Podcasts about core gifts

Your sexual Core Gifts are the language of your true sexuality. When you can name, claim, and embrace them, your sexual experiences will become so much more amazing, connected, and filled with love and excitement. In this episode, you'll learn how to discover your own sexual Core Gifts. SUBSCRIBE TO DEEPER DATING ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3LPSrXZ LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://deeperdatingpodcast.com ——————————— CONNECT WITH US! ——————————— FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kenpagelcsw INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/deeper.dating TWITTER: https://twitter.com/KenPageLCSW YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeeperDating

It feels as though you might finally be in a really good relationship! Woohoo! Now, what are the new set of challenges you'll be facing? In this episode you'll learn how to use your Core Gifts to bring deeper intimacy to your relationship. SUBSCRIBE TO DEEPER DATING ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3LPSrXZ LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://deeperdatingpodcast.com ——————————— CONNECT WITH US! ——————————— FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kenpagelcsw INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/deeper.dating TWITTER: https://twitter.com/KenPageLCSW YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeeperDating

Are you holding yourself back from knowing the real you?On today's episode of Potent, Steven is joined by Leslie McDaniel to discuss her lifelong journey of self-awareness through personality typology and core gifts, as well as how her curiosity has shaped her life. Through emphasizing body awareness and presence, the two highlight some of the most common pitfalls in self-awareness pursuits and offer practical advice for living a more potent life. About Today's GuestLeslie is a self-discovery coach, podcast host, and curious human whose quest for self-understanding leads her to see the positive ripple effects of self-love. With her open heart, intuitive questions, and deep wisdom, she guides clients to have insight into all that is transpiring in their lives. Leslie's clients gain clarity on their life's path with tools such as personality typology and the Core Gift Discovery Process so that they can have an authentic impact on the things that matter most.https://hellopersonality.com/Show Notes02:24 The Role of Self-Awareness in Personal Growth09:32 Overview of Personality Models: MBTI, Enneagram, and Core Gifting14:14 The Scientific Debate: Validity of Personality Models28:46 Personal Growth and the Pitfalls of Personality Typing37:35 The Role of Myers-Briggs in Self-Awareness40:34 The Journey of Personal Growth and Self-Discovery44:56 The Core Gift Discovery Process50:32 The Impact of Core Gifts on Personal Development01:01:31 Expanding Self-Awareness Through New Experiences_The Potent Podcast is produced and edited by Justin Sinclair, who also composed the theme music. Additional editing support and mixing by Aaron Feeney.This podcast is brought to you by the Monk Manual. The Monk Manual is dedicated to providing best-in-class tools for helping you build a more potent life, and experience peaceful being and purposeful doing on a daily basis. If you'd like to be more intentional with your time and energy - please visit monkmanual.com.

S6E3 - Through the lens of Nima Novak's experiences and insights, you'll learn how identifying your Core Gift can simplify your decision-making, help you develop self-trust, and improve your relationship with yourself and others. By using your Core Gift as a filter across all areas of your life, you'll gain a deeper connection to your most authentic self. This self-understanding not only provides a deeper connection to yourself, personal healing, and resilience, but it also enriches relationships with others by enabling more authentic connections.Discover your Core Gift »More about Nima:Nima Novak is an Indigenous Speech Language Pathologist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology. She has worked extensively in marginalized communities, specifically in Oxnard with the Indigenous preschool population and on the west side of Chicago, where she has seen firsthand the negative effects of trauma on speech, language, and fluency development. She is currently studying somatic therapies, Polyvagal Theory, Mindful Self Compassion (MSC), and Reiki to promote healing across the communities she serves, with the intention of loving kindness for all. Her focus on evidence-based practices and empirical research serves to bridge the worlds of healing and science which are often relegated to different categories. Nima's holistic approach of resilience and education teaches how research-based mindfulness practices can be used to manage trauma in the body for both her students and colleagues. She is dedicated to empowering her students and all womxn to pursue their passions through the cultivation of resilience and self-worth. Nima is an advisor on the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Board and mentors current students at California State San Marcos in the Students of Speech & Language, Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity Group. For her anti-racism work, she has been featured in Vice Magazine, Medium.com, The Community Psychologist Special Feature, Authority Magazine, and Thrive Global Magazine. She was a contributing founder and author of the anti-racism work group Living in Empathy. Nima has been featured in interviews on Evergreen State College Olympia, Educators for Justice IG live, SLPs Of Color IG live, the SLPs of Color podcast, the FAACT podcast, and the Breaking Down Podcast. She has presented as a keynote speaker for Fred Finch CA Youth & Family Services, Community Living Thunder Bay, AntiToch University, The Rainbow Project Child & Family Counseling, LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, Women Trans Femme Bike Group, Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op, Chicago Minds, University of St. Augustine Health Sciences, WI Oneida County Tourism Council, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Northwestern University.Nima offers accountability, consultation, and training in somatic work and anti-racism work.Email: NimaNovakConsulting@gmail.comInstagram: somatic.healing.circle

S6E2 - Bruce Anderson has been working with the Core Gift Discovery process for over 30 years, and in this episode, he shares how understanding and embracing your Core Gift can guide your decision-making and empower you to live a more purposeful and impactful life. Bruce also shares the power of recognizing and nurturing your Core Gift and how this can bring about personal growth, community building, and a sense of thriving and healing both at an individual and collective level.Discover your Core Gift »Learn more about the Core Gift Institute »More about Bruce...Bruce is the Executive Director of the Core Gift Institute. His primary work is helping  individuals and organizations use the power of gifts in their daily life. The Institute offers nine different learning events related to specific practices to discover and use gifts, takes small groups on gift-reflective pilgrimages in Europe, offers one-to-one private coaching, and trains and certifies folks from all walks of life to want to use the facilitated Core Gift Discovery process in their work as coaches, educators, community-organizers, therapists and organizational development consultants. He lives on a small plot of land on Vashon Island, Washington where he tends to his gardens, chickens and family. 

The Australian Core Gift Alliance is off and running… Filippa Araki and Diane Hewitt are founding members of the Australian Core Gift Alliance, a collaborative that has come together to spread the word of gifts by being certified to teach the Core Gift Master Facilitator and other gift-related courses in Australia. Diane is a seasoned Executive coach with a host of certifications for working with a diverse range of individuals and groups. Filippa came into the Core Gifts world from her training expertise in Non-Violent Communication and being a University educator. Each of them have done more than seventy-five interviews and have recently finished a contract for twenty-five Core Gift Discovery interviews for a University Leadership program. They are both very skilled Core Gift Facilitators and have an in-depth perspective on the interview process, how it effects people, and the impact that gifts has had in each of their own lives. Find out more about the Core Gift Institute by visiting our website, www.coregift.org Thanks to Jeff Hoyt at Hoyt's Greater Community Radio for vocal additions. Music by Benson.

So many of us feel trapped in our never-ending work cycles, unsure of how to take the leap into something more authentic and meaningful. Caught up in the pressure to achieve financial stability or prestige, we often neglect our core values and skills— the things that make us feel most vibrantly alive. This week's guest is Adrian Klaphaak, founder of the Bay Area's best-reviewed life and purpose coaching business. Not only does he share insights into the career-finding process, but he actually demonstrates a technique for self-discovery and career alignment you can try for yourself! Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrapossing/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandrapossinglifecoach/Website: https://sandrapossing.com/Connect with Adrian:LikedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianklaphaak A Path that Fits: https://apaththatfits.com/ 

What if what you thought was your biggest fault ended up being your greatest asset? We're digging into how to use our core gifts as we chat with one of our favorites, psychotherapist Ken Page. We're discussing why focusing on our flaws is so detrimental, how to start recognizing your core gifts, and ways you can use your core gifts to find a partner that's right for you.Follow Ken @deeperdating, listen to Deeper Dating Podcast, and learn more about Ken here: https://deeperdatingpodcast.com/Follow us @dateablepodcast. Check out our website for more content, virtual live show dates, and merch. Join the Sounding Board at https://www.dateablepodcast.com/soundingboardFollow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview w/ iHeart Podcasts available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.This episode is sponsored by:BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at betterhelp.com/dateable with the code DATEABLEHelloFresh: Get 16 free meals plus free shipping by going to hellofresh.com/dateable16 and use the code DATEABLE16Drizly: Download the Drizly app or go to Drizly.com and use promo code FAST5 for $5 off your first order.Dateable is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at frolic.media/podcastsOur Sponsors:* Check out Drizly: https://drizly.com* Check out Factor 75 and use my code dateable50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Every time you embrace a new insight in your intimacy journey, you change your future and speed your path to love. In this episode, we're going to talk about these precious micro-doses of wisdom: How to invite them and then use them to transform your search for love and your life. If intimacy matters to you, don't miss these wonderful tools! SUBSCRIBE TO DEEPER DATING ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3LPSrXZ LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://deeperdatingpodcast.com ——————————— CONNECT WITH US! ——————————— FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kenpagelcsw INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/deeper.dating TWITTER: https://twitter.com/KenPageLCSW YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeeperDating

These two questions will help you identify your unique sexual Core Gifts, the places of your deepest passion, vulnerability, and love; the amazing place where deep love fuses with deep passion. Get ready for a gentle journey to the zone of your deepest sexual and emotional gifts. Enjoy!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Deeper Dating Podcast Community today:deeperdatingpodcast.com

Episode 20!! Today I'm sharing the beautiful concept of soul-curriculum--you have one, I have one, everybody does, but not many people know what it is or how to use it to their advantage. You'll discover one lesson on your soul-curriculum and find out why your desire to expand your deep self.love is actually a rare and special core gift that not many possess. Visit www.ElevatedSelf.Love/goddesses for more info on Aligned AF Goddesses. We start on June 8 and would love to welcome you into the Goddess community. Follow Susann at @ElevatedSelf.Love for tips, inspo, new offerings and more. Thanks for being here, darlin'. ✨

In this Deeper Dating Q&A episode, listeners bring their most important questions about love, sex, dating, and relationships to host Ken Page and get his direct personal advice. Today, we'll explore how to recognize your Core Gifts, how to understand and recognize marijuana overuse in a partner, how to understand your attraction patterns, ….and more!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Deeper Dating Podcast Community today:deeperdatingpodcast.com

How to handle those parts of ourselves that get us in trouble again and again in our lives? Stay tuned to this episode where you’ll learn how to work with those parts of yourself and discover the gift that lies at their core.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Deeper Dating Podcast Community today:deeperdatingpodcast.com

Your Myth of Lost Love is the story you created to help you make sense of love. Your myth profoundly impacts the people you choose, the ways you behave in loving relationships, and ultimately, your entire intimacy journey. In this episode, you'll discover your own personal Myth of Lost Love--and the deep Core Gifts at the heart of this myth.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Deeper Dating Podcast Community today:deeperdatingpodcast.com

You can discover your own unique intimacy genius, and this episode will teach you how. In the following audio and blogpost, you'll learn tools to discover your deepest Core Gifts, and you'll learn how to use those gifts to create powerful and positive changes in your dating life, your relationships, and your capacity to love and accept yourself more deeply.

You can discover your own unique intimacy genius, and this episode will teach you how. In the following audio and blogpost, you'll learn tools to discover your deepest Core Gifts, and you'll learn how to use those gifts to create powerful and positive changes in your dating life, your relationships, and your capacity to love and accept yourself more deeply.

Maria Juzwin (a personal empowerment coach) and Katrina Marie (a sex coach and Body Sex facilitator) go into Chapter 4 of the book "Deeper Dating", by Ken Page. In this chapter, the hosts do an inventory of the men they've dated and identify what shared qualities they have that support their core gifts versus the ones that reject them.A powerful episode and series for those who are dating (and in relationships). Two single divorced women approaching their dating lives from a conscious perspective. Get the Deeper Dating bookVisit Katrina's WebsiteVisit Maria's WebsiteMaria Juzwin's  InstagramKatrina Marie's Instagram

How to Embrace the Power of Your Deepest GiftsAll of us have deep soul gifts. But these gifts are not easy to embrace because their power is so profound, their passion can feel so fierce, and their tenderness can feel so vulnerable. Yet these parts are our greatest spiritual gifts. They fuel true intimacy and they reveal our deepest life mission. In this interview Ken will teach us how to identify and embrace our own Core Gifts; the most authentic, intimate and somehow universal parts of our being. Website: Deeperdatingpodcast.comInstagram: @Deeper.DatingTwitter @kenpagelcswand Facebook  KenpagelcswBio:KEN PAGE, LCSW, is a renowned psychotherapist, and a leading voice of hope and wisdom for everyone seeking to find and cultivate healthy, lasting love. He is the host of The Deeper Dating Podcast, author of the bestselling book Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy and the creator of the Deeper Dating Course. He has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, The Advocate and more. Ken is passionate about helping people understand the search for love as one of the greatest spiritual adventures in life.  Ken lives in Long Beach, NY with his husband, and children and their pets.Call in and Talk with Dr. Jamie during Live Show with Video Stream: Call 646-558-8656 ID: 8836953587 press #Tune-in to “Love Never Dies” and discover for yourself why reconnecting and Dialoguing with Your Departed loved ones is the only way to dry your tears and transform your grief to joy! For more information about Dr. Turndorf follow her on Facebook: askdrlove and Twitter: @askdrlove and visit www.askdrlove.com.

In this episode, Maria and Katrina cover off core gifts, unconventional dating, and some of the shame they have carried into their dating lives. They also get into polyamory, exploring romantic relations with a friend, and a confronting experience Katrina and I had in our friendship.In this Deeper Dating series, a Sex Coach (Katrina Marie) and Personal Transformation Coach (Maria Juzwin) go into the lessons of the conscious dating book, Deeper Dating by Ken Page and talk about how they have applied to their own dating lives.For those seeking more self-compassion in their lives, check out the recorded meditations and reflection activities in the Self-Compassion Circle Guided Replay.Visit Katrina Marie's WebsiteFollow Katrina Marie on InstagramVisit Maria Juzwin's WebsiteFollow Maria Juzwin on InstagramFollow Maria Juzwin on Facebook

There truly is stunning power in the qualities you hide in your love relationships. These parts feel most tender, most passionate, most central to our inner lives. When we learn to appreciate and champion these "Core Gifts" our worlds change--and our search for love moves toward available people who love us for who we are. In this episode, you'll discover your most central Core Gifts in the parts of yourself you hide. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e67

There truly is stunning power in the qualities you hide in your love relationships. These parts feel most tender, most passionate, most central to our inner lives. When we learn to appreciate and champion these "Core Gifts" our worlds change--and our search for love moves toward available people who love us for who we are. In this episode, you'll discover your most central Core Gifts in the parts of yourself you hide. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e67

In this episode, you'll learn how to discover your greatest intimacy gifts. These "Core Gifts" are the key to finding, attracting, and growing deep and true love. As you learn to name and honor your unique Core Gifts, your dating life will shift in profound and unexpectedly wonderful ways. By the end of this episode, you'll have a new sense of your own greatest intimacy gifts. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e62

In this episode, you'll learn how to discover your greatest intimacy gifts. These "Core Gifts" are the key to finding, attracting, and growing deep and true love. As you learn to name and honor your unique Core Gifts, your dating life will shift in profound and unexpectedly wonderful ways. By the end of this episode, you'll have a new sense of your own greatest intimacy gifts. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e62

Part 1: Michael Stern, founder of Integral Alignment, joins us this week. Michael is a coach, educator and facilitator who specializes in working with people to develop their Emotional Intelligence which includes self awareness, self management, social awareness and relationship management and how that makes a difference especially for current and future leaders. Part 2: Weekly Words of Wisdom - Lynda talks about the work she continues to do with Business Coach, Allyson Scammell.  She covers what Core Gifts are and how to define the light and shadow side of those gifts.

In today’s episode we explore:The 4-step process, along with a refresh on what "core gifts" are and how you can tap into yours.A transformational question to ask when anything annoying or challenging or difficult happens.A personal example of how I'm using this process in my business.References & Resources:Download 3 free soul-guided meditations HERE.

In this episode Lindsey speaks with Allyson Scammell. Allyson is a Master Certified Coach, EFT Practitioner & Intuitive Consultant. She is a true inspiration for her commitment to embodying all that she stands for & continually stepping into the boldest of expansions.  Have a listen to receive insight into: Core Gifts & their shadow sides How our shadow is always leading us towards the light The many aspects of Soul Guided business growth Redefining Marketing as Connecting & Sales as Offering Transformation Remembering just how powerful You really are & surrendering to it   Check out Allyson's offerings & her awesome podcast at : https://allysonscammell.com/podcast/  

In today’s episode we explore:Why we tend to cork up our core giftsHow to define your core gifts, andConnecting to your core gifts on a daily basis to grow your superpowersI reveal what happens in childhood that causes us to hide away or “cork up” our superpowers. I offer a powerful way to define your core gifts and an easy technique to connect to your core gifts daily so you can define them more clearly and infuse them with greater intention into your life and business.References & Resources:NASA study about the creative genius of children HERE.Download 3 free soul-guided meditations HERE.Get the full show notes HERE.

Allyson Scammell spent years in shadow careers that led her to learn about Core Gifts. First she tapped into her own, and now she helps soul-guided women entrepreneurs tap into theirs. A dreamer of big dreams, Allyson is a master coach, EFT practitioner, and intuitive consultant who dreams of one day owning a buffalo farm. Allyson's Website (Act Quick for her May Offer!)

This is the most powerful insight I know: Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts. The very qualities we're most ashamed of are usually the keys to finding real love. These qualities are your Core Gifts. This episode will help you find them. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e13

This is the most powerful insight I know: Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts. The very qualities we're most ashamed of are usually the keys to finding real love. These qualities are your Core Gifts. This episode will help you find them. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e13

Legions of people are looking for true, lasting love-and not finding it. Sadly, most dating advice actually leads us away from love with its superficial fixation on looks, games, and gimmicks. There’s a wiser path to finding love, and if you follow it, you’ll not only find healthy love more quickly, you’ll heal your life in the process. Ken Page, renowned psychotherapist and bestselling author of Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy has helped thousands of people transform their search for love by teaching them how to discover their innate Core Gifts--the key to finding healthy love, learning self-love and transforming our lives. In this episode, you’ll learn four steps that will move you closer to real love and help you discover your deepest innate gifts. You’ll feel the difference almost right away as you apply these principles. To learn more, please visit http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e1

Legions of people are looking for true, lasting love-and not finding it. Sadly, most dating advice actually leads us away from love with its superficial fixation on looks, games, and gimmicks. There’s a wiser path to finding love, and if you follow it, you’ll not only find healthy love more quickly, you’ll heal your life in the process. Ken Page, renowned psychotherapist and bestselling author of Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy has helped thousands of people transform their search for love by teaching them how to discover their innate Core Gifts--the key to finding healthy love, learning self-love and transforming our lives. In this episode, you’ll learn four steps that will move you closer to real love and help you discover your deepest innate gifts. You’ll feel the difference almost right away as you apply these principles. To learn more, please visit http://deeperdatingpodcast.com/e1

In this show, Ken Page, LCSW, psychotherapist and author of the bestseller, Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy, invites us to consider how gender role stereotypes may be crippling our love lives. Do we set aside our authenticity when we think about meeting an intimate partner? Do we worry about being too strong or independent as a woman or how sensitive we can be as a man can be without losing the so-called alpha male attractiveness? Do we default to stereotypes or presumptions of what we think others want us to be? Ken Page reminds us of the potency of our authentic self and the steps toward finding and using it. Drawing upon many of the strategies and methods of Deeper Dating he discusses and exemplifies -Identifying Gifts from Insecurities, Mapping Your Zones of Intimacy, Using a Learning Partner, Recognizing Attractions of Inspiration and Deprivation, Using Your Gift Circle and much more.

In this show, Ken Page, LCSW, psychotherapist and author of the bestseller, Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy, invites us to consider how gender role stereotypes may be crippling our love lives. Do we set aside our authenticity when we think about meeting an intimate partner? Do we worry about being too strong or independent as a woman or how sensitive we can be as a man can be without losing the so-called alpha male attractiveness? Do we default to stereotypes or presumptions of what we think others want us to be? Ken Page reminds us of the potency of our authentic self and the steps toward finding and using it. Drawing upon many of the strategies and methods of Deeper Dating he discusses and exemplifies -Identifying Gifts from Insecurities, Mapping Your Zones of Intimacy, Using a Learning Partner, Recognizing Attractions of Inspiration and Deprivation, Using Your Gift Circle and much more.

In this episode, Ken Page, LCSW, psychotherapist and author of the bestseller, Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy invites you to give up the need to be marketable or perfect and to instead identify and embrace your core gifts. He offers the steps from embracing an authentic self to recognizing the difference between attractions of deprivation and attractions of inspiration. Drawing upon his own life and many vivid examples, Ken Page guides you through the seven skills of Deeper Dating and the where and how to bring these skills to the dating world. He then discusses how to build sexual, romantic and emotional intimacy in new healthy relationships. With these in mind, you will think of yourself, dating and the choice of a truly loving relationship in a powerfully new way.

In this episode, Ken Page, LCSW, psychotherapist and author of the bestseller, Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy invites you to give up the need to be marketable or perfect and to instead identify and embrace your core gifts. He offers the steps from embracing an authentic self to recognizing the difference between attractions of deprivation and attractions of inspiration. Drawing upon his own life and many vivid examples, Ken Page guides you through the seven skills of Deeper Dating and the where and how to bring these skills to the dating world. He then discusses how to build sexual, romantic and emotional intimacy in new healthy relationships. With these in mind, you will think of yourself, dating and the choice of a truly loving relationship in a powerfully new way.

Are you afraid of love and intimacy? How do we deal with that paradox, that we fear that which we most want? If you get to know that part of yourself, and embrace it - as we’re going to reveal on today’s episode - then it becomes an amazing source of power, inspiration, and connection for you. And if you don’t think you have that fear, then you definitely want to listen to this episode, as it may help you uncover some of the blocks that - well - you don’t even know you have! Today we’re having another visit from Ken Page, author of “Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy” - and his work on how to bring your authentic self to dating and relationship is a powerful tool for you to get to know yourself and your partner (or partner-to-be) better. And to access the power that comes with getting to know this part of yourself really well, and dancing with it. I also wanted to let you know about Ken Page’s free class - the Five Essential Insights for Finding True Love, happening on August 31, 2016, where you can learn more from him about how to access your Core Gifts in relationship. You can click this link in order to sign up for the free class. He’s also going to be teaching a seven-week course for single people this fall (which he’ll talk about at the end of the free class) - and if you happen to sign up for that, a portion of your course fee will help support the Relationship Alive podcast. And now...onto today’s show guide! The paradox of vulnerability: Despite common belief and widespread cultural teachings, the parts of ourselves that we are most ashamed of are in fact our most beautiful, tender, and truthful parts! Our vulnerabilities are where our soul lies and where love comes from. We are unfortunately socialized to be ashamed of vulnerability in the name of being cool, witty, ‘independent’ and strong and we learn all sorts of ways to mask, defend, and pretend our way out of our wounds. Protecting wounded places: The act of finding love is about deconstructing the walls we have erected inside to protect the world (and ourselves) from accessing our vulnerabilities. Every way in which we protect ourselves is a way we are blocking ourselves from the gifts that the wounded place has to offer.  We falsely believe that we are only going to find love once we have built a strong enough fortress, while in fact, the parts we are hiding are the exact parts that the person that is right for us is going to fall in love with. This is true because our deepest wounds reveal our greatest gifts! It is our source of inspiration, knowing, laughter, creativity, trust, potential and passion. You don’t have to be something other than who you are. Cherish the reality of this concept. Cherish the relief it offers. Treasure your fears and turn your vulnerability into your holy ground- welcome it in with open arms as a guide not only to who you be, but to the love you are capable of giving and receiving. Turn towards your fears and know that the degree to which you accept how you flee love is the degree to which you will become a greater version of you, and your life will fill with more and more love! This is not going to be some polished packaged kind of greatness- it is going to be a gritty kind of human greatness. You may even be crestfallen and disheartened at first authentic contact with your shadow sides, however quickly you will see the beauty of exposed hurt and fear. You will gain a certain kind of dignity- a dignity in how you hold your heart, and others’ too. Your path to intimacy is perhaps the most important path you will journey on in your life! Acknowledging our fears around intimacy is a process. So many of us have developed very sophisticated strategies and defenses so as to protect ourselves and the world from truly seeing or hearing our fears. Learning to listen inward is a courageous act that requires self-compassion and curiosity. It can be incredibly supportive to do this archeological heart work in relationship with someone else, be them your partner, your friend, a therapist, a coach, or someone else who can help hold you in a conscious way. Become intimate with your fear of intimacy.  Begin to practice the following steps as a way to guide you through the process of getting to know and love your fears: Step 1: Make a paradigm shift. Shift your perspective to the belief that you do have fear of intimacy, you do act out of fear of intimacy, and you do flee intimacy. All humans do! Furthermore, celebrate the knowing that your fears are your gifts- they are true gold, capable of helping you get closer to the love you want. Step 2: Get curious. Now that you are aware that there is no need to be either ashamed or afraid of your own fears, ask yourself: what am I afraid of? What are my flight patterns? What do I do to push love away? Observe, wonder, watch. Step 3: Ask these two powerful questions. Alone with a journal, or together with another person, ask yourself the following 2 questions at least 3 times each. Allow your answer to come out raw and unedited. Repeat the questions until you feel a softening of your heart. Question #1-Tell me about your fear of love Question #2- How do you shut the door to deeper intimacy? Breathe into the answers and heed the advice embedded within: The first question reveals not only your fears, but your values and deepest gifts. These fears may include fear of losing the other person, fear that if you are really seen you will not be loved, and fear that if you taste intimacy you will also be hurt when it isn’t there. These fears speak about how truly and deeply you love, how much you desire truth and wanting to be seen for all that you are, and how poignantly you experience intimacy. Always be sure to look for what value and gift your fear is protecting you from. The second question reveals your most significant blocks to intimacy. We all have flight patterns and ways that we choreograph avoiding intimacy- acknowledging and admitting these allows us to uncover exactly what it is we need to do to ALLOW intimacy. Listen closely to your answer to question #2, because embedded within is the knowing for what you can change to have more love in your life! Resources Listen to our first episode with Ken Page: Episode #30 Take Ken’s course The 5 Essential Insights for Finding True Love online for free! See deeperdating.com for links to interviews, learn more, access online courses, and to sign up to receive Ken Page’s free ebook! Read Ken’s book Deeper Dating www.neilsattin.com/dating2 Visit to download the show guide, or text “PASSION” to 33444 and follow the instructions to download the show guide to this episode with Ken Page! Our Relationship Alive Community on Facebook Amazing intro/outro music graciously provided courtesy of: The Railsplitters - Check them Out

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