Love, Evolved: Conscious Relationships with Leigh-Anne LoPinto

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

Erin Telford joins us for this sweet episode that we're SO excited to share with you.  This overall theme of opening to love (and therefore realizing that we have agency here) provides a new and improved approach to calling in aligned partnership, and I truly believe that many of the things we speak about will be a great support to those of you who yearn for deep, highly evolved, conscious relationships.  Which, by the way, are available to us all, and are our birthright. Episode Overview:- We speak about how breathwork is one of the key heart openers that we know of- Erin shares about her personal journey with love relationships and how she learned to prepare and open to love- We reflect on self love and self worth as the foundation for incredible relationships- Getting into the energetics of how to open and be available- If your partner showed up at your door, would you be ready?- We touch on body image and healing our relationship with our physical form so we can show up in the bedroom ready for deep intimacy and connection- Why being in our 40's is literally the best thing ever- How dating apps aren’t required when you are energetically open - SUCH a good part in this day and age where people don't see an alternativeErin is an incredible breathwork teacher, and as I describe her, "the healer of our time."  She also provides conscious business mentoring to individuals, having  built an incredible platform of her own for her work.I highly recommend Erin's breathwork groups, which she leads regularly, as well as all of her courses (she has great ones for conscious entrepreneurs), AND of course any chance to work with her 1:1 is life changing.Connect with Erin below:Erin's websiteErin's InstagramConnect with me (Leigh-Anne) below - I'm a holistic psychologist specializing in love, sex and relationships, using a combination of therapy + breathwork with clients, couples, and groups.Love, Evolved - my websiteLeigh-Anne's InstagramAnd lastly, here's the link to David Elliott's Romantic Love breathwork meditation.  He also has a ton more on Spotify if you search his name.  SO good!I hope you enjoy this episode - please rate, review and subscribe to support our 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

In this episode, Jeddy Azuma (founder of The Rising Man Movement) and I speak about the power of men's work + personal responsibility.  Jeddy is a great speaker, and this was an incredible conversation with so many important themes. Episode outline:- Jeddy introduces himself + shares about the evolution of men's work- We begin talking about raising our boys into great men - The masculine + the feminine and working with complementary energies - Moving from victim mentality to personal responsibility (true empowerment!)- How the smallest steps forward can make the biggest impact- Healing from abuse and trauma and rewriting our stories- How men's work can improve the relationship between men + women- The inner work happens in layers, one step at a time- What IS men's work - what can men expect in a men's group or event? - Areas most men have shame around, and why sharing it in circle is liberating- Rising Man Movement's offerings and how to get involved Article Recommendation:Intro to the Victim Triangle - Lynne ForrestConnect with Jeddy here: Rising Man Movement WebsiteRising Man Movement InstagramJeddy's InstagramAbout Me:My name is Leigh-Anne, and I'm a holistic psychologist specializing in love, sex, and relationships.  I'm particularly passionate about conscious relationships and spiritual partnership through divine union, which includes masculine/feminine polarity.  I'm an advocate of both women's work and men's work happening side by side to heal the relationship between men + women.My one-on-one work with clients includes a powerful combination of breathwork + therapy to break through blocks and patterns and get right into the heart of the matter.  Connect with me below to learn more about the work that I do.Website:https://www.love-evolved.us/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/love.evolv.ed/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 invited Laura Matsue and Bernhard Guenther onto the podcast as part of my Real World Couples series, where I feature couples in incredible relationships who serve as models for others.  This was one of my favorite episodes so far, with so much rich discussion - can't wait for you listen!We start out with an overview of evolutionary relationships (and discuss our upcoming masterclass on this topic on Oct 6, 2022, see link below) and how we are seeing that people are ready for a new level of spiritual partnership.From there, we get into:- The story of how they met (on Facebook!)  - Some incredible signs Laura received before they even met- Why this relationship felt different to them this time around- How they define evolutionary relationships (or conscious relationships) and how most relationships are unconscious- How everything comes up in relationships - attachment wounding, trauma, shadow stuff - and how these are opportunities to heal and evolve- Getting into the evolutionary astrology angle where some people are more open to growth + evolution, based on their birth charts- Navigating conflict (addressing both conflict avoidance and the conflict volatility)- A fascinating discussion of the current state of affairs with love, sex, and relationships - where are we collectively? - The agenda behind the war on love, sx and relationships- How social media has replaced healthy human connection- Why now, more than ever, we need healthy + secure relationships- How the world of therapy has been overtaken by the 'woke cult'- The rupture of the family unit and the counterbalance happening- Laura and Bernhard end with their biggest keys that shifted how they do relationshipsIt was such an honor to speak with them, and we hope you find this episode helpful.  Please contact any of us below with any comments or questions, we'd love to hear.Evolutionary Relationships Masterclass:https://www.evolutionaryrelationshipsnow.com/Bernhard's Website (check out his incredible essays):https://veilofreality.com/Laura's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lauramatsue/Cosmic Matrix podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cosmic-matrix/id1452122496Leigh-Anne's website:https://www.love-evolved.us/Leigh-Anne's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/love.evolv.ed/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 solo episode, I talk about returning back to the basics with tending to core wounds of childhood trauma, attachment styles, and moving towards secure attachment.  I also speak about Internal Family Systems (IFS), a newer type of therapy that I use + am really excited about with regards to working with trauma, and updates on my use of therapy + breathwork for accelerated healing,I also cover:- moving from victim mentality into empowerment.- the pros and cons of psychological labels.- parenting styles.- how the middle way seems to be the answer to everything.- updates on the war on love, sex + relationships.- my new vantage point on trauma cycles.Please reach out to me with any comments or questions, I love hearing from you.About Me:My name is Leigh-Anne LoPinto, and I'm a holistic psychologist specializing in love and relationships.  I'm particularly passionate about spiritual partnership through divine union, which includes masculine/feminine polarity.  I'm an advocate of both women's work and men's work happening side by side to heal the relationship between men + women.My one-on-one work with clients includes a powerful combination of breathwork + therapy to break through blocks and patterns and get right into the heart of the matter.Connect with me below to schedule a call if you're interested in working together.THERAPY + BREATHWORKhttps://www.love-evolved.us/therapy--breathwork.htmlWOMEN’S PROGRAM:  SACRED LOVEhttps://www.love-evolved.us/sacred-love.htmlINSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/love.evolv.ed/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, Rowan Garlow and I speak about divine union and conscious partnership - what these relationships are, what the challenges are, and how we can build our ability to maintain these types of relationships.  We touch upon:The agenda to interfere with divine unionHow to build our capacity to be in divine union + conscious relationshipsA better way to approach conflict resolutionThe dance of union and separationStepping out of the victim-perpetrator-rescuer triangleThe vast array of masculine + feminine expressionsHow inner and outer union represents an incredibly powerful force that cannot be f-ed withHere’s a link to Lynne Forrest’s work on the victim-perpetrator-rescuer triangle:https://www.lynneforrest.com/articles/2008/06/the-faces-of-victim/You can connect with Rowan here:https://www.rowangarlow.com/https://www.instagram.com/rowangarlow/https://www.facebook.com/rowan.garlowYou can message me on Instagram here or through my website - we’d love to know your thoughts on this episode!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