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  • Why So Many Women Are Exhausted And What They Actually Need

    Why So Many Women Are Exhausted And What They Actually Need
    2025/12/12
    Burnout, mental load, resentment, feminine essence, masculine presence—why so many women feel unseen (and how couples reconnect fast).There are so many women and mothers today who are wrung out—tired, irritable, overburdened, underappreciated, and quietly nearing the point of giving up. And there are so many partners who are trying, yet still feeling “never enough.”In this episode, I’m your brother and ally. I break down why women burn out, how the mental and emotional load silently stacks over time, and why so many couples get trapped in misattunement—loving each other in ways that don’t land.We cover:Why burnout + resentment builds (and what’s actually underneath it)The “mental load” problem and why it’s so invisibleThe myth of “masculine vs feminine” (and a clearer model of essence)What feminine essence needs to feel seen, met, and openWhat masculine essence needs to feel valued, trusted, and motivatedPractical ways to shift the dynamic so love finally landsChapters:00:00 – Why So Many Women Are Burnt Out06:45 – The Hidden Mental & Emotional Load Women Carry15:20 – When Men Are Trying but Still Missing the Mark22:40 – How Divorce Initiated Me Into This Work30:10 – The Myth of Masculine & Feminine Energy38:30 – Understanding Essence Beyond Gender50:15 – What Feminine Essence Actually Needs57:40 – Why Appreciation for Tasks Doesn’t Land1:06:20 – What Masculine Essence Needs to Thrive1:15:10 – How Polarity Restores Connection & Desire1:26:30 – Practical Tools to Meet Each Other Differently1:38:00 – Repair, Receivership & Moving Forward TogetherIf you’re a woman feeling unseen, this gives language to what’s been happening inside you.If you’re a man who wants to meet your woman better, this gives you a practical orientation and tools that change everything.If this hits home, share it with your partner and leave a 5-star review—this work deserves to reach more couples🎁 Free Gift: Leave a 5-star review, screenshot it, and send it to https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift to receive our Guided Journal Practice: Coming Home to Clarity.🌱 Join the Together Community → https://www.sacredrelating.com/⁠ 💛 Work with Mike & Courtney 2:2 → https://www.sacredrelating.com/sacred-relating-couplesWork with Mike → https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/coachingWork with Courtney → https://www.courtneywren.com/rebirth📺Subscribe to our YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@thetogetherpodcast🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlistDonation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4⁠Email:⁠⁠transform@itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠Website:⁠⁠www.itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠www.sacredrelaring.comwww.courtneywren.comInstagram:@MikeElliott.Relating@courtneywren.sacredrelatingTHE SKIN DEEP CARDS: ⁠https://shop.theskindeep.com/collections/all⁠Promo Code: Together15
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    54 分
  • Conscious Cock:Soft, Slow, Sacred

    Conscious Cock:Soft, Slow, Sacred
    2025/12/04

    This is not a conversation about sex — it’s a conversation about awakening.


    In this episode, we sit down with Emily and Rob for one of the most honest, soul-rattling explorations of sexuality, shame, intimacy, and true erotic awakening.


    We uncover:

    • What parasympathetic / yin sex really is

    • How to move from friction-based sex to regenerative lovemaking

    • The meaning of “conscious cock” and why soft penetration can create more pleasure

    • Why women feel numb — and how to reawaken the cervix, womb, and erotic system

    • How men can dissolve shame, pressure, performance anxiety, and inherited porn conditioning

    • How to reconnect cock + heart

    • How betrayal can become an initiation into deeper intimacy

    • Why receiving is the hardest — and most transformative — practice for men

    • How couples can build a relationship where sex is emotional, spiritual, and deeply connective

    • Whether you’re a man, woman, or couple, this episode will change the way you see intimacy forever.

    Chapters

    00:00 – Why Most Couples Never Reach True Intimacy

    06:15 – Conscious Cock: What It Really Means

    12:40 – Unconscious Taking vs. Sacred Penetration

    20:14 – Betrayal as the Sexual Initiation

    27:50 – Parasympathetic Sex: Soft, Slow, Sacred

    37:10 – The Masculine Initiation: Receiving Without Performing

    46:40 – Yin Sex, Heart Orgasms & Regenerative Lovemaking


    🎁 Free Gift: Leave a 5-star review, screenshot it, and send it to https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift to receive our Guided Journal Practice: Coming Home to Clarity.

    🌱 Join the Together Community → https://www.sacredrelating.com/⁠

    💛 Work with Mike & Courtney 2:2 → https://www.sacredrelating.com/sacred-relating-couples

    Work with Mike → https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/coaching

    Work with Courtney → https://www.courtneywren.com/rebirth

    📺Subscribe to our YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@thetogetherpodcast

    🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist

    💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlist


    Donation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏

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    Email:

    ⁠⁠transform@itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    ⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠


    Website:

    ⁠⁠www.itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    www.sacredrelaring.com

    www.courtneywren.com


    Instagram:

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    @courtneywren.sacredrelating


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    1 時間 14 分
  • How to Know When to Leave Your Relationship

    How to Know When to Leave Your Relationship
    2025/11/29

    If you’ve been feeling confused, disconnected, or stuck in the “should I stay or should I go?” loop, this is one of the most important relationship episodes you’ll ever hear. Millions of people search for clarity around leaving a relationship because unresolved uncertainty creates emotional distress, nervous system dysregulation, and a chronic sense of instability in the bond. In conscious partnership, clarity, commitment, emotional safety, and direction are essential for healthy attachment, secure love, and real connection.

    In this powerful episode, Mike & Courtney guide you through the psychology behind feeling half-in/half-out, why this state quietly destroys relationships, how to identify deal-breakers, and how to know whether your partnership is meant to evolve or dissolve. They also share deeply personal stories about their past relationships, trauma patterns, attachment wounds, and what mature love looks like when clarity finally arrives.


    🌿 In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • Why “one foot in, one foot out” is emotionally and physically damaging

    • The difference between discomfort and real deal-breakers

    • How to find clarity when you’re terrified of choosing

    • Why honesty (with self and partner) is the key to maturity

    • What sacred devotion looks like—even when the relationship must end

    • How to exit with love instead of drama

    🎁 Free Gift: Leave a 5-star review, screenshot it, and send it to https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift to receive our Guided Journal Practice: Coming Home to Clarity.

    🌱 Join the Together Community → https://www.sacredrelating.com/⁠

    💛 Work with Mike & Courtney 2:2 → https://www.sacredrelating.com/sacred-relating-couples

    Work with Mike → https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/coaching

    Work with Courtney → https://www.courtneywren.com/rebirth

    📺Subscribe to our YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@thetogetherpodcast

    🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist

    💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlist

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    ⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠

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    www.courtneywren.com

    Instagram:

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    58 分
  • How Your Day-to-Day Is Chipping Away at Your Connection: From Feeling Taken for Granted to Tackling Life Together

    How Your Day-to-Day Is Chipping Away at Your Connection: From Feeling Taken for Granted to Tackling Life Together
    2025/11/20

    If you’ve been craving deeper connection, emotional intimacy, or more support in your relationship, this episode is for you. Most couples don’t disconnect because of big fights—they drift because of the everyday, unconscious habits that slowly erode closeness. From frustrations about chores to mismatched rhythms, unspoken expectations, and stress in your nervous system, the day-to-day can quietly chip away at even the strongest relationships.

    In this powerful and relatable episode, Mike and Courtney break down how to rebuild connection, improve communication, and strengthen emotional safety in conscious partnership. They explore masculine and feminine dynamics, relationship repair, appreciation practices, and how to shift from resentment to teamwork.

    You’ll learn simple, practical tools for sacred relationship, couples connection, and creating a healthy daily rhythm where both partners feel seen, supported, and valued.

    🌿 In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • Why the “little things” create big disconnections

    • How to talk about frustration without blame

    • The 3 keys for staying connected: talk about it, take initiative, practice appreciation

    • How structure and flow create harmony

    • A nervous-system-based approach to reconnecting in the daily grind

    🎁 Free Gift: Leave a 5-star review, screenshot it, and send it to https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift to receive our Guided Journal Practice: Coming Home to Clarity.

    🌱 Join the Together Community → https://www.sacredrelating.com/⁠

    💛 Work with Mike & Courtney 2:2 → https://www.sacredrelating.com/sacred-relating-couples

    Work with Mike → https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/coaching

    Work with Courtney → https://www.courtneywren.com/rebirth

    📺Subscribe to our YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@thetogetherpodcast

    🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist

    💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlist

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    ⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4⁠

    Email:

    ⁠⁠transform@itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    ⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠

    Website:

    ⁠⁠www.itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    www.sacredrelaring.com

    www.courtneywren.com

    Instagram:

    @MikeElliott.Relating

    @courtneywren.sacredrelating

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    Promo Code: Together15
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    1 時間 13 分
  • When Your Partner Won't Change - From Confusion to Clarity

    When Your Partner Won't Change - From Confusion to Clarity
    2025/11/13

    What do you do when your partner just won’t change?You’ve done the work, communicated your needs, practiced patience—and it’s still not shifting.

    In this heart-opening episode, Mike & Courtney dive into one of the most common questions couples face:

    “What if I’m evolving and my partner isn’t?”

    They reveal the hidden dynamics underneath this frustration—why we try to change others, what “counterwill” really is, and how to find your own clarity instead of waiting for someone else’s.

    🌿 You’ll learn:

    • Why “trying to change your partner” always backfires

    • The real reason your partner resists transformation

    • How to move from control to curiosity

    • The link between self-abandonment and resentment

    • How to know when to accept, stay, or lovingly let go

    • A powerful journal prompt to reconnect to your truth

    📍 Chapters:

    00:00 Introduction to Sacred Relationships

    01:00 When Your Partner Won’t Change

    03:00 The Confusion Crossroad: Stay or Go?

    06:00 Love, Conditions, and Acceptance

    10:00 Real Stories of Growth and Boundaries

    15:00 The Power of Bringing Truth to the Table

    22:00 Trying to Change vs. True Relating

    27:00 Counterwill: Why Pressure Doesn’t Work

    31:00 Facing Your Own Fear of Change

    36:00 Teaching Your Partner How to Love You

    42:00 Taking the First Step—Without a Guarantee

    48:00 Acceptance vs. Dealbreakers

    52:00 From Codependence to Self-Love

    58:00 Journal Prompt + Together Community Invitation


    🎁 Free Gift: Leave a 5-star review, screenshot it, and send it to https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift to receive our Guided Journal Practice: Coming Home to Clarity.

    🌱 Join the Together Community → https://www.sacredrelating.com/⁠

    💛 Work with Mike & Courtney 2:2 → https://www.sacredrelating.com/sacred-relating-couples

    Work with Mike → https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/coaching

    Work with Courtney → https://www.courtneywren.com/rebirth

    📺Subscribe to our YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@thetogetherpodcast

    🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist

    💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlist

    Donation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏

    ⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4⁠

    Email:

    ⁠⁠transform@itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    ⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠

    Website:

    ⁠⁠www.itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    www.sacredrelaring.com

    www.courtneywren.com

    Instagram:

    @MikeElliott.Relating

    @courtneywren.sacredrelating

    THE SKIN DEEP CARDS: ⁠https://shop.theskindeep.com/collections/all⁠

    Promo Code: Together15
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Why It’s Hard to Receive Love: The Art of Reconnecting When We Can’t Feel Each Other

    Why It’s Hard to Receive Love: The Art of Reconnecting When We Can’t Feel Each Other
    2025/10/30

    ⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift

    🌿Join our Together Community → ⁠https://www.sacredrelating.com/⁠


    We’ve all been there—your partner is right beside you, saying all the right things, but somehow… you can’t feel them.

    In this deep and tender episode, Mike and Courtney explore why it’s hard to receive love, even when it’s right in front of us. They reveal the hidden forces—like our negativity bias and survival wiring—that keep us stuck in complaint, disconnection, and old stories, and share how to move back into felt connection.


    🌿 You’ll learn:

    • Why your brain resists receiving love (and how to rewire it)

    • The “ANTs” that crawl through every relationship: Automatic Negative Thoughts

      • How to spot when your inner child is running the show
      • A nervous-system-based way to reconnect when you can’t feel each other
      • The simple trick that transforms disconnection into intimacy

    • 📍 Chapters:

      00:00 Introduction to Sacred Relationships

      01:00 Why It’s Hard to Receive Love

      03:00 The Negativity Bias & “Automatic Negative Thoughts”

      07:00 How the Brain Gets Addicted to Complaining

      11:00 Common Triggers that Block Connection

      14:00 The Inner Child vs. the Healthy Adult

      19:00 Relearning How to Receive Love

      23:00 Receiving as a Felt Sense in the Body

      27:00 How Presence Changes Everything

      32:00 Guiding Connection Through Curiosity

      36:00 The Art of Staying in Your Seat

      39:00 Daily Practices for Receiving

      45:00 The 90% Rule: Seeing What’s Here

      47:00 Bonus Practice + Together Community Invitation


    • 💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlist

      FREE!- Emotional Mastery with these simple steps: https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/opt-in


      Donation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏

      ⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4⁠

      Email:

      ⁠⁠transform@itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

      ⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠

      Website:

      ⁠⁠www.itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

      www.sacredrelaring.com

      www.courtneywren.com

      Instagram:

      @MikeElliott.Relating

      @courtneywren.sacredrelating

      THE SKIN DEEP CARDS: ⁠https://shop.theskindeep.com/collections/all⁠

      Promo Code: Together15
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    51 分
  • More Than Just Doing the Actions: Motherhood as Medicine — Rewiring the Lineage, Restoring the World

    More Than Just Doing the Actions: Motherhood as Medicine — Rewiring the Lineage, Restoring the World
    2025/10/23

    ⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift

    🌿Join our Together Community → ⁠https://www.sacredrelating.com/⁠

    💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlist


    What if motherhood is sacred work and how we change the world?

    In this tender and powerful solo episode, Courtney shares how motherhood itself is medicine—a sacred path of rewiring your lineage, healing ancestral trauma, and restoring the balance of love in the world.

    She speaks about how mothers can move beyond “doing the actions” and into the deeper embodiment of the Medicine Mama — the mother who transforms her nervous system, rewires patterns, and births a new world through presence, consciousness, and devotion.


    🌿 You’ll learn:

    • Why motherhood is not just a role, but a spiritual practice
    • How to rewire generational patterns through your body and nervous system
    • The difference between “thinking” motherhood and being motherhood
    • What it means to be a Medicine Mama and embody the Holy Mother archetype
    • A 3-step practice to begin healing patterns within yourself, your children, and your lineage


    📍 Chapters:

    00:00 Introduction to Sacred Relationships

    01:00 What It Means to “Do” Motherhood

    04:00 The Lineage & Cultural Patterns We Inherit

    10:00 The Nervous System and Generational Rewiring

    17:00 Becoming the Medicine Mama

    20:00 How Healing Ripples Into Your Children

    28:00 Rewriting Lineage Through Presence

    34:00 Motherhood as Spiritual Practice

    39:00 The Role of Sisterhood and Support

    46:00 The 3-Step Practice for Repatterning

    49:00 Invitation to The Holy Mama Membership

    FREE!- Emotional Mastery with these simple steps: https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/opt-in


    Donation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏

    ⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4⁠

    Email:

    ⁠⁠transform@itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    ⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠


    Website:

    ⁠⁠www.itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    www.sacredrelaring.com

    www.courtneywren.com


    Instagram:

    @MikeElliott.Relating

    @courtneywren.sacredrelating


    THE SKIN DEEP CARDS: ⁠https://shop.theskindeep.com/collections/all⁠

    Promo Code: Together15
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    51 分
  • From Reactive to Ritual: Creating Agreements for Fighting Well

    From Reactive to Ritual: Creating Agreements for Fighting Well
    2025/10/17

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    Most couples think fighting is a sign something’s wrong. But what if conflict is actually a doorway to deeper connection—when done well?


    In this short, powerful episode, Mike and Courtney guide you through how to move from reactivity to ritual by creating simple agreements that transform fights into opportunities for intimacy and growth.

    They share their top three agreements every couple should have, how to interrupt recurring conflict patterns, and why ritualizing repair builds safety, tone, and resilience in your nervous system.


    🌿 In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • Why couples repeat the same fights (and how to break the cycle)

    • The 3 essential agreements every couple needs:

      1. The Sacred Pause

      2. “I” Statements

      3. No Bond Threats

    • How to create rituals of connection in conflict

    • Why physical touch during disagreements builds safety

    • How to use shared agreements to build trust, tone, and repair

    📍 Chapters:

    00:00 Introduction to Sacred Relationships

    01:00 Why We Repeat the Same Fights

    04:00 How Our Conditioning Shapes Conflict

    08:00 Why Rituals Keep Relationships Safe

    11:00 The Sacred Pause

    13:00 “I” Statements

    17:00 No Bond Threats

    22:00 How to Create Your Own Agreements

    26:00 Final Thoughts + Free Gift


    FREE!- Emotional Mastery with these simple steps: https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/opt-in

    Donation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏

    ⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4⁠

    Email:

    ⁠⁠transform@itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    ⁠relating@courtneywren.com⁠

    Website:

    ⁠⁠www.itsmikeelliott.com⁠⁠

    www.sacredrelaring.com

    www.courtneywren.com

    Instagram:

    @MikeElliott.Relating

    @courtneywren.sacredrelating

    THE SKIN DEEP CARDS: ⁠https://shop.theskindeep.com/collections/all⁠

    Promo Code: Together15
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    29 分