Best Chloe Lionheart Podcasts (2024)

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Authority, Integrity, and Rage: An Exploration with Claire Thompson 1:28:19

9M ago1:28:19

1:28:19

Join my guest, Claire Thompson and me, as we explore the shadow of authority, how that plays into our integrity, small bits about what it means to move with integrity, and over course RAGE! The episode begins with a dive into working for others and beginning to step into our power by bringing awareness to formerly hidden patterns of behavior and ho…

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The Palestinian Perspective: A Conversation We Need 1:44:42

9M ago1:44:42

1:44:42

This special edition episode is a conversation, much needed on the global main stage. For too long, we here in America, have only ever heard one perspective on the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. We are very fortunate to hear from Ramzy, a Palestinian American Man, on the history of Palestinian culture, people, land, and how this conflict began. …

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The Grip of Dopamine 1:00:03

9M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

This week we are unpacking Dopamine! This is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days and this episode is devoted to the continued exploration of understanding how our brains and bodies work in conscious and unconscious ways. Inside, we learn about what dopamine is, where it is, what it does, and how that might play out in our lives. Part of…

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PTSD and C-PTSD: Understanding Chronic Trauma 1:28:31

10M ago1:28:31

1:28:31

Today we're talking about PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and C-PTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder). With so much to unpack, we discuss what these two things are, the differences, neurological factors, somatic sensations, how they show up in our day to day or in our development, what impact they have on our relationships, and how to…

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Dark Night of the Soul: A Love Story of Change 50:48

10M ago50:48

50:48

This episode explains a bit about what I've been experiencing and the wisdom I've been gleaning over the last 10 months away from the pod. Join as we unpack a dark night of the soul and what it means to both be in the darkest depths and to emerge. Some of the themes include the element of water as a metaphor for emotions and being in the shifting l…

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Sex Series: A ‘Not So Black and White’ Conversation About Consent with Lisa Chatham Part 2 1:13:26

11M ago1:13:26

1:13:26

WE'RE BACK!! Thank you for your patience, understanding, and support. On this weeks episode we've got the second part to our interview with the legendary Lisa Chatham. We cover a lot of ground from consent with partners and owning our wanting, speaking boundaries, polyamory and consenting non-monogamy, what it means to be a hell yes, and much more.…

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Sex Series: A ‘Not So Black and White’ Conversation About Consent with Lisa Chatham Part 1 1:31:18

1+ y ago1:31:18

1:31:18

This episode marks part one of our first ever Sex Series! In honor of Scorpio Season, the holiday season, and the shifting of our environments and selves, we dive into some of the edgier and more taboo parts of life. This first episode features Lisa Chatham, a Naropa University professor and licensed Psychotherapist. We begin to unpack the very dif…

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Men's Mental Health with Garrett Hooper 59:05

1+ y ago59:05

59:05

In this week's episode we talked to Garrett Hooper LMFT about men's mental health and why he think's it's taken so long illicit a societal response. Men make up the majority of death by suicide cases in the United States and yet there is not much conversation about it. The stigma and shame felt by many men around accessing or seeking out mental hea…

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The Shadow of Dating: Ghosting in the 2020's 49:15

2y ago49:15

49:15

Dating seems to be one of the most accessible things in the digital age and also one of it's biggest pain points. Not only in the superficiality of design but also in the lack of real connection through apps and platforms. We've grown accustomed to obscure ways of choosing a mate and may have even gotten ourselves in a place of fantasy that's provi…

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Forgiveness 45:06

2y ago45:06

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This episode means a lot to me in that it's been a life long journey and exploration of how I interact with the world and with my internal process. Forgiveness can feel confusing.... how do we forgive? Forgiveness can seem impossible, especially when we've been betrayed and hurt. Something deep in us knows that forgiveness is in our best interest a…

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The Death of Friendships 41:20

2y ago41:20

41:20

This episode is one I've been grappling with for many years. It's hard to see friendships go, especially the ones we were in for the long haul. The truth is, death is a natural process to the flow of life and that goes for anything that ends...which is everything. Death of friendships can come about in many different ways. It could end in a drag ou…

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The Illumination of Hate 44:29

2y ago44:29

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None of us are above the capacity to hate. It's sometimes easier to point a finger and judge people or groups who are different than us and hate them and blame them for how they live and move in the world. With all the love that we are capable of, we hold that same capacity to tear down those in our same species, in the futile effort to make oursel…

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The Shadow of Time 44:06

2y ago44:06

44:06

Time is something we can't escape though sometimes it seems to evade us. The pace at which we want things to happen is not always the timing that brings them about and it can feel so defeating when they don't arrive on our time. We often say we don't have enough time in our lives, that time isn't on our side. Time is swiftly passing us by. What if …

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Debunking the Shadow of Saturn, Chiron, and Pluto with Natalia Benson 1:11:51

2y ago1:11:51

1:11:51

This episode is jam packed with wisdom about these specific astrological placements that give many of us the heebie jeebies. I'm a believer that fear in something is truly a misunderstanding of the thing itself, and this episode serves as a guide to the prismatic quality of these wonderful planetary guides. Natalia has wonderful analogies to explai…

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The Shadow of How We Eat: Coming Back Into Balance and Intention with Callie Cavanaugh 1:05:40

2y ago1:05:40

1:05:40

Callie Cavanaugh is a dear friend and a food inspiration in my life. Her "Eat In Method" has coalesced from years of experience and we touch on the path she took to come into balance with HOW and WHY intention with food matters. Through the laughter and story telling, we unpack food systems, different cultural views of food and nourishing with the …

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The Tough Truth About Boundaries: Getting Clear, Speaking Up, and Reducing Stress 52:24

2y ago52:24

52:24

This episode is about a topic that's brutally tough for many of us... boundaries! Saying the word, thinking about it, or getting ready to set a boundary has the power to make us hide under a blanket. But what we think is so scary about boundaries actually keeps us trapped by their lack in our lives. I discuss why boundaries are so crucial to living…

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The Shadow of Femininity in Society: A Conversation about Courage, Feeling, Intuition, and Being with Venus 1:25:03

2y ago1:25:03

1:25:03

There is so much ground covered in this episode with the incredible Venus! What a blessing it was to have Venus join us, especially the day after Roe v. Wade was overturned. We discuss rage and somatic experiencing, dreams, the shadow of the feminine in society, consent, and about the importance of sharing our abortion stories. Venus gives with her…

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The Lurking Shadow of Insecurity: Thinking and Feeling with Josh Ruszala 1:00:16

2y ago1:00:16

1:00:16

This episode is PACKED with wisdom from my brother and fellow doctoral cohort member, Josh Ruszala. In this episode, Josh and I discuss how insecurities present themselves in social dynamics and how our thinking and feeling selves play a role. We both provide different anecdotes of our experiences with our insecurities and discuss how we navigate w…

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The Shadow of Nourishment: A Conversation about Eating Disorders with Danna Schultz 1:11:55

2y ago1:11:55

1:11:55

It was a pleasure to host Danna Schultz on this weeks episode about Eating Disorders. Danna is a nutritionist, kitchen witch, and coach who helps her clients navigate a life of joy and pleasure post disordered eating. We discuss the many circumstances that can cause eating disorders including trauma with breast feeding, attachment wounds, and nervo…

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The Shadow of Self-Care: New Age Narcissism and Leaning In To Connect 44:15

2y ago44:15

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This week's material was surprisingly edgy as I expose an element of shadow being cast by the self-care industry. This episode I discuss the ego-feeding problems with publicizing self-care and it's use in avoiding other's needs or any of our fears and discomforts. I talk about how I've been avoiding uncomfortable situations and conversations and ho…

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The Shadow of Entrepreneurship: A Conversation About Art with Olive Love 1:08:08

2y ago1:08:08

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This week we heard from my long time friend and professional artist, Olive Love! In this episode she shares her wisdom on the shadow of being an entrepreneur in the art space as well as in the navigation of life. She gives us tips and tricks as well as provides us with her top suggestions for how to live a balanced life as your own boss! We also di…

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Meeting, Dreaming, and Experiencing the Unconscious Shadow with Linda Buzogany 1:20:44

2y ago1:20:44

1:20:44

This episode is a full circle moment for me being that I had the honor of hosting my former professor, Linda Buzogany. Linda is a psychotherapist who works with dreams and unconscious material. She discusses an unexpected turn in her career focus when she came to realize a psychosomatic phenomenon through one of her students. Linda tells us about w…

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Heal the Patriarchy with Radiant Ransom 1:04:06

2y ago1:04:06

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This episode is a sweet and beautiful unpacking of the patriarchy's impact on the life of Ransom and Chloe Lionheart. Ransom took us on the journey of his lived experience navigating "masculinity" and how his perspectives have shifted and evolved over time. His vision of "healing the patriarchy" comes to life in this episode and sheds light on a to…

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Let Go or Be Dragged - Bringing Awareness to What No Longer Serves Us with Greg Kondor 1:13:07

2y ago1:13:07

1:13:07

This was such a sweet episode with my dear brother, Kondor where we unpacked the Zen Buddhist proverb, "Let Go or Be Dragged." In this episode we loosely discuss the energies being felt at this time, how we are experiencing, and what it means to be getting dragged by our attachments to what is no longer working for us. We dive deeply into each of o…

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Fear of Success and Playing Small 48:28

2y ago48:28

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Fear of success is often disguised as procrastination, excuses, "rational" thinking, and dragging our feet. It's so much easier to talk ourselves out of living a life we love and going after our dreams than it is to take the necessary steps to making it happen. Even if we KNOW it will completely revolutionize and change our lives. Fear of jealous p…

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Judgment and Loving-Kindness 47:08

2y ago47:08

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Judgment is hard to avoid and is in fact one of our oldest mental patterns. Our minds want to look at this as black and white, good and bad, yes and no, but it's not that simple. We are complex and so is our pain. In this episode, we dive deeply into the shadow of judgment and where it comes from. We reflect on our own pain, the mirror of judging o…

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The Shadow of Money 48:01

2y ago48:01

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Money can be one of the most shadowy things we all experience. It has the ability to destroy, inspire, create, oppress, and manipulate. Part of the money shadow is the struggle with our relationship to money. I touch on these elements and more in this week's episode. I speak about my shadowy money journey and the familial ties to money wounds. This…

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Negative Self-Talk: The Trials and Tribulations 49:00

2+ y ago49:00

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Negative self-talk is something that permeates many of us and can be pesky to deal with. In this episode I speak to my troubles with self-talk, worthiness, body dysmorphia and body image, as well as what I've done to mitigate the harmful effects. Negative self-talk can be a symptom of trauma, though not one that is unable to shift. I dive deeply in…

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Breakups: A Dialogue with Atticus Mooney 1:28:24

2+ y ago1:28:24

1:28:24

This episode is both deep and zany. Tons of story-telling, metaphors, laughs, truths, and deep vulnerability. We discuss what leads to a break up, how to recognize when one is coming, the emotion experiences and patterns, infidelity, boundaries, as well as the stages of grieving that occur. There is talk of redemption, reflection, resurrection, and…

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Drugs Feel Great: The Shadow of Addiction 36:45

2+ y ago36:45

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This episode is HEAVY and contains a trigger and content warning. In this episode, I talk about my alcoholism, what led to my addiction, and the realities no one tells you about drugs and alcohol. I speak to societal problems I see repeating themselves, high schooler, college kids, and adults alike. All of this came about as a result of watching th…

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Anger and Annoyance: A Dialogue with Amelia Passer 1:18:14

2+ y ago1:18:14

1:18:14

Happy Aries Season! I got to enjoy a wonderful conversation about anger and annoyance with my friend Amelia Passer in this episode. We discuss the roots of anger, how we experience it, and what we do when those kinds of emotions come bubbling up. Acknowledging anger as a natural process of healing grief and speaking on our responsibility to our ang…

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Spiritual Hygiene and Shadow Work with Briana Georjae 1:08:49

2+ y ago1:08:49

1:08:49

I’m delighted to host Briana Georjae for a second edition of Spiritual Hygiene and it’s uses in Shadow work. This episode is a beautiful and knowledge-packed channel, highlighting a deeper understanding of what spiritual hygiene is and how it can be helpful in relating to our shadows. She teaches us when spiritual hygiene tools are needed and how t…

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Emotional Defeat and Speaking Our Needs 49:13

2+ y ago49:13

49:13

This episode was a sensitive one for me. I touch on issues like the pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine, emotional defeat and some of the forms in which it shows itself. Within the episode, I speak to a challenging moment I experienced during the pandemic and some of the lessons that came from it. I read a poem, fitting for the times, by Khalil Gibra…

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Compassionate Shadow and Shifting Perceptions 35:28

2+ y ago35:28

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In this episode, I speak on compassionate care for the self that is shadow work. With simple shifts of perception and ways of looking at things, the darkness and shadows within us begin to shift and lose some of their weight. Tons of metaphors, two poems by an ancient poet, views on society's obsession with immortality, and much more. This is an in…

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Energy Hygiene 101 with Briana Georjae 58:03

2+ y ago58:03

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Welcome to our first featured guest show! Today, we were lucky enough to spend time with Briana Georjae: a folk herbalist, yogi, and energy hygienist. We learn what energy hygiene is, why it's important to do along side the shadow work path, and many different ways to practice it. If you've recently become curious about shadow work, are on your pat…

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Discomfort is the Path of Growth 37:57

2+ y ago37:57

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Welcome back! Join us as we dive into discomfort... as the vehicle to growth. This episode includes a few personal stories about my experience with discomfort, which led to expansion and clarity. We will also discuss the process of growth and face truths about our collective human experience. Quotes from Yogi Berra and Chani Nicholas are shared and…

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The Sweet Beginning (Introduction) 19:27

2+ y ago19:27

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Welcome to the Down With My Demons Podcast! Join me, your host Chloe Lionheart, on this very first episode to find out a bit more about me, what you can expect from the show, and how you can get involved. This show features parts of why I am starting this podcast and what inevitably led to it being realized. Shadow work, quotes from Carl Jung, piec…

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