Something Better

Dear Listeners, I can't believe I am releasing the last Something Better episode, but after months of life balance challenges, heartfelt prayer and listening (meditation) I feel certain that it is time for me to let go of Something Better, and with a heavy heart I bid you farewell. I thought I could reshape a plan and trim the hours I put in but as my dad used to say, "there is no substitute for hard work" and attempting to do the podcast along with music and yoga has taxed me in some pretty disruptive ways. Like I always say, I attend my own lectures. So now, I'm the one surrendering. I am so glad to introduce you to Tosha Silver on this episode because she is absolutely there for you through her forum, online classes, books, and all other resources on her website www.toshasilver.com, and let me tell you....if I introduced you to surrender, Tosha will take it to a 3-D experience for you! You are in good hands, and it is all working out. Tosha's work truly changed my life. I am not going anywhere...please stay in touch via www.amyloftus.com and @iamamyloftus on instagram. Please know I consider it a privilege that my ideas and experiences have played in your cars, and your ear buds...you've taken me on walks and considered spiritual solutions. That means the world to me. Thank you. I love you for listening and I wish you deep, fulfilling happiness and heartfelt love for yourself. Best wishes, Amy

Re-issue; original post date 1/2/2018 Host Amy Loftus asks writer, speaker and digital marketing strategist Dixie Laite about the journey that led to the moment she met her husband in NYC, and they discuss trusting in a Divine Universal Order. Follow Dixie in Martha Beck's O magazine column beginning in the January 2018 issue. The blog that inspired this interview: https://www.dixielaite.com/single-post/2016/05/10/Want-Love-Dig-Ditches-Buy-Underwear Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Re-issue: Original post date Sept 25, 2018 In this episode, host Amy Loftus goes in depth into a few questions from the quiz and answer key she developed based on research, and experience with coaching women. If you are flip flopping or confused on which behaviors match the corresponding inner energy of masculine or feminine (we are all both, but one is prominent) then not only will the quiz clarify, the answer key will explain everything. All you have to do is sign up for the mailing list and you can take it, and if you are already on the email list, no problem, just put your email in and we have got you covered. Enjoy learning!! www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Re-issue, original post date: Oct 2, 2018 My elementary school-age nieces visited my studio last summer and weighed in briefly on their experience of their feminine energy- I thought it may inspire. In this episode I go into my experience opening up to spiritual solutions as I entered a constant conversation with the Universe, (or Source as you understand it, whatever you call it; Jesus, Buddha, God, Hashem....) I believe it communicates back! I highly recommend you try it. As you nurture your awareness and consciousness around masculine and feminine energies, I offered some suggestions on developing behaviors. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com Check @somethingbetterpodcast IG to see the OK2BKRZ photo, hear some more details on some of my dating experiences, and get a Yin/Yang behaviors "homework" assignment! www.instagram.com/iamamyloftus Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

The last episode of season 2 touches on what's coming in Season 3 as Amy re-commits to the original mission of the podcast: being there for women in the unexpected circumstance of attracting a partner later in life. Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

The truth about focusing on others as if they are your ticket to happiness is...it’s a mental prison. The only way to really be free is to take full responsibility for the one you CAN change and make choices for: yourself. That almost always means letting others go. (Even your kids.) Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Some of you already know Carrie as our lovable and enthusiastic Content Coordinator. Well, she’s also an SB gal and openly shares in this episode on the realities of her personal growth since listening to the podcast. Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

This episode is on a quote I saw on Jim Carrey’s Twitter: “The word depressed can be spoken as deep rest. We can choose to view depression not as a mental illness but as a state of deep rest, a spiritual exhaustion that we enter into you when we are de-pressed (pressed down) by the weight of the false self, the mask, the mind-made up story of “me”. We long to stop pretending and express our raw truth! To give voice to our secret loneliness, our shame, our broken hearts, boredom and brilliant rage! Depression’s call to truth needs to be listened to and understood, not analyzed or medicated away. There is no shame in your exhaustion. We are all exhausted, my love. Slow down today. Allow yourself to rest, deeply. And weep. And breathe. And begin again, now. I say our depression is holy- it contains the seeds of new life -Jeff Foster Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Author, speaker, coach and podcaster Jennifer Arnise absolutely widened my mind through this conversation. I thought I was getting on a call about emotional growth regardless of background; that our wounds are our wounds, and we are all walking each other home. What I came to accept is, while that may be true, in particular, between white and black women—this can only take place AFTER trust is earned and our very different histories are honored, acknowledged, and respected. Even though I listened through this conversation afterwards and considered edits, I did not edit. I want to share a klunky, messy conversation about racial tension, history, reparations and healing— without any shellacked sheen—in the hopes I can encourage women of color and white women everywhere to have these conversations too. I kept the title as is because I want you to know what her mission is and what her book is about, however this episode is about much more. Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

I have spoken to Michael Frontier twice in my life so far and both times I encountered remarkable insights and shifts. I wanted to make his wonderful energy known to my listeners. He also has his own podcast in addition to working as an intuitive healer, and can be found online at www.michaelfrontier.com . He has been with his husband for over two decades so it was fun to test out inner energies regardless of gender with him! Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Lots of women that contact me are caught in some form of longing's elusive trap. These days, busy women can "make a meal" on crumbs of text messages and hope he will come around, because they haven't yet taken the time to do the deep inner work about worthiness. If you find yourself thinking about someone you barely know, or are still caught in a trap of drifting to memories about the one who isn't here now, or even if you fall into mental potholes wishing your spouse would be different, this episode is for you. Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Well, by now you know I love two things: people who take full responsibility for themselves, and direct communication…so you can be sure when I heard Thomas Gagliano say “don't put your crap in your kid’s diaper, it’ll take a lifetime to clean it up” I was determined to have him on the podcast! The author of the book with the same title as this episode, you may also recognize him from Jenny McCarthy’s radio show. Get close to your inner ninja of personal growth with this remarkable author, speaker, and coach. Find him online at www/thomasgagliano.com Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Do you trust Life? Trust your Source Energy? Trust yourself? We are often called, when things do not progress as anticipated, to trust a realm beyond our understanding. This episode is about some of my experience around that. Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Adenike Harris is an empowerment coach, writer and public speaker. She holds a Master’s Degree in Women’s Studies and is the founder of Restorative Notions. I encountered Adenike at TEDx when I heard her speak and had the privilege of singing a song after her incredibly moving talk, given with her father. I consider her a lightworker, and I was eager to hear from her on personal growth. I believe she will be a comfort and a ray of light for singles and spouses keeping the focus on their health and growth, and faith in what’s to come. Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

Robert Kandell is a speaker, podcaster and bestselling author who has created an international company based on mastering the art of communication—helping men to walk an unhidden path. Amy interviewed him about his book Unhidden: A Book for Men and Those Confused by Them” and other concepts that will help any wife or single woman feel she has gotten a peek into often mystifying territories of romantic life. Find Robert at https://robertkandell.com/ Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536 Free Live Zoom Call June 15 noon PST

Blogger Blaire Ward has reached thousands with her open hearted, vulnerable, honest and inspiring blog. She is coaching (mostly male) singles through the dating process and had loads of insight into the most positive outlook for a single. My chat with her was refreshing and lovely. Find her online here: https://medium.com/@blaireward/ten-dudes-on-tinder-86fe57b3f27b Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536 Free Live Zoom call Sat June 15 NoonPST

Liz Kimball “writes and directs things, guides multi-faceted creatives to take next-level leaps” and is The Founder of The Collective for Women Creators. She graciously joined Amy for a fascinating conversation on creating a job based on principles you actually needed for yourself, attending your own lectures, and all kinds of other juicy ideas around the next brave thing you can do. Find her at www.lizkimball.com Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536 Free Live Zoom Call SAT June 15 NoonPST

Naja Hall is direct, clear and fearlessly telling it like it is about delicate matters. She is a master stepfamily coach, promoting harmony in blended families. I recently heard her on a podcast and was BLOWN AWAY. I felt grateful when she agreed to offer an interview. (She also restarted with me, despite a limited amount of time, after a glitch caused me to lose the 40 minutes we had just recorded!!) Naja offers deep relief through her research, knowledge and ability to communicate. If you are a stepmom, a divorced Mom, or a single that is open to dating a parent, this episode is for you. https://www.blendedandblack.com/about/ Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

iHub Radio's "The Good Life" is hosted by Kate Zenna, who reached out to Amy with a kindhearted email acknowledging her efforts on the podcast, and that they had resonated with her. This episode is a portion of that lighthearted, fun and enlightening hour on the radio, exploring Kate's background and marriage, masculine and feminine energies, and even taking a caller named Calla who has been dating since a divorce. We are so grateful for "The Good Life" , Kate Zenna and www.iHubradio.com ! www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com www.ihubradio.com www.katezenna.com

Informed by the Jungian depth psychological tradition through her graduate training and particularly the work of Marion Woodman and Robert Johnson, Sheryl Paul is a devotee of the unconscious. She says "our culture tells us that anxiety is the problem but the truth is that it’s the distress flare signaling that it’s time to slow down and discover what needs attention in the interior realms of self. When we shift our mindset from one that sees anxiety as the problem and evidence of brokenness to one that views it as a gift filled with wisdom, everything changes." Through her books, online courses, private sessions, and blog, Sheryl has guided thousands of people worldwide. Alanis Morissette says Sheryl has been a teacher, a sister, and an inspiring visionary in her life since her twenties. Sheryl has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, “Good Morning America” and other top media shows, and in publications around the globe. Her new book, "The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts are Gifts to Help You Heal," will be published by Sounds True this month. Find out more about Sheryl here: https://conscious-transitions.com/ Join our growing online podcast community: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterpodcast/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com email Amy: somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com Upcoming FREE online event: SUPPORT FOR SINGLES in a LIVE ZOOM call with Amy on Higher Purpose Dating Sat. May 18 12pmPST 3pmEST For more info: check instagram @iamamyloftus @somethingbetterpodcast or the FB fan page For even more support, join our growing secret FB page by messaging Amy on FB Google voice line: 323-999-1536

This episode is the last in a series reviewing podcast principles through Amy's original music. Amy's new album "Keep Me Wild" is live today and the title track, which Amy gives the backstory on, is an embodiment of podcast principles. Listen to the album here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/amyloftus/keep-me-wild www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com 323-999-1536 Google voicemail Join our "secret" page on FB. Just "like" the Something Better Podcast FB fan page, and we can invite you upon request. Message Amy for more info.

I am offering samples of two new songs a week along with a basic podcast principle. Today’s? Grief. Feeling. Letting yourself feel challenging emotions does not have to mean it’s a bad day or you’re a failure. Break open, break through. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com 323-999-1536 Google voicemail Join our "secret" page on FB. Just "like" the Something Better Podcast FB fan page, and we can invite you upon request. Message Amy for more info.

Host Amy Loftus previews songs from her new album and explains how they relate to the podcast basic concepts and principles www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com 323-999-1536 Google voicemail Join our "secret" page on FB. Just "like" the Something Better Podcast FB fan page, and we can invite you upon request. Message Amy for more info.

The SB basic podcast principle we are exploring today is SURRENDER, through two of Amy's new songs off her upcoming album. Stepmom listeners: you will not want to miss the song preview of "Fix Something". www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com 323-999-1536 Google voicemail Join our "secret" page on FB. Just "like" the Something Better Podcast FB fan page, and we can invite you upon request. Message Amy for more info.

Amy Loftus previews the first two songs her new album, by using the basic Something Better principle highlighted in the songs- this week, it is forgiveness. www.amyloftus.com www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

This episode goes into a description about the attributes of a feminine female. Maybe you'll recognize yourself, or identify some energies and behaviors that are no longer working for you. Maybe some men out there (write me and answer the question I pose for you in this episode, please!) are interested in what to look for. Maybe a feminine energy spouse who has lost touch with her magic and mystery can reclaim it as a result of listening. Call the Google voicemail at 323-999-1536 and let me know what your questions are! Many blessings to you and thank you for listening. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com I receive emails at somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com and I'd love to hear from you. No one else checks it.

Meet one of my oldest friends, Laura Nylen, and listen in as we pick up exactly where we left off with no gaps. I love this woman!! She is a working mom with a mind pointed toward service and growth, married her high school sweetheart, has three children, and she and her husband Mike are unconditionally loving toward their transgender son. Laura’s Mom Lois had her at 48 and transmitted a sense of curiosity and respect for others, (and openness about all topics…) that we still remember. Laura is an emotionally intelligent old soul and has lots of wisdom to share as we continued the conversation on masculine and feminine energies, spirituality, and true acceptance. We love hearing from you. Call the SB Google voice with your questions! 323-999-1536 or email somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.somethingbetterpodcast.com

Lizzie Brown is the creator of groundbreaking app "Yoga Wake Up" and shares a code for you to sample the experience for free at the end of this week's episode. Lizzie is also a stepmom and we got to continue the conversation that began in the episode with Jen Smith, "This is My Love Story". www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

I have been hearing from women since the first season of SB and the one constant among issues they have shared with me is a fear of facing the truth about being cut out for a casual thing. Admitting that you are not means raising your standards and closing the door on crumbs in order to make room for something better. Often this comes in the form of averting attention from “situationships” so you can graduate to a real relationship. If your deepest desire is a committed relationship, and the Interstate of your life still has a side road to the culdesac of texting with someone who cannot step up and define the experience and commit to an exclusive relationship, then it’s time to raise your standards, speak up, and step away from the situationship into relationship. This episode includes a game-ending script for rationally communicating your desires, so you can leave your comfort zone of fantasy and enter the dream of real fulfillment. Email me and let me know your thoughts and feelings on this episode! www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

I received this question from a listener: "As my friends and I date the choppy online dating waters, we debate how to spot a masculine man and differentiate healthy from toxic masculinity, and how to differentiate a masculine from a feminine man. How would you describe the qualities of each of these types of men? What are the differences between them and what are the behaviors that signal them? How can we women who want to come from our feminine respond to these different behaviors?" So I answered it! I love hearing from you. Thank you for this helpful question. somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.somethingbetterpodcast.com

Laura Doyle is the woman who started the worldwide movement of women who practice The Six Intimacy Skills that lead to having amazing, vibrant relationships. She is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into 17 languages. She founded an international relationship coaching company and has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America and The View, and she has her own TV show on Amazon called "Empowering Wives". My favorite part of her bio is "The thing she’s most proud of is her gratifying, 27-year marriage with her hilarious husband John, who has been dressing himself since before she was born." LOL, and ha-hem.... (Originally aired April 24, 2018) www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

There is a life and death quality to relationships. Dating and not finding anyone can feel like a bunch of tiny deaths, never blooming into life. Being married to someone can feel like new life and alerts you to the stark contrast that would occur if your partner was not there. We are met with the quality of life and death more closely through surrender to real love. Everybody wants it..true love and passion. But are you open to the teachings and sensitivity to life or death quality or experience whether you have a relationship or not? That's a good start for conscious connection. Seeing the veil, the thin veil between life and death in each now-moment is true reverence and awareness. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

I think the flip side of grandiosity is depression, and the fantasies that feed grandiosity are not dreams…they are the white sugar high substitute of dreams…unlike fulfilling, nurturing whole fulfillment. After listening to the podcast “Broken Harts” which is a heightened extreme and a dark glimpse into a deceptive use of social media, I sensed a call to ask again- are you showing a “side” of you and utilizing fantasy to take you to the next crash, or honestly sharing yourself, leaving your comfort zone and realizing the fulfillment of your dreams? www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Who Are You When You Are Alone? I believe that who you are when you are alone is who you are. Wishing for partnership is wishing to be seen all the time..so are there parts of you that you don't share or show? This episode is about what joe Dispenza calls "closing the gap between who you are and who you present to the world". www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Host Amy Loftus' family friend, successful real estate goddess Morgan Pasco, approached Amy about something she wanted to share in real time, on Something Better Podcast. What followed could help a lot of people release the shame often associated with mental illness and diagnosis. Hear from a woman overcoming and thriving, despite the shock of a sharp turn in her life's path. http://morgan-re.com/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Jen Smith is a yoga teacher, writer, the Director of a busy Yoga Retreat and Event Club, a Fitness Director for Equinox, a wife, mom, and stepmom. An expert at unity, bringing the true meaning of yoga to one practitioner at a time, she is a leading light in the spiritual and yoga community of Los Angeles. She is also Amy's friend. Amy and Jen were awestruck by their parallel lives, when they both happened to be dating men who were also parents to two boys, age 6 and 8, eventually marrying and becoming stepmoms. On this episode, they share a conversation that reflects their years-long journey of supporting each other through their commitment to consciousness- as they navigate the challenges and nuances of blended family life. www.retreatyourselfwell.com www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Marlene Nichols is a writer, storyteller, performer and teacher- helping others learn how to embrace and celebrate their own story, by focusing on curiosity and taking ownership of their path. This interview really got fun after we ended it, and Marlene shared some of her private life with Amy...who promptly began recording again so they could cover some juicy tips on attracting love! Marlene's next class begins Jan 8, 2019, so check her website if you are in LA and interested! www.marlenenichols.net www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Comedic actress, voice over artist and author Hilary Powers (her memoir is "Peanuts to Percoset") has faced incredible adversity since childhood and has healed from a challenging background as a child actress, in a remarkable way. She is the heroine of her own story, and was recently married to her true love at 56. Hear her deeply spiritual take on a life of fulfillment, but don't mistake her spiritual perspective for a serious one....she's hilarious! www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com https://www.hilarypowers.com/other-projects/

Host Amy Loftus interviews Julia Shah on her experience as a matchmaker and how vulnerability opens women to new levels of connection with a significant other. (Reissue: originally aired Nov 14, 2017) www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Host Amy Loftus interviews Gabby Reece, a pro athlete, model, XPT trainer, mom and wife to big wave surfer Laird Hamilton, on being a surrendered wife and an empowered woman. (reissue, original airing April 17, 2018) www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Tips and insights on spiritual self care during the holidays. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

I listened to the podcast "Dirty John" during a short vacation for my wedding anniversary this past weekend and had to share some insights that were bubbling while I listened. Stay tuned for my take on what I call a tragic series of choices for an instinct-injured woman and her children. somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.somethingbetterpodcast.com

Pat Allen's line "I'll be the mother-man of your dreams" spawned this podcast. How are the conditions of your existing relationships with family of origin affecting your love life? Are they enhancing it or dragging you down and draining you? Host Amy Loftus speaks the truth as she sees it, based on her experience. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Relationship. It's an experience, a condition, a deliverance into spiritual awareness, an opportunity for growth, a teaching, an opportunity. It is not a thing that is going to arrive and save you from you. More on that in this episode. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

What if, after years and years of marriage and two kids, your husband came to you to let you know he is bisexual? What does that mean for the union? Why is this necessary for me to know? Is it because you want to take new actions toward this new realization? Can I accept that? These are some of the questions I explored with a fellow songwriter and SB Listener who is in the middle of a life storm, and handling it by asking rational and fair questions, utilizing self care, and keeping the faith in a process of using crisis to grow. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast.com

I ran into my neighbor in town and had a very interesting conversation with her about her new experiences as an activist dedicated to empowering women on campus at college in the midwest. She was in shock about discovering rigid general attitudes about sex and personal empowerment that are rooted in denial, and I was in shock that they are still in place there, like they were when I was in college. We decided to continue the conversation on the podcast, and I got to test my beliefs about inner energies with the daughter of a same sex couple. Enjoy! www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

When I was writing the quiz on masculine and feminine energies for the website, I made an appointment with Interact for IT on getting it onto www.somethingbetterpodcast.com and happened to get the creator of the company on the line, Josh. We had an interesting talk about human potential, his being single, and he agreed to an interview. I was surprised and encouraged by the central theme of what he had to say...and am glad to share with my listeners a single guy who is interested in a spiritual connection and lasting love! www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Actor/Writer/Producer Courtney Rackley shares about her creative projects, and personal life. Her positive attitude and spiritual perspective toward her creative endeavors and letting go of results has influenced her ability to be a surrendered single. http://www.courtneyrackley.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7747736/ www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com

I recorded this podcast right after I finished Brene Brown's book "Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone". I believe if you want to belong in relationship, you must first belong to yourself. There was a time I didn't, and once I did, I met my match. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com www.amyloftus.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com

Host Amy Loftus shares her answers to questions that a listener has regarding a delicate family situation in which she gave her partner permission to find a sexual companion after having a baby, and now feels confused about her decision. Rational communication, validation of experience, and negotiation through taking responsibility for the self and honoring inner energies are represented. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com

My elementary school-age nieces visited my studio last summer and weighed in briefly on their experience of their feminine energy- I thought it may inspire. In this episode I go into my experience opening up to spiritual solutions as I entered a constant conversation with the Universe, (or Source as you understand it, whatever you call it; Jesus, Buddha, God, Hashem....) I believe it communicates back! I highly recommend you try it. As you nurture your awareness and consciousness around masculine and feminine energies, I offered some suggestions on developing behaviors. www.somethingbetterpodcast.com somethingbetterpodcast@gmail.com www.amyloftus.com Check @somethingbetterpodcast IG to see the OK2BKRZ photo, hear some more details on some of my dating experiences, and get a Yin/Yang behaviors "homework" assignment! www.instagram.com/iamamyloftus