The Inner Compass Podcast with Vanessa Bennett

Ep 156 Strategies for Authentic Connection with Andrew Horn

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Horn is an Austin, TX based social entrepreneur, speaker, writer and leadership coach. He has been featured on TED.com, founded an INC500 compa...

Ep 155 Q&A Session: Seeking fulfillment within

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, we’re answering a string of questions submitted by a listener that revolve around codependency within relationships and how to...

Ep 154 Q&A Session: Reclaiming Audacity

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, we’re addressing some of the questions we received on social media around reclaiming audacity and calling back our power. We...

Ep 153 Q&A Session: What It Means to Self-Abandon Pt. 2

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, we’re answering your questions around the topic of self-abandonment, and what it means to self-abandon in various areas in you...

Ep. 152: Q&A Session: What it Means to Self-Abandon Pt. 1

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Cheaper than Therapy is part of a series where we answer questions you, our listeners, have sent in to us. Today, we’re discussing t...

Ep 151 Q&A Session: Are They Actually Too Good for You?

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 151 Q&A Session: Are They Actually Too Good for You is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listener...

Ep 150: For the Love of Men with Connor Beaton

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Connor Beaton is the founder of ManTalks, an international organization dedicated to the professional and personal growth in men. He is an entrepreneu...

Ep 149 Q&A Session: Acts of Service vs Micromanaging

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Q&A Session: Acts of Service vs Micromanaging is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listeners. In today’...

Ep 148 Expanding the Sexual Narrative with Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons, PhD

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Candice is an award winning Psychologist, Sexologist, and Professor of counseling psychology and researcher of sexual wellness and liberation, hos...

Ep 147 Q&A Session: Creating Boundaries with Ourselves

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listeners. In today’s episode, we’re helping two listeners with...

Ep 146 Embodying Love with Vicky Vox

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vicky Vox is a profound healer, a performer, spiritual empowermentor, a psychic medium, and a sorceress. She has spent a lifetime inspiring others thr...

Ep 145 Avoiding Resentment

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listeners. Today’s question is: How do you avoid resentme...

Ep 144 Unapologetically a Man with Traver Boehm

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Traver Boehm is the founder of the UNcivilized Men’s Movement, author of Today I Rise, Man UNcivilized, and a two-time TEDx speaker, men’s coach a...

Ep 143 Q&A Session: Is Being Needed Negative?

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listeners. Today’s question is: Why is it such a bad thin...

Ep 142 Conscious Parenting with Dr. Shefali

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We had an opportunity to do an Instagram Live with Dr. Shefali, three time New York Times best-sellers author, including her two landmark books The Co...

Ep 141 Q&A: Trauma Bonds and Addiction

18 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trauma Bonds and Addiction is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listeners.In this episode, we’re discussing...

Ep 140 Talking Sexual Entitlement with Jeremie Lotemo

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremie Lotemo is a Transformation Coach who supports both men and women with cultivating tools to create radical, lasting changes in their lives and ...

Ep 139 What it Means to Feel Seen

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, we take a look at a Buzzfeed opinion article that examines the idea that kissing and cuddling can feel like a contract for sex.I...

Ep 138 Getting Social with Therapy Jeff

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Guenther, (also known as Therapy Jeff) is a licensed professional counselor from Portland, Oregon who has created a huge social media following b...

Ep. 137 Q&A Session: The Real Talk of Motherhood

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by you, our listeners. In this Cheaper than Therapy conve...

Ep 136 Live Coaching Session: Be The Chooser, Not the Chosen

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sat down with Jane to talk about some struggles she’s been having with infidelity in relationships and her own sel...

Ep 135 Trusting in Your Wisdom with Imani Tutt

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Imani Tutt is a Marriage and Family Therapist, an Intuitive, a Content Creator, and an incredibly powerful conduit in supporting those she works with...

Ep 134 Growing Through Self-Sabotage

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is part of a series where we discuss topics and/or questions submitted by our listeners. This week we’re discussing:1. What it...

Ep 133 Being in Right Relationship with Truth with Kelsey Grant

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kelsey Grant is a teacher, writer, musician, wisdom keeper, and creatrix who loves the magic of love and believes in the power of cultivating a sense ...

Ep 132 Amplifying How We Love with Preston Smiles

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Preston Smiles is a teacher, a transformational thought leader, a conscious content creator, and a man on a mission to empower others by amplifying a ...

Ep 131 Setting Ourselves Free with Kelli Moore

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kelli Moore is the co-founder and CEO of Soulfire™ Productions: the premiere podcast network for thought leaders, free thinkers, and visionaries. Sh...

Ep 130 Defining Interdependence

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, Vanessa and Dené passed a miniature microphone back and forth in the car to record a conversation they were having on the way t...

Ep. 129 Self-Expansion Without A Partnership

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part of a series where we coach one of our listeners through a topic or question. In this coaching session, we sat down with “Anne”...

Ep 128 Understanding the Feeling you Want to Feel with Flynn Skidmore

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Flynn Skidmore is a therapist, content creator, and business mentor who specializes in helping people create lasting change in their lives, faster. Th...

Ep 127 To Control or Not to Control - Live Coaching Session

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sat down with May to talk about some struggles she’s been having with codependent tendencies.We explore:1. how to ...

Ep 126 Dipping into the Sugar Jar with Yasmine Cheyenne

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yasmine Cheyenne is a writer, speaker, and self-healing advocate, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She helps people create and strengthen their indivi...

Ep 125 Back in the Dating Pool - Live Coaching Session

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, Dené and Vanessa sat down with Pam to talk about her experience of anxiety within a new relationship after a prolonged...

Ep 124 Transmuting Our Trauma with Quentin de Camp

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Quentin de Camp is a relationship coach, a therapist, and a healing teacher who’s spent the last decade searching, analysing, learning, and modeling...

Ep 123 Pathologizing Relational Needs with Taune Lyons

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Taune Lyons is an integrative therapist, writer, and coach in the San Francisco, Bay Area. She specializes in understanding our attachment sounding, i...

Ep 122 How We Process Pain

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ep.122 How we process pain In this solo episode, we sat down to unpack some of the feedback we got on one of our recent episodes.We discuss:1. The di...

Ep 121 Bringing the Focus Back Inward

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sat down with Steven to talk about the issues of betrayal and differing levels of desire within a marriage. We expl...

Ep 120 How to be Loving with Danielle LaPorte

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danielle LaPorte is a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100—a group that, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with ...

Ep 119 What does it mean to be spiritual?

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, Vanessa and Dené hit record on one of their conversations during a recent trip they took to Hawaii. They explore:how each of t...

Ep 118 Living from Your Deepest Core by Integrating Your Deepest Shadows with Jeremie Lotemo

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremie Lotemo is a poet, writer, and coach who utilizes his insights on relational dynamics to help men live from their deepest core. Through his wri...

Ep 117 The Rise of the Feminine is Good for All of Us

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cheaper than Therapy is back for Season 3! In this solo episode, Vanessa and Dené talk about what they’ve been up to during the podcast’s hiatus...

Ep 116 Diving Deep into Dating with Shaun Galanos

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun Galanos is an internationally recognized love coach, podcast host, and speaker on a mission to help people have better, more loving relationship...

Ep 115 Shifting that Should into a Want with Tricia Huffman

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tricia Huffman is a podcast host, speaker, and founder of Your Joyologist. She specialized in working with those in the public eye to keep them in int...

Ep 114 Screaming To Be Heard - Live from the TAT Lab

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dené drops in on a TAT Lab session on codepency led by Vanessa. We discuss the differentiation between intentions and outcomes, the ...

Ep 113 Relational Dynamics with Bryan Reeves

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan Reeves is a former US Air Force Captain turned life coach, author, podcast host, and blogger with over 30 million readers. Since 2014, he has be...

Ep 112 Shifting Relationship Paradigms

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, we hit record on a passionate conversation we were having based on some questions we received from all of you. We dove into the ...

Ep 111 The Gifts of Illusions with Rainier Wylde and Kristi Born

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re welcoming Kristi Born and Rainier Wylde who are partners in both life and in podcasts as cohosts of the Love Like Hell podcast. Kris...

Ep 110 The Layers of Our Vulnerability - Live Coaching Session

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down for our first-ever couples coaching session with Gloria and Jay to talk about their struggles with navigati...

Ep 109 Doing What the Soul Desires with Jamie Graber

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Graber is a coach, mind shifter, energy mover, crystal lover, meditator, author, yogi, speaker, teacher, and mother who helps others live their ...

Ep 108 Letting the Sky Fall - Live Coaching Session

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Kay to talk about control and her struggles and frustrations with letting go of it both at home and at...

Ep 107 Finding Alignment with Janelle Hardy

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Janelle Hardy is a writer, artist, host of the Personal Mythmaking Podcast, and the creator and teacher of an online transformational memoir-writing c...

Ep 106 Love As Our North Star - Live Coaching Session

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Liz about her recent separation and her struggles with co-parenting and navigating her family’s new ...

Ep 105 The Magic of Surrender with Kute Blackson

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kute Blackson is a transformational speaker, teacher, national bestselling author, and host of the SoulTalk with Kute Blackson podcast. His mission is...

Ep 104 Expanding our Capacity to Heal - Live Coaching Session

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Bethany to talk about navigating the vulnerability that inevitably comes up when we attempt to allow o...

Ep 103 Blending Science with the Spiritual with Allison Chawla

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Allison Chawla is a psychotherapist, writer, life coach, mother, and spiritual counselor. In addition to many years of clinical training and a Master’...

Ep 102 Standing on the Precipice - Live Coaching Session

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Marie to discuss how she is navigating the liminal space of midlife.We explore the challenges of maint...

Ep 101 Connecting Spirits with Mildred Murillo and Ashley Torrent

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We feel so lucky to have not one, but two incredible guests that we treasure so deeply. We’re thrilled to bring back two of our favorite guests, Mil...

Ep 100 As We Age

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the 100th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! We are humbled by this journey and deeply grateful for all of you who have walked alongside us, list...

Ep 99 The Journey of a Trauma Warrior with Michael Anthony

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Anthony is a transformational coach and the founder of Think Unbroken, a community committed to the support and growth of Trauma Warriors.We s...

Ep 98 Your Children Are Not Your Children

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, we discuss some of our perspectives on parenting. We explore the possibility that feeling a sense of ownership of our children i...

Ep 97 Reclaiming the Self - Live Coaching Session

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Claire about her self-discovery following the end of a 13 year relationship.We discuss navigating the vari...

Ep 96 Authentic Wholeness with Krista Berlincourt

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Krista Berlincourt is the CEO & Co-Founder of Kenshō Health, a company focused on bettering the lives of people by making wellness experts access...

Ep 95 Dating with Curiosity - Live Coaching Session

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Ashlyn about the journey of self-discovery she’s been on following her divorce.We discuss how impactful ...

Ep 94 Creating Community by Holding Space with Sasha Cuff

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sasha Cuff is a Relational Somatic Practitioner who has spent the last 25 years studying trauma and trauma resolution of all types, along with explori...

Ep 93 The Social Dilemma - Live Coaching Session

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Olanna about the impact of social media on our romantic relationships. We dig into navigating the inevita...

Ep 92 Identifying Your Universe with Debra Silverman

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Debra Silverman is an astrologer, teacher, psychotherapist, and author. Over the past 40 years, she has helped thousands of people—individuals, fami...

Ep 91 Dating as a Distraction - Live Coaching Session

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Chelsea about certain patterns she’s noticed in her dating experiences over the last decade since her ma...

Ep 90 The Path to Sovereignty with Madison Morrigan

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Madison Morrigan is an international award-winning life coach, leadership consultant, sovereignty guide, and host of the Everything Belongs podcast. C...

Ep 89 The ‘Toxic Positivity’ Conversation

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, we explore the conversation that seems to be coming up quite a bit around toxic positivity, and how using this phrase may impact...

Ep 88 Compassion That Starts Within - Live Coaching Session

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Dani about navigating some challenging dynamics in a newly formed relationship.We explore how to communica...

Ep 87 Children as our Teachers with Katherine Winter-Sellery

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are so thrilled to have Katherine Winter-Sellery back with us on the podcast as our first returning guest! Katherine is a 3-time TEDx speaker, pare...

Ep 86 Trusting We Are Held - Live Coaching Session

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Jane about the contradictory feelings that come up as we’re on the precipice of a new phase of life.We e...

Ep 85 Owning our Wounds as Women

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, we explore the shadow elements of being raised as women in a wounded patriarchal system.We talk about the differentiation betwee...

Ep 84 Recoding Masculine and Feminine Energetics with Laura Grant

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Grant is a Spiritual Teacher and Intuitive Coach who utilizes a combination of her background in music, business, education, and studies in spir...

Ep 83 The Power of ‘Yes...And’ - Live Coaching Session

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Maia to talk about her experiences with codependency and boundaries in her marriage.Our conversation r...

Ep 82 Transcending our Survival Instincts with Jesse Estrin

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Estrin is a Marriage and Family Therapist who does a majority of his work within California’s prison system, facilitating mindfulness-based em...

Ep 81 Preserving Yourself When Serving Others - Live Coaching Session

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Arikka to talk about her relationship between grief, burnout, and fear of abandonment. We dive into h...

Ep 80 Moments of Self-Transformation with Danette May

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Danette May is the Co-founder and CCO of Mindful Health LLC and Earth Echo Foods, best-selling author, founder of The Rise Movement, keynote speaker, ...

Ep 79 Traversing the Individuation Process - Live Coaching Session

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Sarah about the work she’s doing following the end of a 7-year relationship and a called-off engagement....

Ep 78 The Dark Night of the Ego with Xavier Dagba

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Xavier Dagba is a trauma-informed transformational life coach, shadow work facilitator, intuitive healer, and emotional alchemist. Xavier firmly belie...

Ep 77 Humans Raising Humans

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we share our thoughts on the new HBO Max series, Scenes From A Marriage, and what it triggered in both of us.We explore how we differ...

Ep 76 Understanding Our Coping Styles with Dr. Sam Rader

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After two decades of practicing psychotherapy, Dr. Sam Rader developed her own therapeutic approach that examines how early childhood experiences writ...

Ep 75 Meaning Making Moments - Live Coaching Session

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with DR about his moments of growth throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We dive into shattering (or expa...

Ep 74 Self-Discovery Through Human Design with Kathleen Cruger

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kathleen Cruger is a mindfulness coach, yoga instructor, writer, and creator of creative things. As founder of Yoga Etc. and Radiant Human Design, she...

Ep 73 Submerging In the Waves of Emotions - Live Coaching Session

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Alana about the complexity of her experience with loss and trauma.We dive into the ebbs and flows of grief...

Ep 72 Showing up to Life as It’s Occurring with Rainier Wylde

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rainier Wylde is a teacher, guide, and writer who works with men and women around the world to discover their unacknowledged shadow and forge an intim...

Ep 71 Having Self-Compassion During the Reckonings - Live Coaching Session

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Jennifer to discuss her experiences throughout her motherhood, career, and spiritual journey.We dive i...

Ep 70 Bridging the Gap to Create Stronger Relationships with Nico Barraza

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nico Barraza is the founder of Altai Creative, specializing in producing and engineering strategic marketing, public relations, and outreach plans for...

Ep 69 Being The Architect of Our Happiness - Live Coaching Session

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Nicole to discuss what comes up emotionally as we transition into a new stage of life. We talk about n...

Ep 68 Standing In Your Worth with Amy E. Smith - The Joy Junkie

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amy E. Smith is a certified Life Coach and Hypnotherapist. As founder of thejoyjunkie.com, Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker...

Ep 67 Life Isn’t Linear - Live Coaching Session

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we sit down with Ben to discuss the lifelong work of strengthening our self awareness muscle. We talk about the ways co...

Ep 66 Finding Self Compassion As Parents with the MamaPsychologists

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Slavens and Chelsea Bodie are registered psychologists, parenting experts, perinatal specialists and the founders of MamaPsychologists - where...

Ep 65 Surrendering To What Is - Live Coaching Session

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Lisa about navigating the space between endings and new beginnings - also known as the liminal space. We t...

Ep 64 Practicing Self-Love with Melissa Wood Tepperberg

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa Wood Tepperberg is a powerhouse mama, wife, digital entrepreneur, founder of Melissa Wood Health, and creator of The MWH Method. Melissa has c...

Ep 63 Dreaming a Bigger Dream - Live Coaching Session

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we talk with Chester about moving out of apathy and into his life’s next steps after 11 years of marriage.We explore ...

Ep 62 Navigating Self-Abandonment

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss self-abandonment and all the different ways it shows up. We share stories of our personal experiences with self-abandonmen...

Ep 61 The Power of Storytelling with Dr. Corey Emanuel

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Corey Emanuel. Corey is a writer, producer, author, mentor, and thought influencer with a Masters in Communicatio...

Ep 60 Embracing the Messy - Live Coaching Session

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session, we speak with Carla about the dating patterns she’s feeling reemerge after doing a lot of hard work while single.We e...

Ep 59 Negotiating Introversion and Extroversion in Relationships

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we explore the inner workings of an introvert and an extrovert - at least from our perspectives.We break down the meaning of these te...

Ep 58 Being Human Together with Miles Adcox

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We were absolutely thrilled to get to sit down with Miles Adcox.Miles is an entrepreneur, speaker, host, consultant, writer, and coach. He is known fo...

Ep 57 Leveling Up Our Learnings - Live Coaching Session

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this live coaching session with Zoe, we talk about all of the realizations she’s had over the last year following a divorce.We explore the ways t...