These 2016 sessions include focused teaching and open exploration, primarily facilitated by Rick Wilkes and Cathy Vartuli with community contributors in some sessions.
Begin with one of the refined Guides below, or browse the original recordings chronologically. Each transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.
Focused Guides
- Balance Stress Before Choosing What to Do
- Craft Your Lovescape, Not Just Your Relationship Status
- Ego, Status, and the Right to Have a Self
- Emerge Without Doing It All Alone
- Family Conflict With Some Grace, Not Perfect Peace
- Find the Right Distance When Relationships Feel Push-Pull
- Flirt Without Pretending Not to Be Awkward
- Frustration May Be a Signal, Not a Character Flaw
- Intimacy Needs Presence, Not Instant Access
- Mother Yourself Without Denying What You Did Not Receive
- Pleasure Begins When Your Body Has Enough Room to Notice
- Stop Settling for the Place You Were Assigned
- Stress Relief Belongs at Your Fingertips
- When a Trigger Hijacks Your Emotions, Get Specific
- When Opposition Makes Every Step Feel Like a Fight
- When Receiving Help Feels Scarier Than Struggling Alone
- When Your Fears Get in the Way of Making a Difference
Guides Drawing From Several Sessions
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The sessions are arranged chronologically. Recording titles and topic notes, where available, can help you find a useful starting point.
January 2016
January 5, 2016 — The Question
March 2016
March 9, 2016 — What Stands In Your Way? (Cathy & Rick)
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March 30, 2016 — Remove the Block and Take a Powerful Step (Cathy & Rick)
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May 2016
May 8, 2016 — Mothering & Being Mothered
Happy Mother’s Day – We’ll tap on celebrating and healing the experience of mothering and being mothered..
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May 29, 2016 — Facing Scary Stuff (Rick & Cathy)
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June 2016
June 12, 2016 — Pleasure and The Primitive Brain (Rick & Cathy)
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June 25, 2016 — Intimacy and The Primitive Brain (Cathy & Rick)
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July 2016
July 9, 2016 — Crafting Your Lovescape
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July 17, 2016 — What situations hijack your emotions?
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July 28, 2016 — Ego and The Primitive Brain (Rick & Jean)
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August 2016
August 28, 2016 — Frustrations and Their Effect on the Primitive Brain
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September 2016
September 7, 2016 — The Top Three Mistakes People Make When They’re Emerging Into the World
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September 13, 2016 — When Your Fears Get In The Way of Making a Difference
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October 2016
October 10, 2016 — Intimacy for the Shy & Awkward (Guests Welcome)
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October 23, 2016 — What Stresses You Out?
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November 2016
November 9, 2016 — Circle of Support & Clearing
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November 17, 2016 — Balancing Stress and Overwhelm (Guests Welcome)
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November 22, 2016 — Thanks and Gratitude – Even in Difficult Situations (Guests Welcome)
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December 2016
December 5, 2016 — PUSHPULL — Don’t get too close! Don’t go away!
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December 18, 2016 — Dealing with Family and Conflict around the Holidays with (some) Style and Grace
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