition, but in today’s episode, I’m sharing my perspective as a coach, friend, and romantic partner of people with herpes.
If you're sexually active, there's a very high likelihood that you have been exposed and carry the antibodies, aka have herpes. In fact, after the age of 35, it's estimated that one in three people c...
2022-03-2210 minYou Contain MultitudesPreventing Burnout and the Enneagram with Sandhya SudhakarToday, I’m joined by Enneagram expert and founder of Self At Work, Sandhya Sudhakar. We discuss typologies and how they can help us identify parts of us that we know exist, but might not have the vocabulary to verbalize. Sandhya describes how growing up, she excelled in school, eventually landed a high-paying job, and did everything that she thought would make her family proud. She was supposed to feel happy, but something was missing.
Sandhya discovered Enneagrams and found so much comfort in the insight that the typology provided. Understanding her Enneagram type allowed her to ev...
2022-03-1558 minYou Contain MultitudesBeing Saved vs. Being SafeToday, I’m sharing something that’s been on my mind lately: the difference between “being saved” by a partner and “being safe” with a partner. I’ve identified the damsel-in-distress energy that I brought to my previous two relationships and the major power differential that it created. My desire to be saved became a source of depletion for my partners rather than energy enrichment. Also, when they failed to show up the way I needed them to, it furthered my sense of feeling unsafe, unmet, and alone in the partnership.
I’ve been working on cultivating safety in my own...
2022-03-0812 min
You Contain MultitudesWhat I mean when I talk about "Devotion"What if I told you that the honeymoon phase never has to end? Relationships can become more sacred, passionate, safe and sustainable over time if both parties are devotional. There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what devotion means, and in today’s episode, I break down how I understand, teach and practice devotion.
I discuss John Weinland’s shorthand for the three layers of relational consciousness: the selfish, the healthy and the sacred. I give examples to help you understand which stage you’re in and ways that you can fold this sacred practice into your current...
2022-02-2823 minYou Contain MultitudesLiving Liberation, Rest as Resistance, and Pleasure as Path to Purpose with Melissa ElysianToday, I’m joined by life coach, psychedelic healer, and podcast host, Melissa Elysian! Melissa and I discuss the concept of rest as resistance, the pressure to always be transforming yourself, and using pleasure as a guiding compass. We also talk about psychedelic assisted healing, and the inspiring work that she’s doing with plant medicine.
Melissa defines her quality of life, resistance, activism, and healing on her own terms. When asked what feels precious and tender to her lately, she notes that rest, nourishment and pleasure have felt like life sustaining forces. We share how we’re rej...
2022-02-2158 min
You Contain MultitudesWhy Love Is Not EnoughIn this episode we talked about:
Love is not enough to make a relationship work. Love can be unconditional but partnerships are highly conditional, and need to be.
The biggest blindspot in relationships is discernment. It is ignoring that something is a pattern of behavior and hoping that it will “get better again”. Do not confuse having compassion and understanding for where someone is coming from, with making the way they show up in partnership up being acceptable, healthy, okay…
Of course there is going to be misunderstanding, but are you bonding through fulfilling, collaborative experiences… or are you bond...
2022-02-1716 minYou Contain MultitudesThe Rollercoaster of Restructuring My Business (and why I lowered my rates by 66%)In this episode we talked about:
The hardest year of my life and, meeting a real unicorn
Starting the journey to be a coach, certifications, and traveling the world with Toni Robins
Going back to deconstructing the should's and ways of doing business, downsizing and, letting go.
Looking for what feels right and nourishing
Being innovative on your own terms and staying with what feels yummy and close to my core
"If you have your own business it doesn’t have to make to anybody else. it just has to make sense to you."
"As I...
2021-11-0831 minYou Contain MultitudesEmbodied Leadership with Nadia MunlaIn this episode we talked about:
How did we meet, burnout and body wisdom
The disconnection between humans and nature
How we left behind the honeymoon period with the internet and social media
Nadia's story: from living in a war zone, being insecure in her feminine body, baton her 9-5 to full-time coaching
Dropping into your body and experiencing the world through the vessel that is your body
Physical intimacy, the stories we internalized, and finding what you like and what you don't like
Embodying leadership and trusting your body and how we need to hear nature calling...
2021-11-0153 min
White Hot Business | Sex, Eroticism & Pleasure in Business, Relationships & LeadershipThe Secrets of Devotional LovingToday’s episode is a candid conversation with Theora Moench as she shines light on the mirrors between entrepreneurship and personal life and how we can be loved devotionally through all of that. As women entrepreneurs, running our own business is also the best personal growth program we can have. Through devotional loving, Theora shares how she has given herself permission to walk away from a business and restructure to create a new one. It’s okay to let go of what is no longer aligned with your values and start creating what you want with what you have. Espousing...
2021-10-311h 05You Contain MultitudesBody Dysmorphia to Body Love - How Your Relationship with Your Body Can Evolve For the BetterIn this episode we talked about:
The body-mind connection and how intelligently our body is always communicating with us… and the breakdown comes from our inability and/or unwillingness to listen and take heed
How we can rely on the fact that given the right resources/input, the body is designed to heal
Learning how to listen to what your body is saying it’s needs from you vs punishing your body for not looking/feeling the way you want it to look
"What it would look like to have a deeply devotional relationship with your body that...
2021-10-1823 minYou Contain MultitudesTaking Polarity off the PedestalOn this episode we talk about:
Polarity and Masculine / Feminine energetics (aka Alpha / Omega)
Unpacking a disturbing trend in the polarity world portraying polarity as the end all be all to relational happiness - this is dogmatic, untrue, and usually harmful
How polarity can be an incredibly rich practice and toolbelt in your relational arsenal but it is just that, one of many tools
Polarity, when practices healthily, should liberate you into more of your authentic self expression, NOT make you doubt whether or not you are masculine or feminine enough to get the connection you want
It’s...
2021-10-0912 minYou Contain MultitudesADHD - Disorder or Superpower: Defining your relationship to neurodiversity on your own termsOn this episode we talk about:
My experience as a neurodiverse person, specifically with ADHD
A powerful choice you can make around how you see your neurodivergence, as opposed to viewing it through the lens of “being a disorder”
Some of the pros and cons of medication, and how and why I made the decision to go medication-free
The power of co-regulation and mapping what your neurodiversity needs from you in order to do and create what you want
The importance of neurodiversity biologically and socially
“We need people to reject living in any...
2021-10-0924 minYou Contain MultitudesLet's Talk About Sex Baby: Balking Convention and Claiming Your Sexuality on Your Own TermsOn this episode, let's talk about sex, baby ♫
Stepping away from “absolutes” when understanding sexuality - yours and others.
How our erotic desires have been coopted by heternormative, male-centric, distorted pornographic narratives
Sexual liberation looks like giving yourself permission to try things and not feel shame when you don’t like something
Unexpectedly, the more I let myself explore, the more vanilla I’ve become, and I am in a chapter of yearning for craving sweet, tender, kind, romantic sexual intimacy, the sweeter the better
Do you know your Erotic Blueprint? If not, join the Relationship Dojo and watch our...
2021-10-0920 minYou Contain MultitudesFinding Divinity: from Abject Skepticism to Finding My Own Flavor of SpiritualityOn this episode we talk about:
What it means to connect to a sense of divinity as a critical thinker and healthy sceptic
Understanding Cocreating with Divine Intelligence - going from thinking manifesting means finding a good parking spot, to trying to manically manifest business results, to actually cracking the code on manifestation
One of the gifts of betting on a sense of connection to the Divine is that life begins to take on qualities of magic, mystique, and wonder… so why not give it a try?
Book Mentioned: Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver
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2021-10-0922 minYou Contain MultitudesThe Origin Story: How I walked away from a thriving business that secretly made me miserable to "follow my own damn bliss"
Dealing with burnout as an entrepreneur and ending up in the hospital
The underbelly of the coaching industry, the part that coaches don't usually talk about
That time I did everything “right” but then my summit flopped
Being bored, depleted, and inside a box but believing that this was “me playing small”, when in fact it was indications that I was out of alignment
The joy of breaking free from “niching” oneself, and embracing your multidimensionality
Fighting the fog of fear with a leap of faith, and let’s be real - leaps of faith are usually terrifying
Choosing to be led and sur...
2021-10-0925 min
2021-09-2502 min
Feminine Frequency Podcast144. Tulum Sisterhood Chat w/ Nina Camille and Theora MoenchOn this episode, we talked about:
(7:23) Moments of deep gratitude
(9:09) Modeling authentic relationships
(13:50) Guessing in relationships it's exhausting
(16:47) Wanting realness, trust and honesty
(19:58) Sharing gifts from other people
(22:20) Showing up as we are
(26:08) Allowing myself to be seen
(32:23) Allowing communication through each other
(35:47) Sharing from experience
(41:02) Feeling blown away by the truth
(43:18) Experiencing authenticity of life
(47:56) Tracking others and how they feel
(54:40) Being generous with love
(1:00:44) Choosing connection over shutting down
2021-06-281h 05
Unmasked & Open Hearted53. Romantic Relationship Energetics & Divine Union with Theora MoenchTheora Moench is the founder of Truly Chosen, a dating and relationship consulting agency. She's self-fashioned the equivalent of a Ph.D. in relationship theory and practices by studying personally with and learning closely from some of the leading experts in the field - including Tony Robbins, David Deida, John Wineland, Alison A. Armstrong, Londin Angel Winters, and Justin Patrick Pierce. She combines a variety of modalities including neuroscience, relationship psychology, the energetics of intimacy, as well as easy-to-implement, actionable practices to help her clients accelerate their trajectory towards the partner, love, and commitment they truly want...
2021-06-281h 30
Eat the Damn Bread038: Strengthening Your Relationship Through Courageous Communication with Theora MoenchIn episode 38 of Eat the Damn Bread we speak with Theora Moench, Conscious Dating & Relationship Coach, about the many dimensions of communication and how being courageous in your communication approach can bring increased happiness and elevated consciousness around the state of your partnership. Leave this episode understanding: How communicating courageously can shift the dissonance between you and your partner (or any relationship in your life) How and why you should be explicit in your language in order to create a clarity and ease in your relationship How to communicate your boundaries with ease and set your...
2021-04-141h 16
Body Truth with Katelyn Parsons050. Co-creating Epic Love With Dating & Relationship Expert Theora MoenchIn this episode we sit down with....Theora Moench
Theora is the founder of Truly Chosen, an international dating and relationship consulting agency. She is a dating and relationship expert who teaches women entrepreneurs, executives, and public figures how to find and recreate romantic relationships that are as extraordinary as the rest of their lives.
A snippet of what we talk about:
● How to unlearn cultural dating advice and practice new steps for attracting an incredible relationship.
● Best practices for growing together + individually as a couple.
● Maintaining & reigniting passion in a r...
2021-02-091h 12Body Truth with Katelyn Parsons032. Healing Body Trauma & Embracing Self-Love With Relationship Expert Theora MoenchIn this episode, we sit down with...
Theora Moench. Dating and Relationship Expert.
Theora is the founder of Truly Chosen, an international dating and relationship consulting agency.
She is a dating and relationship expert who teaches women entrepreneurs, executives, and public figures how to find and recreate romantic relationships that are as extraordinary as the rest of their lives.
What we talk about:
Consciousness of my body
Self-criticism
Discovering sense of self
Eating disorders
Depression and distorsion of reality
...
2020-09-221h 31
Unlock Your Potential with Jeff LernerTRULY CHOSEN CEO THEORA MOENCH | Turn Your Passion Into A REAL Business | Millionaire Secrets #18Theora turned her passion into a business. Why couldn't you?
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"Turn your passion into a business…"
It's a phrase that's thrown around a lot these days, but what does that actually mean? How is that actually possible? What does it look like?
To truly believe something is possible, you have to see someone...
2020-06-191h 17
CYOL with Jeremy Ryan Slate Archive 1704: Continuing to Create Beautiful Relationship Despite a Global Disaster | Theora MoenchAbout This Episode: Theora is the founder of Truly Chosen, a dating and relationship consulting agency that works with mission-driven women who are CEOs, entrepreneurs, and public figures having a profound impact on humanity and the planet. Yet the one area of their life that is currently unfulfilled - and feels like the last missing piece - is romantic love. We help them find and attract the man who is not only on their level but a powerful leader who impresses them and adores them so that they can at last enjoy a relationship that is truly...
2020-04-1531 minFeminine Frequency Podcast17. Theora Moench: Energetic Agility in Partnership & Becoming A Match For The Type Of Man You DesireIn this episode we talked about:
(1:55) We can get accustomed to exactly the way that we were living our life
(3:58) Are you showing up with generosity?
(4:55) Everybody wants love
(6:50) How do I extract myself from that relationship?
(9:10)Everyone is worthy of epic love
(10:10) Someone being good to you is the bare minimum
(11:20) We are normalized to dysfunctional relationships
(16:05) People are afraid to be "high-maintenance"
(17:13) We walk around the world with energetic barriers
(23:00) When you're open, it doesn't mean that...
2020-03-3052 min
The Inner Experience with Sam AsserDating With Intention, Energetic Boundaries Keeping Good Men Out and Getting Your Truth Dropped w/ Theora MoenchTheora is a dating and relationship expert, founder of the Truly Chosen brand, and creator of the Epic Love Club - an international membership community for women who have fully owned their desire to live and create epic love. She helps women CEOs, entrepreneurs, and public figures find and attract the man who will look at them like they are magic. In this episode; We explore bringing intentionality to dating like we do with every other area of our life. We unravelling the belief that “there are no good men out there” and how walking around with...
2019-12-101h 10
Don't Tell Me What To DoGiving Yourself Permission To Be A Relationship NoviceToday we’re diving into the topic of romantic relationships and love. This is a topic that seems to bring up so many opinions from so many sources — internal, family, the media, friends. Whether you’re single or in a relationship, how do you navigate all this advice and pursue relationships that are right for you?
Theora Moench, Portland-based dating relationship expert and educator, joins us for a conversation where we dig into the societal myths around partnerships. We talk about what we truly want versus what we’re told to want or think is available to us. We t...
2019-12-0343 min
Breakthrough SuccessE166: Invest In Your Own Capacity To Thrive With Theora MoenchTheora Moench works with highly successful people to create deeply satisfying, vibrant, powerful, and intimate relationships. She helps people live their lives with purpose and to invest in their capacities to thrive instead of just surviving. Quotes To Remember: "Everybody has a really robust capacity to thrive." "Anything in your life that looks different from the way that you want it to needs a tune up." "You can go faster further and have way more fun if you have effective support helping you." "We are 100% accountable for...
2018-05-2528 min