Jessica Maguire is a trauma-informed integrative physiotherapist whose passion for health first led to her degree in Health Science before completing her Masters in Physiotherapy. Her clinical experience made her fascinated by neuroscience and the potential of the nervous system to change itself. In this episode of the Love Intently Podcast, Jessica is here to teach you about the vagus nerve and the nervous system and how stress-related illnesses can arise from deregulation after traumatic stress. Key Topics Discussed -What is the vagus nerve system and why it’s important -What brought her to researching about the vagus nervous system -How the vagus nervous system is related to chronic pain -How we can rewire our nervous system -Advice to those looking into rewiring their nervous system -How connections affect us biologically and why it’s important -Defining resilience -How to build more resilience Connect With Jessica Jessica’s website Jessica’s Instagram Connect With Sophie Sophie’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok/ Love Intently Instagram https://www.instagram.com/love.intently/ Love Intently Website  Love Intently   Shownotes link: www.loveintently.com/blog/repairing-the-nervous-system-and-overcoming-trauma  

Love Intently Podcast with Sophie Kwok

Repairing The Nervous System and Overcoming Trauma with Jessica Maguire

Lesley Eccles is the founder and CEO of Relish, a relationship app that’s on a mission to improve all relationships. She was also the co-founder and head of marketing for the FanDuel fantasy sports company. In today’s episode of the Love Intently Podcast, Lesley shares with us her love story right from where it started and some tips to maintain a healthy relationship. She also dives deep into entrepreneurship and her journey in this field. Key Topics Discussed -How she fell in love and met her husband -Her entrepreneurship journey -Advice for other couples who are entrepreneurs -What inspired her to start Relish -Advice for Relish App users during the pandemic -Advice to other women in male-dominated industries -What she wishes more people knew about her and her husband  For full Shownotes Find Relish on Instagram Find Lesley on Twitter Download Relish Find Sophie on Instagram Find Love Intently on Instagram Take the Attachment Style Quiz  Apply for Relationship Coaching with Sophie Golden Ratio: Use code "LOVEINTENTLY" FOR 15% off your first order!  The Adventure Challenge : Use code "LOVEINTENTLY" for 10% off your first order 

Growing in Your Relationship While Building a Business with Lesley Eccles, Serial Entrepreneur and CEO of Relish

Emily Eisenhart is a multidisciplinary artist and designer. She is constantly exploring, and her work is heavily inspired by patterns, textures, colors, and shapes around her. With a formal cultural anthropology background, Emily is ever curious and researching into her inspiration for motif and color palette. In this episode of the Love Intently Podcast, Emily is here to share her story, how she made the shift from a designer to an artist, her painful heartbreak and how it impacted her artistic work, and how her new relationship influences her work. Key Topics Discussed -When she knew she had to shift from designer to artist -How she became a designer -How heartbreak impacted her work -How she met Gray -What she is doing differently in the current relationship -How her partner influences her art -What she wishes people knew about her -Advice to herself straight out of college Connect with Emily Emily’s Website Emily’s Instagram Connect with Sophie Sophie’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok/ Love Intently Instagram https://www.instagram.com/love.intently/ Love Intently Website https://loveintently.com/  

Overcoming Heartbreak Through Art with Emily Eisenhart

Sonya Renee Taylor is a New York Times Bestselling Author and the founder of The Body is Not An Apology. She has a passion for helping others learn to develop a radical love for themselves, unapologetically. It is her belief that when we all develop this sense of radical self-love, we unlock the doors for greater liberation. In this episode of the Love Intently Podcast, Sonya is here to teach you about radical self-love and so much more.  Key Topics Defining radical self-love  The difference between self-confidence and radical self-love  Throwing out the idea of there being a “good body” or a “bad body”  Breaking down the “Three Peaces” of radical self-love   How Sonya began to embrace radical self-love in her own life  The importance of recognizing toxic content and how to avoid it  Breaking down “Mind Matters”  Dissecting what it means to take unapologetic action   Identifying and defining collective compassion  Loving your body vs just accepting it  Discussing what Sonya is currently working on    Full show notes: www.loveintently.com/blog/embracing-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor Resources: The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor Your Body is Not an Apology Workbook by Sonya Renee Taylor Connect with Sonya Renee Taylor Sonya Renee Taylor’s Instagram Sonya Renee Taylor's Patreon Connect with Sophie: Sophie’s Instagram Love Intently Instagram Love Intently Website  For 20% off of Golden Ratio use code "LOVEINTENTLY" For 10% off of The Adventure Challenge use code "LOVEINTENTLY"  

Embracing Radical Self-Love with Sonya Renee Taylor, NYT Bestselling Author

Kristina Furia is a self-transformation coach, teacher, and content creator. She has a passion for helping others tap into their higher frequencies so that they may lean into their true purpose. Her goal is to empower others to be free of their inner critic and to view each new day as a gift. In this episode of the Love Intently Podcast, Kristina is here to teach you how to do all the above and so much more. Key Topics How Kristina got out of being a therapist and into transformational work Kristina’s personal transformation Debunking what manifesting really looks like How to let the emotional experience move through you and be an observer of your thoughts How observing your thoughts and doing the work go hand in hand Why you should keep your affirmations in check and how to do so Why changing your frequency attracts other people and how to tap into a higher frequency Full show notes: www.loveintently.com/blog/transforming-your-life-through-intention Connect with Kristina Kristina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yournewfrequency/ Kristina's Website: https://yournewfrequency.com/ Connect with Sophie Sophie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok/ Love Intently Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love.intently/ Love Intently Website: https://loveintently.com 

Transforming Your Life Through Intention with Kristina Furia, Self-Transformation Coach

 Shasta Nelson is a Friendship Expert, Speaker, and author of three books. She has a passion for spreading awareness on the importance of friendships, especially with the ever-growing loneliness epidemic that is sweeping our world. As if loneliness wasn’t already bad enough, the COVID-19 pandemic came in and left many in a world feeling isolated and divided, leading to extreme levels of loneliness. However, Shasta is here to help you learn how to deepen your friendships and as she has coined, your frientimicy. Tune in to learn more! :) Key Topics Why Shasta got into being a friendship expert Managing loneliness and the need to be seen by others The three things every friendship needs to be healthy Her advice on conflict within friendships The pain that is caused by loneliness and why we need to fight it Overcoming the fear of rejection in friendships Why intimacy and forgiveness go hand-in-hand How to manage friendships in the workplace Full show notes: www.loveintently.com/blog/how-to-overcome-the-battle-of-loneliness-with-deeper-friendships-with-shasta-nelson Connect with Shasta Shasta’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shastamnelson/ Shasta’s Website: https://www.shastanelson.com/ Shasta's Books: https://www.shastanelson.com/books Connect with Sophie: Sophie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok/ Love Intently Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love.intently/ Love Intently Website: https://loveintently.com 

How to Overcome the Battle of Loneliness with Deeper Friendships

Cathryn Lavery is an entrepreneur, creator, and designer with a mission to help others make an impact by getting clear on their goals and starting meaningful conversations. In an effort to do so, she founded BestSelf Co. and has helped it scale into a large brand. BestSelf Co. has been featured in GMA, GQ, and O! Magazine. She joined us on the show this week to share a bit with us about her journey and some of the lessons she has learned along the way.    Key Topics The story of how Cathryn and her partner met and how her partner’s enthusiastic spirit drew her in Being intentional with your life Why you should the hard things at the beginning of the day How she got into entrepreneurship How to manage feeling stuck in a path or a relationship  Dealing with her business partnership ending and how it affected her Looking at life’s tough lessons as gifts The importance of being present and enjoying the now How to care for a partner that is introverted   Full show notes: https://loveintently.com/blog/becoming-your-best-self-to-create-a-lasting-impact-with-cathryn-lavery   Resources    The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy   Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins   The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau   The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod  Connect with Cathryn Cathryn’s Instagram BestSelf Co. Instagram BestSelf Co. Website  Connect with Sophie: Sophie’s Instagram Love Intently Instagram Love Intently Website  (Sophie’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok/   Love Intently Instagram https://www.instagram.com/love.intently/  Love Intently Website https://loveintently.com ) “If you are super successful in business, but you don’t have relationships and a life outside of that, you’re not really successful in life.” -Cathryn Lavery

Becoming Your Best Self to Create a Lasting Impact with Cathryn Lavery, CEO and Founder of BestSelf Co.

Brit and Sami Barron’s story begins with a choice, and a really tough one at that. The now-married couple met at church where they started out as best friends. At the time, neither of them had openly come out as lesbian, however, as they began to grow closer it was clear to them that this was more than just a friendship, this was love.  While the two were excited about their newfound love, they were faced with quite the dilemma; they both worked at a church that was against same-sex relationships. Sami was the creative director at this church and Brit had just accepted a new job there as a college pastor. However, when the two began to recognize their true feelings for each other, they knew the church would not tolerate it so they were forced to keep it a secret.  After keeping their relationship a secret for a little while, the couple decided that “love deserves more then the four walls we [are] living in” and decided to go public with their relationship, regardless of the consequences. They quit their jobs at the church and notified their family and friends of their decision to be together. The response to this news was mixed, however, Brit and Sami chose love over everything.  The process of going public with their relationship led to many struggles, yet they remained strong. They received negative pushback from the church, lost multiple friends, and were turned down by family members who refused to even acknowledge their relationship. While this was discouraging and difficult at first, as time went on they began to realize that no matter what anyone else said, they knew that their love was good and true.    Fast forward a couple years, the two are happily married and building a life together. Brit recently came out with her first book, “Worth It”, and they are planning to release their new podcast in February titled, “The Everyday Lesbians”. While they still deal with the struggle of losing friends over their love, they have learned to keep moving forward and love each other above all else.    In Brit and Sami’s episode of The Love Intently Podcast, we chat more about how the couple met and fell in love, their decision to quit their jobs to be together, losing family and friends due to their love, and so much more. Tune in for a beautiful story of choosing love no matter the consequences and see below for a full list of lessons/topics covered in this episode with Brit and Sami.  Key Topics Discussed - How Brit and Sami met and fell in love “I told her, ‘I think you're going to be in my wedding one day.’ ”  - Their confusion around falling in love with someone they were told they couldn’t love “We didn’t know that was even possible. To be together wasn’t something that wasn't showcased or even open in our community, so we had to jump over a lot of hurdles to get there”  - Falling in love with the same sex while working at a church “Feeling something so natural and so good, and having it collide with the world you existed in was really, really traumatic.”  - Their decision to come out as a couple, despite the consequences “Love deserves more than the four walls we were living in.” - Quitting their jobs to be together “If I have to decide between love and anything else, I’m going to choose [love].” - Dealing with pushback and judgement of their decision to be together “No matter how this person responds, I know who I am, I know who I love, I know that it’s good and it's true, and I’m going to be okay.”  - Why they got “19” tattooed on their wrists “We were ready to fight”  - The pain of losing friends for coming out “We have to keep moving forward.”  - How the enneagram has helped them better understand one another  - Truths about life and love: “Be honest, be gentle, be kind, and stay amazed.” - How to deal with conflict in a relationship “You have to get comfortable with conflict. Do I want to be right or solve this conflict?” -What does love intently mean to Brit and Sami: “It does not mean dismissing yourself; it means caring for yourself so that you can care for the other person too.”   Resources Worth It - Brit Barron Connect with Brit and Sami Brit’s Instagram:  Sami’s Instagram Brit’s Website   Connect with Sophie: (Sophie’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok/   Love Intently Instagram https://www.instagram.com/love.intently/  Love Intently Website https://loveintently.com ) “Feeling something so natural and so good, and having it collide with the world you existed in was really, really traumatic.” -Brit Barron

Choosing Love Over Everything with Brit Barron and Sami Lane

For Full Shownotes : https://loveintently.com/blog/taking-sexy-back-with-dr-alexandra-solomon Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University and a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She has written many books on marriage and family. Her most popular books are "Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want" and "Taking Sexy Back: How to Own Your Sexuality and Create the Relationship You Want." Today, we have Dr. Alexandra on our show to discuss various areas of a relationship, such as the topics listed below. Key Topics Discussed Why we apologize and why it's difficult to admit we're weak. The definition of what Relational Self- Awareness is and how we can be aware of it. What does it mean to have Interdependent Relationships? What is the golden equation of Love? How to identify what seven traps and seven reaches look like and how to build more reaches for a healthy relationship. What does it mean to listen with our third ear and how does that help with building relationships? Explaining more of how the process goes for "name, connect, and choose" within rational self-awareness or sexual self-awareness. How do we call a truce to end the war with our bodies and how we feel about them during intimacy. The nine areas in the map of sexual or sexual self-awareness. Alexandra's Three truths about Love that she lives by It's okay to not know. Things are hard because they're hard, not because we're broken or dumb or silly There are things we can't see or figure out all right now. GET 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ADVENTURE CHALLENGE ORDER USING CODE "LOVEINTENTLY" https://www.theadventurechallenge.com/?aff=174  

Taking Sexy Back with Dr. Alexandra Solomon

How do you connect with yourself? In a world full of distractions, noise, and the constant battle for other’s attention, it can be really easy to get lost in connecting with others and forget to connect with who we really should be connecting with: ourselves. Arielle Estoria grew up in an environment where she did not feel she was able to fully connect with her body. It wasn’t until she began to get a little older and in the process of entering into marriage when she started to realize that her body felt so separate from her soul and what was inside of her body. This realization led her to begin on a transformative journey to connect deeper with herself and find grounding in whom she desired to be seen as, not by others, but by herself. In this episode, we chat about how she met her husband, her process in learning how to truly love and connect with herself, what “grounding” means to her, and so much more. Tune in to learn how to seek acceptance by connecting with yourself on a deeper level, and see below for a full list of lessons/topics covered in this episode with Arielle. Key Topics -How Arielle met her husband and their journey to marriage -Learning to love and accept yourself -Arielle’s tools for deepening her connection with herself -How she got into writing poetry and life post-university -Being intentional with your work -Doing little things for each other in your relationship -What grounding means to Arielle -Defining the healing process and how she has been going through it in her life Full Show Notes: www.loveintently.com/blog/connecting-with-yourself-and-living-a-grounded-life-with-arielle-estoria Connect with Arielle Arielle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arielleestoria/ Arielle’s Website: https://www.arielleestoria.com/ Write Bloody, Spill Pretty: https://amzn.to/3gp7hWN Vagabonds and Zealot: https://amzn.to/37L7pvY Get on the waitlist for the attachment style course coming soon in 2021! www.loveintently.com/course Connect with Sophie: https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok/ https://www.instagram.com/love.intently https://loveintently.com Resources Brenè Brown Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4P86ZzHf7EOlRG7do9LkKZ?si=qRh1A7RuTEOoOPKjr-CrEw “I am finding this presentness and this groundedness in my own two feet.” -Arielle Estoria

Connecting With Yourself and Living A Grounded Life with Arielle Estoria

Emotions can be scary, however, they don’t have to be! Rukmini Poddar is an artist who learned to process her emotions by drawing them out. Now, she wants to teach you how to do the same. In Rukmini’s episode of The Love Intently Podcast, we chat about her 100 day challenges, how she got into drawing her emotions, the Enneagram test, seeking discomfort, and so much more. Tune in to learn a creative way to process your emotions and see below for a full list of lessons/topics covered in this episode with Rukmini. “I don’t want to change who I am to cater to what people want. I want to keep serving those who will be getting something from what I’m doing.” -Rukmini Poddar Lessons - The difficulties that come with being a self-proclaimed artist - Rukmini’s 100 Day Project - How to start drawing out your emotions - Managing growing up in a family closed off to emotions - Teaching/learning emotional intelligence - What it means to be an empathetic person - The benefits of the Enneagram test - How to manage burn out - Mindfulness and meditation as a creative and its importance - The importance of core values as an artist Full Show Notes: https://www.loveintently.com/blog/the-art-of-embracing-and-connecting-with-emotions-with-rukmini-poddar/2020/11/25 Connect with Rukmini Rukmini’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rockinruksi/ Rukmini’s Website: https://dearruksi.com/ Connect with Sophie Sophie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophkwok Love Intently Instagram https://www.instagram.com/love.intently Love Intently Website www.loveintently.com

The Art of Connecting with Emotions with Rukmini Poddar

Mike Johnson is an entrepreneurial powerhouse & the breakout star from ABC's ‘Bachelorette’ and ‘Bachelor In Paradise.' Mike is now transforming audiences worldwide by showcasing his global influence through brave storytelling and big smiles. With his focus on self-love, Mike now writes and speaks on how the ability to overcome stems from the power within. At only 32, he has already had an extraordinary and multifaceted career and life, from serving in the US air force to surviving reality-TV fame and so much more in between. In this episode of the Love Intently podcast, we talk about Mike’s best-selling independent book 'Making The Love You Want'. We also talk about what influenced his decision to leap into reality TV, the challenges and mindset shifts he has experienced with dating after becoming recognized in the public eye, His experience with sexual trauma, his advice on speaking up, and the love truths he now lives by. Mike truly has a fantastic story to share. Key Topics Discussed in This Episode: -What dating life has been like for Mike after staring in the US reality tv series 'Bachelorette' and what effect this experience has had on his mindset. -What influenced mike to write his book "Making the love you want." -What the balance is between self-love and being egotistical. -Experiencing Sexual Trauma and having the courage to speak up and seek help -Practicing self-honesty, self-love, and what it really looks like -Shifting from a pessimistic to an optimistic mindset and the power of positive affirmations. Connect with Mike Johnson Website: https://mikejohnsonsmile.com/ Instagram: @mike_johnson Connect with us on Instagram @love.intently @sophkwok Get The Adventure Challenge for 10% off with code “LOVEINTENTLY” http://www.theadventurechallenge.com?aff=174 Link to Full Shownotes: http://loveintently.com/blog/making-the-love-you-want-with-mike-johnson-from-the-bachelorette/2020/11/24

Making the Love You Want with Mike Johnson from the Bachelorette

What truly defines us? Is it our job, gender, sexual orientation, skin color? Or is it our values, beliefs, actions, and traits? Riley Blanks has grappled with this question all her life as a biracial woman, who was on track from the age of 5 to be a professional tennis player, but now is a professional photographer. - Riley’s story is one of embracing her uniqueness, her beauty and her pain. She founded her photography business and storytelling platform, Woke Beauty, to express her passion for storytelling and showing women of all ethnicities how beautiful and amazing they truly are. - In this episode of Love Intently, we dive into the topic of identity and how Riley has learned to define herself and embrace all her sides. She shares how Woke Beauty was born out of her struggle with mental health, and what makes Woke Beauty stand out among other portrait photography businesses. She discusses her process of how she sets boundaries around what vulnerable stories she shares to a larger audience and what she keeps private, as well as what inspires her creativity. - Lastly, she shares her romcom-style way of how she met her now fiancé (she thought he was gay at first!), and how their deeply loving relationship has remained strong over 11 years of growing and changing together. - Connect and Work with Riley Blanks - Website: https://wokebeauty.com/ Podcast: https://wokebeauty.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rileyblanks/ - Connect with Sophie and Love Intently https://loveintently.com Follow @love.intently on Instagram Follow @sophkwok on Instagram - Get out of your comfort zone and spice up your date night with The Adventure Challenge: http://www.theadventurechallenge.com?aff=174 Use "LOVEINTENTLY" for 10% off! 

Embrace Your Uniqueness, Own Your Story and Celebrate Yourself with Riley Blanks, Multimedia Storyteller and Founder of Woke Beauty

If you would have met Susan Seay five years ago, you would have met a burnt-out mama who felt “done.” Running a business with her husband plus running a household with 7 children (and homeschooling for 20 years!), you’d wonder if there’s even any way to not be constantly stressed and burnt out. - Well, Susan is here to show you that it’s possible. She started to apply concepts she’d learned in the business world to her home, and everything changed. She found that when you run your household with the same intention and purpose as you would in a business, not only do you not have to be stressed, but you can actually enjoy life and your family with a sense of excitement! - Now, she is a Speaker and Founder of Mentor for Moms, a platform for mentoring moms on how to parent with purpose and intention, utilizing these concepts from running a business and bringing them into the home. - In this episode of the Love Intently podcast, Susan shares with us what it looks like to parent with intention, how Susan implemented business concepts like Core Values into the home, advice for parents during Corona (especially on homeschooling, as someone with 20 years experience!), how she makes sure to establish deep connections with all seven of her kids, how her and her husband stay connected, practicing self care for moms, and more! - For full show notes and resources: https://www.loveintently.com/podcast - Connect with Susan Seay Website: https://susanseay.com/ Podcast: https://susanseay.com/podcasts/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susanlseay/ - Connect with Sophie and Love Intently https://loveintently.com Follow @love.intently on Instagram Follow @sophkwok on Instagram - Spice up your date night! Try Adventure Challenge: http://www.theadventurechallenge.com?aff=174

Bringing Business Principles to the Home: Parenting with Intention with Susan Seay, Founder of Mentor for Moms

Given the title, “The love child of Oprah, Beyonce, and Michelle Obama”, Briona Jenkins is a public speaker, activist for the LGBTQIA+, female, and people of color communities, and has years of experience using her platform to evoke change. - She is a true beacon of light in Austin, Texas, bringing 8 years of experience in the non-profit sector and a huge passion for giving back to the community. She just recently launched her business, Briona Jenkins Consulting, where she helps small grassroots organizations and nonprofits with fundraising, marketing, donor relations, board development, and so much more. She is also the host of her podcast, The Tea with Bri. - In this episode of the Love Intently podcast, we dive into the journey of how Bri became the beautiful, confident, queer, 30 year old Black woman we see today, and what she still struggles with. She spills the tea on her whole year of singleness at the age of 30, the big lessons that came out of it, smashing the societal pressures around relationships and dating, and her radical journey of self-love. - We get into her upbringing, how she had to learn to be very self-sufficient from a young age due to her mother passing of cancer, and how she became so passionate about giving back to her community when so many neighbors, family, and friends stepped in to support her and her father during this difficult time. - We talk about Bri’s work in activism here in Austin Texas, and how you can get involved too. We discuss what her experience has been like living and dating as a queer Black woman, and in particular dive into the injustices and racism that goes on in the healthcare system. From there, Bri tells us what we personally can do about it and how to be a good ally. - For full show notes: https://www.loveintently.com/podcast - Connect with Briona Jenkins Website: https://www.brionajenkins.com/ Instagram: @brionajenkins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brionajenkins/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brionajjenkins/ Podcast: https://www.brionajenkins.com/the-tea-with-bri-podcast - Connect with Sophie and Love Intently https://loveintently.com Follow @love.intently on Instagram Follow @sophkwok on Instagram - Thank you to our Sponsor, The Adventure Challenge Book: http://www.theadventurechallenge.com?aff=174

A Self Love Journey through Activism and a Year of Singleness, with Briona Jenkins, Consultant and Public Speaker

The Love Intently Podcast with Sophie Kwok features relationship experts, researchers, and couples to explore the most important yet under supported part of our lives, relationships. How do people make love last in our world today?

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