Conflict is inevitable — but disconnection doesn’t have to be the end of the story. In this episode, I share five foundational truths about rupture and repair in relationships. Whether you’ve struggled to speak up after being hurt, feel overwhelmed by others’ pain, or just want to build more honest and resilient connections, this episode will reframe repair as a path to deeper intimacy — not just something you do when things go wrong.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why avoiding conflict doesn’t protect your relationship — it erodes it

• What real repair actually requires (hint: it has to do with having a resourced regulated nervous system)

• Why repair needs to happen in ALL relationships, not just romantic ones

• How you can still reconnect even if you don’t agree on what happened

• Why successful repair builds safety, trust, and deeper emotional intimacy

Mentioned in this episode:

→ LL's Guide to Rupture & Repair: a 40-page guide to walk you step-by-step through how to navigate rupture, hold your center, and initiate or receive repair with integrity.

→ ⁠Join the Waitlist for Rooted WebMy off-Instagram community for women who are weaving relational safety, authenticity, and embodied connection — together.

In this episode, Lindsey speaks directly to men about a common pattern in emotionally intimate relationships with women: the instinct to fix instead of feeling. Lindsey dives deep into why men often respond with solutions or shutdown when their partner is emotional, what emotional capacity actually looks like, and practical ways to stay present instead of seeking control.

Topics Covered:

• Why the instinct to fix emotional distress in women doesn't actually work.

• Understanding emotional capacity vs. emotional intelligence or maturity.

• How cultural conditioning leaves men with low emotional capacity.

• Practical, real-life strategies to build your emotional capacity.

• Three simple, powerful steps to respond to your partner’s emotions differently.

• A special invitation to Lindsey’s men's cohort of Feel Without Fear, beginning June 19th.

Key Insights:

• The need to fix is often a nervous system defense mechanism, not malicious intent.

• Emotional presence means being with feelings, not immediately fixing or escaping them.

• Low emotional capacity shows up as defensiveness, withdrawal, anger, or shutting down—but it's not emotional immaturity; it's overwhelm.

• Building emotional capacity is about practicing awareness, regulation, and staying present even when uncomfortable.

Practical Tips for Men:

1. Regulate before responding: Slow your breath, notice sensations in your body, and ground yourself.

2. Reflect and validate: Instead of advice, reflect feelings back to her ("That sounds really hard.") and validate her experience.

3. Clearly ask for space while staying connected: Communicate your needs without severing emotional connection.

Join Lindsey’s Men’s Cohort:
Enrollment is open for Feel Without Fear, starting June 19th, 2025. This program guides men in expanding emotional capacity, becoming more emotionally present partners, and improving relationships through body-based nervous system training.

Links Mentioned:

• Join Feel Without Fear (Men’s Cohort)

Thanks for listening! Share this episode with a man you respect or love who could benefit from building emotional capacity and presence.

In this episode, Lindsey and Chelsea strip away the gloss of influencer culture to reveal what it really takes to build a conscious, integrity-driven business. From the primal survival wiring around money to the shame we carry when our bank balance dips, they share the unspoken struggles that every service-based entrepreneur faces — and how leaning into that discomfort becomes the alchemy of true growth.

What You’ll Learn

• The Myth of Followers = FortuneWhy a six-figure audience doesn’t guarantee six-figure earnings, and what really moves the needle.
• Money as Survival CodeHow childhood wounding shows up in your relationship with cash and the inner work to rewire it.
• Embodying Wealth in All FormsThe five domains of “wealth” (financial, relational, time, nervous-system, and soul), and why you’re already richer than you think.
• The Entrepreneurial AbyssA guided free-fall into your worst-case scenario, and how hitting rock-bottom can spark your most creative breakthroughs.
• Behind-the-Scenes Real TalkIntimate confessions about bank statements, savings thresholds, team paychecks, and the hidden rituals that keep Chelsea and Lindsey moving forward.

Resources & Next Step

• Chelsea's Somatic Coach Certification Program — Learn to lead from embodied wisdom.
• Chelsea's Rock Solid Relationship — Learn to open your heart to love and life.

• Stay Connected — Hit "Follow" above so you never miss the unfiltered conversations that matter.

Connect with Us

• Chelsea: @healing.embodied

• Lindsey: @iamlindseylockett