Heartwork is a weekly podcast all about love, relationships, dating, and the work of the heart. If you've got a big heart, if you're a lover, if you love love then this podcast is for you. Heartwork is also a network of hearts connected together by host Tom Lloyd. Each week Tom interviews one of his favorite hearts whether they be friends, co-workers, aquaintances, lovers, ex-boyfriends, family, mentors, and even his Mom. All together the show's episodes provide a wide range of perspectives on love so that hopefully your heart finds its own journey of love reflected back to you. a resource of love to remind you you're not alone in your quest of love. there's a whole community of heart centered support to keep you motivated towards taking that next step into a greater arena of love, whatever that looks like for you.
Heartwork
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Podcast Overview
Heartwork is a weekly podcast all about love, relationships, dating, and the work of the heart. If you've got a big heart, if you're a lover, if you love love then this podcast is for you. Heartwork is also a network of hearts connected together by host Tom Lloyd. Each week Tom interviews one of his favorite hearts whether they be friends, co-workers, aquaintances, lovers, ex-boyfriends, family, mentors, and even his Mom. All together the show's episodes provide a wide range of perspectives on love so that hopefully your heart finds its own journey of love reflected back to you. a resource of love to remind you you're not alone in your quest of love. there's a whole community of heart centered support to keep you motivated towards taking that next step into a greater arena of love, whatever that looks like for you.
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Recent Episodes
June 17, 2020
Amina Jama >> black lives matter, black joy, inner strength, and learning to love yourself all over again
<p><strong>Takeaways: </strong></p><ol><li>Joy. In this case Black Joy and specifically Amina style joy. I hope you soaked up some of the priceless joy in this episode. I hope it hit you. I hope you laughed. I hope your spirits got lifted. I hope it helped you move deeper into this work that we are all confronted with now. Of course we can move through these moments with anger, passion, ferocity, love, solidarity and even violence if necessary. But we can also move through these moments with joy. It helps open the heart, lighten the load, and keep us moving towards this work that must be done. It’s ok to laugh, remember to laugh. </li><li>The image Amina shared at the top of the episode, the one of the plastic bag over her head and not being able to breathe the same air as white people is etched in my head. I don’t know if that stayed with you but it definitely did with me. It gave a new meaning to the saying “I can’t breathe”. As non-Black folx some of what we do can poke holes in that bag to help a sister in need breathe. But what would it look like to remove the bag completely? This is why there is so much talk about defunding the police, abolishing the police, and creating a new system for public safety. We don’t need to cut a bigger hole in the bag, we just need to get rid of the bag. Reform isn’t enough. Defunding is a good start. Abolishing the police the answer. We’ve gotta get rid of the bag around Amina’s head. Standing behind that is some real love. Consider standing behind abolition. </li><li>Supporting Black people in this movement at the most intimate levels can be incredibly powerful right now. Did you hear what an impact her mother’s support gave Amina? True support to Black family members, chosen family, or friends could mean the world right now. Potentially a tremendous act of love. Especially if you’ve never given support in this way before. Show up for your people and stand behind them! A side note here is that support doesn’t mean “help me understand”. That’s the opposite of support because it’s emotional labor and Black people are already emotionally taxed right now. Simply show support, love, and care behind their actions, voices, and opinions. To be clear I’m talking about personal relationships here which is the focus of this podcast. My point is that personal support behind Black people in your life can help immensely while they tackle systemic change. It can even help you navigate how you personally show up to fight systemic oppression. </li><li>Face that one thing that you’re afraid of. It could change your whole life. Remember what Amina said, “you’re the only person who can stop you from true growth. You’re also the only person who can confront your own fear. So do it. There are gifts waiting for you on the other side.</li><li>Injustice, trauma, and pain are passed down in families just as easily as wealth and good fortune. We run into them in our relationships and family all the time. These patterns are good to be aware in order to navigate your own personal worlds. In this moment in history we have the opportunity to heal centuries of trauma, pain and injustice for our country, institutions, and the whole of society. However, we also have the opportunity to end generations of trauma with ourselves, our families, and our intimate relationships. Help heal all of it. </li><li>The phrase “keep it moving” kept coming up throughout this interview. Did you hear all the ways Amina kept it moving with incredible strength?! Life demands that we all keep it moving, but the question to me right now is what can we do to make it easier for Black people to keep it moving. Both personally and systemically. </li><li>If you say things like “They’re not ready. People aren’t ready. The world isn’t ready” Maybe the real person who isn’t ready is you. I was really struck by how Amina talked about this. </li><li>Going out to protest will make you...
May 27, 2020
Lily DePaula >> heartbreak, ego death, trust, and beginning to set boundaries
<p>Takeaways: </p><ol><li>Are you putting your needs on the backburner for someone or something else? Do an honest self assessment. Whether it’s in a relationship, with work, or some other situation in life it’s good to know. The key to self love is putting your own needs first. If you’re not used to this, it might take some time to figure out. That’s fine. Take the time! </li><li>Every break up or heartbreak is a form of ego death. To truly heal a new person must emerge from what was. This is maybe why heartbreak is so painful, because part of yourself must die to make way for something new. </li><li>Love might look and feel different as you evolve and grow. You might look back on a relationship and realize that what you thought was love is not how you understand love now. In fact, it might have been very toxic. Honor the love you had at the time, but know what type of love you’re looking for now. </li><li>Communication is key and it’s not just with words. Words can help articulate, but often actions can be even more important. Aligning your words with your actions is a great way to build trust.</li><li>A warning sign of toxicity is when a person is not listening to your needs. You state what your wants, needs, or desires and that person doesn’t respect them. In some way a person like this may try to encroach on your time or space that you’ve put a boundary on. Or you may simply sense that a person is trying to manipulate you in some way. Use this as a guidepost or develop your own strategies for identifying toxicity so you don’t bring it into your intimate circles.</li><li>Just because someone is going through something difficult doesn’t give them permission to hurt you. Being compassionate, tolerant, and forgiving is ok, but they have no right to hurt you. In cases like these you may want to consider putting up a boundary. </li><li>If you’ve never set a boundary with another person before it might feel really uncomfortable to do so. Like anything it gets easier with practice. </li><li>Sometimes no amount of communication is going to save something. In some situations you might discover that it’s not possible to work something out because a choice has already been made, a reality has already been chosen. Either by your partner or yourself. Working on it isn’t gonna won’t work and it’s not your place to change that person’s mind. So even though it might be painful, moving on might be the best course of action. </li><li>With a breakup you might loose friends along with your partner. This may be an extension of what Lily calls an “ego death”. But you have to ask yourself, “were they really my friend to begin with?” If they couldn’t stay around for some of the most difficult times of your life, they may not be a true friend. </li><li>One way to look at heartbreak is that your heart is actually ready to give and receive more love. However, the situation you’re in might be limiting that potential. Your heart breaks because it has to open up in order to be ready for new potential. Part of that process will definitely be experienced as pain if you’re strongly attached to a certain situation. </li><li>Often times we will keep encountering the same type of partner, the same type of love, the same type of relationship until we do something to change how that shows up for us. Setting boundaries for what you know doesn’t work for you is a great way to start changing these patterns. It’s a great way to tap into self love too. Remember to put your needs first, especially when starting something new. </li><li>What is a Leo? Lily and I share the same birthday and naturally the same astrological sign. We love being Leos and we talk about it a lot. In case you’re not already hyper aware, Leos are ruled by the sun and considered the king of the zodiac. We’re passionate, enthusiastic, generous, brave, loyal, courageous, fun, warm, protective, and charismatic. We’re also natural leaders,...
May 20, 2020
Kwame Amin >> the 5 love languages, acts of service, and showing up to break down walls
<p>Takeaways: </p><ol><li>Just because you’ve never been in love doesn’t mean you don’t know love. There are lots of experiences of love beyond intimate relationships. When love is absent in one expression, it most likely is showing up in another way. For Kwame, his relationship with spirit, faith, and service to life wherever he goes are how he experiences a greater love for life. </li><li>Just because you’ve been in relationships doesn’t mean you’ve been in love. Check yourself: have you been in love? In my experience, the phrase “I think I’ve been in love” might be a key indicator that you haven’t been. That might be a tough pill to swallow, but it’s worth it to know. Being in love is an all consuming feeling that you just know. It’s not logical, it’s experiential and all consuming. You don’t have to think about it, you just know. Also, if you haven’t been in love, you’re not flawed! You just have more exploration and experiences ahead of you. </li><li>What Kwame has to share is so important for parents out there to hear. What children experience when they’re young really impacts how they give and receive love when they’re older. How are you nurturing love in your children? The love languages might be a great thing to work with kids on. As Kwame points out, they’re not gonna learn in school! How will you teach your children to be fluent in love? </li><li>All of us are children of someone. It might be worth it to not only do an inventory of your own love languages, but also those of your parents. You may see that they weren’t speaking your primary love language, but they were in fact giving you lots of love. </li><li>I need to actually read the book on Love Languages, maybe you do too. I’ve been working with this stuff for years and it’s probably time to go deeper. The Book is called “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman. You can order it online if you want to go deep into it. Or you may just want to do some quick research and take a love languages quiz. You can do that at <a href="http://www.5lovelanguages.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.5lovelanguages.com</a></li><li>The 5 Love Languages are: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. </li><li>The concept of the “Love Tank” goes side by side with the Love Languages. Some languages will fill you or your lover’s tank up more easily. It’s worth it to figure out which language fills you up the most.</li><li>No love language is better than another love language. They’re just ways to give and receive love. If you aren’t fluent in a love language, maybe recognize that fact. Furthermore, being proactive in learning that language could open you up to a whole new landscape of love. </li><li>Kwame is a role model for service in my life. In that way he’s a role model for the love language of “Acts of Service”. It makes me think: what are the love languages of the people surrounding you? Who inspires you? If you want to become more fluent in a love language, do you have someone to look up to who’s a good role model? </li><li>A secret to service and the love language of “Acts of Service” is to simply not be afraid of doing things. Get rid of the “what if?” Just do things! What would you do for yourself or someone else if today was your last? </li><li>Persistence, showing up for yourself, and doing the work! Can you see how much work Kwame is doing to break through these walls that are barriers to more love? He is committed to more love in his life and that is incredibly admirable in my book. Just because your lover may have some walls it doesn’t mean they’re not doing the work to break them down. Maybe a little bit of patience and compassion could help. </li><li>Sometimes our understanding of love changes. You may look back at a time in which you believed you were in love and now you understand that what you were experiencing wasn’t love at all. It may have been...
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