Love, Evolved: Conscious Relationships with Leigh-Anne LoPinto

This is a very special episode where I asked my client Alysondra Duke to share her story of building an incredible life of empowerment, self-love, expansion, and conscious relating.  Alysondra has come from a life that has not been easy - a tough childhood with less than ideal caregiving that led to relational wounding that impacted her adult relationships.  When we met, she was settling for way less than she deserved in relationships.  Now, with committed work and dedication to building a life that she is proud of, she is a completely different person.  I can't wait to share this inspiring conversation with you!We talk about:- How childhood dynamics with parents/caregivers imprint us and play out in our adult relationships- Rebelling against being told you can't do something/be something (using it as fuel)- The pattern of choosing unavailable partners and where this comes from- The wound of 'needing to be chosen'- People pleasing and needing to caretake others, abandoning our own needs- Developing healthy self-love and self-worth as a foundation for healthy relationships- Learning to put ourselves first when we are 'givers' or empaths- Moving towards secure attachment from avoidant or anxious attachment- Owning your patterns and healing them as a source of empowerment vs. being stuck in victim mentality- The empath-narcissist dynamic and the importance of boundaries- How gaslighting chips away at self-esteem and creates confusion and self-distrust- Calling bad behavior what it is vs. being overly nice and accepting- The 'high tolerance for b******t' that is so common with empaths- Spotting red flags and developing discernment while dating- How to use the body as an instrument, tuning in to what it's telling you when you're around other people- How trauma can impact our sexuality- Watching our attraction patterns as we are healing (when we know we are typically attracted to partners who don't treat us well)- Our grand visions for what incredible relationships look likeConnect with Alysondra below:Alysondra's WebsiteAlysondra's InstagramConnect with Leigh-Anne below:Book a Free 30 Minute CallLeigh-Anne's InstagramLeigh-Anne's WebsiteSubstack ArticlesFree Guide: How to Choose a Partner WiselyI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and suConnect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

In this episode, I define this concept of sexual sovereignty that I've been speaking about over the past few months, offering a casual chat/intro to this work that I took much deeper on Substack.  Here's the article I referenced - a great resource to take this work deeper.Today I cover:Just as we are shaped and molded and conditioned throughout our life by external influences, our environment and everything around us, the same thing happens with our sexuality.What this means is, for those of us who are interested in getting to the truth of who we really are, the path from the false self to the true self, we should include a deep dive into our sexuality to find out what is true and what is not true for us.I don't hear many people talking about this, instead it's just a debaucherous celebration of anything goes and all urges running wild without questioning or caring where some of these impulses came from.I understand that there's a collective process happening and some people need to throw off the reigns when it comes to sexuality to explore.However, we also need to be aware that the larger forces that be are VERY intent on programming us in a certain direction.They are taking advantage of this collective urge and turning it haywire.What I see clearly within this is that there is an attack on love, sex, and relationships (I began talking about this in 2021).Within this, there is an attack on healthy, stable, long term monogamous relationships.And, there is an attack on God.  because all of this is very anti-life and anti-God.Much more on all of this in today's episode.  As always, would love to hear your questions and comments, and I'll be speaking a lot more about sexuality and how we can elevate it moving forward.  Be in touch if you need support, you can book a free call with me below.Connect with me below:Book a Free 30 Minute CallWebsiteInstagramSubstackEmail ListI hope you enjoy this episode!  Please rate, review and subscribe to support this work.  Thank you for listening!  I do this for you 🙏Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

Listeners have been asking me to share more of my personal story, and I speak about intergenerational trauma within the relationship between men + women and why I was literally born for this work.  This was a tough episode for me to record, but I hope it helps you to better understand where all of my work has emerged from, how it all ties together, and why I am devoted to this mission.Sister Episode:  The War on Love, Sex + RelationshipsConnect with me below:Book a Free 30 Minute ConsultLove, Evolved - my websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support the podcast.  Thank you for listening!  I do this work for you.Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

I'm so happy to share this conversation that I had with my friend Katrina Hart, talking about the journey of evolution through integrating and working with the inner masculine (Carl Jung refers to this as animus integration).This episode is for any woman who wants to learn more about working with the inner masculine for overall balance and harmony - both within herself and with relationships with others.  We speak about the importance of discernment, boundaries, logic, courageousness and overall strength.When we develop our inner masculine in healthy ways, it can help hold our embodiment of the feminine principle at deeper levels.  This also helps us to learn the energetic agility to dance between both energetics as needed in our day to day lives - in addition to knowing the energetic signature of the healthy masculine so we can spot it in men if we are choosing partners.Books:The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious - Carl JungAnimus and Anima - Emma JungThe Animus: The Spirit of Inner Truth in Women - Barbara HannahNathan Martin - The Unity Process Mark Passio - The Unholy FeminineConnect with Katrina via email - katrina@loveyoutobeyou.com Connect with Leigh-Anne below:Book a Free 30 Minute ConsultLove, Evolved - my websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support the podcast.Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

In this episode, I speak about this huge problem that I see with the women who come to me for support - they continually get themselves involved with men who do not treat them very well.  The sexual attraction to these "bad boys" is so strong that despite their best intentions, they get pulled in and mixed up in very unhealthy relationships.I talk about why this problem is so widespread, what we can do to rewire our sexual attraction so that we desire healthy, stable partners, and how to begin deconditioning ourselves from the programming that has influenced us around what traits are desirable in men.  I also speak about the link between sexual abuse and trauma and how healing these wounds can help heal your sexuality by removing the mixed up abuse and sexual energy so that you can experience relationships filled with love and support while reclaiming your right to have a fulfilling sex life.Links mentioned in this episode:Raise the BarThe War on Love, Sex + RelationshipsMark Passio: The Unholy FeminineConnect with me below:Book a Free 30 Minute ConsultLove, Evolved - my websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support the podcast.Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

In Episode #30 of the Love, Evolved podcast, I welcome on a very special guest: Dr. George Simon.  Dr. Simon is the leading expert on manipulators, narcissists and other disturbed characters, and has studied this phenomenon for over 42 years. This episode is for you if you are a kind-hearted, compassionate individual who finds yourself getting taken advantage of in relationships.  Dr. Simon and I speak about the rise of narcissism and what has contributed to this problem, what some of the common tactics that people with narcissism and other character disorders use to manipulate others, and how to protect yourself if you find that you get tangled up with these types of people.   Is the phrase, "Hurt people hurt people" always true?  And where are we with treating narcissism and character disorders today?  This episode is one of the most important ones I have recorded to date.  Please keep in touch with Dr. Simon's work below, and contact me with any comments or questions.Connect with Dr. George Simon:Website + BlogIn Sheep's ClothingCharacter DisturbanceThe Judas SyndromeHow Did We End Up Here?Essentials for the JourneyConnect with Leigh-Anne:The Empath-Narcissist TrapLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support the podcast.  And please share this episode with others who need to know this information. Thanks for listening!Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

This episode is short and sweet, and is for you if you've ever shape shifted or molded yourself into someone you're not in order to get love (whether consciously or unconsciously, and especially during dating or the beginning stages of a relationship.) We've all done this, so there's no shame.  But there is a way out, especially because this usually comes back to bite us in the end.In this episode, I speak all about the importance of authenticity and how to create relationships from the true self.  The payoff is worth everything.Connect with Leigh-Anne below:Love, Evolved - Leigh-Anne's websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support the podcast.Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

On this episode, Roy Wang and I speak about the theme of men, women, and power.  What is true power vs. false power, and how can the journey towards empowerment sometimes look different for men and women?How can power be a healthy goal for all of us, a spiritual journey, and an essential part of becoming integrated men and women?We speak about so many different expressions of power: physical strength, beauty, authenticity, knowing your true self, and women as oracles.  Ultimately, we believe that both men and women can both claim their unique gifts of power in order to help lift each other up vs. compete with each other.This is an essential episode to listen to in order to understand how empowerment is our birthright, how returning to traditional gender roles may not be the way, and what the path forward can look like for collaborative relationships between men + women.Roy Wang is a coach with a mission to help men end cycles of shame, discover their inner strength, awaken to their true self, and be of service to the world.Please reach out to Roy or myself with any comments or questions - we would love to hear your thoughts on this discussion.Connect with Roy below:Roy's websiteRoy's InstagramConnect with Leigh-Anne below:Love, Evolved - Leigh-Anne's websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support the work.Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

Mikaal Bates, a men's coach and men's work facilitator, joins us for a powerful conversation on the current state of love, sex, and relationships. During our conversation, we reflect on some of the current trends we see, such as non-monogamy, gender exploration, the rise of AI, technology and pornography. We also speak about the highest of the highs when it comes to mind blowingly incredible relationships, and what the true potential of partnership is.This was a vast conversation anchored in a deep desire for men and women to experience the profound potential of relationships at their highest octave.Please reach out to Mikaal or myself with any comments or questions - we would love to hear your thoughts on this discussion.Here are some resources we spoke about:David Deida - The Way of the Superior ManDavid Deida - Intimate CommunionAlison ArmstrongConscious LovingThe Imago DialogueConnect with Mikaal below:Mikaal's websiteMikaal's InstagramReMasculation podcastConnect with Leigh-Anne below:Love, Evolved - Leigh-Anne's websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support the work.Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com

Anya Shakh, host of the Venus and Mars podcast, joins us for this incredible discussion on the higher and lower path of relationships.  We are at the crossroads right now in love, sex, and relationships.  The higher path that is wide open and available for us to step into involves highly conscious relationships and the spiritual path of divine union.The lower path is everything in our culture that is preventing us from stepping in to this higher road - the division between men + women, depolarization, erosion of human connection, and technology.  It also includes the trend of non-monogamy and giving up on commitment, confusion and chaos in relating to one another, and hyper-individualism.  Anya and I are passionate about healing the relationship between men + women and bridging the gap.  Now is not the time to give up on each other, we need each other more than ever.  There are things we can do to heal and come back together in healthy, lasting ways, and we speak about all of this on the episode.Connect with Anya + I below, and reach out with any comments or questions.Anya's InstagramAnya's substackAnya's Venus and Mars podcast - our Reclaiming Womanhood episodeAnya + Leigh-Anne's IG Live - Restoring Harmony Between Men + WomenConnect with Leigh-Anne below - I'm a holistic psychologist specializing in love, sex and relationships, using a combination of therapy + breathwork with clients.Love, Evolved - my websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramI hope you enjoy this episode!  Please rate, review and subscribe to support this work.Connect with Leigh-Anne below: THE VISIONARIES: My Community The Wayshowers: Mentorship Leigh-Anne's Instagram Leigh-Anne's Website Leigh-Anne's Substack Book a Free 30 Min Call I hope you enjoy this episode - please share it with anyone who might benefit!And, please rate, review, and subscribe if you find this podcast useful. It really helps this free, supportive content get out to more people.Thanks so much, I appreciate you all!Intro + Outro music: "Medicine" by HOL + LayvHolly's Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leighannelopinto.substack.com