Love, Evolved: Conscious Relationships with Leigh-Anne LoPinto
Leigh-Anne LoPinto hosts a podcast focused on conscious relationships, helping listeners heal attachment issues and codependency. She blends psychology, breathwork, and energy work to support personal growth and relationship transformation. The show aims to create a new paradigm for love and connection.
Episodes
The Dangers of a Spiritual Path without Psychological Grounding
What happens when spirituality is psychologically ungrounded?Today I share the real dangers that I’ve seen when this is the case, and how we can avoid this with a true psycho-spiritual approach.The importance of grounded psychological work for those who lean in a more spiritual direction cannot be overstated.Psycho-spiritual integration is KEY…The spiritual ego these days is quite strong collectiv
What I Wish More Couples Knew...
The one thing I wish more couples understood is that arguments don’t come out of nowhere, and it’s rarely one person’s “fault.”A relationship by definition is two people coming together and creating the dynamic.We bring our baggage, our triggers, our unhealed wounds in relationships, and all of the stuff running in the background that shapes how we show up with other people.The number one thing th
Teaching About Victim Mentality Triggers Most People
Victim mentality is something we should all have compassion for, as it’s the way most of us are programmed from the start.Victim mentality is “poor me” thinking, feeling like life is against you. It’s a passive, disempowered state where one lacks agency and personal responsibility.Often, when we are stuck in victim mentality, life doesn’t feel good at all. We are stuck in a state of disappointment
Introduction to Emotional Alchemy
If you tend to avoid the tougher emotions of life - fear, shame, anger, and sadness, you’ll want to listen to this one.On the flip side, if you don’t avoid these emotions, but instead get stuck in them, then this is also for you.In this episode, I share an introduction to emotional alchemy - how we learn to work with our tougher emotions in a much more productive way, neither avoiding them, nor ge
This Path of Relationships is Spiritual
After focusing on ground level psychological foundations this year, I return to the deeply spiritual aspect of this path and the importance of an integrated approach.I discuss energy clearing, the path of divine union as the move towards spiritual wholeness (NOT a romantic relationship, as it’s commonly referred to) and much more.My work has not been traditional therapy for years. It is a blend of
The Power of Healthy Shame
“One of the hallmarks of disturbed characters (narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths) is their pathological lack of shame.” - George Simon, Character DisturbanceMost people lump shame into one thing and think that it's all bad, all of the time. This couldn't be further from the truth. In this episode, I share the critical difference between healthy shame and toxic shame. And how missing the boa
Is this path right for you?
In today’s episode, I get really honest and cut to the chase, sharing who’s right for this path and who it might not be the best fit for.Here are some attributes that I look for in my clients, and in people who are best suited for this path:They resonate with the path of relationships that I outline, and are excited at the possibility of walking it. They typically feel very aligned with it, like i
I Didn't Know How to Do Relationships
In this episode, I share about the intense shame I had when my relationship crumbled, and how so many people still struggle with this in their own way.I also share honestly what I see on the collective right now with the state of relationships, and what the path forward is.Links mentioned:Start Here (foundational resources)Part Two of My Story: Recovering from Divorce—About me:My name is Leigh-Ann
The MOST Important Relationship Work You Can Do is Foundational
For the next few months, I'm going to be focusing on the most important foundational work that you can do to improve your relationships.This includes:- developing secure attachment- freeing ourselves from codependency- cultivating true self-love and self-worth- learning about boundaries- developing crystal clear communication skillsIn the path of relationships that I teach, I call this Level 1. It
Full Feminine Expression with Rayna Boychuk
In this episode, Rayna Boychuk (Self Love Lounge) and I sit down to talk about why it’s time NOW for women to embrace our full feminine expression.This is a call to action for women to get over the passive, repressed style of communication and become comfortable speaking truth, because we recognize that this is the greatest act of love - for ourselves and for humanity.Rayna shares her personal sto
Love, Men + Money with Ayesha Ophelia
In this episode with the prolific, wise and beautiful Ayesha Ophelia, we chat about the current state of love, relationships, men and money - speaking about a wide array of topics like masculine-feminine polarity, shadow work, spirituality vs ground level relationship skills, and so much more.Ayesha Ophelia is a spiritual teacher, author, and creative visionary working at the intersection of mytho
Are You Blocking Goodness in Your Life?
In this episode, I speak to the Upper Limit Problem that so many of us face in our relationships and life at large. This phenomenon is when we have a ceiling of how much goodness, love, etc we can actually handle - and then we unconsciously block these blessings to bring our nervous systems down to a level that it feels more comfortable.A simple way to think about it is self-sabotage.The Upper Lim
The Three Main Communication Styles + Developing a Healthy, Assertive Voice
This is foundational work! I cover passive, aggressive, and assertive communication styles, and how we can move towards the healthy, mature middle way, weaving in some of my own journey along the way.Healthy, open, and loving communication is the cornerstone of all of our relationships. This work cannot be overstated.Please listen, and comment with how this lands. I’d love to hear.Opening to Lo
The Marriage of Love + Sex
Sexuality has been divorced from love, and we need to bring these two things back together in order to restore harmony to the planet.They have been severed for a reason, and it is not in service to the greater good of humanity.This is way more than just something that would be nice to have - it represents a huge key in the healing and evolution of human relationships, and therefore, humanity at la
Are All Relationships Meant to Last Forever?
Are All Relationships Meant to Last Forever?I’m sharing the hardest lesson in relationships that I’ve had to learn so far.This is a tender episode, but is a topic that I feel is so important for us to talk about.What are your thoughts and feelings about this topic?Are relationship endings a ‘failure?’ Or is there another perspective?I’d love to hear what you think, either in the comments below, or
Healing the Relationship Between Men + Women
Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast! I had a huge past week with what felt like a true birth, the class that I taught on Healing the Relationship Between Men and Women was massive. I can’t not mention it here.This class is a culmination of 11 years of walking the path both personally and professionally, working directly with over 1000 clients as a psychologist on this very topic.We’ve been gatherin
The Risks on this Path (and the Great Rewards)
I often say this is not a path for the weak-willed, and the truth is that people usually come to this work after they have tried everything else possible.It is the moment of initiation, surrender, and sometimes, the dark night of the soul.While this path is risky (to the ego and to the status quo of our lives!) it is also the greatest gift that I have been given in my life and leads to true libera
Navigating Conflict in a Healthy, Productive Way
Today, we’ll speak of some helpful guidelines to bring to relationships in order to get through bumps in the road a little bit smoother.Links mentioned:Start HereInner Union, Alchemy, and Healing the Relationship Between Men + Women—About me:My name is Leigh-Anne LoPinto, and I’m devoted to the new paradigm of relationships.For the past 15 years, I’ve worked with people 1:1 and in groups to suppor
Mass Confusion in the Relationship Between Men + Women
Season 2, Episode 22:At this point, it’s squarely up to us. Nobody is coming to save us.—I am incredibly frustrated (and also a bit mind blown) that people still aren’t getting it that the answer is not to have women and men go back in time to where men are the providers and women are the child bearers.I have never said that this dynamic cannot be part of the new paradigm, but the interplay betwee
Is "Hurt People Hurt People" Really True?
‘Hurt people hurt people’ is often true, but not always...Sometimes, hurt people don’t hurt other people.And sometimes, people who haven’t been hurt hurt other people.Why does it matter?It actually matters significantly with how we show up in human relationships and how we approach and respond to harmful, abusive behavior - both in ourselves and in others.I believe understanding the nuance around
Inner Union, Alchemy, and Healing the Relationship Between Men + Women
In this episode, I speak on the concept of ‘separate, purify, and unite’ in alchemy and how this applies to our inner union process, the process of outer union (especially in romantic relationships), and more importantly, how this applies to the bigger interplay between healing the relationship between men + women.On a basic level, we need to keep the polarities separate in order to purify them de
Keepers of the Frequency
This is a companion podcast episode to the prior one on Energy Clearing and serves as the other side of the coin.Yes, we do our shadow work and energetic clearing. AND, we take responsibility to step into our right sized place as the leaders, visionaries, and wayshowers of the new paradigm of relationships. We are the Keepers of the Frequency and must allow ourselves to come up and out of the da
The Energy Behind Trauma, Abuse, and Addiction
In this episode, I cover why the energetic side of healing is critically important. For most of us, an combination of psychological healing in addition to energy clearing is a huge key - and one that many people miss. Especially in the field of psychology, this is not widely spoken about - yet. I believe one day this will change.Due to a tough lesson in my own life, I learned that both parts ar
THE WORK OF A LIFETIME: The New Paradigm of Relationships
In this episode, I speak about how this path of relationships is a deeply spiritual path, and will provide enough material for you to evolve over lifetimes.I lay out what I mean when I speak of the 'new paradigm' of relationships and highlight the specific parts and details of this path.We cover:* the huge issue of content addiction without integration or application* why you are the visionaries*
The Path of the True Divine Feminine with Shannon Port
It is a deep and profound honor to welcome my teacher, Shannon Port, onto the podcast, who shares generously with us about the path of the true Divine Feminine. This episode is not to be missed and is a potent stream specifically for our listeners.In our conversation, Shannon shares how she came into this work from an early age, the unfolding of her life’s work and magnum opus, and how this path
Healing Sexuality with Parts Work
In this episode, I cover a great question from someone in my community group The Visionaries - she asked about how to heal sexuality from a parts work perspective.I cover five different shadow parts that I see often in my work with people, along with a way to begin integrating on your own. However, I highly recommend working with a trusted professional as well within this topic of sexuality.We co
Conscious Dating
This episode is for all of you single people who are drawn to my work and want to do relationships and dating very differently. I give you a ton of resources in this episode, both practical support and also other resources that I'm linking below. There is so much to work with here! Take notes because there's a lot. And please message me or email me with any comments or questions, I&a
The Amazing Healing + Transformational Power of Breathwork
I cannot believe this is my first full episode about breathwork! This practice has completely changed my life, and has healed things that years of therapy were not able to fully heal. Seven years in, I'm still going strong.I have seen this CUT THE WORK IN HALF (if not much faster) with the individuals and groups that I work with.I am so grateful to my teacher David Elliott.We are living in
Conscious Loving: The Six Co-Commitments
This episode includes teachings that I shared over six days, reflecting upon each of the six co-commitments written about in the book Conscious Loving by Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks.This book came into my field in 2019, and I have since recommended it to 1000+ people - it's one of my favorite relationship books!Six years later, as I'm reading it again cover to cover, I was inspired to shar
The Devotional Feminine - with Ginger Kern
What is the devotional feminine as opposed to some of the divine feminine content we're seeing out there these days? Ginger Kern and I had a wonderful conversation all about this, and I can't wait to share it with you. Ginger is a writer, mentor, and guide for women on the path of the Devotional Feminine. She is the root of 'Mythic Feminine', an ecosystem supporting women in
Real World Couples: Isaac + Alexa on Personal Responsibility
Welcome to another episode in the Real World Couples series, just in time for Valentine's Day - I'm super excited to share this one with you! Isaac, Alexa + I first connected last year when Alexa heard me on the Here for the Truth podcast with Joel and Yerasimos. She reached out to connect and invite me onto their podcast to talk about conscious relationships and sexuality. We had an a
5 Practical Ways to Open to Love
In this episode, I share five practical, down to earth keys that will help you send the signal to the universe that you are open and ready for love.This is a great one for those who are preparing for a new relationship. Or, you can even use it to revitalize and give your current relationship a boost.Resources mentioned in this episode:Attachment Styles and How to Heal (free class)Towards Sexual S
The True Divine Masculine + Divine Feminine
This is an important teaching episode where I share what the true divine masculine and feminine really are vs. the lower shadow side of each. I also get into David Deida's three stages of relationships as well as Jung's concepts of anima/animus integration and how these each relate to the path to divine union. Here are links to the resources I mentioned in this episode.My Story, Part 1
Shadow Work for True Liberation
"True liberation, for me, is freedom from the bondage of unhealed wounds, programming and conditioning that live in our unconscious."This episode is encoded with the potent + powerful energy of the new moon in Scorpio, the astrological sign that is all about shadow work!This episode will help you understand what shadow work is, why it's so important, and how to start doing it.I also
Matrix Relationships vs. Higher Love: 7 Key Differences
Grab your notebook and pen! In this episode, I'm sharing a full class with you on the differences between matrix-style relationships and higher love. Essentially, I'm describing how most people are doing relationships vs where we're headed - from the dark ages to the light. Consensus reality relationships vs the new paradigm of highly conscious relationships and spiritual partners
Relationship Astrology - with Sarah Norris
What a fun episode all about relationship astrology! Sarah Norris is a spiritual coach with a heart centred, holistic approach. She weaves astrology, tarot, yoga and aromatherapy together to guide you to personal empowerment, using the information from the readings in a constructive and practical way.We get into the basics of relationship astrology, both what you can learn from your own birth cha
The Three Stages of Relationships - (aka The Path to Divine Union)
This episode is meant to inspire and expand your realm of possibilities in relationships. What are the heights of what is available to us right now? How do we get there? I describe the three levels of relationships that are available to us right now collectively:Level One - A Strong FoundationLevel Two - Conscious RelationshipsLevel Three - Divine UnionThis is a longer episode which is really j
Real World Couples with Yerasimos Stilianessis + Sophie Fletcher
I loved this conversation with Sophie + Yerasimos about their relationship of almost 10 years. They are both deeply dedicated to inner work and growth, which really shows in the marriage they've created. We speak about how important it was for them to build a strong foundation of friendship first, which allowed them to get to know each other in a way that looks very different from the typic
Real World Couples: On Conscious Relating with Lin Chayes + Harold Lerner
I cannot wait to share this episode with you with a beautiful and inspiring couple, Lin Chayes and Harold Lerner. We speak about practicing relationships in a highly conscious way and what that looks like on a day to day level. In this episode, we talk about:- How Lin and Harold met (such a romantic story!)- The power of an awakened woman to be a mirror for her man- How our relational patterns a
Relationship Alchemy: Overcoming Codependency (and more!) with Anna Boughlam
The first episode of Season Two is a powerful conversation with my friend and colleague Anna Boughlam. This is for you if you've ever experienced any form of mistreatment, have struggled with boundaries, have the caretaker/rescuer/fixer pattern, and could benefit from developing a spine.We speak about how we recovered from breakups and divorce by taking personal responsibility for our part, u
Sexuality + Relationships - A Shamanic Perspective with Joel Schafer
In this episode, I'm so happy to speak with Joel Schafer, a shamanic dreaming arts teacher, about sexuality and relationships from a shamanic perspective.We get into so much together - the predator energy at the heart of sexual trauma and abuse energy, working consciously with our sexuality, collective patterns of open relationships, how monogamy is a path of honor, and gender confusion.We al
My Story, Part Two: Recovering from Divorce
This week, I share the story of my almost 20 year relationship with my ex-husband and father of my child, the man I truly believed was my soulmate, and how I moved through total rock bottom when our marriage collapsed.I share the hard lessons I had to learn about what I was bringing into the relationship that was not working (things like insecure attachment, low self worth, codependency, and victi
My Story, Part One: Healing from Sexual Abuse
This is the most public I have ever been about my story. [Note: I don't get into details of the abuse, but rather focus on the negative affects I faced as a result, and the approach I took to heal. This is a fairly easy listen, so please dive in.] I have learned that a dual approach to healing is required - working both psychologically and energetically - and share why. Sexual abuse is a m
Codependency in the Parent-Child Relationship
In this episode, I go deeper on the topic of codependency in parenting.I talk about what codependency is and how it shows up in the parent/child relationship - through a lack of healthy boundaries, enmeshment, over-involvement, and more. Codependency in parenting also correlates to permissive parenting. Single parents need to be especially vigilant, as codependency can unconsciously cause them t
From Toxic Relationships to Empowerment + Self Love - with Alysondra Duke
This is a very special episode where I asked my client Alysondra Duke to share her story of building an incredible life of empowerment, self-love, expansion, and conscious relating. Alysondra has come from a life that has not been easy - a tough childhood with less than ideal caregiving that led to relational wounding that impacted her adult relationships. When we met, she was settling for way l
Sexual Sovereignty - Getting in Touch with your Authentic Sexual Expression
In this episode, I define this concept of sexual sovereignty that I've been speaking about over the past few months, offering a casual chat/intro to this work that I took much deeper on Substack. Here's the article I referenced - a great resource to take this work deeper.Today I cover:Just as we are shaped and molded and conditioned throughout our life by external influences, our enviro
The Legacy of Distrust: Healing the Relationship Between Men + Women
Listeners have been asking me to share more of my personal story, and I speak about intergenerational trauma within the relationship between men + women and why I was literally born for this work. This was a tough episode for me to record, but I hope it helps you to better understand where all of my work has emerged from, how it all ties together, and why I am devoted to this mission.Sister Episo
Working with the Inner Masculine for Women - with Katrina Hart
I'm so happy to share this conversation that I had with my friend Katrina Hart, talking about the journey of evolution through integrating and working with the inner masculine (Carl Jung refers to this as animus integration).This episode is for any woman who wants to learn more about working with the inner masculine for overall balance and harmony - both within herself and with relationships
Why Women are Attracted to "Bad Boys"
In this episode, I speak about this huge problem that I see with the women who come to me for support - they continually get themselves involved with men who do not treat them very well. The sexual attraction to these "bad boys" is so strong that despite their best intentions, they get pulled in and mixed up in very unhealthy relationships.I talk about why this problem is so widespread,
The Rise of Narcissism and How to Avoid the Trap of Empath-Narcissist Relationships - with Dr. George Simon
In Episode #30 of the Love, Evolved podcast, I welcome on a very special guest: Dr. George Simon. Dr. Simon is the leading expert on manipulators, narcissists and other disturbed characters, and has studied this phenomenon for over 42 years. This episode is for you if you are a kind-hearted, compassionate individual who finds yourself getting taken advantage of in relationships. Dr. Simon and I
How to Stop People Pleasing + Create Authentic Relationships
This episode is short and sweet, and is for you if you've ever shape shifted or molded yourself into someone you're not in order to get love (whether consciously or unconsciously, and especially during dating or the beginning stages of a relationship.) We've all done this, so there's no shame. But there is a way out, especially because this usually comes back to bite us in the
Men, Women + Power with Roy Wang
On this episode, Roy Wang and I speak about the theme of men, women, and power. What is true power vs. false power, and how can the journey towards empowerment sometimes look different for men and women?How can power be a healthy goal for all of us, a spiritual journey, and an essential part of becoming integrated men and women?We speak about so many different expressions of power: physical stren
The Current State of Love, Sex + Relationships with Mikaal Bates
Mikaal Bates, a men's coach and men's work facilitator, joins us for a powerful conversation on the current state of love, sex, and relationships. During our conversation, we reflect on some of the current trends we see, such as non-monogamy, gender exploration, the rise of AI, technology and pornography. We also speak about the highest of the highs when it comes to mind blowingly incred
The Higher + Lower Path of Relationships with Anya Shakh
Anya Shakh, host of the Venus and Mars podcast, joins us for this incredible discussion on the higher and lower path of relationships. We are at the crossroads right now in love, sex, and relationships. The higher path that is wide open and available for us to step into involves highly conscious relationships and the spiritual path of divine union.The lower path is everything in our culture that
Opening to Love - with Erin Telford
Erin Telford joins us for this sweet episode that we're SO excited to share with you. This overall theme of opening to love (and therefore realizing that we have agency here) provides a new and improved approach to calling in aligned partnership, and I truly believe that many of the things we speak about will be a great support to those of you who yearn for deep, highly evolved, conscious re
The Power of Men's Work + Personal Responsibility with Jeddy Azuma
In this episode, Jeddy Azuma (founder of The Rising Man Movement) and I speak about the power of men's work + personal responsibility. Jeddy is a great speaker, and this was an incredible conversation with so many important themes. Episode outline:- Jeddy introduces himself + shares about the evolution of men's work- We begin talking about raising our boys into great men - The masculine
Real World Couples with Laura Matsue + Bernhard Guenther: Evolutionary Relationships
I invited Laura Matsue and Bernhard Guenther onto the podcast as part of my Real World Couples series, where I feature couples in incredible relationships who serve as models for others. This was one of my favorite episodes so far, with so much rich discussion - can't wait for you listen!We start out with an overview of evolutionary relationships (and discuss our upcoming masterclass on this
Back to the Basics
In this solo episode, I talk about returning back to the basics with tending to core wounds of childhood trauma, attachment styles, and moving towards secure attachment. I also speak about Internal Family Systems (IFS), a newer type of therapy that I use + am really excited about with regards to working with trauma, and updates on my use of therapy + breathwork for accelerated healing,I also cove
Clearing the Divine Union Template - with Rowan Garlow
In this episode, Rowan Garlow and I speak about divine union and conscious partnership - what these relationships are, what the challenges are, and how we can build our ability to maintain these types of relationships. We touch upon:The agenda to interfere with divine unionHow to build our capacity to be in divine union + conscious relationshipsA better way to approach conflict resolutionThe danc
Full Feminine Expression - with Ashly Rose Wolf
In this episode, Ashly Rose Wolf (@femme.rising on Instagram) and I had a powerful conversation about the current landscape of feminine spirituality within the 'conscious' community, focusing on what the feminine truly means to us. For us, full feminine expression means way more than the 'good girl' archetype of love + light, and we speak about our own experiences with navigat
Healing the Relationship Between Men + Women with Jackson Strong
Men's work facilitator Jackson Strong and I sat down recently to have an incredible conversation on the current state of affairs between men + women. We speak about why there is an agenda to create a divide, the dangers of pornography, what sacred sexuality is, and how feminism and other movements have been hijacked. We also speak about masculine/feminine polarity, shadow work, the beautifu
The War on Love, Sex + Relationships
This podcast episode - which gives you an intro to what I call The War on Love, Sex + Relationships - was difficult for me to record. Nevertheless, I can’t sit on this information anymore. Please listen if you are interested in trauma, abuse, energetic clearing, and why the path of Divine Union is purposely being blocked from us. Resources mentioned in the episode:Energetic Boundarieshttps://ww
True Love: A New Definition
This is one of my most powerful episodes, it’s not to be missed.In this episode, I share my definition of what true love actually is. Of what real devotion to another human being really is. What I speak about may surprise you, because our society is very confused when it comes to what love actually is.What are your thoughts on everything I talked about on this episode? Contact me below with any
From Boss Mom to Homemaker - with Jillian Anderson
In this powerful episode, Jillian Anderson shares her story of shifting from career mode into fully embracing motherhood and being a wife. She so bravely shares her truth around this in a time where none of this is popular to talk about, and she's had to wade through a lot of criticism publicly as a result. What I love about Jillian is her strong dedication to her core values and deprogramm
Surrendering to God in Conscious Relationships - with Chloe De Sousa
Can you be simultaneously be devoted to yourself, your partner, and God?This is one question that came up in this conversation with love + relationship coach Chloe De Sousa.Chloe and I talk about conscious monogamy, the spiritual path of relationships, our visions for the new paradigm of love + relationships, personal responsibility, and so much more.We'd love for you to take a listen and let
Conscious Relationships: The Foundations for Success
In this episode, I define what a conscious relationship is - one where we show up with awareness, understand that relationships are a vehicle for our highest evolution and an opportunity to perfect our loving, and take ownership to co-create something incredible with our partner. These types of relationships are truly the new paradigm of love.About Love, Evolved: Leigh-Anne is a love + relations
