Corey Costanzo is the Co-Owner of Asheville’s Still Point Wellness Spa, a licensed addiction counselor, trauma specialist, licensed massage therapist, master didgeridoo player, colleague, and my good friend.

In this episode, Corey and I have a conversation about healthy communication tools. Most of us didn’t learn healthy ways of communicating and resolving conflict in our families. Some families never talk about problems, while others might be explosive. We bring these styles into our relationships thinking they are normal and then feel sad and angry when they engender a negative response. Coret and I share what tools use in our personal relationships as well as those that we help guide our clients.

• Codependency
• Codependency: Ways to Overcome
• Aftermath of a Fight of a Regrettable Incident
• Control Issues
• Understanding the Shame Cycle
• Allowing Influence from Your Partner
• Emotional Regulation

Connect with Corey Costanzo:

• Still Point Wellness
• Still Point Wellness on Instagram
• Still Point Wellness on Facebook
• Still Point Wellness on Pinterest
• Corey Costanzo on LinkedIn
• Email: [email protected]

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Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

Sound Production by Matt Carlson

In this solocast I talk about my recent experience and observations during Hurricane Helene’s devastation that hit Western North Carolina and the Southeast. For those of you not local, Hurricane Helene swept through the Appalachian mountains, bringing two days of relentless rain (32 inches at my house) and strong winds. The storm saturated the earth, causing historic flooding and leaving unimaginable damage and devastation in its wake. Since September 29th, the destruction of our community has left many devasted with unimaginable loss.

In the wake of this tragedy, there was and is beauty. The beauty of communities far and wide coming to aid and help one another. It has been so heartwarming to see humans helping other humans so selflessly. It solidified my deep belief in creating and fostering good, close, and caring relationships within our communities and neighborhoods. We need to have eachothers' back!

If you are moved to help by donating to the recovery here are a few organizations:

Aerial Recovery

World Central Kitchen

Beloved Asheville

Samaritan's Purse

First person local account of the hurricane

Local radio interview a few miles from my house

Fly over video Chimney Rock, NC

Video from a few miles from my house

4 minute gratitude-guided meditation that keeps me sane

A Grateful Day with Brother David Steindl-Rast

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Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It.

You can check out the original songs I have sung on my podcast at  Pripo’s Podcast Songs.

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Dawn Dominguez a licensed marriage and family therapist. She is the founder, supervisor, and director of Windows of Hope Counseling Centers, offering services online worldwide, and in person in both Palm Desert and Long Beach, California. With a background as an instructor at Chapman University, Brandman University, and UMASS Global University, Dawn is currently teaching through Windows Of Hope as a Continuing Education Provider and Imago Couples Workshop Presenter. She is certified in Imago Relationship Therapy and Encountered Couples Therapy. Dawn is currently training with Dr. Gabor Mate practicing Compassionate Inquiry Counseling. With this training, Dawn offers an eclectic approach to both her therapy sessions and in her work as an Imago Workshop Presenter for couples.

In this conversation Dawn and I talk about the challenges and rewards of Blended Families. We share our own personal experiences as well as our professional guidance for families navigating this terrain. Dawn offers some beneficial tools for parents to focus on in order to have more success in the configuration of their relationships with all members of their blended families.

Connect with Dawn Dominquez

website: www.windowsofhopecounseling.org

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Check out our Guided Audio Practices and Meditations at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It.

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Thank you all for listening and journeying with me these past six years!

In this episode my wife, Rainbow and I talk about how doing this podcast has affected our relationship over the last six years. We discuss ways that we have grown, been challenged and worked together in this project. We also talk about how compatibility is navigated in our relationship.

Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky is the founder of Artsy Goddess Studio, where she actively carries out her role in helping others and the planet heal. Rainbow is passionate about art, as seen in the upcycled clothing she creates from second-hand materials, as well as the visual arts she creates, such as murals, paintings, and tapestries. Yvonne also helps women transform through voice empowering workshops and helps couples through workshops and retreats that she co-facilitates with me.

Related Podcasts:

Couples Appreciation

Feeling Seen and Heard

Aftermath of a Fight or a Regrettable Incident 

The Importance of Apologies

The Art of Apology

Maintaining Connection Through Conflict

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Check out our Guided Audio Practices and Meditations at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It.

You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs.

Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

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Sound Production by Matt Carlson

Jared Hinton M.A, M.A.T, LCMHC is a psychotherapist in private practice in Asheville, NC. Jared is a husband, father, and a person in long-term recovery. His work focuses on helping individuals and couples heal from patterns of ancestral, familial, and relational trauma. Jared is a graduate of Naropa University's Contemplative and Buddhist Psychology program and a student of the Appalachian Gestalt Institute in Asheville.

In this episode, Jared and I have a conversation about the challenges men face in having healthy relationships. We talk about how men can save relationships by learning vulnerability and that vulnerability is a great strength. We point out that many men experience intense emotions but, lack the training and support to make sense of those feelings. Men deserve to be seen, and their emotions validated, without their masculinity being called into question.

Connect with Jared Hinton:

• Jaredhinton.org
• Email:[email protected]

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Check out our Guided Audio Practices and Meditations at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It.

You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs.

Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

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Sound Production by Matt Carlson

Brandon Greenstein is a partner and father and long-time member and resident of Earthaven Ecovillage (Black Mountain, NC). He is currently practicing Somatic Experiencing therapy and will be entering the final year of the SE professional training program. Brandon is also the owner of Integrated Ecological Solutions; consulting and coaching on sustainable land use and development and all aspects of building, growing and personal efficiency.

In this conversation Brandon and I talk about expectations in relationships and how we manage them. Effective relationships are built on realistic and communicated expectations. Unrealistic expectations can lead to disappointment, frustration, and even relationship demise.

Connect with Brandon Greenstein:

• Email: [email protected]

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Mana Vermeulen-McLeod has been an Earthaven Ecovillage (Black Mountain, NC) resident and member since 2007. She believes in the potential of transformation in each present moment. She is a Tantric Life Coach, mother, natural builder, hair-dresser and conflict mediator at her village. A social activist committed to anti-oppression work in areas of race, gender and class differences. She enjoys supporting herself and others in embodied resilience and everyday courage.

In this episode, Mana and I have a conversation about healthy boundaries. The importance to know our selves in order to understand our boundaries and these boundaries change as we continue to understand who we are in relationship to others and the world.

Related podcasts with Mana:

• The Householder’s Path: Sacred Practice for Everyday Life 
• Women Working in Male Dominated Jobs
• Exploring Our Racial Biases

Mana’s contact info:

Website: www.mana-v-mcleod.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram @tantramom

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Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

In this solocast I talk about the benefits of approaching and taking with strangers. We have been programmed to believe taking to strangers is dangerous. My experience though tells me that the wide majority of my interactions with strangers are positive and growth orientating. I believe it builds trust, intuition, communication skills as well a feeling of belonging to the greater community of humans.

Related Content: Other Podcast Episodes

Taking a Risk With Strangers: Don’t Suffer with Just ChitChat

HeartShare: Attitudes of Connection

HeartShare: How Practicing Humility Helps Your Relatiopnships

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Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It.

You can check out the original songs I have sung on my podcast at  Pripo’s Podcast Songs.

Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

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In this solocast I talk about the importance of focusing on how you want to respond instead of focusing on other people’s reactions, responses, or behaviors. We have no control over changing others'; we only have control and choice over how we respond to others. Our relationship with ourselves is reflected in this “discipline”.

Related Content: Other Podcast Episodes

HeartShare: Attitudes of Connection

HeartShare: How Practicing Humility Helps Your Relatiopnships

Compromising in a Relationship

HeartShare: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Relationships

How to Have the Partner You Most Want to Have

Micro-Moments in Relationships

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Check out our Guided Audio Practices, Meditations and Workshops at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It.

You can check out the original songs I have sung on my podcast at  Pripo’s Podcast Songs.

Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk

Corey Costanzo is the Co-Owner of Asheville’s Still Point Wellness Spa, a licensed addiction counselor, trauma specialist, licensed massage therapist, master didgeridoo player, colleague, and my good friend.

In this episode, Corey and I have a conversation about healthy ways to bring up issues. Many people bring up issues in dysfunctional ways with harsh start-ups, criticisms, accusations and demands, or just bad timing. There are better ways to bring up issues.

Related podcasts:

• Codependency
• Codependency: Ways to Overcome
• Aftermath of a Fight of a Regrettable Incident
• Control Issues
• Understanding the Shame Cycle
• Allowing Influence from Your Partner
• Emotional Regulation

Connect with Corey Costanzo:

• Still Point Wellness
• Still Point Wellness on Instagram
• Still Point Wellness on Facebook
• Still Point Wellness on Pinterest
• Corey Costanzo on LinkedIn
• Email: [email protected]

Let’s Talk About It!

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You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs.

Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

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Beth Bluth has been living a life of spiritual seeking and holistic wellness in the sacred Appalachian mountains for over 20 years. Through curiosity & the exploration of various modalities including meditation, mindfulness and daily spiritual practices Beth has learned to support herself, family members and the community through her intuitive reflection and guidance. Her passion is working with plant medicine in the forms of essential oils, flower essences and nourishing herbal remedies. Beth has deep appreciation for all the teachers she’s learned from on her path. 

In this episode, Beth and I talk about patterns of people pleasing that stop us from being more authentic in our interactions and our relationships, and ways to change those patterns.

Connect with Beth Bluth:

[email protected]

Let’s Talk About It!

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Check out our Guided Audio Practices and Meditations at Relationships! Let’s Learn About It.

You can check out the original songs I have sung in my podcast at Pripo’s Podcast Songs.

Don’t forget to visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

Theme music “These Streets” provided by Adi the Monk