00:00 — Intro01:20 — Spiky balls & rubber bands: today’s body connection practice04:30 — Sensory tools that keep you present without overwhelm07:30 — From numbing to feeling: finding what actually helps09:50 — Steph’s story of reactivity and preparing for charged conversations13:50 — Parenting through sensory behaviors with curiosity instead of shame16:30 — What’s your current inner work — and who helps you practice it?18:30 — Taking advantage of easy relationships to grow new skills23:00 — Receiving someone’s gentle presence — and not pushing it away26:00 — Practicing preference-setting in low-stakes relationships30:00 — Challenging assumptions about who can hold your truth35:00 — Projecting vs. reality: who actually wants to support you38:00 — Letting people inspire possibility and identity48:00 — Showing up in your identity can liberate others, too51:45 — Subtle spine play: today’s closing embodiment practiceIn this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph explore how to use the people around you as gentle catalysts for your inner work.Steph shares how she learned to prepare for difficult conversations by practicing honesty with people who feel emotionally safe — and how, even in easeful relationships, reactivity can still show up. Georgianna tells stories of parenting her son through sensory regulation, processing cultural identity, and letting her friends model what’s possible — from professional change to playful expression.Together, they reflect on how curiosity and presence help turn everyday relationships into spaces for experimentation, skill-building, and healing.Discover how:Practicing skills in safe relationships builds confidence for harder onesSensory tools like spiky balls or rubber bands can help you stay regulatedReal-life people offer more opportunities than you think for embodied growth"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:http://bit.ly/4eF86reGet our Self-Compassionate Body-Based Toolkit:https://bit.ly/40Vnz3bEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at wholeheartedloving.comWith love,Georgianna & Steph

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