The Michaela Boehm Podcast

Michaela answers viewer questions about obsessive romantic thoughts about one’s current partner, and how to cleanse the memory of an ex lover. 00:00 - How to stop obsessive thoughts about a new partner 01:04 - What makes us attracted to people? 06:25 - Novelty and obsession 08:32 - What to do with obsessive romantic thoughts? 11:56 - How to tell if I am obsessed? 15:15 - Cycles of idealisation and devaluation 20:38 - Narcissism and personality disorders 24:30 - Why can’t I forget my ex? 28:46 - How to replace an imprint of a past lover For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com Steve’s ‘Get A Daily Practice’ meditation course: https://www.guruviking.com/get-a-daily-practice To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela and Steve discuss how to work with archetypes, myth, and taboo to unlock expression, integrate the shadow, and much more. 00:00 - Carl Jung and the power of archetypes 02:47 - Misunderstandings about the shadow 04:45 - Working with the shadow 07:39 - The embodiment key 09:29 - Unlocking expression and integration 11:30 - Archetype as medicine 12:05 - The ‘Wild Woman’ archetype 13:57 - Owning our flavours and working with taboo 17:38 - Common mistakes and misunderstandings 21:22 - 12 Facets of Union 24:25 - Closing remarks For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com 12 Facets of Union: https://michaelaboehm.ac-page.com/12-facets-of-union To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela and Steve discuss how to make effective new year’s resolutions, embodied manifestation techniques, the power of building habits, and announce a special free ‘Calling In’ NLMM class. 00:00 - Michaela on new year’s resolutions 02:28 - Common mistakes when setting goals 06:27 - Health, wealth, & relationships 09:24 - Wealth vs manifestation 10:38 - Relationship goals 14:01 - Embodied manifestation 15:57 - Michaela’s upcoming free NLMM goal setting class 18:48 - Get A Daily Practice free meditation course 21:37 - The Golden Minimum 25:42 - Michaela’s insights on habits 29:13 - New in person and online courses in 2023 33:47 - Michaela’s parting words For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com Steve’s ‘Get A Daily Practice’ meditation course: https://www.guruviking.com/get-a-daily-practice To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela Boehm shares her thoughts about the multi-layered significance of seasonal festivals, the biological and mythical aspects of the solstice, and how to create your own rituals of meaning. In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ 00:00 - The seasonal rhythms of body and mind 05:21 - Michaela on the Winter Solstice 08:04 - The multi-layered power of festivals and rituals 13:34 - Communal aspects of ritual 15:23 - Michaela’s close knit neighbourhood community 20:03 - Thoughts for those who are alone 21:40 - Creating your own rituals 23:54 - Closing thoughts on the festive season For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela Boehm answers live questions about energy allocation, trauma release, and rewriting bodily patterns. In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ 00:00 - Mastery of energy allocation 02:11 - Rewriting your patterns 06:26 - Movement to distribute trauma and energy 10:08 - Body work and trauma release 12:04 - Retraumatisation in search of healing & Michaela’s trauma story 15:20 - Trust your body For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela Boehm answers live questions about cultivating compassion, learning when to put your armor on, and men with mommy issues. In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ 00:00 - How to keep my heart open in day-to-day life 04:12 - Cultivating the heart skill of compassion 07:32 - Advice for when your children withdraw during teenage years 11:35 - I always have to manage my partner’s anxiety 16:20 - Growing up our immature aspects 17:03 - Mommy issues 22:56 - European parenting styles 23:47 - Strategies to change toxic relationship patterns 31:59 - How to armor yourself without losing your humanity For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela Boehm answers live questions about boundaries and how to handle manipulation and pushy people. In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ 00:00 - The entity of the relationship 03:06 - Boundaries functions and wanting love 04:00 - Personal integrity and selling yourself out 05:54 - Dependents, children, and animals 09:08 - Pushy people and manipulation For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela Boehm answers live questions about the untapped power of relaxation, overcoming self-consciousness, the eternal child, and how to grieve. In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ 00:00 - The untapped power of relaxation 01:25 - How to relax the monkey mind 04:10 - How to relax the body 06:08 - Releasing the fascia and the nervous system 07:17 - Emotional relaxation and seeing visuals 08:41 - Dreaming while awake 10:40 - Non sleep deep rest (NSDR) 11:40 - Getting over concern about how I look 13:14 - How Michaela overcame her self-consciousness 16:34 - Undoing patterns and freeing possibility 18:44 - The eternal child and growing up 21:42 - Flying the nest and freeing one’s parents 26:32 - Gods, gurus, and childhood patterns 29:23 - Grief and praise and Martin Prechtel 32:58 - Grief cheerleaders 33:50 - How Michaela grieved when her house burned down 36:40 - Survival beats all other emotions 40:12 - Death of Michaela’s best friend For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Michaela Boehm answers live questions about human development in relationship, dealing with suicide, overcoming romantic injury, and rebuilding one’s dreams. In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ 00:00 - Early influences on relationship 01:30 - Pros and cons of breath work 05:01 - Developmental stages 07:15 - Boundaries and override 09:46 - Learning to say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ 10:39 - Your love imprint 12:42 - Parental relationship styles 14:36 - Michaela’s university therapist 15:47 - Brother’s attempted suicide 16:41 - Facing horrible circumstances 17:22 - Michaela critiques meditation 19:36 - Loving even when it hurts 24:50 - I can’t connect with people 26:50 - The limits of attachment theory 28:17 - Michaela shares a client anecdote 33:46 - Beyond attachment theory 37:48 - Is recovery possible? 41:14 - All of my dreams have died 47:06 - Michaela’s pespective with age 47:26 - Michaela’s dream of big wave surfing For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

In-person events are back! To sign up: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ Get a glimpse inside Michaela’s recent live Wild Woman’s Way retreat as Michaela answers questions about social dynamics among women, how to know if you’re too attached to your husband, 00:00 - Social dynamics among women 00:59 - Common mistakes when relating with other women 03:14 - Appreciating our differences 04:40 - Settling down 05:09 - Challenges in the workplace 06:08 - How to go deeper and the pros and cons of conversation 07:47 - What cured Michaela’s introversion 08:56 - Am I too attached to my husband? 13:56 - Dick fog and divorce 18:13 - A surprising divorce story 21:25 - Bad counsellors For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com