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Conscious Dating & Reclaiming Feminine Power: A Conversation with Katey Shanahan

Conscious Dating & Reclaiming Feminine Power: A Conversation with Katey Shanahan

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 In this transformative episode of The Journey Within with Tiffany K, host Tiffany K sits down with Katey Shanahan, a conscious dating and relationship coach who helps women reclaim their feminine power in partnerships. Katey shares her personal journey of struggling with painful situationships and unrequited love. Together, they explore how patriarchal conditioning influences dating patterns, the importance of somatic awareness in relationships, and how to create genuine safety for both partners to express their needs. This conversation illuminates the path toward relationships where conflict becomes an opportunity for deeper connection rather than a power struggle. Katey Shanahan is a conscious dating and relationship coach and somatic facilitator for women. Her approach was born from her own personal struggles with dating and relationships, where she spent years following outdated "rules" that led her further away from authentic connection. After finally meeting her partner at age 36, Katey dedicated herself to helping others break free from patriarchal dating patterns and create relationships based on genuine connection, mutual growth, and honest communication. She believes in reclaiming feminine power and magic while fostering partnerships where both people feel safe to express their needs and desires without judgment. Key Topics Discussed: Conscious Dating vs. Patriarchal Dating: How outdated rules and gender expectations create barriers to authentic connectionReclaiming Feminine Power: Recognizing that having needs and desires doesn't make you "needy" - they're fundamental human drivesSomatic Awareness in Relationships: Learning to trust your body's signals about safety and compatibilityCommunication and Safety: Creating space for both partners to honestly express their needs without fearIntegration vs. Talk Therapy: Understanding that healing requires both somatic and cognitive processingRed Flags vs. Personal Growth: The difference between dating someone with potential versus trying to "fix" a projectConflict as Connection: Reframing disagreements as opportunities for deeper intimacy rather than problemsBalance in Partnerships: Honoring both masculine and feminine energies within each person Powerful Quotes from the Episode "So many of us have been conditioned to believe that having needs makes you needy. When it's not true, I mean even the desires as well, it's like even the desire for partnership or love is a human need, connection is a human need and belonging is a human need. It's you're not like weak or broken because you desire those things." "In conscious relationship it's like finding this person is just the beginning of the journey really because that is when all of the stuff comes to the surface so that you can heal it together and address it." "There's a huge difference between dating potential and dating projects... Dating projects is where somebody has no desire to change. "Not all relationships are meant to last forever... We've made an agreement to have this experience together so that we can move on to healthier relationships." "You can read every list of red flags on the internet, you could research it all day long. But at the end of the day, you need to know what it feels like in your body to not feel safe." "Healing isn't linear... we all fall into old conditioning or unconscious patterns from time to time. You don't ever become like 100% whole and healed. Like there's always more. There's always a deeper layer." "When a woman brings something to you, it's because she really longs to have a deeper connection with you and she wants to see if y'all can work together to figure it out." "You can't fix these things just by talking about them. We have to feel them in our bodies and kind of complete this loop that we're stuck in in order to release that and fully integrate it." Resources Connect With The Guest: CONNECT WITH KATEY: Find Katey on Instagram and YouTube where she shares longer-form videos and conversations Connect With Me: Tiffany K. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tifftalks_podcast_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6155357457314 FOLLOW THE PODCAST: The Journey Within with Tiffany K podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Loved this episode? Follow Katey for more insights on conscious dating, reclaiming feminine power, and creating authentic partnerships. Be sure to share this episode with friends, give Tiffany a follow on all social media platforms, and subscribe to the Journey Within podcast on your favorite platform! Podcast Produced and edited by the team at ResilientVoiceMedia.com Contact us for expert podcast production and support.
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