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Cheaper Than Therapy with Vanessa and Dené

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Vanessa Bennett and Dené Logan are two soul sisters and therapists who connected over their shared love of depth psychology—known as the psychology of the soul. It is a template for diving beneath the surface to examine the complex natures of being human while on the quest for wholeness, including the relationship to spirit. Through their training and lived experiences with depth, yogic psychology, and mindfulness, they developed a passion for supporting others in living their most authentic lives while cultivating a fulfilling and rich relationship with the Self, capital “S.”

Every Wednesday, Vanessa and Dené look to demystify, de-stigmatize, and desensitize what goes on both inside the therapy room and in daily life, through soul-provoking conversations with fellow seekers, thought leaders, changemakers, and real people during live coaching sessions as they navigate the hard work it takes to be a human.

This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy. 

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Episodes

Ep 91 Dating as a Distraction - Live Coaching Session

In this live coaching session, we talk with Chelsea about certain patterns she’s noticed in her dating experiences over the last decade since her marriage ended. We dissect the commonly used phrase that comes up in the world of dating around finding “emotionally unavailable people” and how we can often be creating a distraction away from our own work when we’re fixing, helping, and mothering others in order to feel valued. We also explore how to begin to look at dating as an opportunity to stay ...

Jan 27, 202233 minEp. 2

Ep 90 The Path to Sovereignty with Madison Morrigan

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 o...

Jan 19, 202257 minEp. 1

Ep 89 The ‘Toxic Positivity’ Conversation

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 l...

Jan 12, 202240 minEp. 89

Ep 88 Compassion That Starts Within - Live Coaching Session

In this live coaching session, we talk with Dani about navigating some challenging dynamics in a newly formed relationship. We explore how to communicate our needs in a way that can be heard, why compassion is inauthentic if we don’t include ourselves, the challenges that come from seeing the best in someone no matter despite what our current experience is with them, and why someone needing us can be a challenging foundation on which to build a relationship. Interested in joining a live virtual ...

Dec 22, 202125 minEp. 88

Ep 87 Children as our Teachers with Katherine Winter-Sellery

We are so thrilled to have Katherine Winter-Sellery back with us on the podcast as our first returning guest! Katherine is a 3-time TEDx speaker, parenting coach, and mom of two. For over 20 years, she has been helping families thrive through her conscious guidance approach to parenting. We talk with Katherine about the gifts that come from meeting our children with a sense of humility, the antiquated idea that any resistance from a child should be seen as a form of disrespect, how our children ...

Dec 15, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 240

Ep 86 Trusting We Are Held - Live Coaching Session

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...

Dec 08, 202128 minEp. 86

Ep 85 Owning our Wounds as Women

In this solo episode, we explore the shadow elements of being raised as women in a wounded patriarchal system. We talk about the differentiation between ‘wounded feminine’ and ‘healthy feminine’ energetics, how some of the narratives we were raised with have at times caused us to unconsciously reject elements of ourselves and other women, the challenge of confronting some of our subconscious programming while attempting to be present in relationships, and why working as therapists has given insi...

Dec 01, 20211 hrEp. 83

Ep 84 Recoding Masculine and Feminine Energetics with Laura Grant

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 thr...

Nov 24, 202151 minEp. 80

Ep 83 The Power of ‘Yes...And’ - Live Coaching Session

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Maia to talk about her experiences with codependency and boundaries in her marriage. Our conversation raised common relational questions like, “is it me?” “Is it them?” “Is it our communication?” “Could I be different or better?” And more painfully, “is this my fault?” This session was such a beautiful example of how often our work in relationships is to invite curiosity and compassion back in where it has been lost - starting first and foremost, w...

Nov 17, 202137 minEp. 83

Ep 82 Transcending our Survival Instincts with Jesse Estrin

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 hi...

Nov 10, 202155 minEp. 81

Ep 81 Preserving Yourself When Serving Others - Live Coaching Session

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 ...

Nov 03, 202130 minEp. 81

Ep 80 Moments of Self-Transformation with Danette May

Danette May is the Co-founder and CCO of Mindful Health LLC and Earth Echo Foods, best-selling author, founder of The Rise Movement, keynote speaker, high-level executive coach, fitness and nutrition expert, entrepreneur, wife, and mother. She has inspired millions of people around the world to step up into the true and full expression of themselves through her coaching, products, and programs, allowing them to live their happiest and healthiest lives. We talked with Danette about how to alchemi...

Oct 27, 202152 minEp. 80

Ep 79 Traversing the Individuation Process - Live Coaching Session

In this live coaching session, we talk with Sarah about the work she’s doing following the end of a 7-year relationship and a called-off engagement. We dive into how to hold a desire to respect our family, cultures, and values, while knowing that we also need to step into an ever-expanding version of our authentic Self, and how sometimes our work is to be a paradigm shifter for our entire family system. Interested in joining a live virtual group class with us? We lead a variety of wellness sessi...

Oct 20, 202132 minEp. 72

Ep 78 The Dark Night of the Ego with Xavier Dagba

Xavier Dagba is a trauma-informed transformational life coach, shadow work facilitator, intuitive healer, and emotional alchemist. Xavier firmly believes that personal freedom can only be achieved when we allow ourselves to welcome the wisdom hidden within every emotional state, good or bad. We sit down with Xavier to talk about his path to discovering shadow work, how he served as a catalyst for healing within his own family constellation, his perspective on the reckonings we’re facing within s...

Oct 13, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 78

Ep 77 Humans Raising Humans

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 Carefre...

Oct 06, 202126 minEp. 77

Ep 76 Understanding Our Coping Styles with Dr. Sam Rader

After two decades of practicing psychotherapy, Dr. Sam Rader developed her own therapeutic approach that examines how early childhood experiences write source code in the unconscious. As the owner and clinical director of the Source Code Psychotherapy Center in Los Angeles, she and her team of mental health practitioners help individuals re-write their code for a healthier, more beautiful life. With enough support, good boundaries, and real love, she believes we are all capable of becoming who w...

Sep 29, 202157 minEp. 74

Ep 75 Meaning Making Moments - Live Coaching Session

In this live coaching session, we talk with DR about his moments of growth throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We dive into shattering (or expanding beyond) the societal stigmas around being an emotional male, how sitting in the mud of rock bottom moments presents an opportunity to emerge and bloom, developing your toolboxes of who you are and who you want to be, and understanding that anxiety is an experience that moves through us as a way to tell us something and keep us paying attention...

Sep 22, 202133 minEp. 72

Ep 74 Self-Discovery Through Human Design with Kathleen Cruger

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-compas...

Sep 15, 202157 minEp. 74

Ep 73 Submerging In the Waves of Emotions - Live Coaching Session

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 wellne...

Sep 08, 202130 minEp. 73

Ep 72 Showing up to Life as It’s Occurring with Rainier Wylde

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 Ra...

Sep 01, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 72

Ep 71 Having Self-Compassion During the Reckonings - Live Coaching Session

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 th...

Aug 25, 202137 minEp. 71

Ep 70 Bridging the Gap to Create Stronger Relationships with Nico Barraza

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 professiona...

Aug 18, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 70

Ep 69 Being The Architect of Our Happiness - Live Coaching Session

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 subscri...

Aug 11, 202131 minEp. 69

Ep 68 Standing In Your Worth with Amy E. Smith - The Joy Junkie

Amy E. Smith is a certified Life Coach and Hypnotherapist. As founder of thejoyjunkie.com, Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to move individuals to a place of radical personal empowerment and self-worth. We talk with Amy about tactical ways to establish and honor boundaries, how to stand up strongly for yourself, the power of using ‘no’, and the connection between our self-worth and having difficult conversations. Be sure to listen with a pen and paper close by for this...

Aug 04, 202151 minEp. 68

Ep 67 Life Isn’t Linear - Live Coaching Session

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Ben to discuss the lifelong work of strengthening our self awareness muscle. We talk about the ways codependency appears within relationships, navigating the dating waters after the end of a pivotal relationship, and how important it is to know that as long as we’re breathing we’re still growing and learning. 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...

Jul 28, 202132 minEp. 67

Ep 66 Finding Self Compassion As Parents with the MamaPsychologists

Caitlin Slavens and Chelsea Bodie are registered psychologists, parenting experts, perinatal specialists and the founders of MamaPsychologists - where they focus on supporting the mental health and well-being of mothers and parents at every stage of their parenting journey. We talk with Caitlin and Chelsea about the parental shaming perpetuated through social media, some of the grief that comes from transitioning from the archetype of maiden to mother, managing what Caitlin and Chelsea call the ...

Jul 21, 202150 minEp. 66

Ep 65 Surrendering To What Is - Live Coaching Session

In this live coaching session, we talk with Lisa about navigating the space between endings and new beginnings - also known as the liminal space. We talk with Lisa about getting caught on the societal hamster wheel of destinations and finished results, the ways our mental health struggles can often show up as an indication of where we are living out of alignment, challenging the idea of productivity being a measure of our worth, and tangible tools for shifting our focus to what matters most in o...

Jul 15, 202132 minEp. 65

Ep 64 Practicing Self-Love with Melissa Wood Tepperberg

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 y...

Jul 07, 202145 minEp. 64

Ep 63 Dreaming a Bigger Dream - Live Coaching Session

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 lo...

Jun 30, 202134 minEp. 63

Ep 62 Navigating Self-Abandonment

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 f...

Jun 23, 202129 minEp. 62
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