The Sovereign Heart Podcast

50. Non-Monogamy Wasn't The Plan - But It Was The Portal

This is the story I never really told—until now. Non-monogamy was never the plan. I didn’t set out to become a polyamorous coach or burn down my life. I was just trying to follow what felt true in my body. But one unexpected conversation cracked something open, and what followed was a years-long initiation—through heartbreak, miscarriage, miscommunication, travel, grief, desire, community, and finally, love. In this 50th episode, I share the real story of how I got here—not as a coach or content creator, but as a human. The unraveling of monogamy. The ache that wouldn’t go away. The partners who couldn’t meet me. The ones who did. And the slow becoming of someone who lives love as devotion, not performance. This episode is raw. Intimate. Honest. A little celebratory, a little bittersweet. And it marks both a closing—and a becoming. 🌿 I’ll be taking a short pause from the podcast until the fall as I reorient behind the scenes and prepare to bring in a new season with powerful guest voices and deeper conversations. 📬 In the meantime, join my email list here [https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] to stay connected, receive biweekly love notes, and be the first to hear about upcoming offers, rituals, and retreats. Until next time & with all my love, ~Michaela ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/u/0en72n3GTxdy1x_hHQpJowhROeU?tab=chat&view=transcript] ⁠to read a full transcript of the episode. 📩 ⁠Join the email list for behind-the-scenes updates & offerings⁠ [https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] 🌀 Interested in relational coaching or want to share your reflections? Reach out ⁠here⁠ [michaelarosesoleil.com/contact]

49. New Earth Relationships & The Evolution of Non-Monogamy in the Digital Era

In this episode of The Sovereign Heart Podcast, I am joined by my partner Keegan for a late-night conversation recorded as thunderstorms rolled in — with our microphone jerry-rigged to a spatula and hearts wide open. Together, we explore how the rise of non-monogamy is deeply intertwined with the digital age, what it means to detox from domination-based love scripts, and why this relational shift may be part of the broader ascension process. With tenderness, humor, and depth, we unpack what it means to love from sovereignty — not obligation. In this episode, we explore: ✨ How social media is expanding the collective imagination around non-monogamy ✨ The difference between being “good at” relationships vs. being honest about capacity ✨ Detoxing from old-world religions, media programming, and performance-based love ✨ Building relationships from desire rather than default ✨ Non-monogamy as a rewilding of the heart — not a rejection of intimacy, but a return to it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/u/Z1TMZJFX6-TMxy-utrvxsQFCFys?tab=chat&view=transcript]to read a full transcript of the episode. 🌐 Read the extended blog post on this topic [https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/blog/theriseofnonmonogamyintheageofsocialmedia] 📩 Join the email list for behind-the-scenes updates & offerings [https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] 🌀 Interested in relational coaching or want to share your reflections? Reach out here [hello@michaelarosesoleil.com] This episode is for anyone who senses that love is evolving — and wants to evolve with it.

48. Feeling Good Is Your Birthright

Today’s episode is a reminder and a reclamation: feeling good is your birthright. Not some fluke or privilege reserved for a lucky few—it's something we get to practice, consciously, every day. Whether you're naturally joyful or have to work for every breath of peace, the truth remains: you can build a reputation with yourself that says, I know how to return to feeling good. This episode weaves in teachings from The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden and walks you through a simple but powerful practice I call the High Vibe Bracelet. It’s a somatic way to track your emotional states and consciously shift back into joy, contentment, or even just neutral. This episode offers a bunch of tools—from water breath to walking meditations to co-regulation—to help you return to presence when life knocks you off center. We also delve deep about what happens when we start to feel good and our old patterns fight back. So if you’re ready to build emotional self-trust, and create relationships where pleasure is the baseline, not the exception—this episode is your invitation. ~~~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here [https://otter.ai/u/i9o3b4UlyOrfYpU047AiGzo-Xsk?view=transcript]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to read a full transcript of the episode. Don't forget to subscribe to my email list to get exclusive insights for each episode that I don't share anywhere else. ;) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email] Hang out with me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/michaelarosesoleil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/michaelarosesoleil] Or Facebook if that's your jam: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/michaelarosesoleil [⁠https://facebook.com/michaelarosesoleil⁠]

47. When Hyper-awareness Hijacks Intimacy

In this episode of The Sovereign Heart Podcast, we dive into the often unspoken shadow side of conscious relationships—the moment when all of our beautiful tools, frameworks, and psychological insight start to get in the way of actual connection. If you’ve ever found yourself becoming the “secure attachment hall monitor” or the “I-statement police,” this one’s for you. Our devotion to doing relationship “right” can become its own trap—turning real-time intimacy into a checklist and pathologizing genuine human moments through the lens of theory. I’ve been there. I’ve done it. And what I’ve learned is that self-awareness is not the same as self-actualization. So, this episode offers a gentle, embodied practice to tune into your relational heart wisdom—a place beyond all the tools and labels, where you can ask your own heart how to move forward. Because at the end of the day, the truest guidance won’t come from a book or a podcast (even mine), but from the living, beating genius inside your chest. ~~~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here [https://otter.ai/u/SG2E5KnQgIfsfU8vSoi7GT0pLIM?view=transcript]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to read a full transcript of the episode. Don't forget to subscribe to my email list to get exclusive insights for each episode that I don't share anywhere else. ;) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email] Hang out with me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/michaelarosesoleil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/michaelarosesoleil] Or Facebook if that's your jam: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/michaelarosesoleil [⁠https://facebook.com/michaelarosesoleil⁠]

46. Parts Work - Your Inner Constellation

In this episode, I’m getting real about parts work, a game-changing practice straight out of Jungian psychology and badass modalities like Internal Family Systems and Gestalt (Gesh-tall-t) therapy. It’s all about embracing the dazzling inner constellation of sub-personalities—you know, that part that’s all-in for love, wrestling with the part that’s side-eyeing trust. I’ve learned there’s no "broken" in anyone, just a vibrant mosaic of emotions, roles, and wisdom. Whether you're chatting with your inner child, feeling the vibes in your low belly, or switching chairs to embody your parts, I’m on a mission to help you integrate every piece of you, unleash your true self, and dance your way to wholeness. So, come vibe with me and let’s unlock the magic of our sovereign hearts together! ~~~ ⁠⁠⁠Click here [https://otter.ai/u/oVARnS-_DGm2u411dWH51-r454Y?view=transcript]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to read a full transcript of the episode. Don't forget to subscribe to my email list to get exclusive insights for each episode that I don't share anywhere else. ;) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.michaelarosesoleil.com/podcast/#email] Hang out with me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/michaelarosesoleil [https://instagram.com/michaelarosesoleil]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠⁠⁠ht⁠tps://instagram.com/michaelarosesoleil⁠⁠] Or Facebook if that's your jam: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/michaelarosesoleil [⁠https://facebook.com/michaelarosesoleil⁠]