In this episode I sit down and have a conversation with my personal couples therapist, Christine Mourad, who is one of the most skilled and brilliant therapists I have worked with. It's been some time since my last episode, "I See You In Me", but I have not stopped pondering the necessity of creating safety, empathy, and compassion in our personal relationships which extends outward in society. We cover:

- Giving yourself a big fat spoonful of grace, realizing you are a work in progress, and not a fully realized being.
- The importance of self compassion.
- Sensing into the body and letting go in the body.  
- The balance of "not always excavating the root causes" of our reactions but being mindful to not bypass difficult feelings.
- The sacred ground of holding space for ourselves and another in a relationship to be fully alive.
- Establishing safety in relationships and what that really means.
- The evolution in "moving forward" and growth in a relationship - both as individuals and as a couple.
- There needs to be space for anger and conflict.
- What's getting in the way in your relationships? Family of origin issues?  Trauma?  Not accessing the wise adult but living in a state of the adaptive child?
- We are born attached, we are born to attach, part of being in our full selves is to be connected and belong.  In our true selves - that doesn't mean we will get everyone's approval - but we need to feel connected and belong to feel whole.
- Psychedelic Therapy
- Our feelings as therapists about the fast food approach of coaching and therapy on social media.
- How trauma can stop life from unfolding and flowing.

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