Dr. Nicole LePera

The beautiful point you made earlier, so many of us know what's on our heart and we don't make the choice to speak it or we don't make the choice to be ourself in any given context. And my hope for sharing this part of my more intimate journey is giving us all the permission to listen to what's on our heart.

The beautiful point you made earlier, so many of us know what's on our heart and we don't make the choice to speak it or we don't make the choice to be ourself in any given context. And my hope for sharing this part of my more intimate journey is giving us all the permission to listen to what's on our heart.

It's a very powerful part of our individual experience and giving each of us the courage to learn how to live in that authentic self-expression.

It's a very powerful part of our individual experience and giving each of us the courage to learn how to live in that authentic self-expression.

Yes, though I would not have allowed them to be in my conscious mind. Before I even entertained, oh, what's happening here? That censoring part of me would have said, oh, well, this can't happen here for business reasons.

Yes, though I would not have allowed them to be in my conscious mind. Before I even entertained, oh, what's happening here? That censoring part of me would have said, oh, well, this can't happen here for business reasons.

Because we are shared in vision and in purpose, the three of us, in terms of service to the community and all of the opportunities that the way that we're able to serve on such a grand scale. So the business part of me would be like, oh, I don't want to mess up that relationship.

Because we are shared in vision and in purpose, the three of us, in terms of service to the community and all of the opportunities that the way that we're able to serve on such a grand scale. So the business part of me would be like, oh, I don't want to mess up that relationship.

the professional part of me, very much coming through a conditioned system, myself operating in relationships where I wouldn't even entertain attraction somewhere else. Because forever, I took that to mean, oh, this must mean that this isn't the right partner for you.

the professional part of me, very much coming through a conditioned system, myself operating in relationships where I wouldn't even entertain attraction somewhere else. Because forever, I took that to mean, oh, this must mean that this isn't the right partner for you.

If you're looking over here or if you're able to have emotional needs met outside of your relationship, then this must mean something about your relationship. And so for me, really, and one of my hopes of this work is if you do have that conditioning, all of you listening, I don't think, I think attraction is a normal thing, whether or not you act on it is another choice entirely.

If you're looking over here or if you're able to have emotional needs met outside of your relationship, then this must mean something about your relationship. And so for me, really, and one of my hopes of this work is if you do have that conditioning, all of you listening, I don't think, I think attraction is a normal thing, whether or not you act on it is another choice entirely.

I think that we're driven to existing community in groups. This is one of the reasons why the circle now exists, meaning it is a very large and unrealistic expectation that some of us put on one person to meet all of our physical and emotional needs.

I think that we're driven to existing community in groups. This is one of the reasons why the circle now exists, meaning it is a very large and unrealistic expectation that some of us put on one person to meet all of our physical and emotional needs.

And I think the more we can expand outward and develop friendships with shared interests, develop other people that we can go to when we need support, I think that that can only expand our ability to feel supported and to be connected in our community.

And I think the more we can expand outward and develop friendships with shared interests, develop other people that we can go to when we need support, I think that that can only expand our ability to feel supported and to be connected in our community.

I would have maybe had aversion. I mean, there was attraction there, of course, though I wouldn't have allowed myself to engage with it because I would immediately have worried what that meant about my relationship with Lolly. So I'm indebted to Jenna. She's always been someone. We come from very different backgrounds and very different paths that led us to working together.

I would have maybe had aversion. I mean, there was attraction there, of course, though I wouldn't have allowed myself to engage with it because I would immediately have worried what that meant about my relationship with Lolly. So I'm indebted to Jenna. She's always been someone. We come from very different backgrounds and very different paths that led us to working together.

being in a personal relationship though her path has always been heart-led, heart-driven. She was always very clear. So her courageous moment of coming to both of us and acknowledging without any expectation of what the two of us would think or do with the information was so relieving because it did give language to something that was beneath the surface for all of us.

being in a personal relationship though her path has always been heart-led, heart-driven. She was always very clear. So her courageous moment of coming to both of us and acknowledging without any expectation of what the two of us would think or do with the information was so relieving because it did give language to something that was beneath the surface for all of us.