Connect 2 Love

What if the most important relationship you’ll ever have is the one you have with yourself? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore the transformative power of self-love and how the love we cultivate within ourselves can deepen our connections with others. Continuing their exploration of Leo Buscaglia’s teachings, they reflect on the importance of appreciating our uniqueness, embracing who we truly are, and discovering how loving ourselves can enrich every relationship in our lives.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYHave you ever considered what it really means to love yourself? Is self-love simply about positive affirmations, or is it something deeper—how we care for ourselves, honor our needs, and appreciate who we are?
Building on their conversation about Loving Your Way to Love, Lisa and Michael explore why loving ourselves is an essential part of creating meaningful connections with others. Through personal stories and reflections, they discuss the importance of maintaining our individuality within relationships, embracing our unique gifts, and releasing the need to become who others expect us to be.
From everyday acts of self-kindness to Michael’s inspiring 21-day Rediscovery Challenge, this conversation invites us to rediscover the joy of being ourselves.
Because perhaps loving ourselves isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about coming home to who we’ve always been.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• Why self-love begins with genuine self-acceptance and care• How embracing your individuality can strengthen relationships• The difference between loving yourself and seeking external approval• Why honoring your needs is an expression of self-respect• How small acts of kindness can nurture a loving relationship with yourself• Michael’s 21-day Rediscovery Challenge for practicing self-love• Why self-love is an ongoing journey of remembering who you are
💛 A HEART-CENTERED REFLECTIONConsider for a moment the relationship you have with yourself.
Are you as generous with your own heart as you are with the hearts of others? Do you offer yourself the same patience, kindness, and understanding you so freely extend to the people you love?
What if loving yourself isn’t selfish? What if it’s simply recognizing that you deserve to be included in the love you give?
Maybe self-love isn’t about becoming perfect or changing who we are to feel worthy. Maybe it’s about honoring our uniqueness, appreciating our gifts, and making small choices each day that reflect our own value.
Because perhaps the journey back to love doesn’t begin by searching outside ourselves. Maybe it begins by loving our way back to ourselves.
Here is a link to to one of Leo Buscaglia's lectures entitled Speaking of Love, where he explores the idea of love in its many meanings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7WsfAFmE8g&t=870s
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
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💬 What’s one small way you can show yourself more love today?
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, experiential journalist, eternal optimist, and founder of One Wisdom.
Michael J. Russ is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of Zero Adversity.
✨ TOPICS EXPLOREDSelf-love • unconditional love • self-acceptance • self-worth • authentic relationships • loving yourself first • individuality • self-compassion • kindness • personal growth • emotional healing • self-discovery • inner peace • love and connection • Leo Buscaglia

What if love isn’t something we find—but something we become through loving? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore the transformative power of love, self-acceptance, and authentic connection, inspired by Leo Buscaglia’s beautiful reminder: “We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.”
This profound shift in perspective can transform how we experience love, deepen our relationships, and even change the way we see ourselves.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYHave you ever considered why we love? Is it to receive affection, approval, and reassurance—or is loving itself one of life’s greatest gifts?
Drawing inspiration from Leo Buscaglia’s teachings, Lisa and Michael explore how love is not a transaction but an expression of who we truly are. They reflect on how societal conditioning, fear of rejection, and the desire for approval can lead us to compromise our authenticity in the hope of being loved.
Through personal reflections and meaningful conversation, they explore why self-love, vulnerability, and courage are essential to creating deeper connections. Rather than changing ourselves to meet someone else’s expectations, what if we learned to embrace our uniqueness and express love without needing something in return?
Because perhaps love isn’t something we have to chase. It’s something we cultivate through kindness, compassion, and the simple act of loving.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• Why we don’t love simply to be loved—we love to love• How self-love and authenticity create deeper connections• The difference between unconditional love and seeking approval• Why vulnerability and courage are essential to loving openly• How societal conditioning influences our beliefs about love• The power of kindness, gratitude, and compassion in everyday life• Why love grows through the practice of loving
💛 A HEART-CENTERED REFLECTIONConsider for a moment the idea that we love to love—not simply to be loved in return.
What might that mean for your relationships and the way you see yourself? Are you allowing yourself to express love freely, or are you holding back because of fear or past experiences?
What if love isn’t something we have to earn, chase, or prove ourselves worthy of receiving? What if we could stop trying to become who others expect us to be and simply allow ourselves to love—and be loved—as we truly are?
Maybe love isn’t about finding someone who completes us. Maybe it’s about recognizing the love already within us and allowing it to find expression through our words, our choices, and our connections.
Because perhaps we don’t find our way to love by searching for it. We love our way to love. 💛
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
🎧 Listen to Connect 2 Love on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you enjoy podcasts.💛 Subscribe for conversations exploring love, self-worth, emotional healing, inner peace, conscious living, authenticity, and human connection.📱 Join us on Instagram & TikTok: @Connect2LoveEnergy
🌎  If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who could use a reminder that love isn’t something we have to earn—it’s something we can express.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, experiential journalist, eternal optimist, and founder of One Wisdom.
Michael J. Russ is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of Zero Adversity.
✨ TOPICS EXPLOREDSelf-love • unconditional love • authentic relationships • emotional healing • self-worth • vulnerability • conscious relationships • kindness • compassion • personal growth • inner peace • self-acceptance • love and connection • Leo Buscaglia

If someone could hear the way you speak to yourself all day, would they hear love—or criticism, fear, and doubt? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore what our inner dialogue can reveal about our deepest beliefs—and how asking one simple question, “What would love say?”, can begin to transform the relationship we have with ourselves and the world around us.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYHave you ever stopped to listen to the way you speak to yourself throughout the day? Is your inner dialogue filled with love, encouragement, and trust—or criticism, fear, and doubt?
In this episode, Lisa and Michael explore how our self-talk can reveal the beliefs we carry about ourselves and how becoming aware of those inner conversations can create an opportunity for meaningful change.
Inspired by a thought-provoking conversation from Darius Wright, they explore the relationship between our beliefs, self-worth, and the way we experience our lives. Rather than simply trying to “think positively,” Lisa and Michael invite us to consider something deeper: What would it mean to think lovingly?
Through self-awareness and self-compassion, we can begin questioning the thoughts that no longer serve us and choose a different response. One simple question can become a powerful compass: “What would love say?”
Because sometimes love says rest. Sometimes it says try again. Sometimes it says forgive yourself, speak up, let go, or simply you are enough.
Perhaps transforming our lives doesn’t always begin with changing what’s happening around us. Sometimes it begins by changing the voice within us.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• How self-talk can reveal underlying beliefs about ourselves• How habitual inner dialogue can influence self-worth and the way we experience life• Why awareness is the first step toward changing negative self-talk• The difference between positive thinking and loving thinking• How self-compassion can help us respond differently to difficult emotions• Why “What would love say?” can become a powerful everyday practice• How love can include boundaries, courage, forgiveness, and self-respect• Why listening to yourself without judgment can reveal beliefs ready to be reconsidered• How choosing love can influence the way we relate to ourselves and others• Why transformation may begin with the words we repeatedly speak within
💛 A HEART-CENTERED REFLECTIONImagine listening to your inner voice for an entire day.Not correcting it.Not judging it.Just listening.What would you hear?Would you speak to someone you love the way you sometimes speak to yourself?And if not...what would love say instead?Maybe love would remind you that making a mistake doesn’t make you a mistake.Maybe love would tell you that you don’t have to earn rest.Maybe love would ask you to stop shrinking.Maybe love would remind you that someone else’s inability to see your worth does not determine your worth.Maybe love would encourage you to forgive yourself for something you’ve carried far too long.Maybe love would say:Begin again.
We don’t have to fight every negative thought.Sometimes we can simply notice it and ask:What am I believing right now?Is this belief loving?What would love say?What would love choose?What would love do next?
And perhaps, one thought at a time, the voice within us begins to sound a little more like the love we’ve always deserved to receive.
Because maybe love isn’t merely something we’re searching for outside ourselves.Maybe love is also a way of relating to ourselves.
And when we change that relationship, we may begin meeting the rest of our lives differently too.
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
🎧 LINKS + CALL TO ACTION🎧 Listen to Connect 2 Love on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you enjoy podcasts.💛 Subscribe for conversations exploring love, self-worth, emotional healing, inner peace, conscious living, authenticity, and human connection.📱 Join us on Instagram & TikTok: @Connect2LoveEnergy
🌎 If this episode speaks to you, share it with someone who could use a little more love in the way they speak to themselves today.
💬 The next time your inner critic speaks, ask yourself: “What would love say instead?”
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, experiential journalist, eternal optimist, and founder of One Wisdom.
Michael J. Russ is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of Zero Adversity.
✨ TOPICS EXPLOREDSelf-love • self-talk • inner dialogue • self-worth • limiting beliefs • self-compassion • emotional healing • mindfulness • conscious living • inner critic • positive thinking • self-awareness • personal growth • authenticity • love & connection
 

What if the story you’ve been telling yourself about who you are isn’t the truth—but simply a story you’ve learned to believe? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ welcome Angela Orr, the Holistic Pharmacist and Integrative Transformation Mentor, for an inspiring conversation about self-love, identity, nervous-system regulation, and our capacity to create meaningful change from the inside out.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYHow many of us carry an internal story we’ve repeated for so long that it no longer feels like a belief—it feels like who we are?
I’m not enough.I’m a worrier.I can’t change.This is just who I am.
But what if those old stories don’t have to determine who you become?
Angela Orr joins Lisa and Michael to share her deeply personal journey of healing, self-discovery, and transformation. After facing breast cancer and other significant life challenges, Angela began reevaluating not only how she was living, but how she was relating to herself.
Her search eventually led her to explore meditation, neuroplasticity, nervous-system regulation, HeartMath practices, EFT/TFT, and the relationship between our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and identity.
But underneath the tools and techniques lies something even more powerful: learning to become someone you love.
Together, Lisa, Michael, and Angela explore how limiting beliefs and negative inner dialogue can quietly shape our self-image—and how awareness gives us an opportunity to begin choosing differently.
Angela shares why transformation isn’t simply about positive thinking. It can involve learning to recognize old patterns, regulate our responses, practice greater self-compassion, and take small intentional actions that provide new evidence of who we’re becoming.
Because perhaps transformation isn’t about rejecting the person you’ve been. It’s about loving yourself enough to choose what comes next.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• How the stories we repeatedly tell ourselves can shape identity and self-worth• Why a learned belief doesn’t have to become a lifelong identity• Angela’s personal journey through breast cancer, healing, and self-discovery• How nervous-system regulation can support emotional wellbeing and greater self-awareness• What Angela learned through meditation, neuroplasticity, HeartMath, and EFT/TFT• Why changing self-talk involves more than simply “thinking positive”• How self-compassion can change the way we meet difficult thoughts and emotions• Why small intentional actions can reinforce the person we’re becoming• How to move from self-doubt toward greater self-trust and authenticity• Why self-love can become both the foundation and the result of transformation
💛 A HEART-CENTERED REFLECTIONWhat if you are not the story you’ve been telling yourself?
Maybe somewhere along the way you learned to believe:I’m not enough. I’m too much. I’m not worthy. I always worry. I can’t change. This is simply who I am.And perhaps you’ve repeated that story so many times that you stopped recognizing it as a story.
But awareness gives us something extraordinary: choice. You can notice the old thought without automatically accepting it as truth. You can meet yourself with compassion instead of criticism. You can choose another response. Another thought. Another action. Another way of speaking to yourself. And little by little, those choices can become evidence of something new. Maybe transformation doesn't require you to reject who you’ve been.Maybe it asks you to love yourself enough to stop abandoning who you’re becoming. You don’t have to become worthy of your own love. What if you already are?
And perhaps the question isn’t simply: “Who have I been?” Perhaps the more powerful question is: “Who am I choosing to become?”
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
💛 ABOUT ANGELA ORRAngela Orr is a Holistic Pharmacist and Integrative Transformation Mentor with more than 40 years of experience in pharmacy, business, and personal transformation. She combines nervous system regulation, identity change, and intentional action to help women create meaningful, measurable change in their lives.
A former independent pharmacy owner and lifelong entrepreneur, Angela is also a Certified HeartMath Practitioner, EFT/TFT practitioner, speaker, retreat facilitator, and contributing author. Her own healing journey following breast cancer led her to expand beyond traditional healthcare and dedicate her work to helping others transform how they think, feel, and live.
To learn about Angela’s mentorship to those searching for a way to reach their goals offering private sessions, group programs, women’s retreats, book clubs and courses please visit https://angelaorrconsulting.com 
🎧 Listen to Connect 2 Love on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you enjoy podcasts.💛 Subscribe for conversations exploring love, inner peace, emotional healing, self-worth, emotional healing authenticity, and human connection.📱 Join us on Instagram and TikTok: @Connect2LoveEnergy
🌎 If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who may need a reminder to slow down, reconnect, and come back to themselves.
💬 What story are you ready to rewrite in your life?
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, experiential journalist, eternal optimist, and founder of One Wisdom.
Michael J. Russ is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of Zero Adversity.
✨ TOPICS EXPLOREDAuthentic self • self-discovery • people pleasing • self-worth • limiting beliefs • conscious living • inner peace • self-love • authenticity • love & connection

What if grounding isn’t simply about calming yourself—but becoming quiet enough to hear who you really are beneath all the noise? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore how grounding can help us return to the present moment, reconnect with our inner wisdom, and create a life rooted in love, clarity, and authenticity.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYIn a world filled with constant stimulation, notifications, responsibilities, opinions, and distractions, it can be surprisingly easy to lose connection with ourselves.
We become so focused on what’s happening around us that we stop listening to what’s happening within us.
Lisa and Michael explore grounding as something deeper than simply becoming calm. Grounding can be an invitation to come back to yourself—to become present enough to hear your own inner wisdom and remember what truly matters.
Together, they reflect on the ways we can become consumed by external circumstances and give our energy to things beyond our control. By redirecting attention inward and becoming conscious of where our energy is going, we create greater space for clarity, self-trust, and inner peace.
The conversation also explores simple ways to become more grounded through nature, mindfulness, meditation, sensory awareness, and intentionally returning attention to the present moment.
But grounding isn’t only about becoming still. It’s also about embodiment.
What happens when the inspiration, dreams, and inner guidance we receive are brought into our everyday lives through our choices and actions?
Like a tree reaching toward the sky while remaining deeply rooted in the Earth, perhaps we don’t have to choose between expansion and grounding. The deeper the roots, the greater our capacity to rise.
Grounding becomes the bridge between what we know within ourselves and how we choose to live.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• Why grounding is about more than simply calming the mind• How external noise and distraction can disconnect us from our inner wisdom• Simple grounding practices using nature, mindfulness, meditation, and the senses• Why becoming present can strengthen self-awareness and self-trust• How to become more conscious of where you’re directing your energy• The relationship between grounding, self-love, authenticity, and inner peace• Why grounding doesn’t limit expansion—it can give expansion roots• How to move from inspiration and inner guidance into embodied action• Why reconnecting with yourself may begin with becoming still enough to listen
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.🎧 Listen to Connect 2 Love on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you enjoy podcasts.💛 Subscribe for conversations exploring love, inner peace, emotional healing, self-worth, conscious living, authenticity, and human connection.📱 Join us on Instagram and TikTok: @Connect2LoveEnergy
🌎 If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who may need a reminder to slow down, reconnect, and come back to themselves.
💬 What helps you feel grounded and most connected to yourself?
💛 A HEART-CENTERED REFLECTIONMaybe grounding isn’t about pulling yourself down. Maybe it’s about becoming rooted enough to rise.
When life gets loud, we can become so occupied with everything outside ourselves that we lose touch with the quiet voice within.We search for another answer. Another opinion. Another distraction. Another place to direct our attention. But perhaps there are moments when we don’t need more information. We need more stillness.
Grounding gives us an opportunity to return. To our breath. To our bodies. To the Earth beneath us. To this moment. To ourselves. And in that stillness, we may begin to hear what the noise was covering up all along. This matters to me. This doesn’t. This feels true. This needs to change. This is where I want to go. This is who I am.
And then grounding invites us to do something beautiful:Give what we hear roots. Take the dream and give it a step. Take the insight and give it an action. Take the intention and give it form. Take the love within you and give it expression.
Because perhaps grounding isn’t the opposite of expansion. A tree doesn’t choose between its roots and the sky. It needs both. Maybe we do too. And perhaps coming back to ourselves doesn’t require finding something that was lost. It simply requires becoming quiet enough to remember what was there all along.
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, experiential journalist, eternal optimist, and founder of One Wisdom.
Michael J. Russ is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of Zero Adversity.
✨ TOPICS EXPLOREDGrounding • inner peace • mindfulness • present moment awareness • self-awareness • self-trust • authenticity • emotional wellbeing • conscious living • self-love • inner wisdom • meditation • nature • embodiment • personal growth • love & connection

What if the joy you’ve been waiting for isn’t somewhere in the future—but already here, hidden inside the moment you’re living right now? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore the power of being present and why learning to fully participate in your own life can deepen joy, inner peace, gratitude, and connection.
EPISODE SUMMARYHow often do we tell ourselves, “I just need to get through this,” while waiting for the next accomplishment, vacation, relationship milestone, or perfect moment to finally feel happy?
Inspired by an insight from Bashar that every moment matters, Lisa and Michael explore what happens when we stop treating life like a series of tasks to complete and begin experiencing it as a collection of moments to actually live.
Together, they reflect on how easily we can rush through our days, overlook ordinary beauty, and postpone joy while focusing on where we think we should be going next.
But what if fulfillment isn’t waiting at the destination? What if it is available in the meal you’re eating, the conversation you’re having, the dog walking beside you, the sunlight coming through the window, or the single breath you’re taking right now?
This conversation is an invitation to become an active participant in your own life—to notice more, appreciate more, and recognize that presence itself can become an act of love.
Because your life is not simply happening in the milestones. Your life is happening now.
WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• Why rushing toward the future can cause us to miss the life we’re living now• How to recognize the value hidden inside ordinary moments• Why happiness is less about reaching a destination and more about how we experience the journey• How mindfulness and gratitude can deepen joy and inner peace• The role our perceptions play in shaping everyday experience• How to transform routine moments into opportunities for connection• Why being an active participant in your life can create greater fulfillment• The relationship between presence, self-love, and conscious living
💛 A HEART-CENTERED REFLECTIONHow much of your life have you spent waiting?
Waiting for Friday.Waiting for the vacation.Waiting for the project to be finished.Waiting until you have more time.Waiting until something changes.Waiting for the moment when life finally feels the way you hoped it would.And yet, while we are waiting for life to begin...life is already happening.
Maybe the invitation isn’t to stop dreaming about tomorrow.Maybe it’s simply to stop sacrificing today to get there.Notice the conversation.Taste the meal.Feel the sunshine.Play with the dog.Look into someone’s eyes.Laugh.Breathe.Be here.
Because the ordinary moments we rush past may someday become the moments we wish we could experience one more time.
Perhaps presence is one of the greatest ways we can say yes to our own lives.
And maybe being fully present is also an act of remembering our connection to love.
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
LINKS + CALL TO ACTION
🎧 Listen to Connect 2 Love on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms.
💛 Subscribe for conversations exploring love, inner peace, emotional healing, self-worth, conscious living, and authentic human connection.
📱 Join us on Instagram and TikTok: @Connect2LoveEnergy
🌎 If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who may need a reminder that life isn’t only found in the big moments.
💬 And tell us in the comments: What helps you come back to the present moment?
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, experiential journalist, eternal optimist, and founder of One Wisdom.
Michael J. Russ is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of Zero Adversity.
✨ TOPICS EXPLOREDPresence • mindfulness • living in the moment • inner peace • gratitude • finding joy • conscious living • self-love • slowing down • happiness • awareness • emotional wellbeing • human connection • appreciating life • personal growth

What if finding your true self isn’t about becoming someone new—but letting go of everything you were taught you needed to be? Beneath the people-pleasing, expectations, roles, and identities you’ve outgrown, something extraordinary is waiting to be remembered: you.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore the journey of rediscovering your authentic self—the person beneath the masks, expectations, limiting beliefs, and roles we sometimes adopt in order to belong or gain acceptance.
The conversation begins with a powerful question posed by astrologer Bryan Coulter:
“Who are you when the lights go out?” 
Who are you when no one is watching—when there is no one to please, impress, accommodate, or live up to?
And perhaps an even deeper question:
Who were you before the world told you who you needed to be?
Lisa and Michael explore how easily we can build identities around what we believe our lives should look like. We become the caretaker, the achiever, the peacekeeper, the people pleaser—and somewhere along the way, we can lose touch with our own inner voice.
But awakening isn’t necessarily about becoming someone better.
Perhaps it’s about remembering who you’ve always been.
Like a sculptor revealing the masterpiece already hidden within the marble, self-discovery can be a process of gently releasing what no longer fits—while honoring the experiences that helped bring us to where we are today.
Beneath those layers are the unseen treasures that make you uniquely you: your creativity, joy, wisdom, gifts, inner radiance, and capacity to love.
The light was always there.The treasure was always there.You were always there.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER✨ How expectations and people-pleasing can disconnect us from our authentic self✨ Why we create identities around what others expect from us✨ How to recognize when you’re performing rather than being yourself✨ Why contrast can help reveal what you truly desire✨ The connection between self-awareness, sovereignty, and authenticity✨ How letting go of outdated identities can reconnect you with joy and creativity✨ Why expressing your authentic self can inspire others to do the same
💛 A HEART-CENTERED REFLECTIONWhat part of yourself have you kept hidden because you thought the world wanted something different from you?
Maybe your authentic self has never been missing.
Perhaps beneath the expectations, conditioning, and identities you’ve accumulated is a radiant part of you simply waiting to be expressed.
Perhaps letting go isn’t about losing yourself. Perhaps it’s how you finally come home to yourself.
And when you come home to yourself, you come home to love.
💛 ABOUT CONNECT 2 LOVEConnect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
🎧 Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you enjoy podcasts.
💛 Subscribe for conversations exploring love, authenticity, conscious living, emotional healing, inner peace, and the human spirit.
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🌎 If this episode speaks to you, share it with someone who may need a reminder of their own inner light.
💬 What part of your true self are you ready to uncover—or finally allow the world to see?
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, experiential journalist, eternal optimist, and founder of One Wisdom.
Michael J. Russ is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of Zero Adversity.
✨ A THOUGHT TO CARRY WITH YOUThere is a beautiful idea often associated with Carl Jung:
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
Perhaps becoming who you truly are isn’t really about becoming at all.Perhaps it’s about remembering.
Remembering the person beneath the expectations.The light beneath the layers.The love beneath the fear.
✨ TOPICS EXPLOREDAuthentic self • self-discovery • people pleasing • self-worth • limiting beliefs • conscious living • inner peace • self-love • authenticity • love & connection

What do you do when you’re unsatisfied with life—but you don’t know what needs to change or how to change it? What if that feeling isn’t telling you something is wrong, but inviting you to become quiet enough to discover what truly matters? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore how dissatisfaction can become a doorway to clarity, inner peace, and greater joy.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYHave you ever looked at your life and thought: Nothing is necessarily wrong... so why doesn’t this feel right?
In this heartfelt episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa and Michael begin with a powerful question Michael posed:“What do you do when you feel really unsatisfied with life, but you don’t know what to change or how to change it?”
Rather than treating dissatisfaction as evidence that something is broken, they explore another possibility: What if dissatisfaction is information?
Sometimes the feeling that life is “off” may be an invitation to pause, turn down the external noise, and become curious about what your inner world is trying to communicate.They share their thoughts on how to approach these moments as an invitation rather than a problem—creating enough stillness to listen for what feels meaningful, alive, and true. They explore how focusing repeatedly on what isn’t working can intensify dissatisfaction, while consciously noticing what brings joy, gratitude, meaning, and satisfaction can begin to shift our perspective. Together, they examine the role of contrast: sometimes discovering what we don’t want helps us recognize more clearly what we do want.
And that changes the question from: “What’s wrong with my life?” to: “What is my life helping me discover?”
The conversation explores mindfulness, self-awareness, gratitude, language, positive focus, and the importance of creating quiet spaces where clarity can emerge.
Because we don’t always need to immediately change our entire lives. Sometimes the first change is simply becoming still enough to hear ourselves again.
This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, restless, overwhelmed, disconnected, or uncertain about their next chapter—and is ready to move from dissatisfaction toward clarity, from external noise toward inner peace, and from simply going through life toward becoming an active participant in it.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• Why dissatisfaction doesn’t necessarily mean something is wrong with your life• How feeling “off” can become an invitation to greater self-awareness• Why contrast can help clarify what you genuinely want• How focusing exclusively on what’s wrong can keep you feeling stuck• Ways to reconnect with what brings you joy, meaning, and satisfaction• Why creating moments of stillness can help inner clarity emerge• How gratitude and positive focus can change what you notice• The relationship between your language, thoughts, and experience• Why inner peace isn’t necessarily dependent on changing your circumstances• How to move from reacting to life toward consciously participating in it
Maybe you don’t need to have everything figured out today.Maybe you don’t need the five-year plan.And maybe feeling dissatisfied doesn’t mean you’ve taken a wrong turn.Sometimes it simply means something within you is asking to be heard.So become quiet.Become curious.Notice what brings you alive. Notice what brings you peace. Notice what your heart keeps returning to when the world becomes quiet.Because clarity doesn’t always arrive as a thunderbolt. Sometimes it arrives as a whisper:This matters to me. Follow that whisper.One choice. One moment. One step at a time.
And perhaps one day you’ll realize that inner peace wasn’t something waiting for you at the end of the journey.It was the quiet place within you from which the next journey could begin.
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
May this episode remind you that your journey towards clarity and joy is a personal one, filled with opportunities for growth and self-discovery. Remember, you have the power to create the storm that will change your life.
“Dissatisfaction isn’t failure. It’s feedback.”—Unknown
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When life feels “off,” what helps you find your way back to yourself?
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity, and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Topics explored on Connect 2 Love:self-worth • emotional healing • inner guidance • conscious living • love & connection

What if becoming who you truly are isn’t about creating a new version of yourself—but remembering the person underneath everything the world taught you to be? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa and Michael explore authenticity, self-worth and self-expression—and why allowing yourself to be fully you may be one of the greatest gifts you can offer the world.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYIn this uplifting episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ explore what it means to rediscover your authentic self in a world filled with expectations, comparison, distraction and outside voices telling us who we should be.
Inspired by astrologer Bryan Coulter’s thought-provoking question, “What is the thing that only I can say?”, Lisa and Michael invite you to consider something deeper:
What exists within you that only you can bring to the world?
Your authentic expression doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s. It might emerge through words, music, creativity, kindness, relationships, service, nature—or simply through the unique energy you bring into a room.
Using music as a metaphor, Lisa and Michael explore the idea that each of us carries a unique note within the larger symphony of life. When we silence that note because we’re afraid of judgment, comparison or not fitting in, something is missing. But when we allow ourselves to live authentically, our individual expression contributes to something much greater than ourselves.
The conversation also explores how external influences and societal conditioning can gradually disconnect us from our own inner knowing. We become so accustomed to asking Who should I be? that we forget to ask:
Who am I when I’m simply being me?
Through personal stories and reflections on music, creativity, nature and everyday moments of joy, Lisa and Michael remind us that authenticity doesn’t require becoming extraordinary. Sometimes it begins by noticing what makes you feel most alive. And perhaps your unique expression isn’t something you need to find at all. Perhaps it’s something you need to stop hiding.
This conversation is for anyone who has struggled with self-worth, comparison or external expectations and is ready to reconnect with their inner guidance, embrace their individuality and experience the freedom of being fully themselves.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• How societal conditioning can disconnect us from our authentic selves• Why self-worth grows when we stop measuring ourselves against others• The powerful question: “What is the thing that only I can say?”• How to recognize your unique gifts, passions and forms of self-expression• Why music, art, creativity and nature can reconnect us with our inner voice• How everyday moments of joy can reveal what matters most to us• Why embracing the unknown can become part of self-discovery• How authentic self-expression creates deeper, more conscious relationships• Why sharing your inner light gives others permission to share theirs• How being fully present helps us hear the quieter wisdom of our heartsYou were never meant to become a copy of someone else. There is something within you—a perspective, a presence, a kindness, a creativity, a way of loving—that has never existed in exactly the same way before.
Your life doesn’t need to sound like anyone else’s.You have your own note to play. And when you stop asking the world for permission to play it, something beautiful happens: you begin to remember that being yourself was never something you had to earn. Perhaps that’s where freedom begins.Not in becoming someone new. But in remembering who you have always been.
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
“What is the only thing that I can say?” — Bryan Coulter, Astrologer
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Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity, and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Topics explored on Connect 2 Love:self-worth • emotional healing • inner guidance • conscious living • love & connection

What if the possibilities you’ve been searching for are already around you—but you need to believe before you can see them? In this episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa LeRose and Michael J. Russ welcome back Carol Collins and The Teachers for a fascinating exploration of belief, inner guidance, emotional awareness, intention, and our ability to shape the way we experience life.
🔹 EPISODE SUMMARYWhat happens when we stop waiting for proof before allowing ourselves to believe?
In this uplifting episode of Connect 2 Love, Lisa and Michael welcome back Carol Collins, conscious voice channel for The Teachers, to explore the transformative power of belief—and the possibilities that can become visible when we learn to trust our inner guidance.
Carol shares part of her own remarkable journey, including how a daily practice of silent meditation unexpectedly opened her awareness to an entirely new experience of consciousness and eventually to her work with The Teachers.
The conversation moves beyond simply “believing in your dreams” into a deeper exploration of emotional mediumship, guidance, intention, manifestation, and conscious creation. Carol explains the important distinction between receiving guidance and choosing what we create from that guidance—reminding us that awareness and intention still matter.
Together, Lisa, Michael, and Carol explore how the beliefs we repeatedly reinforce can influence what we notice, what we expect, how we respond, and ultimately the experiences we allow ourselves to pursue.
Because sometimes the opportunity isn’t missing.
We simply haven’t opened our eyes to it yet.
This conversation is for anyone who has ever stopped dreaming, questioned what is possible, struggled to trust their inner knowing, or felt caught in the routines and expectations of everyday life.
Perhaps belief isn’t about convincing yourself that something must happen.
Perhaps belief is about becoming open enough to discover what could.
🔹 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER• Why belief can change what you’re able to recognize as possible• How Carol’s silent meditation practice opened the door to her work with The Teachers• What Carol describes as emotional mediumship and how it relates to inner guidance• The difference between receiving guidance and consciously creating from it• How intention influences the emotional quality of our experiences• Why our habitual beliefs can either expand or limit what we’re willing to pursue• How to reconnect with dreams that may have been buried beneath routine and responsibility• Why cultivating positive emotional states can support emotional healing and an abundance mindset• How belief, self-worth, and inner guidance work together• Simple ways to become more intentional about the thoughts and emotions you practice each day
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.May this episode remind you that your dreams don’t always disappear. Sometimes they simply become quiet beneath the noise of everyday life. Give yourself permission to become still enough to hear them again. Believe in yourself enough to imagine again. And remain open enough to recognize the possibilities that appear when you do.
“Belief doesn’t make the impossible possible... it makes the invisible visible.”— Unknown
Connect 2 Love is a space for remembering who you are, reconnecting with your heart, and choosing love—one thought, one moment, one connection at a time.
May this episode inspire you to embrace the power of belief and recognize the guidance that is always within your reach. Remember, the path to your dreams begins with the choice to believe in them.
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Carol CollinsCarol Collins’ journey with The Teachers began after she established a daily silent meditation practice in 2018. What followed was an unexpected awakening that eventually developed into her work as a conscious voice channel.
Through Carol, The Teachers—a collective of nonphysical beings—share teachings centered around conscious reality, love, unity, inner knowing, healing, and intentional creation.
Carol now works internationally with individuals and businesses and offers workshops, courses, special events, private readings, and other opportunities to explore The Teachers’ work.
To learn more about Carol Collins and The Teacher please visit www.channelingtheteachers.com 
Lisa LeRose is an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist and is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.
Michael J. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity, and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.
Topics explored on Connect 2 Love:self-worth • emotional healing • inner guidance • conscious living • love & connection