The poet David Whyte once said: 'You know you’re on your path because it disappears. You are going into the unknown which is called growth and sometimes the only single source of strength you can rely on is your faith.' I have felt pulled deeper toward this kind of faith-based growth very strongly lately and as a result, I've decided to pause the Love Notes show for now while I focus on other endeavors. It's been such a joy creating the podcast all these years and I sincerely hope you'll keep in touch with me over at: marywelch.com where I'll continue offering ways to support your healing journey. Thank you, in the meantime, for listening and being part of my community! <3 Mary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paradoxically, emptiness is not a void within us. It's the space that can give rise to our most profound experiences. When we let go and create room in our lives, new and deeply meaningful connections can take shape. Spring in New York has been a reminder of this and an inspiration for today's show. Winter cleared the slate for the overwhelming natural beauty that's been blooming here lately. We can learn so much from the examples of the natural world around us; it's our best teacher. Tune in today to hear more! Thanks, as always, for listening and remember: you can find more resources to support your healing journey at: marywelch.com <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happens when we buy into the idea: Why bother? We begin to lose our connection with Life. We must bother - with the big and little things - working through resistance to make sure our collaboration with Life is something we protect, nurture and insist on. On today's show we're talking about all of this and also sharing the words we all long most to hear. I hope you'll join us! Find more tools to support your healing journey + my library of guided meditations - at: marywelch.com Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Working with difficult emotions requires skillful tools. Meditation is one of the most powerful ones we can use. On today's episode, we're exploring this idea more deeply and discussing how meditation helps us grow our threshold to tolerate the parts of ourselves and our lives which are not easy to embrace. I hope you'll join us! And remember: you can find more support for your healing journey at: marywelch.com Thank you for being here <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'm answering an Ask Me Anything question on the show today re: the difference between chasing after something we want for ourselves vs letting it come - and the role of self esteem and positive vibration in this style of energetic work. Do YOU have a question for a coach? Find the Ask Me Anything form on the homepage of my site: marywelch.com ! This is just one of many services I offer to support your healing journey. Hope you enjoy the show today and as always, thank you for listening <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In order to meaningfully change, we must be compelled to meaningfully change.  Many people think this is what the world of self help and motivation are all about - giving people the tools to change. But giving people tools doesn’t always compel them. The real ingredient that moves the needle for us is inspiration. Join the conversation today as we explore the role of inspiration in meeting the critical threshold many of us long to reach inside of our lives - where the shifts we seek are finally possible. Beyond today's episode, you can find my library of guided meditations and lots of other tools to support your healing journey at: marywelch.com Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's Love Notes podcast, we're talking about what it means to be our own best resource during times of trouble or hardship. Taking refuge means taking comfort in the deeper truths of our experience and coming home to ourselves. We'll look at this through a Buddhist lens with nuances from modern day teachers who remind us how powerful we are when we remember where we come from and the greater purpose we're here to fulfill. Join us and find more FREE tools to support your healing journey at: marywelch.com <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It takes strength to say: I don’t know. And it also takes strength to admit the answer when we do know. To be self honest enough to say: I’m failing to try. I’m letting myself off the hook too easily at the cost of my deeper growth. I’m using delusion as a form of protection. When something really matters to us, our desire to actualize it is bigger than our fear of changing. It’s bigger than our unconscious need to stay the same. Join the conversation today exploring this topic and much more! And remember: you can find all the resources you need for your healing journey at: marywelch.com <3 thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dark and difficult times can throttle us into survival mode and once there, we tend to consider things like happiness as non-essential nice-to-have's. But as the research shows, happy people are critically important to moving the needle in a positive, constructive direction for humanity. What can we learn from the common traits of self identified 'happy people' - and how can we incorporate these characteristic and POV's into our own daily lives? Join the conversation on the Love Notes podcast today and find ongoing support for your healing journey any time at: marywelch.com Thanks for listening! <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anger itself is not a problem. It’s not un-spiritual. It’s not something we need to try to avoid in our lives. The issue is how we work with it. We can choose to use anger as an agent for transformation. We can engage it, leverage its intensity and passion, so that the energy of anger serves us instead of drains us. Let's talk more about this on today's show and explore the ways in which working with big emotions can have big, positive outcomes in our lives. Connect with me outside of the show anytime at: marywelch.com where you'll find FREE tools to support your healing journey! <3 Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joan Didion once described Los Angeles's weather as 'apocalyptic' and last week, tragically, that proved true. On today's Love Notes show we're talking about what it means to live through devastating experiences, the teachings of loss and impermanence and also: the power of love. I hope you'll tune in and find something to resonate with. Remember: you can find FREE tools to support your healing journey at marywelch.com. Thank you for being here <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Winter is not the time to begin - it's the time to prepare to begin. Knowing the difference helps us set ourselves up for success and avoid frustration or self defeating tendencies. The closer we live to nature, the better we feel. Each season teaches us how to be. Winter is for pulling inward and taking stock. So let's explore how the new year can be a time of recalibration and appreciation more than hitting the ground running on Jan. 2nd. I hope you'll enjoy this episode and if you want even more inspiration, check out my latest FREE offering at: marywelch.com <3 Thanks for listening friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learning the difference between self blame vs taking responsibility for our lives + choices sets us free and enables us to heal for real. As long as we're stuck in the habit of making things our fault, we are relating to ourselves as victims. This is one of the most painful and limiting ways to live. Let's talk today about how to shift out of this mindset and embrace a deeper empowerment + sense of purpose so we can feel good and make the most out of our lives. Thank you for listening today and please visit me at: marywelch.com for more FREE resources to support your healing journey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Being lost and recognizing that we’re lost are two different things.  After realizing that I haven’t been noticing the mountains on my daily commute, I felt compelled to ask: What else am I not noticing? What other miracles are scattered around my life, waiting to be seen?" Join me for an intimate conversation about getting older, paying attention and giving up the hustle for peace (at last) - on today's Love Notes podcast. Thank you so much for being here! Find more tools to support your healing journey at: marywelch.com <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ram Dass said: Faith is not a belief. Faith is what is left when your beliefs have all been blown to hell. If this is the time you find yourself in, call upon your capacity for faith. As Louise Hay used to say: you don’t have to know how — you just have to be willing.  Let your willingness to trust Life guide you now. Make a mantra out of it: I am willing to trust in the deeper process of Life. Every time you find yourself in the throes of fear, reach for this mantra. It will pull you out. Join me for this very special Love Notes episode where we discuss the necessity of tending to and nurturing the inner light that dwells in each of us. And find more tools for your journey at: marywelch.com <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's Love Notes show, we're sharing spiritual wisdom for difficult times and considering what it means to: "Demonstrate resilience through art, joy, trust and love." I hope you'll join me for this very special episode - especially if you're in need of a little extra support or inspiration right now. Find more tools for your healing journey at: marywelch.com <3 Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Someone recently shared something beautiful online: When caught between a rock and a hard place: let me be water. Being in-between things is one of the most difficult positions for us to bear as humans. But it's also fertile, sacred ground. Something is over but what's next hasn't come through yet. How we wait, relate and contextualize this time in our lives is EVERYTHING. Today I'm sharing a very personal story about my own in-between time and how I found the self love and compassion necessary to shift out of freeze mode and get back to life in a bold new way. I hope you'll tune in and find something meaningful to resonate with. You can find more support for your healing journey 24/7 at: marywelch.com <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Being unaware of our beliefs is how we lose alignment with the goals and aspirations we carry for ourselves in our hearts. When we feel disenfranchised or lost it means we’re believing something negative, something discouraging.  Our beliefs are the first place we can go to make the kinds of course corrections that will profoundly improve the experience we’re having inside our lives. Working with beliefs can open our hearts and bring us back into direct contact with our inner light, our guidance. Tune in to learn more and find other resources to support your healing journey at: marywelch.com <3 thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some exciting new research in the field of healing depression has emerged and we're digging into it on today's Love Notes show. Have you ever thought about the connection between what you SAY + how you FEEL on a daily basis? Turns out replacing a few simple phrases can be life changing - maybe even life saving. Join us for this important discussion today and find more tools to support your healing journey at: marywelch.com Thanks for being here! <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the hardest parts about being human is our tendency to judge our own progress. Sometimes when things aren't working and the needle isn't budging it's a sign that we're meant to pause and reassess our situation - not just push through. This is the theme of today's show - which is also a response to an Ask Me Anything question. I hope you'll tune in and find some resonance. Do you have a question for a coach you'd like feedback or support with? Find my Ask Me Anything form on the homepage of my site: marywelch.com Thanks for being here! <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices