In this Q&A episode, a listener tells us they’re struggling with their recent rapid weight gain, and the negative reinforcement from their partners remarks about how proud they’d be if they regained their previous body type. We talk about:Every person having a right to bodily autonomy in all facets, the right to show up in their life exactly as they areHow, as a partner, it’s our role to ask what that person wants and where they are in the process, rather than projecting what we think is right for themThe need to reach within ourselves and find resilience, so we don’t become enmeshed and codependent on others, and getting comfortable with the idea that maybe not all relationships are meant to continue if you are no longer in alignmentIf you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!And, if you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richie Reseda is a feminist ally, community organizer, recording artist, and founder of the social-impact record label, Question Culture. Success Stories, the anti-patriarchy organization he started while incarcerated, was chronicled in the CNN documentary “The Feminist on Cell Block Y.” He changes California prison policy with Initiate Justice, an organization he co-founded in prison. 🌟 Some Key Points from this Conversation with Richie:1. His role in introducing Bell Hooks’ work to incarcerated men as a way to illustrate and push back on the “Soul murder” a patriarchal society demands of men2. How to teach our children to understand the truth of their power so they can learn to reach for love and safety over fear, vs the false ideations this society has conditioned them about where their power lies3. Why our work is not to strive for reform, but rather the abolition of the colonial system we’re currently living in4. The importance of understanding that society’s ‘rules of governance’ are essentially violence that perpetuates more violence, given that they are not collaborative and created with a community’s and consent 5. Why the patriarchal narrative of right and wrong or ‘good and bad’ always equate to a form of domination, and why the evolution of a Soul-based societal perspective is rooted in curiosity, consent, and community collaboration You can see Richie in the CNN documentary “The Feminist on Cell Block Y”Connect with RichieInstagramQuestion Culture InstagramFor Everyone Collective Instagram🎙This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy🌐 Dive Deeper Into The Show:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cheaperthantherapypodcast Instagram: @cheaperthantherapythepodcastTikTok: @cheaperthantherapypodConnect with Vanessa:Instagram: @vanessasbennettTikTok: @thecodayodaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 Connect with Dené:Instagram: @dene.loganTikTok: @denelogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martha Barnard-Rae helps outside-the-box brands build seriously good client relationships with clear, clever copywriting and content. By day she's the CEO at Word Candy and co-host of The One That Works For You podcast. Martha moonlights as a feminist scholar, TEDx speaker, and sore loser of board games. Setting boundaries is her superpower. Her love language is oddly specific Tik Toks. We sat down with Martha to talk about: The shame that tends to be internalized with ADHD and the strategies that can be put in place for support. The connection between women having children and being diagnosed with ADHD, and what that entails while also living in a capitalistic society.The extent to which neurotypical and neurodivergent brains process information and sensory inputs very differently, and why communicating to understand one another is key for fulfilling relationshipsAnd more!Connect with MarthaWebsiteInstagramTEDx TalkMentioned:ADHD 2.0And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s solo episode, a reader wrote in because she believes people can remain friends after a romantic relationship, but her partner does not share her sentiments. She asked to hear our thoughts. We talk about: Why the suggestion that heterosexual men and women can’t be just friends enforces the patriarchal narrative that men are only interested in sex, and that women have nothing valuable to offer a relationship other than something physicalHow romantic possessiveness causes us to outsource our sense of self-worth and safety by reinforcing the idea that if you’ve been “chosen” for a relationship this person will never be attracted to someone else and you are “safe,” rather than finding safety within yourselfThe value in sitting down and asking yourself, “If I really believe my partner would cheat on me, why am I in a relationship with them?” And more!And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!If  you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we  just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachelle Indra is a life coach and speaker specializing in the intersection of self-actualization and humor. She has made it her life's mission to teach the shit we should have been taught in school: how to have healthy relationships, discover your life's purpose, and how to retrain your brain to work for you instead of against you.We sat down with Rachelle to talk about:Recognizing that different people require different types of support and may be intimidated by the stigmas that surround therapy; and why a life coach can offer a means to bridge that gapThe power of combining science and the metaphysical world, and how we can reframe our thoughts to manifest what aligns with our truest selfHow we shift the conversation around the choice to be child free or become a mother, and acknowledging that our current societal structures make parenting incredibly difficult in ways that are rarely spoken about And so much more!Connect with Rachelle*** Website*** Instagram*** LinkedInAnd, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this solo episode, we’re answering a listener’s question about why they seem to attract “energy vampires” and feel like they’re constantly being sucked into others’ drama. We’re discussing:Reshifting your energy from, “why is this person always doing this TO me” to, “that’s challenging for them, but I don’t need to participate” and remembering that where you focus your energy is what you attractTurning your focus inward to examine where you may have hidden shadow work that you are bypassing, and hiding behind the “drama” in others’ livesRecognizing that your time and energy is your responsibility, and that at any point you’re able to reclaim your power by setting boundaries and removing yourself from circles that don’t align with your pathAnd so much more!And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this solo episode, we’re examining a situation we receive questions about frequently relating to moving on after the end of a 15+ year partnership. We so often hear that women have been unhappy in their (hetero) relationship for some time, then the relationship ends, and then the woman feels stuck and unsure about what comes next and how to move forward. A patriarchal society normalizes the discontentment of life within women and sets an expectation that “this is just life,” birthing the mother wound and passing down the belief that life is suffering. But what happens if you reject that message, and instead choose to live fully?Oftentimes, the story we tell ourselves of the suffering to come is much bigger than the suffering we actually endure. In order to begin, you must surrender and accept this new phase of life you’re in and get to know this new Self. Recognize that you may be sitting in a space of what you thought your life “should” look like in feeling that being alone is “wrong,” and try shifting your perspective to a new approach as you take that first unsettling step into the unknown.  And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do I speak up when I’m afraid of the response? How do I show up as my most authentic self and what does that even mean? These are just some of the questions that Dené and Vanessa get asked frequently addressed in this episode from sn IG Live. If you’re ready to dive deeper into topics like these, we have ONE MORE SHARED ROOM LEFT for our upcoming retreat in Costa Rica June 3-10th so if you’ve been on the fence this is your last chance to join us! We’re offering a special discount for anyone that books 3 people together. Check it out: RECLAIMING AUDACITY.If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------Join Vanessa and Dené in Nosara, Costa Rica June 3-10th for their upcoming Intensive Retreat RECLAIMING AUDACITY. Dené and Vanessa are joining forces with two of their colleagues - Milly Murillo & Ashley Torrent to create a week full of transformational healing. They each draw from their work in the healing modalities of psychotherapy, coaching, mediumship, astrology, somatic movement, and group processing - to support others in reclaiming every aspect of the most fulfilling lives they can possibly live. ------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a world-renowned business powerhouse awakens to his life’s highest timeline, causing him to shift gears and dive into the spiritual realm where his true sense of purpose lies? Vanessa and Dené sat down with Danny Morel to explore his transformative journey from real estate mogul to spiritual guide - prompting us to rethink our definitions of success and the positive impact authentic self-love has in our relationships. 🌟 Big Takeaways from this Episode:Heart Centric Realizations: Asking if it’s possible to allow yourself to be loved in relationship before you’ve done the work of learning to trust and value yourself, and the impact of genuine self-love on life and relationshipsBalancing Energies: Embracing the differences and space between the masculine and feminine, and why both are so important in self-love and within relationships Healing Generational Trauma Scars: A poignant discussion around our collective generational trauma points, and the pathways to healing True Authenticity:  Bravery is required to surrender into the space of believing in something and standing firm in one's authentic sense of Self, irrespective of societal pressures.🍲 Food for Thought: Stay until the end, for a tidbit from Danny’s unique diet that supports his spiritual journey.Connect with DannyWebsiteInstagramYouTube🎙This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy🌐 Dive Deeper Into The Show:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cheaperthantherapypodcast Instagram: @cheaperthantherapythepodcastTikTok: @cheaperthantherapypodConnect with Vanessa:Instagram: @vanessasbennettTikTok: @thecodayodaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 Connect with Dené:Instagram: @dene.loganTikTok: @denelogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this solo episode, we’re discussing a common theme we see around whether or not healing and co-regulating ourselves within relationships is the same as being codependent. We’re talking about:Codependency, at its core, being being the belief that we ‘need’ one specific person outside of ourselves to regulate our internal world Recognizing that society has conditioned us to equate attachment with love, and that without a certain amount of differentiation, we can fall into the trap of seeing the person in front of us as a means to an end - instead of loving them for who they areHow we find and provide a healing and safe space within a relationship, without taking on roles that start to become overly enmeshedAnd so much more! If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more hereWe are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFEDuring this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back ⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  ⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this realitySpots will be limited! Click here for details------------------------------This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram Follow VanessaInstagramTikTokYouTube Follow Dené InstagramTikTok----------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.