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165. Finding Your Voice After Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Survivorās Journey Through the 4 Stages of Healing. Interview with Leila Reyes
Speaking up can feel impossible when shame has kept you silent for so long. But what if finding your voice was the key to healing?
Alejandra Siroka sits down with Leila Reyes, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, to...
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164. Rekindling Self-Love in Uncertain Times: 6 Communication Practices for Emotional Resilience
Heartbreak with life is real, but the way back is through truth, presence, and radical love.
When the world feels heavy, how do we hold onto love for life, for ourselves, and for each other? Alejandra Siroka breaks it...
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163. Stop Rehashing Conversations in Your Head. Do this 6-step Practice Instead
The way we communicate isnāt just about what we say. Itās about the courage to ask how our words land and the impact they leave behind.
Alejandra Siroka explores the power of checking in on the impact of our words,...
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162. 312, A Useful Practice When You Get Reactive
āIt takes really an amazing amount of sort of infusing the whole system of the self and the mindstream with compassion to actually be curious about the ways that we are in the world,ā says Kelly Blaser, a licensed...
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161. Safety and Connection: The Heart of Every Relationship
āConnection is present in a relationship when we feel accepted as we are.ā
What makes relationships thrive? In this episode, Alejandra Siroka shares the two values she believes are at the heart of every meaningful...
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160. 4 Essential Ingredients in Healthy Relationships
Healthy relationships start with honest conversations, mutual respect, and the courage to share what matters most. In this episode, Alejandra Siroka shares four insights for healthier relationships, and offers tools...
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159. Key Communication Skills for a Happy Marriage
āI think both of us have had moments where the angel on our shoulder, or our internal dialogue, is literally Alejandraās voice. Like, āWhat would she want us to do in this scenario? What would she want me to do in...
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158. 7 Tips to Talk About Politics with Family During the Holidays
āIf we keep avoiding difficult topics, how are we going to learn to address them?ā Alejandra Siroka poses this question with urgency and clarity. She reminds us that āhaving different political views is not a problem....
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157. Transform Communication Anxiety in 5 Simple Steps
āAnxiety is a common human experience,ā says Alejandra Siroka, as she shines a light on communication anxietyāsomething many of us face, especially during the holidays or in tense social situations. How can we speak...
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156. The War in Gaza: How 2 Friends, an Arab American and an Israeli American Found Common Ground Despite Their Different Views (Part 2)
āThe Jews arenāt going anywhere. The Palestinians arenāt going anywhere. Theyāre either going to live there side-by-side fighting forever, or theyāre going to live side-by-side in peace somehow.ā
In this episode,...
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155. The War in Gaza: How 2 Friends, One from the Middle East and One from Israel Found Common Ground Despite Their Different Views
āI wouldnāt go by Kawthar because I didnāt want people to know I was Arab American or I was different. I wanted to be as American as possible and felt like I always needed to say I was patriotic. It took almost a...
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154. How to Talk to Your In-laws When They Think Differently From You
āStop thinking about the differences. Try to find the similarities. Try to find the things you do feel similarly about. And donāt go trying to convince anybody else that your way is right. Itās obviously right for...
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