This episode is about speaking our needs in relationships. Today's caller, Shelly, is great about articulating her needs in some aspects of her life but when it comes to matters of the heart, she suffocates herself. We discuss how clarifying questions can be self-honoring and relieve her anxiety. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode303 ] Not knowing where we stand in a relationship is like pulling off the Band-Aid slowly. A slow painful rip off the heart. Whereas articulating o...
Jun 30, 2021•37 min•Ep. 303
You are probably someone who has done a lot of work on yourself. You've read the "self-help" books, you listen to podcasts like this one, maybe you have a therapist or coach or have attended workshops. You have a LOT of awareness and have grown so much which is AWESOME. And . . . there may be some ways that the industry of personal development is not supporting you and this episode addresses some of those ways.
Jun 26, 2021•21 min
This episode is about the parts of ourselves we develop to meet our needs and protect ourselves. Today's caller, Emily, didn't have her needs met as a child and her protective strategies are still active in her life. We work through the understanding that even things we may not like about ourselves, or get frustrated by, are things that have positive intentions and are trying to help us. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode302 ] We all can be hard on ourselves, especially those...
Jun 23, 2021•30 min•Ep. 302
Sometimes the experience of loneliness can feel so painful that connection seems almost impossible. If that feels true for you, here is a four-step process you can use to support yourself in relieving feeling lonely.
Jun 19, 2021•5 min
This episode is about changing your role in a chaotic family. Today's caller, Julia, is a highly sensitive person with amazing gifts. She is at a choice point about how she wants to use them. She is looking for permission to pursue her life through authentic expression. Many relate to the feeling of conflict between familial obligations and pursuing your soul's journey. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode301 ] Ultimately, we do not know why our souls choose our families. But, ...
Jun 16, 2021•36 min•Ep. 301
I got so much incredible feedback on the last CC we did on boundaries that I wanted to bring on another amazing, super informative expert. Nedra Glover Tawwab joins me today who is a licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert, has practiced relationship therapy for twelve years and is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice Kaleidoscope Counseling. She has been recently featured in TheNew York Times, The Guardian, Psychology Today, Self, and Vice, and has appeared on num...
Jun 12, 2021•55 min
This episode is about releasing addictive patterns by remembering the love within us. Today's caller, Linda, recently ended an on-again-off-again two-year relationship. She questions which wounds are causing her patterns. We discuss her soul's journey, how she is not broken, and how she can help herself feel safe, seen, and loved. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode300 ] It is often unresolved issues from our past hurts, wounds, and things that were hard to go through that imp...
Jun 09, 2021•32 min•Ep. 300
Want to learn how to reduce (even eliminate) things like anxiety, depression, obsessive thinking and stress? Then you are going to love my conversation with Dr. Carolline Leaf. She is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change...
Jun 05, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This episode is about radical self-acceptance. Today's caller, Sylvie, has had therapy, done tons of personal development work, and speaks with her inner child but still feels blocked. We discuss ways she can reframe her perception of what her awareness is bringing up and how she can fully accept and love herself and her human experience. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode299 ] When we have something we criticize, don't like, or want to change and the way we relate to it is w...
Jun 02, 2021•41 min•Ep. 299
My longtime friend Kute Blackson joins me this week to discuss the magic of surrender. Surrender is one of those sexy spiritual words that we often do not truly understand or experience. Kute shares with us how we can actually surrender and the magic it brings to our lives when we do. Kute Blackson is a beloved inspirational speaker and transformational teacher. He speaks at countless events he organizes around the world as well as at outside events. He is a member of the Transformational Leader...
May 29, 2021•1 hr 4 min
This episode is about how to get your needs met in an intimate relationship. Today's caller, Shaun, is looking for guidance on how to re-open his heart and rekindle the warmth for his partner whom he loves. We discuss strategies for getting beyond the hurts and moving toward understanding and compassion. We often love the way we need to be loved instead of loving a person the way they need to be loved. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode298 ] As much as we want love and connec...
May 26, 2021•43 min•Ep. 298
Today Asterian Astrologer Jade Luna joins me again to discuss how the stars predicted this time we are in, what we can learn from it and how we can move forward. Jade and I speak about what life is really about and what the most important things that each and every one of us can do right now to live our most aligned and true lives. Jade S. Luna is the first Westerner ever to reconstruct Jyotish (Hindu Astrology) into a Greco-Roman format. Jade has traveled extensively around the planet, lecturin...
May 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This episode is about regulating the nervous system and dealing with past pains. Today's caller, Lara, is looking for guidance on how to cultivate a sense of safety and security. We work through a body practice to regulate her nervous system and bring her into calm. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode297 ] Feeling safety and security isn't a mental thing. They have to be felt in the body. When we feel safe and secure, the nervous system relaxes, the body gets out of our surviv...
May 19, 2021•49 min•Ep. 297
This episode is about having difficult conversations with our parents. Today's caller, Max, is trying to avoid being triggered when he speaks to his father. We discuss how Max can ease the impact on his inner child and not experience an expectation hangover. [For show notes, go here: Christinehassler.com/episode296 ] If a parent or someone we love opens the door to have a conversation we want to run right through and share everything we have been wanting to say for the last 20 years. The other p...
May 12, 2021•42 min•Ep. 296
If you are someone who prides themselves on "being strong" and not great at asking for support, this episode is for you!. Elayne Fluker is the author of the new book, Get Over "I Got It" (HarperCollins Leadership) -- is the host of the Support is Sexy podcast featuring interviews with more than 500 diverse women entrepreneurs, and founder of SiS.Academy -- an online learning platform for Black Women entrepreneurs....
May 08, 2021•46 min
This episode is about healing trauma. Today's caller, Anne, is a musician who wants to expand her creative expression but feels blocked due to the sexual abuse she experienced. She has done a lot of personal development work but still has difficulty fully expressing herself. She wants guidance on how to navigate through her trauma to heal it. [For show notes go here: Christinehassler.com/episode295 ] Trauma impacts and/or injures the nervous system. When a person experiences extreme trauma the b...
May 05, 2021•39 min•Ep. 295
Julie Bjelland is a Psychotherapist specializing in high sensitivity, host of The HSP Podcast, and Founder of the Sensitive Empowerment Community, whose mission is to create a paradigm shift where sensitivity is embraced, valued, and honored. Julie offers essential resources for educating, inspiring, and empowering HSPs. Register for her free Masterclasses, take the Sensitivity Quiz and profoundly transform your life in her courses and community. Her HSPs in Business Group is designed to support...
May 01, 2021•1 hr
This episode is about holding space for our partners. Today's caller, Brandon, would like guidance on how to be in the healthy space of masculine and feminine presence. It is a lovely conversation about integration and holding space when you get to a place where you feel wonderful, but your partner isn't quite there. [For show notes go here: Christinehassler.com/episode294 ] When someone comes to us and vents, there is a desire to want to fix whatever it is. The masculine tends to want to fix. T...
Apr 28, 2021•36 min•Ep. 294
What are boundaries? How do we set them and keep them? How do we know if our boundaries have been crossed? These are just some of the juicy questions that Terri Cole, author of the book, Boundary Boss, answers. You will get so much value out of this conversation and it will improve all of your relationships! Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist and global relationship and empowerment expert. For over two decades, Terri has worked with a diverse group of clients that includes everyone from st...
Apr 24, 2021•54 min
This episode is about loving your big feelings and emotions. Today's caller, Beth, wants to feel comfortable in her skin. In her childhood home, her gift of being an empath became a liability. Whoever is the most open, the most sensitive one in a family often absorbs everyone else's feelings. Beth would like guidance on how to keep her heart open but not feel overwhelmed by her feelings. [For show notes go here: Christinehassler.com/episode293 ] In today's world, it's often hard to keep our hear...
Apr 21, 2021•32 min•Ep. 293
Stefanos joins Christine again to share tips for how to manage challenging conversations and moments in a relationship. Any relationship, not just romantic ones, hit periods of growth where the relationship needs to get to the next level. This can be confronting for one or both people. In this episode we give you advice on when to pause and allow integration to happen (rather than keep processing) as well as a tool called "pendulating." To join us for our group coaching call on relationships, go...
Apr 17, 2021•32 min
This episode is about calming an anxious or hypervigilant mind. Today's caller, Demi, has a pattern of obsessive-compulsive thinking, anxiety, and a worst-case scenario mindset. She would like guidance on how to calm her mind and be more compassionate with herself. It is a very human trait to worry and have anxiety, especially for people who grew up in a chaotic home. [For show notes go here: Christinehassler.com/episode292 ] One of the ways we can deal with hypervigilance or anxiety is by witne...
Apr 14, 2021•38 min•Ep. 292
I have looked long and hard for a fertility expert that has both heart and correct, research backed, up to date expertise...and I found it all in Dr. Cleopatra. If you have any questions or concerns about your reproductive health and longevity, you will love this reassuring and informative episode. Dr. Cleopatra is The Fertility Strategist and Executive Director of the Fertility & Pregnancy Institute. The mission of the Fertility & Pregnancy Institute is to see what others can't using th...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min
This episode is about letting go of patterns and relationships that no longer serve you. Today's caller, Barbara, has a pattern of staying in things long after they are dead, long after the signs say something is no longer in alignment with her life, or it is depleting her life in some way. The pattern of trying to breathe new life into something already dead is a waste of a precious life force. If you can relate to holding on to things for too long or staying in relationships after their expira...
Apr 07, 2021•42 min•Ep. 291
Stef (Christine's husband) is back on the podcast to talk with me about the common challenges we see couples face and how to overcome them. We will also be hosting a virtual relationship retreat in June, go to www.christinehassler.com/relationshipsupport to get on the early bird list for discounts and details.
Apr 03, 2021•48 min
This episode is about loving our inner child and making them feel safe. Today's caller, Mikaela, has a tremendous amount of fear and anxiety stemming from the chaos that surrounded her in her childhood home. She wants to feel safe and be seen. This call is great support for any of you who feel fear even if it isn't reasonable for a situation. Or, those of you who are confused about how to connect to your inner child. [For show notes go here: Christinehassler.com/episode290 ] For parents or anybo...
Mar 31, 2021•35 min•Ep. 290
Christine answers two listener questions. The first is around the fear of abandonment....what causes is, how it shows up in life, and how to heal it. The second question is regarding how to be with friends going through a hard time without being "life coachy" with them. Also you can take the love block quiz Christine mentioned to find out what fear hold you back here: https://stefanossifandos.com/love-block-quiz/
Mar 27, 2021•24 min
This episode is about how to shift personality patterns. Today's caller, Nikhi, is looking for guidance on how to speak up for herself and how to ask for what she wants. She has completed two Inner Child Workshops and is ready to work through the resistance she feels as she begins to shift her patterns. [For show notes go here: Christinehassler.com/episode289 ] Doing personal growth work, especially inner child work, doesn't mean that boom, all of a sudden you're healed. It takes time. The patte...
Mar 24, 2021•38 min•Ep. 289
Erika Aluara is a friend and personal healer of Christine's. She is an intuitive, channel and a transcendence coach partnering people to experience not only unrecognizable transformation but true transcendence. In this interview, she also clears YOU the listener which is not to miss!! Erika draws on her extensive training and experience to incorporate multiple modalities, including Psychic Channeling, Spiritual Response Therapy, Past Life Clearing and ThetaHealing®. Erika is deeply passionate ab...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This episode is about honoring emotions with compassion and acceptance. Today's caller, Olivia, is going through a unique situation. She is feeling confused by her emotions and would like guidance on how to feel her feelings without going into "victim" and how to grieve after a loss. [For show notes go here: Christinehassler.com/episode288 ] It is normal for emotions to be confusing. We live in a mental, logical, linear-based world where we want certainty. We want things to make sense. But life ...
Mar 17, 2021•45 min•Ep. 288
