Cheaper Than Therapy with Vanessa and Dené (Vanessa Bennett and Dené Logan)

Kute Blackson is a transformational speaker, teacher, national bestselling author, and host of the SoulTalk with Kute Blackson podcast. His mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically, and fulfill their true life’s purpose.

We sat down with Kute to hear more about the unique gifts he developed through his childhood, his experience of individuation and learning to trust his intuition at an early age, the rarely explored aspects of how the mother wound manifests for men, and how his experiences shaped his path toward working with and inspiring people around the world.

This conversation was one that really affirmed for us why we love hosting this podcast as much as we do. Kute’s energy is magnetic, and we know you’ll understand why he is such a profound gift to the world through the work that he does. 

You can connect with Kute through his website kuteblackson.com or on social @kuteblackson. Kute’s latest book, “The Magic of Surrender”, is available now and releasing on paperback May 14th.

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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In this episode, we share our thoughts on the new HBO Max series, Scenes From A Marriage, and what it triggered in both of us.

We explore how we differentiate between a feeling, a thought we have, and the truth of how we feel, acknowledging that we all have our own traumas, our own pain, our own moments we feel alone, abandoned, scared, and how that shows up in our relationships. 

We also share details about our upcoming retreat, From Self Abandonment to Inner Belonging: The Intensive, in Carefree, Arizona January 2-7. Visit vanessabennett.com/retreats for more details!

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In this live coaching session with Jordan, we talk about what it’s like being in a new relationship with someone as they’re navigating a divorce. We explore why sometimes it can be helpful to slow down the pace not only to allow space for healing after the end of a marriage, but to give both people some clarity on what feels true about moving forward.

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Jim about how to know if we’re a little too closed off as we start dating again after a divorce.

We explore dispelling the myth that men don’t require emotional connection for sex to be fulfilling, how to clearly state the speed at which we’d like a relationship to proceed, and that sometimes our work is about differentiating our triggers from someone else’s.

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Debra Silverman is an astrologer, teacher, psychotherapist, and author. Over the past 40 years, she has helped thousands of people—individuals, families, and couples—achieve emotional health and wisdom. 

We sit down with Debra to discuss the deep connection between astrology, psychology, and the transitional period we’re experiencing on a collective level. 

We discuss the freedom and balance that comes from observing ourselves and our astrological charts, how our social structures are facing critical and necessary change and the gift of living in a time where society’s glorification of ‘normal’ is being dismantled. Here’s good news: in the New Earth we’re creating, anything goes. 

We were both enamored by Debra’s humor and immeasurable knowledge of the cosmos - we know you will be too!

You can connect with Debra on Instagram @debrasilverman_astrology and through her website at debrasilvermanastrology.com where you can order her book, The Missing Element. Be sure to check out her new class available on theshiftnetwork.com that launches today, February 2nd!

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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Taune Lyons is an integrative therapist, writer, and coach in the San Francisco, Bay Area. She specializes in intentional relating, sexuality, unraveling our conditioning, and the integration of painful or potent experiences. Taune also teaches one of the most sought after classes in TAT LAB with a focus on attachment styles.

We talk with Taune about how we start to reclaim the aspects of ourselves we’ve previously considered broken, the fluid nature of our attachment styles - despite what pop-psychology might suggest, how archetypal imagery can support us in feeling less alone on our journey, and tools we can use for incorporating self-care during extremely challenging times.

You can find Taune on IG @taunelyons or on her website taunelyons.com

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In this live coaching session, we sit down with Liz about her recent separation and her struggles with co-parenting and navigating her family’s new reality.

We talk about reframing our narratives around what a family ‘should’ look and operate like, challenging ourselves to ask what love would say when we start to feel fear come to the surface, holding the complexity of grief and multiple truths existing about our situation at one time, and knowing that our lives are what we decide they are. 

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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In this episode Vanessa and Dené discuss some taboo topics of parenthood: the importance of normalizing conversations around the extent to which we are struggling, how hard it is to bring up children without the support of extended community, and tools that can be useful for parents when we feel like we're at our whitts end. This episode was taped at the height of the covid-19 quarantine, so it really acknowledges the additional stressors families were (and are) facing during this time.

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Rachelle about the power of trusting our inner wisdom during times of uncertainty. We explore our tendency to use productivity as a defense mechanism, and the ways we can use stillness to identify the experience of trust.

*These live coaching sessions are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not to replace therapy.

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Ashley Torrent is a Psycho-spiritual Counselor, an Intuitive Medium, and someone who played a pivotal part in Vanessa’s journey. Dené and Vanessa talk with Ashley about how learning to embrace our challenges can be the pathway to finding hidden treasures, being “good enough” parents, and the intuitive gifts we all possess if we allow ourselves to be still and tap into them. Ashley embodies so much wisdom, and we know you’ll find this conversation with her as valuable as we did.

You can find Ashley on Instagram @ouisie1

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In this episode, we discuss self-abandonment and all the different ways it shows up. We share stories of our personal experiences with self-abandonment and what they’ve taught us. We talk about some of the implicit and explicit messages we receive in childhood, how an attempt to control our environment is often the consistent theme underneath most of our maladaptive behaviors, the extent to which a patriarchal society pushes us to feel unsafe being our authentic selves, and what you can expect from our upcoming virtual retreat. There’s still time to join us at our upcoming LIVE virtual retreat, “From Self Abandonment to Inner Belonging” on June 25-27, 2021. Visit vanessabennett.com/retreats for more information. If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Vanessa and Dené talk to RD about a tremendous loss she suffered a few months ago. As she struggles to wrap her head around what the grieving process means for her, she is faced with the reality of contending with the COVID-19 crisis and isolation at the same time.

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Jen Kluczkowski is a NYC-based wife, mama, teacher, student, speaker, listener, mentor, consultant, and advocate for Earth passionate about helping people and companies increase their awareness and positive impact, while reshaping what leadership looks and feels like through her company, MINDFRESH.

We sit down to talk to Jen about how forgiving ourselves when our regimented self care practices slip can actually lead us to a deeper more authentic space, how the introduction of mindfulness practices in the workplace offers a way to normalize expressing our emotions, and how we might be on the path to creating a new definition of what success looks like in our careers, our families, and as members of the human race.

You can find Jen on Instagram at @jen_klu and @mindfreshco

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In today's episode, we explore a question about transitioning from a romantic to a platonic relationship.

We talk about 

• How rarely we acknowledge how difficult a role it is to be the one who takes the first step to end things when a relationship has expired 
• How the end of a relationship - while incredibly painful - can also be the birthplace of a new season of creating possibilities around who we’re becoming 
• Why we as a society can benefit from normalizing relationships reaching an expiration point without requiring a specific “reason” for something coming to an end

And so much more!

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

And, if you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.

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Vanessa and Dené sit down to talk about some of the most difficult realities parents have faced in the last year.

They discuss the trouble with parenting as a course correction for what we longed for in childhood, how to cope with parenting burnout during a pandemic, and identifying where we are in terms of our stress levels so that we can give ourselves a break before we reach our breaking point.

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Our Soul’s Evolution with Amanda Walsh

Amanda Pua Walsh, M.S., is the CEO & Founder of Astrology Hub, an online platform for astrological guidance and education reaching hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. She’s the creator of the top-rated Astrology Hub Podcast, with over 5 million downloads to date. 

The insights from her first astrology reading illuminated a path forward for Amanda. She found hope, clarity and direction - inspiring her to create a platform that makes finding high-quality astrologers for readings and astrological education and guidance accessible to the masses.

🌟 Some Big Takeaways from this Conversation with Amanda Walsh:

• Astrology Meets Therapy: The process of finding an astrologer that resonates personally can feel similar to finding the right therapist 
• Healing the Soul: Astrology can break down the process of our Soul’s evolution in a way that can be unbelievably healing and cultivate a sense of self-acceptance 
• Navigating Life’s Transits: A breakdown of what we can expect during various transits during various periods in our life
• The Universe and Astrology: Astrology provides a framework for the invitation that the Universe is giving us toward the evolution of our soul, and how our society tends to pathologize a lot of what equates to us turning away from that invitation

🎙This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

✨Click here for a pdf of the life transits Amanda discusses in the episode

✨PLUS, Cheaper than Therapy listeners can use the promo code THERAPY15 for 15% off an astrology reading at AstrologyHub.com.

Connect with Amanda Walsh:

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cheaperthantherapypodcast 
• Instagram: @cheaperthantherapythepodcast
• TikTok: @cheaperthantherapypod

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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Jori Adler is a Psychotherapist & Founder of Flow House Therapy in Los Angeles. She has a unique gift for pairing integrative healing modalities with a container that is just the right fit to facilitate healing. Jori is also someone who has had a tremendous influence on Dene’s journey to becoming a therapist.

We sat down to talk with Jori about how EMDR can help us to process trauma through a different lens, how the field of therapy is evolving and shifting, 6 tools for developing your personal power, and how we can begin to visualize what we desire coming to fruition.

This conversation is such a beautiful example of how we start to understand how various healing modalities can completely shift the trajectory of our lives, and we know you’re going to take away so much from all that she has to share.

You can connect with Jori at Flow House Therapy on IG @flowhousetherapy or on flowhousetherapy.com

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In today's episode, we share a bit of a conversation we were having driving home together after our weekend intensive in Idyllwild, CA. I’m our conversation we explored:

1. How the framework of all of our relationships are changing in a radical way
2. The resistance that comes to the surface whenever an outdated system or way of living is experiencing an imminent ego death 
3. Why the most fundamental aspect of any form of awakening is a commitment to speaking the truth 
4. The importance of meeting moments of transition with curiosity - especially when we feel most activated by someone’s perspective that deeply challenges our own 

And so much more! 

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

And, if you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Olanna about the impact of social media on our romantic relationships. 

We dig into navigating the inevitable activations and how we might see them as an invitations to notice the narratives they bring up, how we bring our partners into the messy side of our inner work, the fears and historic wounds that social platforms can often bring to the surface, and how we balance vulnerability with holding respect for the autonomy and individual process of our partners.

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

And if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Claire about her self-discovery following the end of a 13 year relationship.

We discuss navigating the various forms of grief that come from the loss of a relationship, the dance between taking personal responsibility and allowing yourself to feel all of the feelings that need to be felt and reframing the end of a relationship as an opportunity to regain parts of ourselves that we may have lost. 

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

And if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Vicky Vox is a profound healer, a performer, spiritual empowermentor, a psychic medium, and a sorceress. She has spent a lifetime inspiring others through her work in the arts, standing unapologetically in the truth of her gifts, and raising the vibrational frequency to one of love and acceptance in every single space she enters. 

We sat down to talk with Vicky about:

1. Navigating a world that feels against you when your spiritual and physical bodies don’t align with the conditioned limitations of those around you

2. The importance of decolonizing our therapeutic models in an attempt to provide safe spaces for those outside of the narrow landscape of who the western therapeutic modalities were designed to serve

3. The ways that our society often attacks those who model a radical acceptance of self, for holding up a mirror to the ways we have been conditioned to reject the deepest truths of who we are

4. How the integration of our masculine and feminine energetics can serve as a means to investigate and know ourselves more fully

Vicky is pure magic in human form, and we are so excited to share her incredibly profound wisdom through this conversation.

Connect with Vicky

*** Website

*** Instagram

This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

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Andrew Horn is an Austin, TX based social entrepreneur, speaker, writer and leadership coach. He has been featured on TED.com, founded an INC500 company, keynotes for the Fortune 500, and serves as a personal coach to “second mountain” entrepreneurs. Andrew is on a mission to support others in understanding how we create meaningful connections in an authentic way. 

We sat down to talk with Andrew about 

1. How to shift our focus from the external to the internal to access our truth, and how to share the most authentic version of ourselves in meaningful relationships. We explore how seeing this allows others to liberate their own truest selves as well
2. Distinguishing between liking vs loving ourselves - acknowledging that we need to know ourselves to love ourselves, and that we are dependent on how our eyes and brain interact with our external world
3. How to break free from getting engulfed in the limiting belief patterns that cause us to create stories in our head

And so much more! 

We know you’re going to be as inspired by this conversation with Andrew as we were. Have a pencil and paper ready for this one - he offers so many incredible tools!

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Mentioned: Byron Katie’s Liberating Questions

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cheaperthantherapypodcast 
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Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Jane about the contradictory feelings that come up as we’re on the precipice of a new phase of life.

We explore the realities of prioritizing our needs as parents,, how sometimes we can be attempting to postpone the action steps of going after what we really want by continuing to pursue additional letters behind our names, how much power we can find when we stay open to receiving instead of attempting to figure things out, and the sense of freedom that comes from a practice letting go of attachment to outcomes. 

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

And if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Mary Beth LaRue is a mama, a yoga teacher, a writer, and the creator of Embodied by MB, embodiment based offerings which includes virtual yoga classes, a slow flow teacher training, and an online program of small group coaching for women. Her writing and teachings offer such profound insights for all of us attempting to stay present with ourselves through the pain of uncertainty. Trust us, her personal experience with uncertainty allows her to be a guide for others on this topic. We talk to Mary Beth about how as parents we grieve our children as they grow, the sacred nature of stringing together the small moments, embodiment as a tool for bringing us back as the mind continuously attempts to exit the present moment, and so much more. Mary Beth is an absolute treasure - so wise, introspective, and unbelievably funny! We know you’ll be deeply moved, laughing, and crying throughout this entire conversation right along with us. You can find Mary Beth on IG @marybethlarue or on her website marybethlarue.com

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In this live coaching session, we speak with Carla about the dating patterns she’s feeling reemerge after doing a lot of hard work while single.

We explore building the muscles of taking the brave step of speaking to our needs, how sometimes an emotional cutt-off can be the easier choice than a tough conversation, the fact that someone’s ability to hold space for our vulnerability is critical information about their emotional capacity, and the healing that can come from showing someone our “messy parts” and working through the hurt with them instead of hiding those parts and doing it alone.

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Martha Barnard-Rae helps outside-the-box brands build seriously good client relationships with clear, clever copywriting and content. By day she's the CEO at Word Candy and co-host of The One That Works For You podcast. Martha moonlights as a feminist scholar, TEDx speaker, and sore loser of board games. Setting boundaries is her superpower. Her love language is oddly specific Tik Toks. 

We sat down with Martha to talk about: 

1. The shame that tends to be internalized with ADHD and the strategies that can be put in place for support. 
2. The connection between women having children and being diagnosed with ADHD, and what that entails while also living in a capitalistic society.
3. The extent to which neurotypical and neurodivergent brains process information and sensory inputs very differently, and why communicating to understand one another is key for fulfilling relationships

And more!

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TEDx Talk

Mentioned:

ADHD 2.0

And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

Spots will be limited! Click here for details

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We feel so lucky to have not one, but two incredible guests that we treasure so deeply. We’re thrilled to bring back two of our favorite guests, Mildred Murillo and Ashley Torrent. 

Milly is an astrologer and spiritual coach who believes astrology is about guiding her clients to discover the divine wisdom and strength that is within them. 

Ashley is a psychospiritual counselor, intuitive medium, and teacher who believes that we are all mediums, psychics, empaths, and energy healers—we all have this magic inside of us that many have forgotten—and her intention is to help us remember.

We sat down with Milly and Ashley to discuss how we need to stay grounded in the physical world while holding all of what is happening within the cosmos, why intuition is not only the language of the Universe - but a key component of reclaiming a connection to our inner knowing, the importance of staying present with one another’s pain during the most challenging aspects of our human experience, and why every single element of our journey is necessary to support us in understanding who we are meant to become.

Mildred and Ashley have both had such a profound impact on our lives, and we’re so grateful for the opportunity to share their wisdom with all of you!

You can connect with them both through their new podcast, “The Blue Butterfly Effect” or on Instagram at @astro_consciousness and @ashleytorrent29.

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Katherine Winter-Sellery is a 3x TEDx Speaker, a parenting coach, and mom of two. For over 20 years, she has been helping families thrive by using a guidance approach to parenting called Conscious Parenting.

We talk with Kathryn about how parents can model moving through difficulty without making their children responsible for holding it, the truths we don’t speak in an attempt to avoid hurting those we love, the difference between an intellectual understanding of spiritual principles and using them as tools for moving through our daily lives, and understanding our children’s behaviors not as good or bad - but as very human attempts to get their needs met.

This conversation is one that we know will not only be incredibly beneficial for parents, but all of us doing the work of understanding the process of stepping fully into a sense of self.

You can connect with Katherine on IG @katherinewintersellery or on her website, consciousparentingrevolution.com

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Madison Morrigan is an international award-winning life coach, leadership consultant, sovereignty guide, and host of the Everything Belongs podcast. Centered on self-belonging, sacred self-responsibility, spiritual freedom, and full expression, Madison coaches humans as they shed layers of old programming to come to their true selves. 

We sit down with Madison to explore the path she has taken to being such a potent guide to others on their healing journey. 

We discuss the somatic manifestations of trauma that often occur when we attempt to bypass acknowledging what we’ve been through, the experience of exile as an initiatory phase on the path to inner belonging, the collective sense of exhaustion we are experiencing from attempting to hold the opposing tensions of nuance and fear, and the sneaky ways some of our codependent tendencies can creep back in through outlets like social media and outsourcing our power to others. 

We were both blown away by Madison’s magnetic strength and wisdom. We know you will be too!

You can connect with Madison on Instagram and TikTok @madisonmorrigan and through her website at madisonmorrigan.com. Be sure to also listen to her show, Everything Belongs, available wherever you listen to your podcasts. 

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Nico Barraza is the founder of Altai Creative, specializing in producing and engineering strategic marketing, public relations, and outreach plans for businesses, organizations, and initiatives of all kinds. 

He’s an ex-pro-athlete and host of the Starve the Ego Feed the Soul podcast that covers everything about the most important subject that we’ll ever study, ourselves. 

We talk with Nico about his journey with therapy and what he learned about the human psyche during his career as a professional endurance athlete, his perspectives on loss of self and love, how we start to normalize conversations around creating healthy polarity and masculine and feminine dynamics, and the overall path to healthier relationships.

You can connect with Nico on Instagram @thatbarrazaboy or through his podcast, Starve the Ego, available wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we’re answering a question submitted by one of our listeners that doesn’t feel respected in their relationship, especially in times of conflict or disagreement. They write, “Sometimes I feel like my partner doesn’t respect me when she’s upset; she swears and can get very upset. How do I deal with this?”

If you have a question you’d like us to discuss, click here. 

🌟 Some Big Takeaways from this Episode:

1. Safe Communication: The importance of being in relationship where it is safe for you to have difficult communication with your partner
2. Alone Not Lonely: How to be alone with yourself to get clear about how you will and will not be treated, to set boundaries within your relationship
3. Follow-Through: Taking in your partners response to your boundaries as information to help you decide if you want to accept how they are willing to love you and stay in relationship with them

Books Mentioned:

Fair Play

🎙This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

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In this Q&A episode, a listener wrote in asking for advice about a struggle she’s having with the frequency of her partner's desire for sex. 

We discuss:

• Normalizing the understanding that someone having access to you sexually isn’t a given just because it’s within the parameters of a partnership, and what actually constitutes as sexual assault. 
• How a society where men have been taught not to feel, often leads to sex as the primary outlet for connecting to their emotions and self-regulation. 
• The importance of seeking support and taking accountability for facing the underlying codependency that so often accompanies addictive tendencies within ourselves and others.. 

Accounts we reference:

Connor Beaton (@mantalks on instagram)

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

And, if you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.

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In this live coaching session, we sit down with Arikka to talk about her relationship between grief, burnout, and fear of abandonment. 

We dive into how to feed the desire to be of service while preserving ourselves and pushing back on the idea that our worth is in what we are able to do and be for others. Our conversation raised the important question, what are we not allowing ourselves to feel by keeping ourselves so busy that we have no time to feel?

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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In this Q&A episode, a listener wrote in asking what to do with the knowledge that their partner is no longer physically attracted to them. When a relationship reaches the point where we are no longer having sex and we are on the verge of a break up - what advice would we give? 

We’re talking about:

1. Acknowledging the pain and difficulty about the situation on both sides. 
2. Letting go of the tendency to focus all of our energy on the negative, so that we might see this as an invitation back to ourselves and a way to reconnect with our individual turn ons.
3. Realizing that relationships and life ebb and flow, and how we might have important conversations with one another to dig deep and ask, “Is this about their attraction to me, specifically, or do one or both of us not have a vibrancy for anything in life right now?”
4. Remembering that the longevity of a relationship does not determine the level of happiness or success, and that a relationship ending doesn’t mean it was a failure.

And so much more!

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

We have ONE SPOT left for THIS weekend’s immersive retreat, Living an Untamed Life, in IDYLLWILD, CA.

During this intensive weekend (July 14-16), we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

Click here for details

And, if you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

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Jeff Guenther, (also known as Therapy Jeff) is a licensed professional counselor from Portland, Oregon who has created a huge social media following by offering relationship advice, tips, pep talks, and other resources to maximize your mental health.

We sat down with Jeff to discuss:

1. working to be realistic about who people are, and the capacity they have to show up in certain ways 

2. the challenges that come to the surface when we look for our partner to do our reparenting work for us

3. the challenges and benefits that coexist when therapists are creating content on social media 

This was such a fun conversation and we know you’re going to enjoy getting to know Jeff as much as we did!

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If you have a question or topic you’d like us to address, we would love to hear from you for our new series! Email us at cheaperthantherapythepod@gmail.com or send us a DM. 

And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate, and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

*These live coaching sessions are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not to replace therapy.

This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

Spots will be limited! Click here for details

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Chester about moving out of apathy and into his life’s next steps after 11 years of marriage.

We explore how living in a capitalist society conditions us to buy into the myth of “the white picket fence,” the reality of how hard it can be to make decisions for ourselves after a lifetime of self-abandonment, the tangible methods of putting self-love into action, and recognizing the ways that we can use logic to hide from uncomfortable feelings.

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate, and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Laura Grant is a Spiritual Teacher and Intuitive Coach who utilizes a combination of her background in music, business, education, and studies in spiritual science to provide service for humanity. She is a channel for the Spirit world who is deeply connected to her Ancestors and Ancient Wisdom.

She is an awakened feminine who is inspired by a higher power and dedicated to assisting with the ongoing evolution of the human collective.

We sit down with Laura for a deep dive into our inner world through the lens of what Carl Jung first coined our anima and animus, why the integration of both our masculine and feminine energies is a fundamental component of our mental health and collective healing, why tapping into our intuition will be such a fundamental aspect of leadership in the new paradigm of humanity, and balancing these energies within can help us identify a sense of purpose and interdependence in romantic relationships. 

You can connect with Laura on Instagram @laurathewokenmind or on her website thewokenmind.com.

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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Dené and Vanessa sit down together to process some of the emotional fatigue that 2020 has left us experiencing on a collective level. They talk about sitting in the discomfort of the liminal spaces of becoming, how we might start to step outside of our echo chambers to find common ground, and how meeting fear with compassion might be the greatest lesson for us to take away from this time.

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In this live coaching session, we sit down with Kay to talk about control and her struggles and frustrations with letting go of it both at home and at work.

We talk with Kay about navigating martyr syndrome, exploring the payoff we’re taking away from our codependent tendencies, the opportunities for growth we rob others of when we don’t let them fall and playing the tape through on the worst-case scenario in our head.

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

And if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate, and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Preston Smiles is a teacher, a transformational thought leader, a conscious content creator, and a man on a mission to empower others by amplifying a multi-generational movement of radical love on the planet. 

We sat down talk with Preston about:

1. The unspoken war of the sexes and the challenges that arise for couples during the early stages of parenthood 

2. Some of the blind spots that we’ve held as women around the felt experiences of men

3. How our relationship dynamics instantly shift when we attempt to be mindful of the other person’s nervous system

4. How vital having trust in another person becomes when we’re attempting to let go of the urge to control.

Preston is an absolute force and offers such an inspiring perspective on how to navigate our lives from a higher level of consciousness. We know you’re going to love this conversation as much as we did. 

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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In this live coaching session with Katie, we talk about how to differentiate between venting and the deeper talking (ie processing) that we do to initiate and continue growth. We also normalize feeling like you’ve outgrown your therapist and discuss how we can tap into a sense of joy and aliveness during these turbulent times.

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe and review the podcast so we can get it out to even more people!

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In this live coaching session, we sit down with Jennifer to discuss her experiences throughout her motherhood, career, and spiritual journey.

We dive into navigating the unspoken anxieties that come with parenting, fostering compassion for yourself when you’re moving through any kind of change, and how to lean into your body and breath to return to center during moments of reckoning. 

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week on the TAT Lab app. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

And if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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In this episode we sit down with Dr. Corey Emanuel. Corey is a writer, producer, author, mentor, and thought influencer with a Masters in Communication and PhD in Media Psychology. He’s the founder of Corey Emanuel Omnimedia, a Los Angeles based full-service production company, as well as founder of the social movement Men Talking Shift. Corey is passionately dedicated to using entertainment and media as vehicles to tell stories that inform, inspire, educate, and promote self-actualization. We spoke with Corey about how he uses his platforms to speak about taboo topics that men don’t often see normalized in the media, how deeply impacted we all are by the wounded masculine energy of our culture, using media psychology as a gateway to support the masses in seeking mental health support, and the way that storytelling can create inclusive spaces for healing. Corey has such a soulful and inspiring presence and we know you’ll be as excited about the work he’s doing as we are! You can find Corey on Instagram @coreyemanuel, on TikTok @officialcoreyemanuel or on his website coreyemanuel.com. If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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This episode of Cheaper than Therapy is part of a series where we answer questions you, our listeners, have sent in to us. Today, we’re discussing the topic of self-abandonment, and what it looks like to self-abandon in various areas in your life. 

If you have a question you’d like us to discuss, click here. 

🌟 Some Big Takeaways from this Episode:

1. Be Honest with Yourself: How to begin the work of facing hard truths about yourself instead of hiding behind familiar and unhealthy behaviors patterns, and why consciousness is key in decision making, so you are able to put down shame if and when you do make the easy/familiar choice in a difficult moment 
2. Break Relationship Patterns: Why you may repeatedly find yourself in relationship with emotionally unavailable people, and how to begin the inner work of finding where you may also be afraid to be vulnerable
3. In Love, Out of Alignment: How to be in relationship, of any kind, with somebody whose values are not your own, and how you may still hold love for a person but find yourself out of alignment with them moving forward

🎙This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

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Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

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• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode, we sit down with Amanda Ashy, a clinical nutritionist, mindfulness teacher, and yoga instructor for children & families. Amanda teaches social-emotional well-being in school systems and works as a consultant supporting schools to develop their wellbeing curriculum.

We discuss the power that comes from identifying your own authentic life, ways to successfully co-parent when a relationship comes to an end, giving ourselves as well as our children the space to feel all of our feelings, and so much more. This is truly one of those conversations that could have gone on for hours!

You can find Amanda on Instagram @amanda_ashy and also @lokah_lab where she and her partner Rachel work together empowering busy modern moms to find connection, purpose, self-worth, and calm. And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you (as much as we do) please subscribe and review the pod so we can get it out to even more people!

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Bryan Reeves is a former US Air Force Captain turned life coach, author, podcast host, and blogger with over 30 million readers. Since 2014, he has been coaching couples and men to help them discover and live out their dreams. His new book “Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her)”, discusses men’s challenges with intimacy and boundaries and thriving in intimate relationships.

We talked with Bryan about what happens in a society where we look to our intimate relationships to be the containers in which we find adulthood - when that’s not what they’re supposed to be for, the trouble with us attempting to maintain a “two person village,” the healing that comes from men learning to trust other men after a lifetime of experiences that have taught them not to, and why we’re drawn to partners that have the qualities we long to experience within ourselves - but then we immediately reject those qualities within them.

This conversation provided potent insight into the ‘why’ behind the relational dynamics we’ve all struggled with. We know you’re going to find it as valuable as we did.

You can connect with Bryan on social media @bryanreevesinsights or through his website bryanreeves.com. His book, “Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her)”, is available for purchase through all major online booksellers. Bryan also hosts the podcast, “Men, This Way”, available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Are you interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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In this live coaching session with Jillian, we discuss the tension we experience when we’re struggling to follow through on the next steps we’re longing to take.

We explore the need to pull in different tools when we’ve exhausted all of our current resources, becoming aware of our power and channeling it to set a new course, the impact of getting still when all we want to do is move, and how we start to receive and interpret messages from a higher power.

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Rene Wiley is a running coach, a group fitness instructor, and someone creating a major impact by challenging his community to show up in a more conscious way.

Vanessa and Dené talk with Rene about the magic that happens when we finally find our authentic voice, the importance of being of service, and how he’s inspiring people on a global level to show up for themselves through his 101 mile running challenge.

Through his social media Rene also contributes to eliminating the stigma by discussing our mental health and is such an inspirational voice at a time when we all need it most.

You can find Rene on Instagram @itsrenewiley

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Melanie Hersch is a psychotherapist turned dating coach who teaches singles how to rewire the unconscious patterns that have been preventing them from having the love they want. Her unique approach blends psychology, spirituality, and energetics to help her clients increase their self esteem, know their worth, and easily attract healthy love into their lives!

We talked to Melanie about challenging our limiting beliefs around finding love, how we can bring a sense of lightness to the experience of dating, why Covid has actually had some benefits in terms of the process of meeting someone new, and how you can determine which are the most effective dating apps for you. We had so much fun with Melanie in this episode!

You can find Melanie on Instagram at @melaniehersch, or on the web at www.goodatyou.com If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Danielle LaPorte is a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100—a group that, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” The former director of a future studies think tank in Washington, DC, where she managed a team creating global scenarios. She now speaks about the intelligence of the heart. Her most recent book, How To Be Loving… when your heart is breaking open and the world is waking up, is also an audiobook + eBook, with a companion deck and journal. Danielle is also the author of The Fire Starter Sessions, The Desire Map, White Hot Truth, and the producer of dozens of meditation kits and online programs for spiritual support.

We sat down with Danielle to explore:

1. why feeling fulfilled has nothing to do with your mood and holding love as a state of consciousness

2. understanding karma as a way that the Universe brings everything back into balance and not the punishment model we’re taught to think it is

3. how our perspective shifts when we start to live in the felt experience that God is in everything

You can connect with Danielle on social @daniellelaporte or access her heart-centered programs, tune into her unbelievably soulful meditations, or find more information on her newest release, How to be Loving at daniellelaporte.com

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Dené and Vanessa also share details about their upcoming New Years Retreat, FROM SELF-ABANDONMENT TO INNER BELONGING: THE INTENSIVE happening in Carefree, Arizona at Civana Wellness Resort and Spa, January 1-6, 2023!

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a 5-star review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

*These live coaching sessions are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not to replace therapy.

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Ashlyn about the journey of self-discovery she’s been on following her divorce.

We discuss how impactful safe friendships can be in the process of reprogramming and reparenting ourselves, why all emotions are welcome, and having big emotions doesn’t mean we’re not fine (they’re actually just an indication that we’re human), how to approach our interactions while dating as an opportunity to learn more about ourselves, and the importance of modeling for our children that we are more than just their parents.

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

And if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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In this solo episode, we’re answering a listener’s question about why they seem to attract “energy vampires” and feel like they’re constantly being sucked into others’ drama. 

We’re discussing:

1. Reshifting your energy from, “why is this person always doing this TO me” to, “that’s challenging for them, but I don’t need to participate” and remembering that where you focus your energy is what you attract
2. Turning your focus inward to examine where you may have hidden shadow work that you are bypassing, and hiding behind the “drama” in others’ lives
3. Recognizing that your time and energy is your responsibility, and that at any point you’re able to reclaim your power by setting boundaries and removing yourself from circles that don’t align with your path

And so much more!

And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

Spots will be limited! Click here for details

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In this episode, we go into the archives and bring back one of our incredibly wise guests, Buddy Wakefield, from one of our first episodes ever on July 15, 2020!

Buddy Wakefield is an American spoken word artist, a three-time poetry slam world champion, and the most toured performance poet in history. In this unbelievably powerful conversation, Vanessa and Dené talk to Buddy about the dangers of tranquil states of existence, how we can benefit from exploring our “scary thoughts,” and the victim, villain, and hero archetypes we’re being asked to question in our current climate.

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In this solo episode, we take a look at a Buzzfeed opinion article that examines the idea that kissing and cuddling can feel like a contract for sex.

In this episode we discuss:

1. The unspoken expectations for sexual intimacy that, many women feel come with any physical contact from our partners

2. The common differences in how men and women get to a place where they feel emotionally safe enough to express themselves sexually

3. How to find an integrated balance between our inner masculine and feminine, where both people - regardless of gender - feel safe enough to fully “be” and express their needs and wants in relation to each other

Check out that Buzzfeed article here.

If you have a question or topic you’d like us to address, we would love to hear from you for our new series! Email us at cheaperthantherapythepod@gmail.com or send us a DM. 

And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

JThis podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

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In this live coaching session with Elle, we dive into a very real challenge all of us inevitably face at some point in adulthood. We explore how to stay grounded in the truth of who we’re growing into, as we go back to where we came from.

We touch on themes like meeting ourselves with compassion when we miss the mark, being aware of the trap of black and white thinking, offensive forms of communication, and how to practice being the witness of our experience.

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe and leave a written review so we can get it out to even more people!

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Kathleen Cruger is a mindfulness coach, yoga instructor, writer, and creator of creative things. As founder of Yoga Etc. and Radiant Human Design, she helps her clients connect with their true, authentic selves, leading them to their soul’s unique blueprint to bring clarity and self-acceptance—two of the best gifts we can give to ourselves. 

We talk with Kathleen about the ins and outs of human design, how it can lead us to deeper self-awareness, and using it as a tool for cultivating self-compassion on our path to expansion and growth. 

Kathleen broke down each of our charts and gave us some major insights into why we love working together so much. Our conversation really helped us understand how helpful it can be to utilize human design - be it with a team or a partner in a relationship - for better understanding one another and our specific “human design-based” needs.

You can connect with Katherine on Instagram at @radianthumandesign or through her website radianthumandesign.com.

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In today's episode, we explore the idea of what authentic reciprocity looks like in relationships and how we move away from relationships that are based on giving in an attempt to get something in return. 

We talk about:

• How resentment can be a barometer that indicates when and where our codependent tendencies are being activated
• The idea that we entitled to anything from a partner being based on the ownership templates we’ve all been raised with
• How often we over-give our time, effort, and energy to others into others hoping they’ll give the same back to us in return, and why the answer us to pull back some of that energy and begin putting into ourselves.
• How over-functioners can reframe resentment into an opportunity to step into their own growing edge with vulnerability. 

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

And, if you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

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Eli Weinstein, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Therapist (LCSW) based in New York and Nevada, and the founder/host of The Dude Therapist Podcast, a no BS male voice in the therapy, self-help, and parenting space. We sat down to talk with Eli about:

1. The importance, as a therapist, of seeing the wholeness of each person and getting to know them for the truth of who they are 
2. How the current generation of men are opening up the space for curiosity, deeper feeling, and beginning to tap into healing within their friend groups and micro-communities
3. What it’s like being a male voice in the female dominated social media space of parenting, and why it’s important for fathers to have models as they move through the waves of parenthood

And so much more! 

Connect with Buddy

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What happens when a world-renowned business powerhouse awakens to his life’s highest timeline, causing him to shift gears and dive into the spiritual realm where his true sense of purpose lies? Vanessa and Dené sat down with Danny Morel to explore his transformative journey from real estate mogul to spiritual guide - prompting us to rethink our definitions of success and the positive impact authentic self-love has in our relationships. 

🌟 Big Takeaways from this Episode:

• Heart Centric Realizations: Asking if it’s possible to allow yourself to be loved in relationship before you’ve done the work of learning to trust and value yourself, and the impact of genuine self-love on life and relationships
• Balancing Energies: Embracing the differences and space between the masculine and feminine, and why both are so important in self-love and within relationships 
• Healing Generational Trauma Scars: A poignant discussion around our collective generational trauma points, and the pathways to healing 
• True Authenticity:  Bravery is required to surrender into the space of believing in something and standing firm in one's authentic sense of Self, irrespective of societal pressures.

🍲 Food for Thought: Stay until the end, for a tidbit from Danny’s unique diet that supports his spiritual journey.

Connect with Danny

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Instagram

YouTube

🎙This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

🌐 Dive Deeper Into The Show:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cheaperthantherapypodcast 
• Instagram: @cheaperthantherapythepodcast
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• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

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In this solo episode, we explore the conversation that seems to be coming up quite a bit around toxic positivity, and how using this phrase may impact our ability to stay curious and view others without judgment. 

We discuss the challenge around the loss of nuance that has come with the rise of mental health conversations happening on social media with character limits, the fact that life will inevitably hand us moments that we can’t bypass our way through, and that curiosity and judgment can’t live together - which is why we can’t form genuine connections with others if both are present.

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené explore the concept of “trauma bonding” with Pat. This conversation is a beautiful example of how often the real work becomes about learning to trust our intuition by paying attention to how interactions with other people make us feel.

*These live coaching sessions are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not to replace therapy.

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In this episode, Dené drops in on a TAT Lab session on codepency led by Vanessa. We discuss the differentiation between intentions and outcomes, the codependent survival strategy of making ourselves and our needs smaller to maintain connections, the importance of not deciding for others which truths they can tolerate hearing, and asking ourselves, “what do I imagine it would feel like if I actually felt like I was heard?

We loved having the opportunity to bring our TAT LAB community in on one of our conversations, and we know you’ll have some of your own takeaways after hearing the processing we did together as a group. 

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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Ram Dass famously said, “If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené talk with Elle about this very relatable struggle. Elle moved home during Covid-19 and is finding it challenging to stay centered in her sense of self. We strategize ways to set boundaries that honor our own needs while also attempting to keep the peace with parents we respect and love.

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In this solo episode, Vanessa and Dené passed a miniature microphone back and forth in the car to record a conversation they were having on the way to their New Year's retreat.

They talked about:

1. How their perspective on interdependence differs from the ways others describe it in several personal development and psychology spaces.  

2. How a woman’s experience of safety in a relationship can have a lot to do with the emotional load she is carrying.

3. Why most of us are actually taking on way more in our day-to-day lives than is meant to be sustainable for our nervous systems.

Mental health professionals, we referenced in this episode:

Dr. Ellyn Bader / The Couples Institute

Esther Perel

Dr. Mary Catherine McDonald 

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate, and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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Imani Tutt is a Marriage and Family Therapist, an Intuitive, a Content Creator, and an incredibly powerful conduit in supporting those she works with in tapping into their innate wisdom and power. Imani specializes in working with those who are committed to exploring their journey through the process of self examination. She believes that everyone has the power to change when they give themselves the opportunity. 

We sat down with Imani to talk about:

1. How her experience of the differentiation process and stepping into her gifts mirrors what so many of us have been experiencing on a collective level 

2. The expectations of grief and empowerment that come from realization that no one is coming to save us but ourselves

3. Why similar values can be a greater indication of comparability than the different color flags we’ve been conditioned to look for when seeking a partner

and so much more! 

Make sure you have a pencil and a piece of paper ready for this episode. Imani drops so many golden nuggets that you are not going to want to forget!

Connect with Imani

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If you have a question or topic you’d like us to address, we would love to hear from you for our new series! Email us at cheaperthantherapythepod@gmail.com or send us a DM. 

And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

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Rainier Wylde is a teacher, guide, and writer who works with men and women around the world to discover their unacknowledged shadow and forge an intimate union with their masculine and feminine in order to awaken their wholeness. 

We talk with Rainier about living authentically and honoring each and every part of our path, his own journey of self-discovery, how we are taught to define love vs the felt sense of it we feel and live out daily, and the sacredness of the word “and.” 

We also discuss Rainier’s thoughts on what we’ve all been living through in the context of our collective civilization and the beginnings of envisioning something different for our society. This episode is so unbelievably special, and one you definitely don’t want to miss! 

You can connect with Rainier on Instagram @rainierwylde or through his website rainierwylde.com. Be sure to get a copy of his new book, “As You Are: Meditations on Self and Other” available on Amazon.

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week on the TAT Lab app. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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In this live coaching session, we talk with Alana about the complexity of her experience with loss and trauma.

We dive into the ebbs and flows of grief, how we honor the truth of our experience when we lose someone we care for deeply, showing ourselves compassion around where we are moment to moment, and using titration as a tool for processing grief in a way that allows us to continue functioning in our lives. 

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week on the TAT Lab app. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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Melissa Wood Tepperberg is a powerhouse mama, wife, digital entrepreneur, founder of Melissa Wood Health, and creator of The MWH Method. Melissa has created a digital movement of women supporting women through her willingness to show up authentically and share the tools she’s used in her own life to heal and thrive. We talk with Melissa about what it was like growing up in Syracuse with Vanessa, the practices she utilizes to combat negative self-talk when it inevitably creeps in, what the last year has taught her to value most, and some real talk about the struggles we all face as mamas. We were so unbelievably inspired listening to Melissa talk about her journey. Her infectious energy makes us all feel that anything is possible when you’re willing to put in the work every day, and bet on yourself. You can find Melissa on Instagram @melissawoodhealth or on her website melissawoodhealth.com If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

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“I own my story, I embrace it. It’s made me who I am today.” -Suzy Favor Hamilton

In this episode of Cheaper Than Therapy, Vanessa and Dené sit down with Suzy Favor Hamilton. Suzy is a 3 time Olympian, Sex Positive Life Coach, and Author of the New York Times bestseller Fast Girl. They talk about the triumphs and struggles Suzy faced on her journey to becoming an advocate for mental health, sex positivity, and letting go of what we’ve been conditioned to believe so that we can find our own truth. You can find Suzy on Instagram at @favorhamilton.

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In this live coaching session, we sit down with Nicole to discuss what comes up emotionally as we transition into a new stage of life. We talk about navigating imposter syndrome when charting a new career journey, how to differentiate your truth when experiencing gaslighting, how trauma can show up in different ways than we typically talk about, and standing in our power to build paths to fulfillment and happiness. If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people! *These live coaching sessions are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not to replace therapy.

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Q&A Session: Acts of Service vs Micromanaging is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listeners. In today’s episode we’re answering a question regarding how to manage over-functioning when your love language is acts of service. What do you do when you want to make your partner’s life easier, but end up micromanaging?

We’re discussing:

1. Getting honest with your motivation to determine if you’re operating from a true desire to show them they’re loved, or if you’re creating environments in an attempt to make your own life easier and/or soothe your anxieties.
2. Finding the balance of showing up authentically in your relationship and not being resentful when those acts of service aren’t always returned. Are you operating from a place of love rather than a place of transaction or condition?
3. Establishing boundaries in your relationship that allow each of you to show up in a way that feels good for you both.

If you have a question or topic you’d like us to address, we would love to hear from you for our new Q+A series! Email us at cheaperthantherapythepod@gmail.com

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a review so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

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Kelli Moore is the co-founder and CEO of Soulfire™ Productions: the premiere podcast network for thought leaders, free thinkers, and visionaries. She’s been the host of two top-rated podcasts, The Kelli Show and OK, Babe., and is deeply passionate about helping people see themselves more clearly. 

Kelli believes in setting ourselves free from expectations, people pleasing, and the stories that hold us, hostage, in our own lives. Kelli is also an Emmy Award Winning former Sports TV Host with an eye for truth, and an ear for bullshit. She loves creating life-changing experiences for audiences and holding space for creatives to seek deeper within and become the most genuine expression of themselves.

Dene and Vanessa sat down to talk to Kelli about:

1. How to create relational safety when we’ve been taught that certain aspects of who we are should be taboo or unsafe to explore.

2. The power to shift collective narratives when you prioritize working with like minded creators to make an impact. 

3. The gift that can come from allowing ourselves to confront difficult emotions like jealousy or fear of abandonment head on with our partners.

Kelli is so brilliant and we know you’re going to take away as much potent insight from this conversation as we did!

Connect with Kelli

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*** Website

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Rachelle Indra is a life coach and speaker specializing in the intersection of self-actualization and humor. She has made it her life's mission to teach the shit we should have been taught in school: how to have healthy relationships, discover your life's purpose, and how to retrain your brain to work for you instead of against you.

We sat down with Rachelle to talk about:

1. Recognizing that different people require different types of support and may be intimidated by the stigmas that surround therapy; and why a life coach can offer a means to bridge that gap
2. The power of combining science and the metaphysical world, and how we can reframe our thoughts to manifest what aligns with our truest self
3. How we shift the conversation around the choice to be child free or become a mother, and acknowledging that our current societal structures make parenting incredibly difficult in ways that are rarely spoken about 

And so much more!

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*** LinkedIn

And, if you love the conversations we’re bringing you as much as we do, please rate and write a review of the podcast so we can get the podcast out to even more people!

If you want to connect with us personally and deepen your work, we just launched our private online Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups on multiple topics, two live workshops a month, one on one interaction with us and an amazing supportive community. Learn more here

We are so excited to announce that we’ve decided to offer a weekend immersive weekend in IDYLLWILD, CA - July 14-16! 

join us for: LIVING AN UNTAMED LIFE

During this intensive weekend, we’ll support you in:

⁃ Exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back 

⁃ Understanding how to begin to step into the process of trusting ourselves fully

⁃ Cultivating tangible tools for shifting into a growth mindset and building a greater sense of self-awareness  

⁃ Crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality

Spots will be limited! Click here for details

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Jesse Estrin is a Marriage and Family Therapist who does a majority of his work within California’s prison system, facilitating mindfulness-based emotional intelligence programs. He’s passionate about advocating for criminal justice policy reform in California and across the U.S. and exploring the intersections of religion, spirituality, and depth psychology.

We sit down with Jesse to dive into his work within the criminal justice system, the profound effects of our spiritual connections, and his understanding of how masculine and feminine energetics can change our relationships.

You can connect with Jesse on Facebook or Twitter @JLondon888. Be sure to check out his work on Medium as well by searching Jesse Estrin. 

Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessions every week in TAT Lab. Visit tatlab.app or @thetatlab on Instagram to learn more about the safe, supportive community created to help you on your journey to a better version of yourself.

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In this Q&A episode of “Cheaper than Therapy,” a listener finds themself ready to begin dating after a long post-divorce hiatus, but finds themself overwhelmed with worry about choosing “wrong.” We discuss getting vulnerable to find the real information you need when dating, and get real about expectations in relationships.

🌟 Big Takeaways from this Episode:

• Silence the Noise: Sometimes we have too much information and rely on our rational mind to protect ourselves from heartbreak, forgetting that true connection requires authentic vulnerability
• Knowledge is Power: Remember that how you feel physically and emotionally when you’re with a person or activated by a person may sometimes provide more reliable information about compatibility in dating. How are you putting your “book” smarts into practice within these relationships?
• People Process Information Differently: Speaking hetero-normatively, men and women face separate societal expectations, and usually process vulnerable conversations and experiences differently. Approaching dating with an open mind and grace for one another will help you remember you can’t get it “wrong,” and help you on your journey to authenticity. 

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

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• Instagram: @dene.logan
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Are cis/hetero men biologically programmed to experience a type of “post-sex clarity,” or have both men and women fallen victim to the societal norm of objectifying one another and dealing (or not dealing) with the repercussions later? In this Cheaper than Therapy episode, we discuss a recent episode on Vanessa’s partner, John’s, podcast discussing whether or not men have a biological predisposition that makes them interested in dating a specific woman until immediately after having sex with her. 

🌟 Some Takeaways from this Episode:

• Clarity or Shame: Sitting with yourself to ask the hard question, “Is it really ‘post-sex clarity’ helping you realize you aren’t actually attracted to this person and/or have no emotional connection with them, or is it unconscious shame being brought to the surface because we’ve been conditioned by the societal norm to objectify one another?”
• Admitting Accountability: Accepting that there may be a subconscious level of manipulating a slightly fabricated connection with the intention of sleeping with a woman, rather than communicating clear intentions throughout 

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

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• TikTok: @thecodayoda
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• TikTok: @denelogan

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This Cheaper than Therapy episode is part of a series where we coach one of our listeners through a topic or question. In this coaching session, we sat down with “Spencer” to talk about conquering codependency within romantic relationships, and finding self-worth and sourcing validation from within, rather than external relationships. 

If you’re interested in joining us for a coaching session, click here.

🌟  Some Takeaways from this Episode:

• Proving Your Worth: Recognizing that you may begin the dating process by going above and beyond in a subconscious effort to find validation and self-worth from this person
• Overcoming Fears: It’s normal to harbor a fear of being truly seen for who you are, but vulnerability leads to the most authentic and comfortable relationships
• Release Attachments: Remember that all relationships are temporary, and let that guide your authenticity so you remain honest and open 
• Feeling the Feelings: Learn how to sit in your feelings in a healthy way, so you’re able to validate and express your needs within relationships

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Remember, we’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. These coaching sessions, and other episodes, are meant for entertainment purposes only, and are not meant to replace your therapy practice. 

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

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Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy, we sit down with “Veronica” to discuss how much sharing is too much in friendships and romantic relationships, especially in the early stages. How do you bond and create authentic connections through vulnerability when your past feels like it’s too heavy for others?

If you’re interested in joining us for a coaching session, click here.

🌟  What You’ll Gain from this Episode:

• You Are Not What’s Happened to You: It’s easy to fall into the mindset that the things that have happened to you mean something about you and what it means to have a relationship with you, but you have the power to decide who is safe enough to see the vulnerability in your heart and what authenticity looks like for yourself 
• We Attract What We Believe to be True: Remember that you attract into your life what you put out, so having that radical self-acceptance and unconditional love for your full Self will attract others with the same energetic capacity to hold space for the authentic you 
• Fear is not Vulnerability: Be sure you’re motivated by true, authentic, radical self-acceptance, rather than moving from a place of fear where your ego is working overtime to defend you, inadvertently proving your fears to be true by pushing away authentic connections

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Remember, we’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. These coaching sessions, and other episodes, are meant for entertainment purposes only, and are not meant to replace your therapy practice. 

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

This episode brought to you by Astrology Hub

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Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down for an IG LIVE to talk about reclaiming the feminine aspects within ourselves, as well as why this is the basis of so much of the relational work that we feel so strongly about as therapists.

🌟  Some Big Takeaways from this Episode:

• Alone Not Lonely: What to do when you know your longing to be in a relationship is rooted in feelings of loneliness 
• Disconnected Partnership: How to navigate whether to stay in a relationship or go when a partner is regularly numbing with weed and social media
• Support in Relationships: Why it’s a natural desire to be in a relationship with a partner who chooses your side and still has your back whenever a conflict arises
• Shadow Work and Healing: What it looks like to accept and integrate the shadow parts of ourselves and throw away the notion that we will ever be fully “healed”

If you’re called to go deeper into your practice of self understanding and relationships we are gathering for an immersive long weekend in Malibu, CA January 18-21. Come join us in exploring the origin points of the limiting beliefs that may be holding you back, understanding how to begin to step onto the path of trusting ourselves, crafting a vision of what you want your life to look like and practices that can support you in being the creator of this reality. 

Therapeutic workshops, delicious home cooked meals, and a group of like minded seekers. The perfect way to start off 2024.

We hope to see you at Reclaiming the Sovereign Feminine.

*link here. Payment plans available*

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Remember, we’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. These coaching sessions, and other episodes, are meant for entertainment purposes only, and are not meant to replace your therapy practice. 

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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Dr. Laura Anderson, PhD. is a psychotherapist, trauma resolution coach and consultant, writer and educator specializing in complex and developmental trauma, dynamics of power and control and religious trauma. In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down with Dr. Anderson to discuss all things spirituality and religious trauma, and about her book “When Religion Hurts You.”

🌟 What You’ll Gain from this Episode:

• Religion vs Spirituality: Addressing the role of religion and/or religious trauma in your upbringing is a personal spiritual journey that doesn’t have to create anti-religious rhetoric in your life, but helps find a way to feed your soul in a safe and fulfilling way
• Patriarchy within The Church: Recognizing that at the root of most religions is the same intention and message, and the patriarchy’s need for control, power, and certainty are what create religious trauma, and that finding safety within religion and spirituality is possible
• Finding Internal Safety: A lot of the work done to heal from religious trauma includes learning how to find safety within yourself for the first time, rather than looking to an external source like your parents or The Church

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Connect with Dr. Laura Anderson, PhD.:

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If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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This episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast is part of a series where we coach one of our listeners through a topic or question. In this coaching session, we sat down with “Jane” to discuss moving forward with ending a 12 year relationship stuck in an unhealthy cycle, while attempting to co-parent a child together. 

If you’re interested in joining us for a coaching session, click here. 

🌟  Some Big Takeaways from this Episode:

• Breaking the Cycle: Recognizing that every time we say we’re ending the relationship but stay we trust yourself a little less, plus some strategies to begin rebuilding that trust in self
• Sit in the Discomfort: Learning how to put down someone else’s emotional work and be okay being uncomfortable with where that leaves us, like breaking the cycle and finally ending the relationship
• Stop Self-Abandoning: When we, whether consciously or subconsciously, put ourselves in a place to be abandoned by another person we are self-abandoning and recreating a childhood abandonment wound. We can reclaim our power by taking ownership and ending that cycle and pattern

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down with Alexandra Ballensweig to discuss modern dating, the importance of approaching dating with awareness and slowness, and the drawbacks of online dating and dating apps. Alexandra Ballensweig is the founder of HumHum (short for human to human) a dating experience for people seeking meaningful and authentic connection with others, while simultaneously discovering themselves. Alexandra is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, Reiki Master Teacher, and practitioner trained in the Usui Method, and a Vipassana practitioner. She holds an M.S. of Industrial Design from Art Center College of Design and is currently enrolled in the Dedicated Practitioner’s Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

🌟  Some Big Takeaways from this Episode:

• Slow Down: Bringing stillness to dating in order to not only find authentic connection in relationship with another person, but authentic connection in relationship with Self, too 
• Be a Human: People are not meant to exist in a 2D online dating snapshot, and should be in person, authentically connecting with others face to face about what lights our souls on fire
• Kick the Addiction: Recognizing that dating apps are created to not only create an addiction around constantly searching for the “next best thing,” but an addiction around “being chosen” and seeking external validation rather than validation from Self

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Connect with Alexandra:

Website

Instagram

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy, the Podcast, we talk about the history, the why, and the way forward surrounding the societal norm for women to tear one another down. We talk about using this practice as a point of entry to examine and excavate our inner misogyny and begin to heal our inherited sister wound.

Some Big Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ Support not Competition: Patriarchal foundations have created societal norms that condition women to view one another as competition, rather than form secure attachments and create community

✨Inner Healing is Collective Healing: Going inward and examining our own insecurities and limiting beliefs is imperative to coming together in safety and community 

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

If you want to go deeper into these types of conversations, to get in there, roll up your sleeves, and discover the parts of yourself that have been relegated to the basement of your psyche along with the “why” behind your conditioning to live small and to not rock the boat - you should consider joining us January 18-21 for:

The Return of the Sovereign Feminine where we will be supporting you in:

✨ Cultivating tangible tools for the development of a strong sense of Self

✨ Understanding how we live our lives from an authentic place of clarity, aliveness, and unapologetic execution of the life we want to embody

✨ Developing a set of actionable steps to take home with you and daily practices to maintain the skills you learn during this time

✨ Communing in the sacred space of fellowship and sisterhood in a way that awakens the intuitive wisdom that has been lying dormant within each of us for far too long

Payment plans are also available - email Sondra@vanessabennett.com for details.

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If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down with Brandi Sellerz-Jackson, a renowned birth and postpartum doula and what she calls a Life Doula (supporting people through various life transitions); the co-founder of Moms in Color, a Black mom collective centered on celebrating diversity in motherhood; and the creator of Not So Private Parts, a resource that removes the shame and stigma surrounding women’s issues. 

Some Big Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ Why it’s so important to prioritize a relationship with yourself first so that all of your other relationships can be the icing on your cake - instead of all of the ingredients 

✨How much is lost for mothers when they don’t have a community of women ushering them through the cataclysmic internal shift that occurs when you become a mama

✨The impact of childhood trauma on our adult relationships - and why sometimes our relationship ruptures can serve as a beautiful catalyst to investing in time and space for healing 

✨How to do the work of discovering what our version of a life where we feel like we are thriving looks and feels like 

You can purchase Brandi’s book on thriving here: 

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

There’s still time to join us for our upcoming Intensive  January 18-21 in Malibu, CA:

The Return of the Sovereign Feminine where we will be supporting you in:

✨ Cultivating tangible tools for the development of a strong sense of Self

✨ Understanding how we live our lives from an authentic place of clarity, aliveness, and unapologetic execution of the life we want to embody

✨ Developing a set of actionable steps to take home with you and daily practices to maintain the skills you learn during this time

✨ Communing in the sacred space of fellowship and sisterhood in a way that awakens the intuitive wisdom that has been lying dormant within each of us for far too long

Payment plans are also available - email Sondra@vanessabennett.com for details.

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down with Alexandra Roxo (@alexandraroxo), a bestselling author, artist, spiritual seeker, and teacher and mentor in the space of feminine embodiment, sacred sexuality, and spiritual transformation. Alexandra has mentored thousands of women in embodying the fullness of their authentic, magnificent Self, and seeing it as sacred and necessary medicine for the planet. On her retreats around the world, she has spoken about the modern sacred feminine spiritual path, and helped many women heal their relationships to their body and their sexuality.  

Her latest book Dare to Feel: The Transformational Path of the Heart is available now! 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨Feel your Feelings: Why intentionally and artfully feeling our feelings, instead of being afraid of them or intellectualizing them, is such a fundamental aspect of the spiritual path

✨Unique Spiritual Journeys: The importance of holding space for where others might be in their own spiritual development instead of labeling or othering them for not being as embodied as we feel like they ‘should’ be

✨Embodied Authenticity: Why the embodied space of our feelings can serve as an invitation to those we love to be present with us, over the critiques and judgements we often use as a means to avoid our feelings

✨ Start Small: How we can use various access points to start titrating our way into feeling bigger feelings so that we don’t get overwhelmed by moving too quickly 

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Connect with Alexandra:

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Instagram

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down with Annie Undone, a visionary artist and writer working to normalize diverse relationship styles and varied sexual experiences. She is a queer, kinky, relationship anarchist on a mission to incite individuals to experience personal revolutions. Get ready for an exciting and revolutionary conversation about deconstructing not only your romantic and sexual relationships with others, but your relationship with Self. 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ Decentering Romantic Relationships: The importance of an autonomous relationship with Self and the pursuit of your most authentic life, regardless of conventional societal norms and expectations.

✨Relationship Anarchy: Deconstructing what society says a romantic relationship is “supposed” to look like, and creating a sustainable model for romantic and sexual relationships that works specifically for the people in them

✨Non-Monogamy and Autonomous Growth: How ignoring societal norms and journeying into non-monogamy, kink, and relationship anarchy can lead to deep introspection and embracing your most authentic Self and genuine romantic and sexual relationships

✨ Compassionate Curiosity is Key: Staying open-minded and curious as you challenge traditional relationships while simultaneously holding compassion for your partners’ questions, fears, and desires is absolutely key when exploring polyamorous relationships and other varied relationship styles and sexual experiences

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Connect with Annie:

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Instagram

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat back down with Annie Undone, a visionary artist and writer working to normalize diverse relationship styles and varied sexual experiences. She is a queer, kinky, relationship anarchist on a mission to incite individuals to experience personal revolutions. Get ready for an exciting and revolutionary conversation about deconstructing not only your romantic and sexual relationships with others, but your relationship with Self. 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ Decentering Romantic Relationships: The importance of an autonomous relationship with Self and the pursuit of your most authentic life, regardless of conventional societal norms and expectations.

✨Unpacking Jealousy: Welcoming jealousy in your relationships as an opportunity for growth rather than conflict, especially where it relates to non monogamy and polyamory

✨Doing the Work: The heavy emotional lifting required when you open yourself up to relationship anarchy, non monogamy, and polyamory, particularly with trust and attachment

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Connect with Annie:

Website

Instagram

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this live coaching session episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down with Jess, who is approaching dating for the first real time in her life while simultaneously navigating being a young widow.  

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ It’s all about Self-Discovery: When approaching dating for the first real time and/or after a loss, you’re really on a journey of self-discovery and self-exploration, which is really all being a human is, anyway. 

✨ A Balancing Act: Being open-minded to what the universe has to offer and taking your time, while simultaneously desiring to start a family and feeling pressured to do so quickly 

✨ Trusting Yourself: Learning how to trust yourself again after experiencing a great loss that leaves you shaken

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Remember, we’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. These coaching sessions, and other episodes, are meant for entertainment purposes only, and are not meant to replace your therapy practice.

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sit down to address two questions submit by listeners with similar “energies.” One listener wants to know how to stop comparing themselves to their partners ex and feeling insecure in their ability to trust due to past relationships. Another listener is looking for clarification differentiating between an anxious attachment versus being a human seeking safety, consistency, and reassurance in a relationship. 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ Safety in Self: Having an internal sense of security and interdependence will help to ease the insecurity of self-comparison, rather than repeatedly seeking outside validation to temporarily make you feel safe and secure

✨  Boundaries Help Personal Growth: Taking personal responsibility to remain authentically true to Self and maintaining personal boundaries to honor that authenticity over a partner’s insecurities

✨ Managing Anxiety: Seeking constant reassurance and validation can create a perception the relationship is unsafe, so take time to actively recognize and appreciate what about the relationship makes you feel good and secure in the attachment

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we sat down with Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW - author of three bestselling books, licensed therapist, and renowned relationship expert with 15 years of experience in relationship therapy. She is the founder of Kaleidoscope Counseling, where she aids individuals in cultivating healthy relationships through boundary implementation. Nedra's approach is grounded in the belief that many relationship issues stem from a lack of boundaries and assertiveness.

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨Boundaries are Positive: While boundaries are often seen as a way to keep people out, setting boundaries for yourself within relationships with others creates an innate sense of security and trust, rather than seeking it externally, leading to healthier, balanced, and more authentic relationships

✨  Motherhood and Personal Capacity: Becoming a parent reduces the capacity you have for taking on the responsibility of other peoples’ problems and creates more invisible labor for your day to day, making it absolutely crucial to have open conversations within relationships, and setting boundaries to take care of your well-being

✨ Social Media has Limits: It’s important to remember the humanness behind social media and set boundaries for sharing, interacting, as well as consuming to protect our time, mental health, and maintain authentic connections with others

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Connect with Nedra:

Website

Instagram

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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This episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast is part of a series where we answer questions submitted by listeners. A listener writes in expressing concern about her boyfriend checking out other women in public, despite repeatedly expressing her discomfort to him. We dive into relationship dynamics, and how sometimes fixating on others’ behavior can be a distraction from your own personal growth. 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨Self-Focus Over Partner-Surveillance: When you notice yourself becoming focused on a partner’s behaviors it’s a clear sign that your energy should be redirected inward and focus on personal development

✨ Relationships as a Platform for Growth: Relationships should be a catalyst for personal development, rather than a means to seek external validation

✨Acceptance of Who Your Partner Is: Attempting to change fundamental aspects of a partner’s personality or habits, especially if they existed prior to the relationship, is futile

 ✨Fallacy of Control: Relationships dynamics should be safe for each person to be their full authentic self, with a focus on mutual growth and understanding instead of control

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Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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This episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast is part of a series where we answer questions submitted by listeners. Today, we’re addressing the discomfort some listeners have talking about relationships, specifically when discussing the evolving paradigms of love and partnership and our ownership template of relationships. 

If you have a question for Vanessa and Dené, click here.

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨Shifting Perspective: While uncomfortable, it is important to shift your viewpoint of relationships in a way that prioritizes personal responsibility and growth over controlling others, as a way to foster more genuine connections

✨ The Role of Control: Recognizing that attempting to control our environment and the people around us is actually anxiety and/or fear manifesting and the first step to breaking free from codependency

✨Navigating Activation and Resistance: Remember that when feeling activated, it’s an invitation to look inward and focus on Self, pushing past the discomfort  

 ✨Empowerment through Agency: By focusing on what we can control (our actions, responses, participation, etc.) we reclaim our power and cultivate healthier, more authentic connections

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If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, we’d love for you to join us at In Bloom, an unbelievable love and relationship summit that we’ll each be speaking at, along with The Angry Therapist, Gabor Maté, Ray Maté, Dr. Jody Carrington, Shaun Gallinos, Jillian Turecki, Dr. Jess O’Relily, and more. We hope to see you April 12-14 in Vancouver, Canada. Use code LEVELUP to receive 20% off your ticket!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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This episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast is part of a series where we answer questions submitted by listeners. Today’s listener writes in concerned about a loved one’s abusive marriage, asking how to balance personal boundaries and navigate the challenges supporting a loved one in an abusive relationships. 

If you have a question for Vanessa and Dené, click here.

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨Supporting without Enabling: The importance of offering love and support without enabling or trying to rescue your loved one

✨Challenging and Honest Communication: How to navigate the complexities of honest communication when trying to help a loved one see the reality of their situation, with a recommendation for trying to be a "release valve" for frustrations and addressing issues directly with those involved, rather than using others as a sounding board

✨Personal Boundaries and Self-Reflection: Understanding your own motivations and biases to ensure your offered support is genuinely in your loved one’s best interest, and allowing the individual to navigate their own path, ultimately respecting their right to make their own choices

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If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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Mark Groves specializes in the art of translating human connection by challenging belief systems that hold us back from one another and by offering a new perspective on what it means to love courageously.

We talk with Mark about how painful experiences like a breakup can be an invitation to expansion, curiosity as the remedy for our deepest divisions, the allure of the codependent dance, and how understanding our roles as over-functioners or under-functioners can help us to step into our more authentic selves in our relationships (and how that can allow others to do the same). We could have explored these concepts with Mark forever, and we know you’ll take as much away from this episode as we did!

You can find Mark on Instagram @createthelove

If you love the conversations we’re bringing you (as much as we do) please subscribe and review the pod so we can get it out to even more people!

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In this special Cheaper than Therapy episode, we sit down with our friend Rainier Wylde in person to talk about the often painful truth of love’s impermanence and conditionality, and how love can lead to personal growth. Rainier is a highly sought after mentor and consultant to authors, athletes, business professionals, coaches, healers, and ordinary radicals who want to see change in their world. He is known for his unique blend of spirituality and in depth strategic coaching and is the author of “As You Are: Meditations on Self & Other” and the co-host of Love Like Hell podcast.

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨The Link Between Love and Loss: The importance of embracing loss as an inevitable part of all relationships and that grief and joy are intertwined

✨Fantasy Love and Consequences: The misconceptions about the idea of “fantasy love” and pitfalls of chasing unconditional love in romantic relationships

✨ The Evolution of Love through Life: How the progression of love, from initially meeting to the mature connection highlights how love is a dynamic force that can foster profound inner growth and self-alignment

✨Parental Love and Selfhood: The complexities of parental love and the challenges of maintaining your sense of self, especially in romantic relationships

Connect with Rainer:

Podcast: Love Like Hell

Instagram: @rainerwylde

Book: As You Are: Meditations on Self and Other

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, we’d love for you to join us at In Bloom, an unbelievable love and relationship summit that we’ll each be speaking at, along with The Angry Therapist, Gabor Maté, Ray Maté, Dr. Jody Carrington, Shaun Gallinos, Jillian Turecki, Dr. Jess O’Relily, and more. We hope to see you April 12-14 in Vancouver, Canada. Use code LEVELUP to receive 20% off your ticket!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this Cheaper than Therapy episode, we sit down with Dr. Peter Levine for a deep dive into the complexity of trauma, and the transformative possibilities within therapeutic practices. Dr. Levine holds a doctorate in biophysics and a doctorate in psychology. He is the developer of Somatic Experiencing and Somatic Experiencing International, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education, dedicated to community outreach and post-advanced somatic experiencing training, and author of several best-selling books on trauma. His work has been taught to over 30,000 therapists in over 42 countries. 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ Trauma and the Body: The importance of recognizing that trauma is not merely a brain disorder, but becomes deeply embedded in the body’s responses and requires therapeutic techniques that addresses physical manifestations of trauma(s)

✨Interconnectedness of Generations: How trauma is interconnected across generations and survival mechanisms passed down, recognizing that patterns and responses inherited from ancestors may not just be through behavior, but through epigenetic modifications

✨ Healing in Community: The importance of community and collective healing practices when addressing trauma, and that the often isolated approach to mental health should be replaced with communal support systems and shared healing experiences

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

Connect with Dr. Peter Levine:

Website

Instagram

Books

Somatic Experiencing

And, we’d love for you to join us at In Bloom, an unbelievable love and relationship summit that we’ll each be speaking at, along with The Angry Therapist, Gabor Maté, Ray Maté, Dr. Jody Carrington, Shaun Gallinos, Jillian Turecki, Dr. Jess O’Relily, and more. We hope to see you April 12-14 in Vancouver, Canada. Use code LEVELUP to receive 20% off your ticket!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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Ep 212: Complex Connections: Navigating Feedback with Authenticity

This episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast is part of a series where we answer questions submitted by listeners. We dive into the complexities of accountability in all relationships. 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨Recurring Themes in Society: Many of the topics addressed in the show are themes that have come up repeatedly within therapeutic spaces, reflecting collective societal trends and healing journeys indicating a widespread desire to evolve past self-abandonment and the cultivation of healthier relationships

✨Staying Authentic: The importance of staying true to your beliefs and message, even when it may not resonate with everyone, to remain authentic to Self

✨ Personal Accountability: Consider how you may be self-abandoning or using relationships as a means to avoid addressing something you may need to work through, and how deeper self-examination will naturally lead to more authentic relationships

✨Complexity and Nuance in Human Behavior: Not simplifying complex human behaviors into labels (like narcissist), and instead take a compassionate and curious approach to understanding others’ actions, promoting dialogue that embraces the full complexity of human experiences and interactions

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Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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This episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast is from an Instagram live with Vaness and Mark Groves, Human Connection Specialist and founder of Create The Love. Mark works as a bridge between the academic and the human, inviting people to explore the good, bad, downright ugly, and beautiful sides of connection. Join us as we talk emotional armor, the necessity of integrating bodywork with talk therapy, relationships as the jump off point for our deeper internal work, co-regulation and of course codependency!

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Connect with Mark:

Website

Instagram

YouTube

Order Mark’s new book, Liberated Love, here!

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, we’d love for you to join us at In Bloom, an unbelievable love and relationship summit that we’ll each be speaking at, along with The Angry Therapist, Gabor Maté, Ray Maté, Dr. Jody Carrington, Shaun Gallinos, Jillian Turecki, Dr. Jess O’Relily, and more. We hope to see you April 12-14 in Vancouver, Canada. Use code LEVELUP to receive 20% off your ticket!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode, we go into our archives and bring back one of our first episodes EVER with our good friend, Ashley Torrent. Ashley is a psycho-spritual counselor and intuitive medium, Co-Host of “The Blue Butterfly Effect” and “The Practice of Love” podcasts, and recurring guest on the “Single on Purpose” podcast. Dené and Vanessa sit down to talk with Ashley about her journey and insights into holistic therapy, and her practice of blending clinical psychology with spiritual practices to help clients navigate their emotional and spiritual well-being and challenges. 

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ The importance of being present and curious about oneself, and how that practice of mindfulness can accelerate the healing process and give you insight to a bigger purpose, providing additional emotional support in your healing journey

✨ How combining empathy and intuition in therapy allows a deeper connection between therapist and client, allowing authentic connection and healing 

✨ The challenges and rewards of being a therapist, particularly as an intuitive, and the delicate balance of maintaining professional boundaries with deep empathy

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Connect with Ashley:

Website

Instagram

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

And, we’d love for you to join us at In Bloom, an unbelievable love and relationship summit that we’ll each be speaking at, along with The Angry Therapist, Gabor Maté, Ray Maté, Dr. Jody Carrington, Shaun Gallinos, Jillian Turecki, Dr. Jess O’Relily, and more. We hope to see you April 12-14 in Vancouver, Canada. Use code LEVELUP to receive 20% off your ticket!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy, we sit down to discuss transitions and the concept of liminal spaces, and how these transitional moments challenge existing paradigms, inviting personal and societal transformations.

Some Takeaways from this Episode:

✨ Why these phases of major transition can feel deeply unsettling but are necessary for for growth and true authenticity to Self

✨ How traditional life scripts and societal norms are being questioned and dismantled, offering a unique opportunity to redefine values and ways of living in more authentic and fulfilling ways

✨ The importance of staying true to your authentic Self in the face of societal expectations, even when you feel uncertain and “othered”

🎙 This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy

If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights!

Check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 

Connect with Vanessa:

• Instagram: @vanessasbennett
• TikTok: @thecodayoda
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

Connect with Dené:

• Instagram: @dene.logan
• TikTok: @denelogan

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