# holding space (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover holding space. Page: Feed: --- ## [Notes from the Path #71 - The Giving Tree](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-71-the-giving) _2026-08-21 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [Resisting the Great Dehumanization Project](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/resisting-the-great-dehumanization) _2026-08-20 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ What it takes to stay human in a world that wants us to be robots ## [Is our life’s quest about seeking happiness and avoiding suffering?](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/is-our-lifes-quest-about-seeking) _2026-08-19 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ We started out this conversation talking about suffering, and then, because we’d had a conversation about contentment in Whale Song, we talked about whether life is meant to be a quest for happiness that includes the elimination of suffering. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211908903/a9d95aa9998cc29e8658254e4eb76370.mp3) ## [Notes from the Path #70 - Fireweed](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-70-fireweed) _2026-08-14 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [Are female friendships subversive?](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/are-female-friendships-subversive) _2026-08-11 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ Subvert: to secretly or actively undermine, weaken, or overthrow an established system, authority, institution, or set of ideas from within. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210776280/78bec74fcd53541cb2185601644faa47.mp3) ## [Notes from the Path #69 - Are You My Mother?](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-69-are-you-my) _2026-08-07 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [Let's be their elders (so they don't have to turn to the AI version)](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/lets-be-their-elders-so-they-dont) _2026-08-05 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ What nourishment will feed the hunger of the next generation? ## [Is our culture (and the internet) keeping us stuck in adolescence?](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/is-our-culture-and-the-internet-keeping) _2026-08-04 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ Maybe it's true that "everyone on the internet is twelve" [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209812913/78a45a6d2aa908f69ea8e7f0453d6207.mp3) ## [Notes from the Path #68 - Good Rainbow Weather](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-68-good-rainbow) _2026-07-31 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [To understand a tree, you need to learn about the forest](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/to-understand-a-tree-you-need-to) _2026-07-28 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ Why it's so important to be systems thinkers and how it helps us imagine a better future [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208864576/ab2ed1773bebf8aeba9358ee02bf5142.mp3) ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iQAb23LCte2l) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Notes from the Path #67 - Soundscape](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-67-soundscape) _2026-07-24 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [The temptation to lead frictionless lives](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/the-temptation-to-lead-frictionless) _2026-07-21 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ What does our addiction to comfort cost us? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207951467/67214df744e462968ad6073442e0723b.mp3) ## [Holding Space is Cringe](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/holding-space-is-cringe) _2026-07-21 · Krista · A Tender Space_ It might be because you're doing it wrong ## [A tree, a flat tire, and the messiness of being human](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/a-tree-a-flat-tire-and-the-messiness) _2026-07-18 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ Holding both the flourishing and the harm (inspired by a Wendell Berry poem) ## [Notes from the Path #66 - What the squirrel said](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-66-what-the-squirrel) _2026-07-17 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [Notes from the Path #65 - Shallow soil](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-65-shallow-soil) _2026-07-10 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [Living with an invisible disability that’s hard to name or get professionals to take seriously](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/living-with-an-invisible-disability) _2026-07-06 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ A diagnosis that finally made sense of the struggle ## [Notes from the Path #64 - Slow like a slug](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-64-slow-like) _2026-07-03 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## ["I hope you're scared of only ordinary shit"](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/i-hope-youre-scared-of-only-ordinary) _2026-06-30 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ On religious trauma, suicide, codependency, R.L. Stollar, and the lyrics of Noah Kahan ## [Notes from the Path #63 - Dipping under the water](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-63-dipping-under) _2026-06-26 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F8lDNthUrB96) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Matriarchal Community](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/matriarchal-community) _2026-06-19 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ Prioritizing women's relationships and queering the world [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202739154/1aa0b7e4f475ff1230a8363a8f555d83.mp3) ## [Notes from the Path #62 - When awe is hard to find](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-path-62-when-awe-is) _2026-06-19 · A Tender Space_ a weekly reflection from my wandering ## [To hold the tension between despair and hope, desire and contentment](https://atenderspace.substack.com/p/to-hold-the-tension-between-despair) _2026-06-15 · Heather Plett · A Tender Space_ To be human is to feel deep emotions. How do we survive the depths? ## [The Art of Showing Up Pt. 2](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/the-art-of-showing-up-pt-2) _2026-06-08 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ What if there is no "right" or "wrong" ## [The Art of Showing Up, Pt. 1](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/the-art-of-showing-up-pt-1) _2026-04-30 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ Do you believe that your needs matter? ## [The Art of Showing Up](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/the-art-of-showing-up) _2026-04-06 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ A new series ## [Am I Allowed to be This Happy?](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/am-i-allowed-to-be-this-happy) _2026-03-31 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ It's weird. ## [I Cannot Hold it All...](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/i-cannot-hold-it-all) _2026-02-18 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ ...but perhaps I was never meant to ## [Releasing the Pressure](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/releasing-the-pressure) _2026-01-06 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ When wellness becomes a performance ## [Perhaps, All Will Be Well](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/perhaps-all-will-be-well) _2025-12-24 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ Learning to orient towards what is good ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/g6qOWEF6y8gt) _2025-12-24 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Decision Making Is Your Power: Reclaim Your Power Through Better Decision Making](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/Decision-Making-Is-Your-Power-Reclaim-Your-Power-Through-Better-Decision-Making-e3clsbn) _2025-12-22 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ Podcast Season 2 Ep. 2Decision making is your power.And when you’ve spent years being silenced, dismissed, rushed, or conditioned to doubt yourself, making decisions can feel heavy, overwhelming, or unsafe.In this episode of Holding Space, we explore how decision making becomes fractured when your power has been taken, minimized, or slowly given away, especially in relationships, family dynamics,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/112963383/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-22%2F414806616-44100-2-f65c3affb7446.m4a) ## [Why People Stay in Toxic Relationships (3 Core Reasons)](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/Why-People-Stay-in-Toxic-Relationships-3-Core-Reasons-e3ccj0s) _2025-12-15 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ Why is it so hard to leave a toxic relationship, even when you know it’s unhealthy? In this episode, I break down three core reasons people stay stuck in toxic dynamics and why willpower, logic, or “just leaving” isn’t enough. This conversation is about self-worth, emotional conditioning, and the internal shifts that must happen before real change is possible. If you’ve ever felt ashamed for… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/112658908/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-15%2F414415412-44100-2-934d55458cf79.m4a) ## [A Letter from a Weary Albertan](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/a-letter-from-a-weary-albertan) _2025-12-12 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ What do we even do right now?? ## [(A very late) Season Finale](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/A-very-late-Season-Finale-e3c1cbf) _2025-12-08 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ Yes, this finale is late, but the lessons hit right on time. I’m closing out the season by walking back through everything we learned, the real conversations we had, and the lived experiences my guests shared that shifted something in all of us. I’m grateful for every voice, every story, and every listener who showed up and grew right alongside me. And because this season tied in closely with… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/112291631/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-8%2F413946990-44100-2-1fa94060c6e96.m4a) ## [I Am "That" Mom](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/i-am-that-mom) _2025-11-06 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ a reminder that we're all here, just making shit up ## [Searching for Solidarity](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/searching-for-solidarity) _2025-10-14 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ Perhaps art can save our lives ## [A Letter to 22-Year-Old Me](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-22-year-old-me) _2025-09-17 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ Learning to love the versions of myself that didn't know ## [Chasing Perfection...](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/chasing-perfection) _2025-09-08 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ ...when what I wanted was safety ## [Bless the Space](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/bless-the-space) _2025-08-27 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ Learning to rewrite my story ## [Podcast Ep.7: Think twice before you disrespect your mother again! What you take for granted I MISS](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/Podcast-Ep-7-Think-twice-before-you-disrespect-your-mother-again--What-you-take-for-granted-I-MISS-e34umdc) _2025-07-01 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ This one’s personal. In this episode, I’m speaking directly from the perspective of a daughter who no longer has the privilege of calling, hugging, or even arguing with her mother. If you’ve ever taken your mom’s presence for granted, or need a reminder of just how sacred that bond is, lean in. I’m sharing raw truths, lessons learned through loss, and a powerful reminder: don’t wait until it’s too… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/104863596/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-1%2F403095495-44100-2-020bdf6c1e881.m4a) ## [Holding Space Podcast Ep 6: I'm OVER being SAD! How I REDEFINED what grief looked like to benefit me](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/Holding-Space-Podcast-Ep-6-Im-OVER-being-SAD--How-I-REDEFINED-what-grief-looked-like-to-benefit-me-e34j94c) _2025-06-22 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ What if grief didn’t have to look like what everyone else expects? In this episode, I’m opening up about the moment I realized I was done being stuck in sadness. I share how I gave myself permission to redefine grief on my own terms—without shame, without comparison, and without apology. If you’ve ever felt guilty for not grieving "the right way," this one’s for you.Let’s talk about reclaiming… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/104489548/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-22%2F402617686-44100-2-defe47b7a543a.m4a) ## [Ep. 5 Part II: From Abandonment to Empowerment: Cierra Johnna’s Journey to Healing & Motherhood](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/Ep--5-Part-II-From-Abandonment-to-Empowerment-Cierra-Johnnas-Journey-to-Healing--Motherhood-e347h8u) _2025-06-15 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ In Part 2 of this deeply moving conversation, Cierra Johnna’ returns to share more of her powerful journey, from being abandoned and navigating life as a motherless daughter before losing her mother to death, to rising into her purpose as an incredible mother and thriving business owner. We unpack the complexities of grieving when your relationship with your mother wasn’t ideal, the pressure of… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/104104670/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-14%2F402130608-44100-2-f571a141137ef.m4a) ## [From Foster Care to Founder: Cierra Johnna’s Journey as a Motherless Daughter](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/From-Foster-Care-to-Founder-Cierra-Johnnas-Journey-as-a-Motherless-Daughter-e33v9p5) _2025-06-08 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ In this powerful episode, I sit down with Cierra Johnna, CEO and founder of The Mompreneur Method, as she shares her raw and inspiring journey of resilience and self-discovery.Cierra opens up about growing up with a mother battling addiction, navigating the foster care system, and being adopted into a less-than-ideal situation, all while facing life.Despite her painful beginnings, Cierra has… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/103834853/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-8%2F401794918-44100-2-4819ed661f88.m4a) ## [Holding Space Podcast Ep. 4: Motherless Daughter who had a complicated relationship with her mother](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/Holding-Space-Podcast-Ep--4-Motherless-Daughter-who-had-a-complicated-relationship-with-her-mother-e33kjb2) _2025-06-01 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ In this powerful and emotional episode, I sit down with a courageous motherless daughter who opens up about the pain, confusion, and healing journey of losing a mother she had a complicated and often abusive relationship with. Together, we explore: -What it means to grieve someone who caused you deep pain -The emotional conflict of loss and trauma coexisting -The healing process after growing up… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/103484194/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-1%2F401351340-44100-2-ea454e62b540e.m4a) ## [Holding Space Ep. 3: Releasing the Secret: My Mother’s Truth and Mine](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/Holding-Space-Ep--3-Releasing-the-Secret-My-Mothers-Truth-and-Mine-e33aofp) _2025-05-25 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ In this deeply personal episode, I open up about something I’ve carried in silence for far too long, my mother’s passing, her diagnosis, and the quiet decision our family made to keep it hidden. For years, I’ve held on to the weight of her secret, her shame, and her guilt... but none of it was mine to carry. Today, I’m choosing to release it. I’m sharing the truth, not for sympathy, but for… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/103161785/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-25%2F400946766-44100-2-d6229eb8b9dca.m4a) ## [Reclaiming Attention](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/reclaiming-attention) _2025-05-22 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ An unintentional then/now story ## [The Day Everything Changed | Special Guest Shamia Davis](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdingspacewithcoachv/episodes/The-Day-Everything-Changed--Special-Guest-Shamia-Davis-e32tavt) _2025-05-18 · Coach V · Holding Space W/Coach V_ In this deeply moving episode, I’m joined by a special guest, my dear friend/sister Shamia who shares the moment her world shifted forever, the day she lost her mother.With raw honesty and tender reflection, she opens up about the emotional waves that followed, the unexpected silence, and how she began to piece herself back together in a world that suddenly felt unfamiliar.This conversation is for… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/59f991c/podcast/play/102721981/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-15%2F400362236-44100-2-debf86a2848a9.m4a) ## [Protecting Our Squishy Human Selves](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/protecting-our-squishy-human-selves) _2025-04-11 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ A lesson from reality dating shows ## [For Lent, I'm Giving Up the War](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/for-lent-im-giving-up-the-war) _2025-03-11 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ What if radical compassion for self leads to radical compassion for the other? ## [The Ebb and Flow of Reciprocity](https://aleeshaneal.substack.com/p/the-ebb-and-flow-of-reciprocity) _2025-03-03 · Aleesha Neal · Holding Space_ Sometimes coping and healing and growth are communal