The Becoming Aligned podcast was created to explore and learn from amazing, “regular” people who create meaningful lives that align with their personal values.

Learn how they connect to their authentic truth and navigate the challenges of life. Discover what shaped their personal journeys and how they make time to stay connected and aligned to their values.

Becoming Aligned is currently on hiatus, but you can listen to past episodes below or on your favorite podcasting app.

Cultivating A Relationship with Your Feelings
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Cultivating A Relationship with Your Feelings

In my solo podcast episode this week, I talk about how important it is to cultivate a relationship with your feelings. So that you can begin to identify and name your feelings.

This simple step can provide you with so much information that can help you make choices and move forward in a way that addresses your needs and aligns with your values.

This sounds simple…. But it’s not. We’ve been conditioned to not feel our feelings. And because of that…cultivating a relationship with our feelings is a process and a journey for many of us.

Especially for those of us who worry that we’re not “good enough” and wear the armor of people-pleasing and perfectionism to protect ourselves.

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Setting Healthy Boundaries
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Setting Healthy Boundaries

This is the 5th and final solo episode in which I’m sharing a bit more about my story and my journey to Becoming Aligned. If you missed the last 4 episodes, please check those out before coming back to this one.

In the last few episodes, I’ve shared what I had learned from all of the inner, reflective work I had been doing. Now it was time to put this new sense of knowing into practice.

In this episode, I share the small, consistent steps I took over a period of time to create change in my life. I talk about the importance of healthy boundaries and how we can teach people how to treat us.

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Sue DeSanto: Creating Change
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Sue DeSanto: Creating Change

In this episode I talk to Sue DeSanto. She’s a therapist and a relationship coach based in Chicago…AT LEAST FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS.

She is preparing for a big move, a big change in her life. And we talk about what that looks like for her. And how she’s taking care of herself in the process.

I know change is something we can all relate to, so it was fun to dive into this with her and learn more about what’s she’s discovering through this process.

Something else we can all relate to is relationships.

I talk to Sue about what drew her to start Relationship Coaching for Singles. While she works with couples in her private therapy practice, She focuses on working with Singles in the coaching aspect of her business.

She helps Singles work through his/her blocks and build his/her foundation to being a happy single.

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