Are your standards protecting your heart or protecting you from ever actually having to open it?

In this episode of the Speak Honest Podcast, Jenn Noble sits down with returning guest Courtney for their third live coaching session together, and this one goes deep. They explore the difference between real standards and protective ones. The kind that feel like discernment but are quietly keeping love at arm's length. Jenn and Courtney also unpack the expectations women absorb from Disney, romance novels, and social media, and how those idealized versions of men can create an impossible filter that no real human could ever pass through. The conversation then moves into Courtney's relationship with her somatic affirmation practice, what it means when the intensity of early healing fades, and why that shift might actually be a sign of progress rather than a problem. This is a raw, real, and deeply relatable session about what it looks like to keep doing the work even when the big breakthroughs stop coming.

You might want to listen if:

• You keep dismissing people you date but can't quite explain why
• Your standards feel like protection more than genuine dealbreakers
• You've hit a wall with your healing practice and wonder if something is wrong
• You find yourself craving that early intensity of doing the work
• You want to understand what your body is telling you when your mind keeps going in circles

FIND OUT MORE!

• Join the Speak Honest Academy
• Ask your Coach a question >> ASK HERE
• Grab Your Copy of my #1 Best Selling Book --> Dance of Attachment
• Apply for FREE Podcast Coaching with Jenn
• Join our FREE Community! Speak Honest Facebook Group 🧡
• Schedule your Free 30 min Attachment Assessment with Jenn Today!
• Watch Jenn on the 🔴 TEDx Stage!
• Visit www.speak-honest.com to learn more
• Follow Jenn on Instagram: @speak_honest
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DISCLAIMER: Speak Honest podcast content is informational, not professional or medical advice. Jenn is an ICF relationship coach, not a licensed therapist. Consult health professionals for specific concerns. Client opinions do not reflect Speak Honest’s stance. We aim for accuracy but are not liable f...

What does it actually take to stop surviving and start truly living?

In this episode of the Speak Honest Podcast, Jenn Noble sits down with award-winning social worker, educator, author, and founder of Eisenberg Leadership Solutions, Hal Eisenberg, for one of the most raw, real, and genuinely moving conversations the show has ever had. Hal shares the story behind his bestselling book Whispers in the Rain, his seven-year cancer journey that included a four-month prognosis, a spontaneous flight to Mexico, and yes, snake venom treatments, and how all of it led him to create the Whispers in the Rain Impact Tour, a four-day live experience built around storytelling, human connection, and community. Jenn and Hal also explore why face-to-face connection is becoming something we have to be intentional about, why there is always a story behind the story, and what it really means to build a tribe that lifts you higher.

You might want to listen if:

• You have been going through something hard and are looking for a reminder that the universe might actually have your back
• You are craving real, in-person community but are not sure where to find your people
• You believe storytelling is one of the most powerful ways humans connect and heal
• You are curious about the Impact Tour coming to Toronto and New York City this June
• You want permission to trust your gut even when it makes absolutely no logical sense

FIND OUT MORE!

• Join the Speak Honest Academy
• Ask your Coach a question >> ASK HERE
• Grab Your Copy of my #1 Best Selling Book --> Dance of Attachment
• Apply for FREE Podcast Coaching with Jenn
• Join our FREE Community! Speak Honest Facebook Group 🧡
• Schedule your Free 30 min Attachment Assessment with Jenn Today!
• Watch Jenn on the 🔴 TEDx Stage!
• Visit www.speak-honest.com to learn more
• Follow Jenn on Instagram: @speak_honest
• Like the episode? Please write a review, your words help others find us!

DISCLAIMER: Speak Honest podcast content is informational, not professional or medical advice. Jenn is an ICF relationship coach, not a licensed therapist. Consult health professionals for specific concerns. Client opinions do not reflect Speak Honest’s stance. We aim for accuracy but are not liable f...

What do you do when a friend says "we need to talk" and every part of you wants to run?

In this episode of the Speak Honest Podcast, Jenn Noble is back with Courtney for Part 2 of their live coaching series, and this one gets real. Courtney has a friendship confrontation on the horizon with someone who has historically made her feel like everything is her fault, and she is terrified. Jenn walks her through what is actually happening in her body before a hard conversation, why the fear is not the enemy, and how perfectionism and people pleasing are quietly running the show. They work through Jenn's three part framework from her bestselling book Dance of Attachment, regulate, validate, collaborate, and Courtney walks away with real tools she can use the moment things get heated. This is what live coaching actually looks like, messy, real, and incredibly powerful.

You might want to listen if:

• You feel anxious before difficult conversations with friends
• You tend to shut down or people please when you feel blamed
• You struggle with perfectionism in your relationships
• You want tools for emotional regulation in conflict
• You are working through anxious attachment patterns and friendship dynamics

FIND OUT MORE!

• Join the Speak Honest Academy
• Ask your Coach a question >> ASK HERE
• Grab Your Copy of my #1 Best Selling Book --> Dance of Attachment
• Apply for FREE Podcast Coaching with Jenn
• Join our FREE Community! Speak Honest Facebook Group 🧡
• Schedule your Free 30 min Attachment Assessment with Jenn Today!
• Watch Jenn on the 🔴 TEDx Stage!
• Visit www.speak-honest.com to learn more
• Follow Jenn on Instagram: @speak_honest
• Like the episode? Please write a review, your words help others find us!

DISCLAIMER: Speak Honest podcast content is informational, not professional or medical advice. Jenn is an ICF relationship coach, not a licensed therapist. Consult health professionals for specific concerns. Client opinions do not reflect Speak Honest’s stance. We aim for accuracy but are not liable f...