The Inner Compass Podcast with Vanessa Bennett
Episodes
Ep 56 Exploring Our Over and Under Functioning
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the relational dynamics of over and under-functioning.We share some of our own experiences of healing and stepping into ...
Ep 55 Uncovering New Paths For Ourselves - Live Coaching Session
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Jillian, we discuss the tension we experience when we’re struggling to follow through on the next steps we’re l...
Ep 54 Re-emerging Bravely with Seane Corn
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were absolutely thrilled to sit down with internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and activist Seane Corn. Seane is a powerful force, known for her ...
Ep 53 Dating as a Testing Ground - Live Coaching Session
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Olive, we talk about feeling skeptical as we get back into dating - especially as a single parent.We explore how to...
Ep 52 Moving Into the Realm of Curiosity with Stefanos Sifandos
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stefanos Sifandos is a relationship alchemist. He is also an advocate for men’s empowerment, a relationship coach, and well-known for his transforma...
Ep 51 The Perfectly Imperfect Package - Live Coaching Session
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Karen, we talk about how we start to acknowledge that we are worthy of creating new love experiences. We explore th...
Ep 50 Our First 50!
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we celebrate and reflect on the first 50 episodes of Cheaper Than Therapy!We look back at the decision to start a mental-health center...
Ep 49 Developing Your Personal Power with Jori Adler
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jori Adler is a Psychotherapist & Founder of Flow House Therapy in Los Angeles. She has a unique gift for pairing integrative healing modalities w...
Ep 48 Out of the Loop, Into the Body - Live Coaching Session
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Carly, we talk about the complexities of dating after a divorce. We explore the challenges of meeting someone onlin...
Ep 47 Practicing Embodiment with Mary Beth LaRue
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Beth LaRue is a mama, a yoga teacher, a writer, and the creator of Embodied by MB, embodiment based offerings which includes virtual yoga classes...
Ep 46 Emotionally Armoring Up - Live Coaching Session
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Elle, we dive into a very real challenge all of us inevitably face at some point in adulthood. We explore how to st...
Ep 45 Mindful Dating with Melanie Hersch
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie Hersch is a psychotherapist turned dating coach who teaches singles how to rewire the unconscious patterns that have been preventing them from...
Ep 44 A Few Steps Back to Leap Forward - Live Coaching Session
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful follow-up coaching session with Jim, we hear about some of the twists his singlehood journey has taken since our last conversation. W...
Ep 43 Expanding Our Minds Through Astrology with Mildred Murillo
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever been curious to learn more about astrology, this episode breaks it all down. Mildred Murillo (known to us as Milly) is an Astrologer ...
Ep 42 Recognizing the Real Self - Live Coaching Session
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Hazel, we talk about how scary it can feel to embrace the power we hold within ourselves, integrating the lessons w...
Ep 41 Navigating Impossible Parenting
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa and Dené sit down to talk about some of the most difficult realities parents have faced in the last year.They discuss the trouble with parent...
Ep 40 Embracing our Broken Parts with Taune Lyons
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Taune Lyons is an integrative therapist, writer, and coach in the San Francisco, Bay Area. She specializes in intentional relating, sexuality, unravel...
Ep 39 What’s Underneath Feeling Stuck - Live Coaching Session
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Katie, we talk about how to differentiate between venting and the deeper talking (ie processing) that we do to init...
Ep 38 A Holistic Path to Healing with Dr. Nicole LePera
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cheaper than Therapy is back for Season 2! We are thrilled to kick off our new season with Dr. Nicole LePera aka “The Holistic Psychologist.”Nicol...
Ep 37 A Year Of Alchemy
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the season 1 finale, Vanessa and Dené reflect back on their greatest takeaways from starting a podcast in the year 2020. They acknowledge the oppo...
Ep 36 Taking Your Truths On Tour - Live Coaching Session
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, we talk with Deb about dating with a new set of tools on your tool belt.We normalize waiting for the other shoe to drop...
Ep 35 Human First, Therapist Second with Amanda E. White
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda E. White is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen. She specializes in teaching women how to se...
Ep 34 Dating Without Losing Yourself - Live Coaching Session
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, we talk with Jim about how to know if we’re a little too closed off as we start dating again after a divorce.We explo...
Ep 33 A Conscious Parenting Revolution with Katherine Winter-Sellery
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Winter-Sellery is a 3x TEDx Speaker, a parenting coach, and mom of two. For over 20 years, she has been helping families thrive by using a g...
Ep 32 How We Know When to Level Up - Live Coaching Session
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, we talk with Joan about navigating the execution phase of needing to make a big change.We dive into the distinction bet...
Ep 31 Accessing our Innate Power with Amy Young
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Young is a transformational thought leader and coach supporting wide awake women in accessing their innate Feminine Power. She does this through a...
Ep 30 Learning to Stand Up Straight - Live Coaching Session
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, we talk with Kate about feeling the difficulty of hard choices, even when we know they’re the right ones.We discuss r...
Ep 29 Finding the Time to Find Ourselves with Jen Kluczkowski
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Kluczkowski is a NYC-based wife, mama, teacher, student, speaker, listener, mentor, consultant, and advocate for Earth passionate about helping pe...
Ep 28 It’s Not Our Job to Do Their Work - Live Coaching Session
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Anna, we talk about learning to care for ourselves when our role in the family has always been to care for everyone...
Ep 27 How we Gain More of Ourselves by Connecting to Truth with Mark Groves
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Groves specializes in the art of translating human connection by challenging belief systems that hold us back from one another and by offering a ...
Ep 26 Slowing Down without Saying No - Live Coaching Session
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Jordan, we talk about what it’s like being in a new relationship with someone as they’re navigating a divorce. ...
Ep 25 Creating our own Fairy Tale with Brandon G. Alexander
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon G. Alexander is a dynamic speaker, a thought leader, and a man on a mission to support men and boys in the discussion of what it means to be a...
Ep 24 Finding our Way Back to our Highest Selves
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dené and Vanessa sit down together to process some of the emotional fatigue that 2020 has left us experiencing on a collective level. They talk about...
Ep 23 Rock Bottom as our Invitation to Healing with Sheleana Aiyana
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sheleana Aiyana is a writer, visionary, and healing conduit for a community of close to 2 million people through her platform “Rising Woman.”Vanes...
Ep 22 Hiding From Ourselves in Relationships - Live Coaching Session
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session with Simone, we explore the challenging work of being alone when we’ve used relationships as a distraction from feelin...
Ep 21 The Power of Compassion with Amanda Ashy
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Amanda Ashy, a clinical nutritionist, mindfulness teacher, and yoga instructor for children & families. Amanda t...
Ep 20 Finding the Truth in Stillness - Live Coaching Session
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, we talk with Rachelle about the power of trusting our inner wisdom during times of uncertainty. We explore our tendency...
Ep 19 Unpacking Trauma with Mary Catherine McDonald, PhD
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“The trauma response is born of strength.” - Mary Catherine McDonald, PhDDr. Mary Catherine McDonald (MC) PhD, is an expert in trauma with a passi...
Ep 18 The “In-Between” Phase of Dating - Live Coaching Session
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live session, we explore how understanding our attachment styles can help us to learn about, grow through, and ultimately unapologetically ide...
Ep 17 Compassion is Half Sadness and Half Joy with Buddy Wakefield
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buddy Wakefield is an American spoken word artist, a three-time poetry slam world champion, and the most toured performance poet in history. In this u...
Ep 16 Healing is Continual - Live Coaching Session
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So often we can feel frustrated by the fact that we haven’t “conquered” whatever struggle drove us to doing our own healing work to begin with. ...
Ep 15 How Therapy Can Mirror Our Innate Goodness with Ashley Torrent
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Torrent is a Psycho-spiritual Counselor, an Intuitive Medium, and someone who played a pivotal part in Vanessa’s journey. Dené and Vanessa t...
Ep 14 Reparenting Ourselves As We Revisit Our Childhood - Live Coaching Session
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ram Dass famously said, “If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené ta...
Ep 13 The Unspoken Struggles of Parenting
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Vanessa and Dené discuss some taboo topics of parenthood: the importance of normalizing conversations around the extent to which we a...
Ep 12 Defining Our Own Lives - Live Coaching Session
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené talk with Murphy about the empowerment that comes when we start to define our own version of a succes...
Ep 11 Showing Up for Your Community with Rene Wiley
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rene Wiley is a running coach, a group fitness instructor, and someone creating a major impact by challenging his community to show up in a more consc...
Ep 10 The Power of Empathy with Nōn Wels
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa and Dené sit down with Nōn Wels, creator of the You, Me, Empathy podcast and founder of the collaborative mental health community, The Feely...
Ep 9 No Space to Let Go - Live Coaching Session
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené talk to June about moving through betrayal, grief, and fear in her transitioning marriage, while stil...
Ep 8 Physical Transformation as Spiritual Initiation with Lauren Weisman
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Whatever spiritual transformation you’re going through, there’s so much that correlates to that physically.” Lauren WeismanVanessa and Dené ...
Ep 7 Trusting Our Intuition - Live Coaching Session
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené explore the concept of “trauma bonding” with Pat. This conversation is a beautiful example of how...
Ep 6 Owning our Story with Suzy Favor Hamilton
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“I own my story, I embrace it. It’s made me who I am today.” -Suzy Favor HamiltonIn this episode of Cheaper Than Therapy, Vanessa and Dené sit...
Ep 5 One Breath at a Time - Live Coaching Session
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa and Dené talk to RD about a tremendous loss she suffered a few months ago. As she struggles to wrap her head around what the grieving process...
Ep 4 Dating During Quarantine with John Kim
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cheaper Than Therapy, Vanessa and Dené bring listeners in on a conversation with Vanessa's boyfriend John Kim, aka "The Angry Ther...
Ep 3 The Healing Process Isn't Linear - Live Coaching Session
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this first live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené talk to Marissa about healing from betrayal, heartbreak, and the non-linear process of grief.*T...
Ep 2 Choosing Compassion Over Fear
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During the early days of COVID-19 Social Distancing, Vanessa and Dené hit record and connected over the fear and uncertainty that we’re experiencin...
Ep 1 This Is Us
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Cheaper Than Therapy! In this first episode, Vanessa and Dené talk about their love affair with depth filled conversations, their sacred ...