LaShelle defines acceptance and talks about its benefits, while also describing the opposite of acceptance: resistance. LaShelle also explains the cost of resistance, the signs and symptoms of resistance, and practices to cultivate for engaging the consciousness of acceptance.

Acknowledging your experience and the experience of those around you. A practice of acceptance, and a practice for getting grounded and taking action. https://www.wiseheartpdx.org/ Support Wise Heart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/wise-heart

Special episode ~ join LaShelle and guests! Wise Heart pre-recorded 90-min course: Appreciation >> https://wiseheartpdx.thinkific.com/courses/appreciation-mcd-relationship-competency-1 Matthew Lederman >> https://weheal.health/ Support Wise Heart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/wise-heart

Reclaiming the word "forgiveness." LaShelle talks about replacing negative associations of forgiveness with more empowering ideas, and relates forgiveness to spiritual practice by naming three central elements of spiritual practice that forgiveness supports. Support Wise Heart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/wise-heart

A unique episode focusing on relationship to interactions with others who are representing big businesses or corporations.

LaShelle provides a definition of Life-Serving Boundaries relative to the framework of Mindful Compassionate Dialogue, connects Life-Serving Boundaries to spiritual practice, and identifies 8 key elements for saying no with care and connection.

LaShelle offers an understanding of listening, how to cultivate listening, and how to ask for listening.

LaShelle talks about how to understand the ways insecurity directs your behavior, offering security to others, and resources for anchoring and learning regarding emotional security. Emotional security might also be thought of as spiritual security.

LaShelle begins this episode by focusing on the foundations of love, growth and evolution, and contribution to life; and then talks about codependency, thriving, differentiation, care for others, responsibility for others, and responsibility for yourself.

Anxiety, fear, overwhelm, despair, resentment, and any form of reactivity quickly blocks your ability to be present with yourself and those around you. Taking care of your relationships with others most centrally means taking care of your relationship with your own experience.