Inner Bonding
Episodes
How to Create Loving Relationships Without Losing Yourself
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt yourself slowly disappearing in a relationship? In this deeply moving episode, Dr. Margaret Paul explores one of the most common —...
Why Affirmations Might Fail Without Inner Bonding
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you say an affirmation, but don’t follow it with action? In this powerful episode, Dr. Margaret Paul explores how to create loving affi...
Personal Growth Requires Loving Actions
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With practice, you can become a loving adult father to yourself, even if you never had one. In today’s episode, Dr. Margaret Paul dives into how the...
Inner Child: What Makes You Come Alive?
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What makes your soul and your inner child truly come alive? Many spend their lives seeking approval or safety, yet few ask the one question that opens...
Emotional Responsibility: How Your Thoughts Affect Your Relationships
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you aware of how deeply your thoughts shape your relationships? In this episode, Dr. Margaret Paul explores how our thoughts directly influence ou...
The Power of Kindness to Change Your Life
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is your kindness truly coming from love… or from fear? Many of us believe we are being kind when we are actually being “nice” to avoid rejection...
The Magic of Gratitude From the Loving Adult
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is your gratitude practice actually a way of bypassing your pain? Many of us use "being grateful" to please others, but forced gratitude is often just...
How to Break Free From a Relationship, Work or Financial Situation That Keeps You Stuck
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is your "wounded self" keeping you in a cycle of blame and victimhood? Many people feel trapped in situations they think they can’t control. When th...
Emotional Responsibility: Loving Thoughts vs. Wounded Thoughts
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your daily thoughts shape your emotions, relationships, and choices? How could embracing this power change your life? In this episode, Dr. Mar...
Inner Child vs. Wounded Child — What’s Really Running Your Life
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many people believe that their inner child is running their life, but what if that belief is actually keeping them stuck? In this episode, Dr. Margare...
Understanding Guilt vs. Shame — Healthy vs. Toxic (and How to Heal)
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Guilt and shame are emotions many people carry quietly, often without realizing why they feel so painful or persistent. In this episode, Dr. Margaret ...
Healing Shame After Being a Bully or “Mean Child”
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you carrying the weight of shame from your past? In this episode, Dr. Margaret Paul addresses how to heal shame rooted in childhood disobedience...
How to Take Loving Care of Yourself Without Guilt
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it truly mean to take loving care of yourself without guilt? In this episode, Dr. Margaret Paul explores the profound difference between sur...
Healing Social Anxiety
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you experience intense anxiety in social situations? Discover the root cause and how to heal it.
Most Fear Cannot be Trusted
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the difference between fear coming from your own thoughts and when is it coming from real and present danger? Learn to distinguish what fe...
You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you waiting for someone to rescue you? Wait no longer for someone else. Instead, learn to become the loving adult that your inner child has been w...
Are You Ready for Permanent Weight Loss?
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the underlying cause of the cycle of losing and gaining, and what you can do to permanently lose weight.
Loving Yourself Is What Creates Self-Worth
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Developing self-worth is an inside job – not something someone else’s approval can give to you. Others love can help you, but not until you are al...
Healing the Inner Child: Connecting with Your Deepest Self
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the profound healing that occurs when you learn how to heal the false beliefs of your wounded self and reconnect with your inner child – yo...
The Breakdown of Partnership: Trying to Get Love Rather Than Share Love
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is true partnership with a beloved important to you? This episode will clarify what erodes partnership and what creates it.
When Caring for Someone Hurts You: What’s Truly Loving?
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how to take loving care of yourself while caring for a friend, partner, or family member who is ill or emotionally dysregulated.
Shame as Control Over Yourself and Others
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every day I hear clients say to me, “I am not good enough." This is core shame. Learn how shame can be a way of attempting to have control over othe...
Facing the Feelings That Fuel Addictions
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Underlying all addictive behavior is the intent to avoid painful feelings. Addictions are a major form a self-abandonment, leading to the aloneness an...
Your Wounded Self is Not Compatible with Anyone
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No one likes our wounded self, and we don’t like others’ wounded self, so when we allow our wounded self to be in charge in our relationships, we ...
Violence and the Abandonment of the Self
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our society is more violent than ever. It’s time to understand where violence comes from and what we can each do about it.
Healing Abandonment Wounds Within a Relationship
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abandonment wounds from childhood abuse, or from being left or ignored, or from being bullied, ridiculed or teased, can be healed within a relationshi...
Reclaiming the Power of Self-Trust
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you trust your intuition and your higher guidance? Learning to trust yourself is one of the most important things you can do for yourself, and this...
Your Emotions Are Messengers - Did You Learn to Listen?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our feelings are a powerful source of inner guidance, of intuition, of inner knowing. This is why Step One of Inner Bonding is learning to be present ...
The Power of Prayer
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prayer is a powerful way of staying centered and connected with yourself and your guidance. Discover the many ways there are to pray and meditate that...
Parenting Without People-Pleasing or Power Struggles
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an authoritarian or permissive parent? Are you overtly or covertly trying control your children. Discover the false beliefs that lead to tryin...
The Three Pillars of Health and Longevity
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Margaret Paul explains that true health and longevity depend on three pillars: eating an organic, ancestral diet, enjoying regular movement, and m...
The Pain of Powerlessness – And the Path to Peace
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you feel powerless over others and events? Do you avoid the feeling with various self-abandoning behaviors, or do you open to lear...
Healing from Identity Dysregulation
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you don’t know who you are as a soul, then you are likely identifying yourself as your wounded self, and you are not your wounded self. Learn how...
The Freedom to Make Mistakes
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the fear of making a mistake or being wrong limiting you and causing your stress? Discover how to heal a fear of making mistakes.
Nothing External Will Heal You
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find yourself looking for a process or modality that will heal you? Healing is an active internal process, not a passive external process, as y...
The Two Decisions That Transformed my Life
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I share the two vital choices I made many years ago that completely changed my life, as well as healed me from serious physical illne...
You Are the Light
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing who you are as a soul changes everything in your life. If everyone knew they are the light, our planet would be loving and peaceful.
Is the Past Hijacking Your Present?
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your past defining your present and your future? Are your false beliefs that you absorbed as you were growing up determining your current feelings ...
Navigating Life’s Challenges
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do in the face of challenge and uncertainty? Do you get stuck in fear or are you able to see it as an opportunity for growth? We don't hav...
The Power of Letting Go: Embracing Love Over Control
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The word "control" can be confusing. When is it beneficial to control and when is it harmful? How do you try to control in your relationships? Communi...
Navigating Love and Relationship Challenges
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you sometimes have confusion regarding the value of a relationship? Do you tend to feel trapped in relationships and end up shutting down and withd...
Why Many Women Don’t Think About Sex or Want to Have Sex
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a woman who rarely or never thinks about sex? Have you believed that something was wrong with you? Do you love your partner, but sex is missin...
Friendship: Challenges and Cherishing
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have problems having truly connected friendships? Do you wonder why others have friends and you don't? Learn the secret to creating deep and la...
Emotional Awareness: Understanding Your Feelings
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All feelings have vital information for us. Instead of avoiding your feelings with various addictions, why not learn about about the very important in...
The Uplift Effect: Lifting Yourself and 0thers
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you spend most of your time judging and criticizing yourself and others, or do you focus on uplifting yourself and others? You might be amazed at w...
When is it Loving to Yourself and Others to Apologize?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover when it is loving and appropriate to apologize and when apologizing is a form of control. Discover the difference between the guilt that can ...
How to Stop Taking Things Personally
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When others are mean or rejecting, do you tend to take their behavior personally? If you stopped taking it personally, what would you be feeling?
The Path to Attracting the Love of Your Life
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you having a hard time finding a loving and connected relationship? Are you ready to heal the blocks that may be in the way of attracting your bel...
Unlocking Happiness: Proven Secrets for a Joyful Life
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to discover the pathway to happiness? We are a pleasure seeking society, yet this is not leading to happiness. Discover the secrets to a...
Transforming Jealousy into Inner Security and Self-Worth
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you jealous and fearful that your partner will find someone he or she finds more attractive, more lovable, more worthy than you? You can heal jeal...
Understanding Infidelity: Reasons and Recovery Steps
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Infidelity does not need to lead to the end of a relationship. Discover the deeper issues behind most infidelity, and how to heal yourself and your re...
The Heart of Integrity: Balancing Honesty with Compassion
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional integrity is being willing to be honest, empathic, and compassion with yourself and others. Are you living in integrity with yourself and ot...
Nurturing Your Inner Child by Becoming a Loving Adult
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learning to be a loving adult to your inner child is one of the most life-changing choices you can make in your life.
Will You Lose Your Freedom if you are a Loving Adult?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find yourself resistant to learning how to be a loving adult? Discover the false beliefs that might be limiting your freedom, causing emotional...
The Art of Connection: Deepening Bonds with Your Loved Ones
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you mystified about how to create meaningful emotional connection with others? Do you yearn to have a deep and connected relationship with loved o...
Being a Warrior for Your Own Health Care
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our health care system in the US is facing a crisis situation with the shortage of competent doctors and the problems created by corporate medicine. I...
From Stress to Peace: Rethinking How We Manage Life’s Stress
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During this very stressful time on our planet, learning how to lovingly manage stress and being in more peace is a must for both our mental and physic...
Empowered from Within: The Power of Self-love
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often hear about the importance of compassion for others, but what about compassion for yourself? Do you know what expressing love to yourself REAL...
Embracing Vulnerability: The Key to Authentic Connection
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want emotional connection but can't seem to create it in your relationships? Do you keep attracting emotionally unavailable people or are you s...
Can You Love Others? Healing Barriers to True Connection
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you wondered why you may be having a hard time loving and connecting with others? Discover what it takes to create a deep level of love, safety, ...
Fixing What’s Broken: Can This Relationship Be Helped?
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe that because you may have already done a lot of healing work, your relationship should be easier? Can a relationship be saved or improv...
Your Intention: Get Rid of Your Feelings or Learn from Them?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How devoted are you to taking responsibility for your feelings? Or do you indulge in substance and process addictions to avoid and get rid of your fee...
Why Love Fades: The Cause of Relationship Failure
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Has the love that was once there gone out of your marriage? Discover the one underlying cause and what you can do to regain the love you had at the be...
Intention Uncovered: Are You Being Honest with Yourself?
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to convince ourselves we are open when we are actually closed and trying to control. Become honest with yourself and aware of your intention...
A Simple Choice with Profound Positive Results
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you really want to feel happy and joyful, listen this podcast and learn a secret to feeling joy!
Free Will: What do we Control?
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Margaret Paul explores the essence of free will, revealing how a profound understanding of intention can transform lives, relationships, and ultim...
Enduring Love: Can Love REALLY Last a Lifetime?
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your marriage in trouble? Have you lost the passion that you once had? Do you believe that if only your partner would change everything would be fi...
Dodging Intimacy: Are You Relationship-Avoidant?
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe that you want a relationship but never seem to find the 'right one?' Are you sick of being afraid of intimacy and commitment? Are you r...
Beyond Illusions: Healing Your False Beliefs
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The journey of healing the false beliefs of our ego wounded self is a profound and deeply sacred journey, and Inner Bonding is a powerful process for ...
Are You a Trash Can for Others' Negativity?
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you allow others to dump their negativity - their complaints, judgments, anger, self-centeredness and sense of entitlement - onto you? Do you also ...
Addiction Recovery: A Journey Back to Self
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the key to healing from any addiction. You can heal your substance and process addictions!
Inner Child Healing: A Deeper Dive
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are many articles on different sites about inner child healing, but many of them offer superficial solutions. Dr. Margaret comments on one of th...
Beyond the Darkness: Healing Anxiety and Depression
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to live with anxiety and depression. Listen as Dr. Margaret takes you through her own Inner Bonding process for healing a rare time o...
Heart-Centered Holidays: Overcoming Stress and Loneliness
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do the holidays and other family events or gatherings stress you out? Do you feel overwhelmed instead of having fun? Worried about how to spend the ho...
The Power of One: Inner Shift, Global Uplift
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You have more of an effect on the world than you know! Doing your inner work to create inner peace and joy and share your love and joy with others upl...
Hidden Truths: Mastering the Art of Discernment
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you sometimes wonder if you really know the person you are dating? Have you often wondered if others’ caring is real or manipulative? Learn how t...
You Matter: Your Feelings, Needs, Truth, and Voice Matter
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe that others’ feelings and needs matter more than yours? Have you learned to give yourself up to take care of others’ feelings and m...
Healing Anger: A Journey to Relationship Intimacy
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you turn to anger when you feel out of control and helpless over others? If you grew up in a family where one or both parents used anger to control...
Empowered Healing from Narcissistic & Other Traumatic Abuse
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I will refer to various articles about healing from trauma, and what I’ve found works and what doesn’t work in my 54 years of wor...
Breaking Bonds: Are You and Your Partner Hurting Each Other?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You and your partner might be hurting each other in numerous ways without realizing how and why you are doing this. Discover the various ways you migh...
Perilous Hope: Avoiding the Quicksand of Illusions
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Letting go of unrealistic hope and trying to control what you can’t control, and instead being present and accepting reality, opens the door to true...
Inner Peace, Global Harmony: It Starts with Me
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to be living each moment in peace and joy, yet this experience eludes many people. Are you aware of what triggers you out of peace and int...
Rock Bottom: Rise or Fall, The Choice is Yours
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rather than hitting bottom and wanting to leave the planet or turning to addictions or other unloving behavior to numb your feelings, learn how to hea...
Craving Love?
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a person who craves tries to get love, or a person who want to be loving and share love? Your choice determines whether or not you will have a...
The Yes Trap: Overcoming the Struggle to Say No
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you afraid to say "no" to others? Is giving yourself up working to create inner peace and loving relationships? Are you operating from fear, oblig...
Dancing Your Way Through our Depressed Society
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our society is suffering from much mental illness – fear, depression, anxiety, and feelings of despair and helplessness. Discover how to heal and em...
God: Take it or Leave it
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have trouble feeling connected with and loved by your higher power? Do you believe that your spiritual guidance is controlling - that if you op...
Birthing Yourself Every Day
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you busy birthing yourself each moment, or are you busy trying to be safe? Do you want to love your inner child, or do you reject and abandon your...
Owning the Warrior Within
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Self-love is not what many articles say it is, which sometimes tends toward self-indulgence. Discover the true definition and power of self-love.
How to Attract and Sustain a Healthy Relationship
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you attracting emotionally unhealthy relationships over and over? Are you wondering if you are in a healthy relationship or even what constitutes ...
Wounded Self and Inner Child
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a vast difference between the ego wounded part of us and our inner child, yet people often get confused regarding these two parts of us. This...
Optimist or Pessimist – Which are you?
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you aware of whether your thoughts are mostly optimistic or mostly pessimistic? Are you aware of the waking suggestions that you are giving to you...
Lessons from the Disney Movies Frozen I and II
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I love it when movies portray the different aspects of Inner Bonding and offer us role modeling of what true love is. I found Frozen I and II to be wo...
Your Attachment Style
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have fears of rejection and engulfment that underlie your relationship difficulties? Is not being controlled more important to you than loving ...
Do You Forget to Love Yourself?
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you trust yourself to remember to love yourself and to check in with your guidance. Do you often forget to do Inner Bonding, especially during chal...
Frustrated That Your Partner Tunes You Out?
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If your partner tunes you out, are you aware of your part in the system? Are you the one tuning others out and are you aware that this might be causin...
Are You Confused About Boundaries in Relationships?
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many people confuse boundaries - which are a way of taking loving care of yourself - with controlling behavior toward others. Discover what a boundary...
What is Means to be Present and Mindful
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you spend most of your time focused in your mind or your body? Are you focused in the past and future, or in this present moment? Discover how to c...
Healing from Betrayal
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever suffered betrayal in your life? Betrayal is one of the hardest things to go through, and it is vitally important that you deal with it i...
Secrets to Excellent Health
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confused about what to eat? Do you find yourself resisting or procrastinating taking loving care of yourself? Are you oblivious of the physical and em...