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Best Practices to Keep a Marriage Alive & Thriving
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 • Duration 01:10:28
We all know that it takes work to keep love alive in a marriage, but what's the most important work to do? I'm passionate about this topic so I decided to interview relationship coach, marriage expert, and author Gabriela Embon about the Best Practices to Keep a Marriage Alive & Thriving.
While each marriage is different, Gabriela believes that there are universal best practices that transcend all differences. Why? Because they tap into something deeper—the nature of the human soul.
In her book, "Becoming a Power Couple," Gabriela outlines what she considers the key do's and don’ts of legendary relationships, revealing how to build an unshakable connection that deepens with each passing day. She shares the most important points from her book in our interview.
Here's what we cover in our interview:
Why do so many couples end up feeling disconnected over time? What are they missing?
What does “engineering” a successful marriage mean? What does that look like in real life?
What are the 4 pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages?
What are the biggest "do's and don’ts" that can make or break a marriage?
How can couples shift from “just getting by” to actually thriving together?
What are some simple daily habits that can help couples strengthen their connection?
More about Gabriela Embon:
Gabriela Embon is a Chemical Engineer, Relationship Coach, Author, influential Host of the Life Engineering podcast, and dynamic Keynote Speaker.
Gabriela Embon believes that a fulfilling adult life hinges on two essential components: an ideal career and a thriving primary relationship. After spending eight years as a chemical engineer, Gabriela transitioned into couples coaching, bringing with her a unique edge—combining the precision of engineering with deep insights into human potential. She inspires high achievers and organizations to succeed, shedding light on the strategies needed to engineer extraordinary careers and build resilient, fulfilling relationships both inside and outside the workplace.
Gabriela is the proud author of Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages, which empowers individuals to embrace key principles that strengthen and elevate their relationships over time.
You can download the prologue of the book: Becoming a Power Couple - 4 pillars to engineer legendary marriages for free.
Cultivating Resilience: Lessons from Life’s Confusing Moments
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 • Duration 01:05:41
Most of us don’t like feeling confused. We want to feel confident and secure in what we’re creating. But life doesn’t always work that way. In times like this most of us feel more confused than ever. That’s why I decided to interview Giovanna Silvestre, author of the upcoming book "Confused Girl: Find Your Peace in the Chaos” to help us feel inspired during periods of confusion.
Giovanna Silvestre, a leading lifestyle and wellness influencer and creator of the international activewear brand Confused Girl in the City, understands the turbulence of the modern world firsthand. Her message is this: to all the women who feel stuck, unworthy, and lost, take heart—your confusion is a virtue! It’s the first stepping-stone on your path to becoming an empowered warrior. Now, she’s here to guide women towards breaking free and boldly, confidently pursuing their dreams.
Here’s what we cover in our interview:
What inspired you to write "Confused Girl: Find Your Peace in the Chaos," and how does it reflect your personal journey?
Why is it important to slow down when we feel confused and learn to listen to your body, feelings, and intuition?
What are some practical tips you would offer to someone feeling lost or confused in their own life?
What role do you believe self-expression and creativity play in finding peace amidst chaos?
What advice do you have for individuals looking to connect more deeply with their spirituality or intuition?
What do you hope readers will take away from "Confused Girl," and how do you envision it impacting their lives?
Giovanna also has a free gift: if you purchase her book before May 13, she’ll enter you into a contest to win valuable gifts, like a paid get-away or a gift card to her store. You can learn more here: https://confusedgirlinthecity.com/confused-girl-book-launch-giveaway/
More aboutGiovanna Silvestre
Giovanna Silvestre, a visionary and trailblazer, embarked on a remarkable journey that took her from the prestigious halls of the University of Southern California to the world of entertainment. Beginning her career in Hollywood, Giovanna’s unwavering passion for creativity and innovation quickly distinguished her in the industry. Her sharp eye for talent and commitment to her craft led to a sought-after role alongside a renowned film director at a major studio.
Loving Yourself Is The Solution
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • Duration 58:41
Self-love is a concept that’s hard to master so I like to interview different self-love experts to help us thrive!
Judith Costa is a Self-Love Coach who encountered many challenges in her relationships and health before she learned how to love herself unconditionally. She wishes someone had explained what Self-Love was when she was struggling and unhappy; and her mission is to share the insights and practical tools she learned on her journey so we can all create abundance, well-being, and better relationships. Her approach is a testament to the idea that when you Love yourself, you can truly share that Love with others.
Here’s what Judith shares in our interview:
What does it mean to Love yourself?
How did you discover it?
How do you know if you’re loving yourself or not?
What are the consequences of not loving yourself?
How can you demonstrate the Love that you have for yourself?
How will loving yourself transform your life?
Is loving oneself selfish or necessary?
Practices to improve the relationship with yourself
Why do you need to Love yourself to establish happy relationships?
Judith Costa is an unconditional Love coach, Self-Love expert, seminar leader, writer, and speaker. She has a master's degree in Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy and an MBA. She is also a Reiki Master, a certified Akashic Records consultant and teacher, and a Happiness Trainer.
Judith's coaching is centered around the powerful belief that Love, especially Self-Love, is the catalyst for personal transformation. By helping her clients cultivate a deeper relationship with themselves, she empowers them to create abundance, well-being, and better relationships. Her approach is a testament to the idea that when you Love yourself, you can truly share that Love with others.
If All Else Fails…How to Master Your Divorce
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 • Duration 43:27
If you follow me, you probably want to improve your love life. No one plans to get a divorce. But what do you do if you’re at the end of your rope, you’ve tried everything to make your marriage work, and you think divorce might be your best option but you don’t want to upend your life and family?
Thankfully, just as there are good relationship coaches to help improve your marriage, there are also divorce coaches to help you make the best decisions for you and your family. That’s why I decided to interview Karen Covy, acclaimed divorce coach, mediator, and lawyer, about how to navigate this tough transition with as much ease and grace as possible.
Here’s what we cover in our interview:
-How do you make a big, hairy, emotional decision (ie like whether you should get a divorce) when there’s a lot at stake and you don’t want to screw up?
-Is there a “right time” to divorce? If so, when is it and how do you know if you’re there?
-Divorce can be totally overwhelming. If someone is facing divorce, what should they do? Where do they start? What steps should they take first?
-How can you set yourself up to have an amicable divorce?
-How can you become the CEO of your own divorce? (... and is that even a "thing"?)
-What is a divorce coach and why would anyone need one?
-Tips on How to Tell Your Spouse You Want a Divorce
Here’s the link to Karen’s book: When Happily Ever After Ends: How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially and Legally:
How Emotions Are The Beacons to Life!
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 • Duration 55:52
If you've been following me for a while, you might have heard of my own journey to overcome emotional repression. Growing up disconnected from my feelings, I felt confused, disconnected from others, and unsure about what I even wanted. Thankfully, I've healed and now it's my mission to help others hear the message underneath their feelings so we can all thrive together.
That's why I was excited to interview Unconscious-Mind Coach Wendy Patterson, because she specializes in helping people process their emotions productively. We had a thought-provoking discussion about why it's important to, and how to, label our feelings, identify what we need, meet that need ourselves first, and ask for what we need harmoniously. Wendy also overcame a lifetime of emotional repression and she shares her inspiring journey that lead her to helping others.
Here's what we cover in this interview:
-Wendy shares her journey from people pleasing and repressing feelings/needs to being able to be authentic, self-expressed, and fulfilled
-Strategies and tips to label feelings, identity needs, and meet them ourselves so we can be calm and harmonious when we express them to others
-How to identify the unmet needs from childhood that become triggers and how to meet those needs in the present
-How to ask for what we need harmoniously and simply
-What self care practices does she do to remain centered so she can collaborate joyfully with others?
The website for the 10-day silent meditation retreat that Wendy mentioned is https://www.dhamma.org/
More About Wendy Patterson:
Wendy Patterson, a lifelong seeker of self-discovery, battled depression and anxiety while juggling multiple roles including a corporate job. Now an Unconscious Mind Coach, she specializes in guiding women to rediscover joy and fulfillment. With certifications in Reiki, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy(TM) and much more, she empowers clients to reconnect, reinvent, and deepen self-love in just 10 hours or less. Wendy's expertise transforms lives, helping women navigate towards happiness and authenticity.
Inner Child Work in Hypnotherapy
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 • Duration 46:58
No matter how much we grow or achieve, sometimes just one little thing can spark feelings of insecurity or anger toward our partner. It happens to all of us because we carry those old childhood patterns that sneak up on us now and then.
The good news is there are so many ways to heal our inner child. When we work on that healing, we find ourselves getting triggered less often. We can stay present and keep our hearts open, even when we're feeling intense emotions like anger or shame. This makes it easier to communicate with kindness and keeps our relationships feeling truly connected.
Karoline Fischer is a medical doctor turned Hypnotherapist who specializes in healing the inner child through RTT Hypnotherapy. She has very transformative results in just a few sessions. That's why I decided to interview her about how both Hypnotherapy and other modalities like NLP can help to heal old wounds very quickly. She also shares tips that you can use right now to begin to heal those old triggers when they come up.
I am a trained MD that decided to train as an RTT Hypnotherapist as I found out personally how transformative this way of work is. I had worked my entire adult life with therapists for my own life and when I found methods that worked with the subconsciousness, transformation really started to happen in my life.
How To Have The Marriage or Relationship You’ve Always Dreamed Of
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 • Duration 58:38
Meredith and Craig Bennett like to say they went from powerpoint to power couple: they left the 9-5 corporate grind to become full time entrepreneurs together, which wasn't easy, to say the least! Their journey is inspiring, which is why I decided to interview them.
Through the ups and downs of discovering how to create a business together, their marriage has been the foundation for everything they build in our lives.
Now they help others live their dream life and that starts with having that rock solid relationship. A relationship where you don’t have to spend valuable time and energy constantly repairing it. They love helping others get that part of their lives exactly where they’ve always wanted it, so they can crush the rest of their lives.
Here's what we cover in our interview:
How did they discover their passion for helping others improve their relationships?
What common relationship mistakes do they see couples making that they help them avoid?
What are some key strategies to strengthen foundation of your relationship?
How do you handle stress or difficult times in your business/marriage?
What is the #1 thing someone can do right now to improve their relationship?
What motivates them on days when they feel like giving up? How do they regroup?
Your Guide to Meaningful Conversations in Your Marriage to Get You Back on the Same Page Today: The guide walks you through exactly what to ask, when to ask and how to ask effective "check in questions" so that you can rebuild the connection and get your happy marriage back.
Soulful Synergy: The Spiritual Path to a Power Couple Partnership
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 • Duration 59:20
It's the time of the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, the darkest time of the year. It's also that celebration of Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, and the celebration of our spiritual nature. Whatever your beliefs, this can be an opportunity to bring an element of the sacred into your relationships!
In the latest episode of The Soul-Shaking Love Podcast, I interview Woman-Centered Transformational Love Coach Ashley Fuller Rubin about her path to Spiritual Synergy. After years of searching and longing for soul-aligned love, she discovered how self-love, cultivating the feminine, and trusting her intuition were the keys to attracting the thriving partnership she had always dreamed of. Through her journey that she shares in our interview, she attracted her now husband Cliff, and they share a deeply fulfilling Power Couple partnership and marriage that has become not only a source of joy but also a spiritual path of growth and connection.
Here is what we cover in our interview:
Ashley shares the story of how she and Cliff attracted each other.
What does a soul-aligned relationship mean to Ashley and how does she use her relationship for spiritual growth?
What does self-love look like in practice and how did it allow her to remove her blocks to intimacy?
How did cultivating her feminine energy play a role in attracting her partner and building their relationship?
Vision is a key part of her process. What kind of vision did she hold for her ideal relationship, and how did that help guide her?
How did listening to her intuition shape her decisions in love?
How do Ashley and Cliff maintain a thriving Power Couple dynamic today?
For those still seeking their soul-aligned partner, she shares advice to start aligning with that love now.
Ashley's Free Gift: 45-minute "Extraordinary Love Assessment" Call with Ashley to discover your inner barriers to the love you desire.
Awareness is key to transforming your old patterns and experiences in love!
Building STRONG Relationships: Cultivating Emotional Safety and Lasting Connection
Thursday, December 5, 2024 • Duration 51:55
I talk a lot about building secure attachment to keep your love strong but how do we actually do that? I decided to interview Kristal DeSantis, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, because she wanted to simplify the complex dynamics of making love last so she created a paradigm called STRONG: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man, which is also appropriate for all genders.
In our interview, Kristal shares her expertise on fostering emotional safety, enhancing self-love, and building strong, resilient relationships. Kristal describes the STRONG model of relational therapy, a framework designed to help people experience secure, fulfilling relationships by enhancing emotional intelligence, understanding attachment styles, and deepening relational connection. Whether single or in a relationship, she shares actionable steps for cultivating the healthy, soul-shaking love they desire.
Here's what we cover in our interview:
1. What is the STRONG model and how can it help people create more secure and fulfilling relationships?
2. What role does self-love play in relational health, and what are some practical ways we can cultivate it?
3. How can understanding our attachment styles impact the way we approach romantic relationships?
4. For those who struggle with anxious attachment, what steps can they take to feel more secure and cherished in their relationships?
She shares practical tools and paradigms that can help you improve your relationship right now.
Here's Kristal's Free Gift: www.strong.love
Kristal offers a free guide titled, "Building Secure Connections: Practical Steps to Strengthen Your Relationship." This downloadable resource provides insights, exercises and tips from her STRONG model. Whether single or in a relationship, listeners can use this guide to take meaningful steps toward building the soul-shaking love they seek.
What The Heck Is Self-Love?
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 • Duration 53:30
We've all heard that we need to love ourselves before we can love another person, but how do we do that? I read Dating and Relationship Coach Jonathon Aslay's book called "What The Heck Is Self-Love, Anyway?" and I thought that the concepts are simple but not easy...and the modern dating landscape is so fraught with challenges that it can seem like a pipe dream to maintain dignity in it.
Jonathon says that dating reveals the most common emotional health challenges we face: it's hard to stay in the game if we don't have high amounts of self-worth, self-regard, and self-love. So I called Jonathon back on my show to pick his brain about how he uses self-love practices to help singles over 40 cut through the crap and find lasting love.
Here's what we cover in our interview:
How does Jonathon define self love and know if you are really loving yourself?
What are the key mindsets that help us to have the ability to change old habits so we’re feeling more self-awareness, compassion, and love?
What are the layers of programming that we all have and how do self-awareness and personal responsibility help us peel back the layers to shift into self love?
How do you experience self-love even when you’ve been hurt or abandoned in a relationship or breakup?
Why do we need self-love in order to recognize red flags when you’re dating?
You can get Jonathon's book, "What the Heck Is Self-Love Anyway?" here: https://amzn.to/4fQPZPW
More about Jonathon Aslay:
Jonathon Aslay, one of America's Leading Mid-Life Dating Coaches, has expanded into a deeper, essential philosophy of what it truly means to LOVE. After losing his 19-year-old son Connor in 2018, Jonathon Aslay’s grief led him on a soul-searching inner journey, where he became aware of an often overlooked dimension of the dating conversation. He realized that the dating process reveals the most common emotional health issue faced by many singles seeking a partner: a distressing lack of self-worth, self-regard, and self-love. Today, he is on a mission of encouraging both men and women to fully love themselves with his new book, "What The Heck Is Self-Love Anyway?"— packed with fun, engaging spiritual and personal growth practices—and his dynamic Mid-Life Love Mastery mentorship program, which inspires hundreds of people daily around the world.
However, after leaving the entertainment industry, Giovanna fell into a dark depression, a pivotal moment that forced her to confront her identity and purpose. This introspective time ignited her quest to discover who she truly was and why she was here on Earth, ultimately leading her to create her brand and write her book.
With an entrepreneurial spirit, Giovanna founded Confused Girl in the City, a unique activewear brand inspired by healing crystals. Driven by her determination and an innate sense of design, her innovative creations have garnered acclaim in prominent publications such as NBC and Forbes, while amassing a dedicated following of 400,000 on Instagram.
In May 2025, Giovanna’s highly anticipated book, "Confused Girl: Find Your Peace in the Chaos," will be published by Blackstone Publishing Company. Written during her two years of solo travel around the world, the book masterfully blends memoir and guidance, empowering readers to embrace confusion as a virtue that can lead to a fulfilling life.
Recognized for her influential voice and authenticity on major social media platforms, Giovanna exudes a magnetic aura that resonates with audiences everywhere. Her journey is a testament to the power of passion, creativity, and the transformative nature of embracing life's uncertainties.
She offers private sessions, workshops, and retreats. Some of her programs are Fall In Love With Yourself, Fall In Love With Your Body, How To Manifest Your Desires, How to Find Your Soul Mate, and Loving Your Way To Happiness.
Karen Covy is a Divorce Coach, Lawyer, Mediator, Author, Speaker and Podcaster. She coaches six, seven, and eight figure professionals and business owners all over the world to make clear, confident decisions during highly-charged emotional situations.
Karen helps her clients become the CEOs of their own divorce, so they can navigate through this difficult life transition with less conflict, less expense, and less damage to themselves and their children.
Karen is the author of When Happily Ever After Ends: How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially, and Legally. She is also the creator of the online divorce programs, The Divorce Road Map 3.0 and How to Successfully Mediate Your Divorce. She is the host of the podcast, Off the Fence: Mastering Decision-Making Divorce and More.
More about Meredith and Craig Bennett:
We are Meredith & Craig, we left the 9-5 corporate grind, to become full time entrepreneurs.
...and had no idea what we were doing.
But we knew we were unhappy and unfulfilled in our corporate careers and that life is just too short to live that way, so we decided to make a massive change.
We wanted to be more intentional about building a life that we loved...instead of just the one we grew up believing we were destined for.
So, we went completely against our nature and decided to jump out of the plane and build our parachute on the way down.
Which made for some interesting, stressful, amazing, painful, insightful, scary, awful, awesome, unbelievable decisions, moments, experiences, relationships, and quite honestly, we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Through it all we’ve developed a growth mindset, and grew exponentially as individuals. We built businesses (most of which sucked). We got in the best shape of our lives in our forties...and did all of it while strengthening our marriage and making it bulletproof.
Our marriage is the foundation for everything we build in our lives. A thriving marriage is the cheat code for leveling up every other area of your life.
We help others live their dream life and that starts with having that rock solid relationship.
We love helping others get that part of their lives exactly where they’ve always wanted it, so they can crush the rest of their lives.
Ashley is a certified Woman-Centered Transformational Coach, licensed Spiritual Counselor, and Path of Self-Love Guide devoted to helping women create the love they deeply desire by first embracing the love within. Known as the “Coach to Queens,” Ashley has spent over a decade empowering heart-centered, high-achieving women from around the world to break free from limiting patterns, embrace their feminine essence, step into their sovereign Queen self, and attract the love of their dreams. Her work inspires women to live fully expressed, radiant lives and co-create flourishing, extraordinary love relationships that reflect their highest vision.
Ashley’s own journey is at the heart of her work. After years of searching and longing for soul-aligned love, she discovered how self-love, cultivating the feminine, and trusting her intuition were the keys to attracting the thriving partnership she had always dreamed of. Now, she lives in Canada with her Love, Cliff, in a deeply fulfilling Power Couple partnership and marriage that has become not only a source of joy but also a spiritual path of growth and connection.
As the Faculty Lead for Personal Development at the Institute for Woman-Centered Coaching and Community Director for the world-renowned Feminine Power & Art of Love programs, Ashley has coached and mentored thousands of women through private coaching, group programs, and women’s circles. Her passion is creating safe, transformational spaces where women experience powerful breakthroughs, cultivate radical self-love, and step boldly into their vision for life and love.
In her work, Ashley shares soulful guidance and practical insights to help women align with the love they desire—whether they’re calling in their soulmate or deepening a current connection. She invites women to open their hearts, trust their intuition, and embrace their feminine power to create relationships rooted in spiritual synergy and mutual growth.
Ashley has been personally trained and mentored for nearly twenty years by Dr. Claire Zammit, founder and creator of Feminine Power, and has studied with luminaries such as Dr. Jean Houston, Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Dr. Kristin Neff, Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks, and Alison Armstrong.
Her mission is to empower women to rise into their authentic Queen self, embrace their unique brilliance, and create extraordinary love and life on their terms. With warmth, wisdom, and a deeply personal understanding of the journey, Ashley is here to guide women to claim the love they deserve and become the women they were born to be.
More about Kristal DeSantis:
Kristal DeSantis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the author of STRONG: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man. With a focus on relational wellness, emotional intelligence, and self-love, Kristal helps individuals and couples build resilient, fulfilling relationships rooted in emotional safety and connection. Through her STRONG model of relational therapy, she provides practical tools to foster secure, lasting bonds that enhance both personal and relational growth.
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