From Our Heart To Yours
A Christian podcast focused on strengthening and empowering marriages and committed romantic relationships. It is hosted by Counseling Psychologist and Imago Relationship Therapist Nokanyo Lulu Ndlovu. The show offers guidance and insights for couples who want healthier, more connected relationships.
Episodes
It Takes Courage To Look Within.
What does it take to recognise our own contribution to the patterns that develop in our relationships?In this episode of From Our Heart To Yours, Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu explores the courage it takes to examine ourselves honestly. Our past experiences, emotional triggers, fears and protective behaviours can influence how we respond to the people we love. Sometimes, the very strategies we use to prote
Episode 3: Maybe it's not your partner. Maybe it's the pattern
Episode 3 — Maybe It’s Not Your Partner. Maybe It’s the Pattern.What if the problem in your relationship isn't simply one person being the problem, but a pattern that the two of you have become caught in?In this episode of From Our Heart To Yours, Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu explores the recurring cycles that can develop between couples. We often focus on what our partner is doing wrong, but relationship
Safe AND Alive — Can We Have Both?
What if a relationship could feel safe without becoming stagnant and alive without becoming chaotic?In this episode of From Our Heart To Yours, Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu explores the relationship between safety and aliveness, and what it means to create a relationship where emotional security and genuine connection can coexist.We consider how familiarity can sometimes replace curiosity, how assumptions
From Surviving to Thriving
What does it mean for a relationship to be truly alive?In this first episode of From Our Heart To Yours, Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu explores the difference between functioning and flourishing in our relationships. We can be married, raising children, managing a home and fulfilling our responsibilities, while quietly becoming disconnected from one another.Drawing from the theme “Empowered to Thrive” and
Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
Let’s talk about sex, baby! A good marriage is best friends with passion. Without the passion, you just have a friendship. You are roommates or companions. Poor communication and a diminished sexual relationship are at the center of a troubled marriage and both are symptoms of the power struggle. In this episode, we look at sexless marriages and sexual withholding, what some of the contributors ar
The Switch That Turns The Light On
Different people give and receive love differently, and if your objective is to show your partner how much you love them, it makes sense to do it in a language they understand and in a way that is specifically meaningful to them. This way, you communicate awareness of their right to be separate, different, and distinct, with their own preferences, experiences, and values. So, learning to express l
Re-romanticizing Your Relationship
When the relationship matures, and the people in it are so connected and attuned, there is affection, restfulness, trust, and security. Stability is good. However, this state of satiation can sometimes lead to a lull, a sense of sleep that can rob the relationship of excitement, mystery, and intrigue. The relationship can flatline and this may lead to boredom. The solution is to re-romanticize the
Fostering Intimacy
One of the things people who are in committed relationships long for is a closeness of body, mind, spirit and soul. To know and be known at a level that is so deep that it’s like a mingling of souls and a sharing of hearts. Two hearts that beat as one. Finishing each other’s sentences. Perfect attunement. This is possible provided partners consciously seek to foster intimacy. In this episode, we s
The Relationship Vision Dialogue
Now that the relationship vision has been crafted, it is important to deepen your understanding of what it means to each of you and what it looks like when you are living it out. That calls for communication. In this episode we teach you a skill called the 'Imago Dialogue'. We can guarantee you that if you can incorporate this skill into your relationship, your struggles with being heard and under
Revisioning Your Relationship
"Where there is no vision, the people perish." Before any journey begins, the traveler must have a destination in mind, know the route to take, and what preparations are needed to ensure a smooth and enjoyable journey. The same applies to marriage. When there is a relationship vision, the expectations are clearly communicated, intentions, desires and goals are clarified. In this episode we take yo
The Characteristics Of A Conscious Relationship
The quality of your life is impacted hugely by the quality of your relationships. And in addition to to the relationship you had with your primary caregivers, no other relationship is as impactful upon your life as the intimate relationship with your partner. So it makes perfect sense that you would want to do all in your power to make this relationship a priority. Season 2 is all about increasing
FOHTY Virtual Couple's Session
Intimacy is a trauma trigger, and what happened in you because of what happened to you will be played out in your relationship. In this virtual session, we will be looking at adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their effect on relationships, how the relationship can be a vessel for healing, and how therapy supports this process.
The first hour will be a presentation and the second hour will
The Space Between
In this episode, we give a summary of the previous episodes, revisit some of the key concepts of Imago therapy, and we integrate this information into the concept of 'the space between', an energy, a vibration that exists between the two individuals that can expedite or hinder healing and growth. From Our Heart To Yours is a podcast by Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu, exploring
relationships, emotional conne
The 'Conscious Relationship' Stage
The journey does not have to end with the power struggle. Hidden beneath the critical, discontent, demanding person you are with is a vulnerable, hurting, yet wonderful and magnificent human being. And beyond troughs of conflict and tension is a deep, rewarding, intimate connectedness that can be ushered in by the conscious relationship stage. In this stage, the energy shifts from antagonism to co
The 'Power Struggle' Stage
Now, the honeymoon phase has ended. You begin to truly see your partner, flaws and all, and you feel cheated because this is not what you signed up for. What happened to the kind, thoughtful, loving partner who worshiped the ground you walk on? This stage is known as the 'Power Struggle' stage, and this is where most couples get stuck.
This week, we discuss in depth what this stage actually is, a
The 'Romantic Love' Stage
Now that you have found your soulmate and the two of you are head over heels in love, let's talk about the trajectory of romantic relationships. We begin by looking at the 'Romantic Love' stage, the stage where we experience what it feels like to be fully alive, to be our most loved and loving self. From Our Heart To Yours is a podcast by Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu, exploring
relationships, emotional co
The Beauty Of Incompatibility
This week, we look at how the unconscious plays a role in the partner-selection process, and how the differences that we often label as incompatibility actually provide the context for healing and growth. From Our Heart To Yours is a podcast by Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu, exploring
relationships, emotional connection, healing, faith and the courageous
work of building a more connected life.
This podca
Relationships: A Vessel For Healing
Intimacy is a trauma trigger. Today, we take a look at how relationships create opportunities for past traumas to resurface, but also how they can be a vessel to facilitate healing and restoration. From Our Heart To Yours is a podcast by Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu, exploring
relationships, emotional connection, healing, faith and the courageous
work of building a more connected life.
This podcast is f
Born In Relationships, Wounded In Relationships
Let's take it right back to the beginning.
How we were held, nurtured, loved, and parented, both inside and outside the womb, has significantly shaped us into the people we are. In this episode, we discuss how gestation and early childhood experiences contribute to who we are as individuals and partners today. From Our Heart To Yours is a podcast by Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu, exploring
relationships,
Being Completely Sold Out
This week, we discuss the integral role of commitment and what it entails in building safe relationships.
From Our Heart To Yours is a podcast by Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu, exploring relationships, emotional connection, healing, faith and the courageous work of building a more connected life.This podcast is for educational and reflective purposes and is not a substitute for individual psychological or
You Get To Live In This House
This week's episode introduces the concept of safety in romantic relationships and establishes its importance in building and maintaining solid and thriving relationships.
From Our Heart To Yours is a podcast by Nokhanyo Lulu Ndlovu, exploring relationships, emotional connection, healing, faith and the courageous work of building a more connected life.This podcast is for educational and reflective
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