Living Centered Podcast

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137 "How do I have better friendships?" with Erin Falconer Dec 18, 2023

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Let’s just admit it: having friends as an adult can be difficult. Many of us struggle to find the time, emotional capacity, and intention we need to have the deep, meaningful friendships we want.

Today Mickenzie and Lindsey sit down with Erin Falconer, psychotherapist and author of the new book How to Break Up With Your Friends, to discuss how we can find meaning and connection in our modern friendships. Erin brings honesty, permission, and the practical encouragement we all need to approach friendships with the same intention that we do all other important relationships in our lives.

In this episode:
5:12 – Why we should audit our friendships

9:55 – Treating friendships with the same intention as romantic relationships

14:44 – How to do conflict resolution with friends

17:16 – When it’s time to break-up with friends

21:00 – Setting boundaries in friendship

25:38 – The importance of diverse friendships

31:58 – Friendships after an Onsite experience

37:25 – Why we need self-awareness in our friendships

39:50 – How our attachment styles affect our friendships

44:02 – Repair friendships and shifting dynamics

48:26 – Erin’s favorite practice to live centered

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136 "Why is it so hard to connect with the people in my life?" with Jason VanRuler Dec 11, 2023

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At our core we all want to be seen, heard, valued, and connected. But few of us know how to live this in real life.

Today’s guest, Jason VanRuler therapist, Onsite Guide, and author of the new book “Get Past Your Past,” joins Hannah and Mickenzie to provide a blueprint for creating connection with the people around us . Together the three define what it means to truly connect, how our attachment style impacts our connections, why not everyone can hold our vulnerability, and how to identify safe people.

In this episode:

6:36 – Our deepest needs to be seen, heard, valued, and connection in realtionships

9:56 – Forming safe connections and community

15:58 – How to find safe people in our lives

21:14 – Why our Attachment styles impacts our connection with others

31:39 – How to navigate conflict in relationships and identifying our non-negotiables

34:56 – Identifying what really matters in our relationships

37:56 – Jason’s encouragement to lean into community when it doesn’t feel safe

39:31 – How to celebrate growth within ourselves

41:22 – A practice that keeps Jason connection to the people in his life

You deserve healing. We're here to guide you! Start the process today or connect with our Admissions team at 1-800-341-7432 to discover the right experience for you!

135 "Why do I feel so burnt out?" with Ryan Snodgrass-Bloch Dec 04, 2023

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42% of workers report burnout. Most of us don't have to look beyond our homes and workplaces to find real-life examples of this statistic. But why are we so burnt out?

Today, Mickenzie and Hannah sit down with Onsite Clinical Supervisor Ryan Bloch-Snodgrass to explore why we can't seem to overcome burnout, the impact on ourselves and the people who matter most, and how we can shift our relationship to the roles we play to find more balance, rest, and peace.

In this episode:

3:50 – Redefining burnout

6:10 – The correlation between burnout and codependency

9:34 – Shifting the relationships we have to our jobs

17:33 – Creating the space at Onsite to address burnout

21:44 – The relationship between passion, purpose, and burnout

27:43 – Work-life balance and self-care

31:50 – How to prioritize our needs

37:48 – Managing burnout through small, intentional practices

44:16 – The impact of collective burnout

46:49 – Paying attention to the signs of burnout

You deserve healing. We're here to guide you! Start the process today or connect with our Admissions team at 1-800-341-7432 to discover the right experience for you!

134 "Can I set boundaries with my family members?" with Minaa B. Nov 27, 2023

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Why does it feel so hard to set boundaries in our closest relationships? How can we show up as our most authentic selves with our families? What does it look like to accept someone for who they are but also have healthy expectations of those we love?

Today, we’re diving into these questions and more with Minaa B., licensed social worker, mental health educator, and author of the new book Owning Our Struggles. Join us as Mickenzie, Hannah, and Minaa explore the balance between practicing radical acceptance and setting boundaries with people in our lives and how to regain agency in the areas we need it most.

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In this episode:

3:31 – Minaa's journey into the mental health field

7:53 – Why Minaa wrote Owning Our Struggles

13:23 – How to embrace struggle and overcome adversity

16:47 – The role of radical acceptance in our relationships

26:54 – The tension between radical acceptance and setting boundaries

29:20 – The difference between abuse and a boundary violation

31:07 – How to identify your personal values in relationships

36:03 – How radical acceptance makes way for peace with ourselves and others

42:57 – Why Minaa believes in community care

46:02 – Maintaining relationships through communication and honesty

49:09 – Understanding the complexity of familial relationships

52:29 – The difference between belonging and assimilating

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133 "How can hospitality heal?" with Shauna Niequist Nov 20, 2023

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“Hospitality is giving people a place to be when they would otherwise be alone.”

Today Mickenzie and Lindsey sit down with the queen of hospitality, New York Times best-selling author, and Onsite alum, Shauna Neiquist, for a practical and inspiring conversation about the healing power of hospitality. Together, they’ll explore how to overcome the barriers of gathering, simplifying, and rethinking what it means to host and how the act of being seen, heard, and valued can change us.

In this episode:

3:21 – How Shauna defines hospitality

8:43 – Overcoming the barriers of hospitality

10:33 – How to be a good guest

12:33 – Sharing the load of hosting

14:21 – Why Shauna doesn’t use the word ‘entertaining’

22:17 – Understanding and rewriting our narratives around hospitality

26:47 – What to do when food feels complicated

29:22 – Curating an environment for meaningful conversation

31:59 – How to host someone new

35:19 – Extending hospitality to yourself

41:20 – What is healing hospitality?

42:27 – Rapid fire questions about books and food with Shauna

51:04 – Finding a balance of spontaneous and planned gatherings

Shauna's recommendations:

Best Book She's Read this Year:

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

Favorite Curry Paste:

Mae Ploy

Cookbooks:

Let's Eat - Dan Polosi

Shabbat - Adeena Sussman

Onsite Experiences mentioned in this episode:

Onsite’s Living Centered Program
There’s always room for more — depth, contentment, healing, love, purpose.
Whether you’re feeling stuck or broken, overwhelmed or ready to dig deeper, we can guide you to the more you’re seeking.

You deserve healing. We're here to guide you! Start the process today or connect with our Admissions team at 1-800-341-7432 to discover the right experience for you!

132 "How do I support and love my partner through difficult seasons?" with Chrissy and Sam Powers Nov 13, 2023

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From fixing to shame spirals and resentment, in partnership, if one person struggles, the entire relationship dynamic is impacted. Today Onsite alums Chrissy and Sam Powers sit down with Lindsey and Mickenzie to share their individual and collective healing journeys. Together they share how they’ve navigated difficult seasons in their marriage, the boundaries they set as they created space for one another to heal, and the impact of growing and changing together.

In this episode:

3:32 – How Sam and Chrissy define living “connected” to one another and themselves 7:53 – The impact of unhealthy Coping mechanism in a partnership

10:00 – When helping becomes enabling and setting boundaries in your relationship

13:30 – Sam's decision to attend Onsite

19:36 – Sam’s transition home from Onsite

26:00 – Loving every version of your partner

29:31 – How their mental and emotional health journey has impacted Sam and Chrissy's parenting

36:52 – Chrissy's journey with embodiment work

47:50 – Resources that have played a role in their journey

49:45 – How their Onsite journey’s transformed their relationship and family

You deserve healing. We're here to guide you! Start the process today or connect with our Admissions team at 1-800-341-7432 to discover the right experience for you!

131 “Can I trust my body?” with Kara Elise Campbell Nov 06, 2023

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Embodiment has become a bit of a buzzword in our current culture moment. Everywhere we turn, we hear people talking about it, but what does it mean to trust and be in a relationship with our bodies?

Today, Mickenzie and Lindsey sit down with embodiment coach Kara Elise Campbell to explore what it means to live embodied. Kara shares how she began this work and how she now helps people find safety, connection, trust, and belonging within themselves.

In this episode:

3:13 – How Kara defines embodiment

4:56 – Kara's embodiment journey and history with disordered eating

9:54 – The process of reconnecting with our bodies

12:52 – How mental health and embodiment interconnect

15:45 – Practical resources and exercises to explore embodiment

23:57 – Kara's Onsite experience

27:46 – Trusting our intuition

34:49 – How becoming a parent impacted Kara’s understanding of embodiment

42:39 – Kara's daily embodiment practice

44:19 – Kara's encouragement for you

Mentioned in this episode:
Onsite's Living Centered Program
There’s always room for more — depth, contentment, healing, love, purpose.
Whether you’re feeling stuck or broken, overwhelmed or ready to dig deeper, we can guide you to the more you’re seeking.

Embodiment Deck

Simple and beautiful tools to support you on your embodiment journey - back home to the bod

You deserve healing. We're here to guide you! Start the process today or connect with our Admissions team at 1-800-341-7432 to discover the right experience for you!

130 “That wasn’t trauma, right?” with Carlos Martinez, M.Div., MSMHC, LPC, ACS, CET-II Oct 30, 2023

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How can you know if what you experienced was, in fact, trauma? Kicking off our new season, we welcome Onsite’s Lead Clinician, Carlos Martinez, for a conversation all about the “T Word.” In this deep and powerful interview, Carlos helps us wade through the impulse we may have to label everything or nothing as trauma. In a compassionate exploration of this topic, he invites us all to reckon with our story and provides practices and tools to help us begin this work.

In this episode:

3:54 – Why Carlos thinks we should be talking about our feelings and our trauma

9:06 – Carlos' favorite definition of trauma

13:27 – The role our nervous system plays

22:10 – A therapist’s perspective on recovered memories

26:29 – Why we need someone to validate our experience

29:35 – How different Onsite experiences approach trauma

37:33 – Practical tools for trauma recovery

45:26 – Carlos' encouragement for you

Onsite Experiences mentioned in this episode:
Onsite's Living Centered Program
There’s always room for more — depth, contentment, healing, love, purpose.
Whether you’re feeling stuck or broken, overwhelmed or ready to dig deeper, we can guide you to the more you’re seeking.

Onsite's Healing Trauma Program
Tired of dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, or isolation? Our world-renowned workshop is designed to address the disruptions that can follow trauma and provide you with the tools necessary to reset and recover.

You deserve healing. We're here to guide you! Start the process today or connect with our Admissions team at 1-800-341-7432 to discover the right experience for you!

“Living Centered and Optimizing Our Lives” - Season Preview Oct 26, 2023

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Join our co-hosts for a sneak peek into the newest season of the Living Centered Podcast, launching Monday.

129 “Living Centered Into the Next Season” a Conversation with Mickenzie and Hannah Jul 10, 2023

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Do you feel like the year is FLYING by? It’s already July, and we want to create a moment to reflect on the first six months of the year and how they can inform how we live out the rest of 2023. In this episode, Mickenzie and Hannah walk through a practical exercise to help you set intentions for the second half of the year. We’ve also got some exclusive and exciting updates about the podcast and an invitation to share your voice and shape the next season!

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What to Do When Your Life Needs a Jumpstart – Three Steps to Get Unstuck

Feeling stuck? In a funk? Like life isn't just working anymore? At one point or another, it happens to us all. We lose traction, lose direction, or even lose our sense of self.

Sometimes we can't trace down the reason why, or even put words to it—we just know that something needs to change (and preferably right now!)

The good news is, it's possible. We can break free of our funk and live a more optimized and purposeful life. It's what we've helped tens of thousands of people do at Onsite.

But where do we begin?

This FREE interactive online class will help you understand how you got here, get clear about where you want to go, and give you the jumpstart you need to move forward.

How to Skip the BS and Find a BFF – Three Steps to Making Friends as an Adult

Let's be honest—making friends as an adult can be really hard, not to mention a little awkward.

Many of us have lots of "friends," but we still feel pretty lonely. If you've found yourself wondering if close friendships exist in adulthood, you're not alone.

We all want deep, meaningful friendships—ones where we feel seen, known, and valued. But how?

This FREE interactive online class will equip you with a roadmap to build (and sustain) the friendships you desire.

How to Hack Your Emotional Health (And Why You Can’t Afford Not To)

Are you ready to take your emotional health to the next level?

One of the greatest ways to hack our emotional health and optimize every area of our lives is to incorporate the power of habits. Our habits, whether conscious or subconscious, are the way we embody the type of person we want to become. So ask yourself, are your habits reflecting the life you truly want to live?

This FREE interactive online class will equip you with a roadmap to build and maintain healthy habits and hack your emotional health!

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You deserve healing. We're here to guide you! Start the process today or connect with our Admissions team at 1-800-341-7432 to discover the right experience for you!

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