In this candid and grounded coaching session, Christine works with Vanessa, who is navigating a season of major transition—emotionally, physically, and relationally. After a recent car accident, a job layoff, and re-entering the dating world, Vanessa finds herself at a powerful crossroads: learning how to speak honestly about concerns early in a relationship instead of withholding to protect someone else’s feelings.

Christine helps Vanessa see how “withholding” is often disguised as kindness, but actually blocks true intimacy. Together, they explore how unspoken concerns—especially around health, sleep, and long-term compatibility—can quietly erode connection if left unaddressed. The session becomes a masterclass in how to practice radical honesty with love, maturity, and self-responsibility.

If you struggle to speak up in relationships, fear hurting others by being honest, or notice yourself over-adapting to keep the peace, this episode will help you understand why truth is not only necessary—but essential—for real intimacy.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Do you hold back concerns in relationships to avoid conflict or discomfort?
• Are you afraid that honesty might sabotage connection or intimacy?
• Do you notice yourself adapting or minimizing your needs early in relationships?
• Where might you be confusing caretaking with love?
• Are you dating (or partnering) with clear intention—or avoiding difficult conversations?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• Withholding information is not kindness—it creates emotional distance.
• Honesty early in relationships prevents deeper confusion later.
• Boundaries are not about changing others; they’re about honoring yourself.
• Emotional intimacy requires courage, not perfection.
• Speaking truth with love strengthens connection rather than destroying it.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Notice where you feel a “withhold” in your body—tightness, anxiety, or avoidance.
• Practice sharing concerns from a grounded, non-blaming place.
• Reframe honesty as an act of love rather than a risk.
• Ask yourself: If I don’t say this now, how will it affect me later?
• Focus on breaking patterns of over-adapting or people-pleasing in relationships.

Coaching with Christine

Christine has been coaching individuals for over 20 years and works with a small number of private clients at a time to provide deep, personalized support.

If you feel called to explore coaching, email jill@christinehassler.com for more information.

Social Media + Resources:

•  Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches!

What happens when you finally attract the relationship you’ve been manifesting — yet part of you feels like pulling away? In this powerful coaching session, Christine works with Amy, who has called in an emotionally attuned, stable, loving partner after six years of being single. The catch: he has two children, which had always been a non-negotiable for her.

Christine helps Amy uncover how her fear isn’t really about the kids — it’s about control, certainty, and the vulnerability of allowing love to arrive in an unexpected package. Together, they explore how protector parts attempt to maintain safety when life doesn’t unfold according to the plan, and how real love invites us out of control and into trust.

If you’ve ever received exactly what you wanted but still felt unsettled, this episode will help you see where fear is masquerading as intuition — and how to shift from protecting your heart to opening it. 

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Have you ever gotten what you wanted, only to feel uneasy or doubtful afterward?
• Do you equate safety with certainty and control?
• Are you focusing on what you might lose instead of what you can give?
• Do you feel afraid to fully say yes to something because you can’t predict the outcome?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• Fear often disguises itself as intuition when control feels threatened.
• Uncertainty is not danger — it’s the doorway to love and expansion.
• Relationships that stretch us emotionally are invitations into abundance, not scarcity.
• A partner’s capacity for love often expands through parenthood.
• You cannot love fully while keeping one foot out the door.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Notice when your mind jumps to “what’s next” instead of being present.
• Ask yourself whether your concerns come from fear or from your heart.
• Shift from “What am I getting?” to “How can I give love here?”
• Practice owning your yes instead of lingering in emotional hesitation.
• Allow yourself to experience love without guarantees.

Couples Retreat with Christine & Stef

Christine and Stef are hosting a small, high-touch Couples Retreat in San Diego, April 15–18. Space is limited to only 5–8 couples for a deeply intimate experience.

To learn more, email assist@christinehassler.com.

Social Media + Resources:

•  Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches!

In this episode, Christine reimagines The Princess and the Pea as a modern reflection on intuition, empathy, and inner truth, exploring why feeling deeply is not a weakness but a powerful form of discernment. Perfect for empaths, sensitive souls, and parents raising sensitive children.

Moving back in with family can awaken old wounds faster than years of personal growth can prepare us for. In this first coaching episode of 2026, Christine supports Sarah, who recently returned to the United States after six years abroad and is temporarily living with her parents. What she expected to be a short transition has turned into a deep emotional reckoning with childhood patterns, triggers, and the urge to “fix” family dynamics.

Christine helps Sarah understand how protector parts, formed in childhood, take over when old environments reactivate unresolved trauma. Together, they explore how to release long-held anger safely, set boundaries that are actually enforceable, and begin reparenting the inner child with compassion rather than control.

If family interactions leave you feeling dysregulated, angry, or guilty, this episode will help you see those reactions through a new lens and give you tools to stop trying to change your parents and start changing how you care for yourself.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Do you feel like all your growth disappears the moment you go home?
• Are you the family fixer, peacekeeper, or emotional mediator?
• Do you struggle with guilt or rage after spending time with your parents?
• Are you trying to set “boundaries” that you cannot actually control?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• The urge to fix family dynamics often comes from a childhood protector part trying to create safety.
• What feels like “I can’t help it” is usually a trauma-based habit, not a true lack of choice.
• Asking someone to change is a request, not a boundary. Boundaries are about what you will do.
• Rage is often stored grief from unmet childhood needs and must be safely released.
• Your inner child learns to trust you only through consistency, not intention.

How to Deepen the Work:

• When you feel the impulse to fix, pause and thank that part for trying to protect you.
• Create a release valve for anger such as screaming into a pillow, shaking your body, or release writing.
• Practice leaving triggering situations instead of confronting them in the moment.
• Reparent your inner child through consistent safety rather than promises of change.
• Ask yourself: “What can I do right now that I actually control?”

Coaching with Christine

Christine currently has just two remaining openings in her private one-on-one coaching practice. She has been coaching individuals since 2004 and only works with a small number of clients at a time to provide deep, personalized support.

If you feel called to work with Christine, email jill@christinehassler.com to inquire.

Social Media + Resources:

•  Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches!

The New Year is just around the corner along with the tradition of making resolutions, which are usually promises to do something "more, better, or different." Most of us start the New Year with the greatest of intentions, yet by March (or even by the second week in January) we may not find ourselves so resolved. We revert back to old patterns and beat ourselves up for not sticking to our resolutions. Could there be a way to ring in 2026 that serves us better?

YES! And it has been my New Year ritual for the past fifteen years.

Many of you have joined me in this ritual, which is a co-creative process of reflection and intention setting over the years.

The night of December 31st will come and go (and no one will remember what you wore) so instead of just trying to plan an epic evening, set your sights on co-creating an epic year!!

I invite you to follow this step-by-step process and amend it any way that inspires you:

PART ONE: Completing 2025

1. On December 31st (or around that time) carve out at least an hour of uninterrupted time for yourself. Create the mood – get comfy, quiet, light a candle, put on some music. Begin by writing in a journal your "Year in Review." Month by month recall events that happened, people you met, places you visited, lessons you learned, accomplishments, blessings, struggles, funny moments and so on. What is so great about looking at the year in this way is that you are able to notice how you have grown and express gratitude for all your learnings.
   
   

2. After you have gone through the year, consider the behaviors, beliefs or habits that you'd like to leave behind. We all have our regrets, bad habits, and learning experiences; yet, a lot of us tend to cling to them much longer than we need to. On a separate sheet of paper, write down what you would like to leave behind in 2025. For example: being obsessed with an ex, bad eating habits, going to bed too late, limiting beliefs, repetitive/disruptive thoughts, overuse of social media, consistent self-scrutiny, road rage and so on. When you complete this list, burn it or rip it up into tiny pieces to really let it go!
   
   

3. If you so choose, share your year in review with someone close to you. See what they recall, reminisce, and share a couple laughs. (Optional)
   
   

4. Make a toast to the end of the year. Say a prayer of gratitude for 2025, declare you are letting it go, and toast to releasing anything that no longer serves you.
   
   

PART TWO: Co-Creating 2026

5. Begin to co-create/manifest 2026. Light a new candle, set the mood. Meditate for at least five minutes using the guided meditation included in this episode. Meditation is important to do before you begin to manifest so you create and visualize from the authentic self rather than the ego.
   
   

6. After your meditation is complete and you are tuned into your most authentic channel, you are ready to start visioning your 2026! Begin by getting a blank sheet of unlined paper. Write at the top: "This or something better for the highest good of all concerned. And so it is."
   
   

7. Without thinking or analyzing, write down anything and everything that comes to mind that you would like to co-create/manifest in 2026. Be specific, be creative and think big; however, your list should be at least 70 percent possible and believable. Write until your brain is empty – don't worry about being greedy! The Universe loves to be generous!!! Important: write everything in present tense using "I am" and use verbs to enthusiastically and specifically express what you want. For instance, "I am joyfully and easily securing a new job that is professionally fulfilling and offers me the opportunity to do what I love." Include how you will FEEL - this is crucial because we're actually chasing the feeling, not just the goal.
   
   

8. Choose a place to display your list where you can see it regularly and treat it as something sacred. Better yet, record yourself reading your list aloud with feeling and emotion - your own voice is hypnotic. Listen to this recording daily, multiple times a day if possible.
   
   

9. Create a playlist of 3-5 songs (at least 20 minutes) that make you feel enlivened, connected to your purpose, and energized for the future. Choose forward-thinking songs that uplift you, not songs that make you nostalgic or sad. Listen to this playlist frequently - ideally while taking a walk and listening to your recorded manifestation audio.
   
   

10. Frequently throughout the year, review your list (every day is ideal). Read what you wrote aloud and feel free to add to it. January 1st is not the only day of the year in which you can call in what you want! Believe in the possibility of your manifestation power.
    
    

11. Observe with gratitude as things in your life begin to manifest. Celebrate AND do not beat yourself up or get discouraged over what is not happening. Focusing more on what is abundant in our lives ALREADY is the best way to generate more abundance. Remember that sometimes our timeline and the Universe's timeline may be different.
    
    

Resolve to live your life in alignment with what you truly want to manifest. Rid yourself of any emotional, mental, physical, or interpersonal clutter so that you can get out of your own way. Co-creating and manifestation takes action as well as thought and belief, so resolve this year to take steps to truly LIVE your best life.

Love,
Christine

In this deeply moving session, Christine supports Sheylee—a devoted mother who is pregnant with her seventh child and struggling under the weight of shame, overwhelm, and fear. After believing she was done having children, this unexpected pregnancy has stirred painful emotions, identity confusion, and unresolved relational patterns in her partnership.

Christine helps her gently unravel the layers of guilt, inner criticism, and pressure she has carried for years. Together, they explore how to hold two truths at once: loving a child while not feeling joyful about the circumstances, being grateful and overwhelmed at the same time, and honoring both human emotion and spiritual perspective.

If you’ve ever felt shame for how you feel, feared getting “stuck” in a hard season, or struggled to access compassion for yourself, this conversation offers relief, grounding, and a renewed sense of permission to be honest about your emotional reality.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Is there something in your life you believe you “should” feel happy about—but you don’t?
• Do you fear that if you let yourself feel your emotions, you won’t be able to stop?
• Do you often feel unsupported—emotionally, spiritually, or relationally?
• Are you harder on yourself than anyone else is?
• Do you hear an inner critic more loudly than your own compassion?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• Shame about how you feel is often more damaging than the feelings themselves.
• It is possible—and healthy—to hold two truths at once (“both/and”).
• Emotional release is not falling apart; it’s moving energy through the body.
• Many women confuse caretaking with connection or worthiness.
• Inner critics often come from childhood patterns of control, hypervigilance, or judgment.
• Spiritual support (God, Mother Mary, or a higher loving presence) can hold us when people cannot.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Practice the both/and: “I love this baby AND I am overwhelmed.”
• Create space each day to sit with your feelings rather than suppress them.
• Replace harsh self-talk with compassion through simple practices like Ho’oponopono:
  I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.
• Call on unseen spiritual support when human support feels unavailable.
• Identify where old survival strategies are still active—and begin updating them with gentler internal dialogue.
• Explore ways to communicate needs in your partnership with clarity rather than collapse.

Sponsor: Cured Nutrition – Flow Gummies

Christine recommends Flow Gummies from Cured Nutrition for clean, sustained energy and focus throughout the day. Formulated with Lion’s Mane, ginkgo, and green coffee bean extract, these gummies support mental clarity without jitters, crashes, or artificial ingredients.

Get 20% off your order at curednutrition.com/overit using code OVERIT

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts, including Coach’s Corner
• Instagram: @ChristineHassler | @SacredUnionCouples
• Facebook: Christine Hassler
• Book: Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on Christine’s services
• Apply to be coached live on the show: christinehassler.com/waitlist

In this heartfelt coaching session, Christine works with Jemma, who feels confused and heartbroken after believing that God led her into a relationship that ultimately ended in disappointment. Jemma wrestles with feelings of self-blame, loss, and spiritual doubt as she questions whether she misunderstood divine guidance—or was somehow being punished.

Christine helps her see the situation through a lens of truth and compassion. Together, they explore how childhood wounds shape patterns of self-sacrifice, and how spiritual confusion often arises when we project human expectations onto God. Jemma learns that she hasn’t “lost herself”—she was simply operating from childhood survival strategies, and she’s now being invited to evolve through love, loss, and faith.

If you’ve ever felt like the universe led you somewhere painful, this episode will help you find meaning, peace, and trust in a bigger plan.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Have you ever felt misled by God or the universe?
• Do you blame yourself when relationships don’t work out?
• Do you confuse caretaking or fawning with true connection?
• Are you interpreting disappointment as a sign you did something wrong?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• We often project human disappointment and abandonment onto God.
• “Losing yourself” is actually slipping back into old survival patterns.
• Every relationship can be a stepping stone toward deeper healing.
• Grief and progress can coexist—healing is not linear.
• Compassion for younger parts of ourselves softens relational patterns.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Reflect on how childhood shaped your approach to intimacy and caretaking.
• Replace “I lost myself” with “I shifted into coping—and now I’m returning to myself.”
• Journal about how this relationship moved you forward rather than backward.
• Spend time nurturing your inner child—the part of you longing for safety.
• Engage with God or your spiritual source as a loving presence, not a judge.

Sponsor: Cured Nutrition
Christine recommends Flow Gummies from Cured Nutrition for focused, sustained energy without jitters. Made with Lion’s Mane, ginkgo, and green coffee extract, Flow supports mental clarity and smooth, balanced energy.

Get 20% off when you subscribe at curednutrition.com/overit with code OVERIT.

Coaching with Christine:
Christine now has openings in two coaching pathways:
• A VIP six-month mentorship for deep, ongoing transformation
• A focused 10-week laser container for targeted support

Apply at christinehassler.com/coaching-christine.

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts, including Coach’s Corner
• Instagram: @ChristineHassler | @SacredUnionCouples
• Facebook: Christine Hassler
• Book: Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on Christine’s services
• Apply to be coached live on the show: christinehassler.com/waitlist

This story will help you put down the heavy “perfect jar” you’ve been carrying and reconnect to the part of you that was always enough. 

In this powerful coaching session, Christine supports Nina, a high-achieving woman who has learned to rely on herself since childhood—and now wonders why love feels so hard to receive. Despite years of healing and success, she finds herself attracting men who are kind but lack direction, and she struggles to understand whether her independence is strength or self-protection.

Christine helps Nina uncover the difference between healthy masculine energy and overfunctioning rooted in trauma. Together, they explore how early loss and betrayal created hypervigilance, and how surrendering to trust—especially through a deeper spiritual relationship—can open the door to healthy, reciprocal love.

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too strong,” or you find it easier to do everything yourself than to receive support, this episode will help you reframe that pattern with compassion and start allowing love in.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Do you relate to overfunctioning or feeling like the one everyone relies on?
• Is receiving help or love uncomfortable for you?
• Do you believe you need to have everything handled to feel safe?
• Have you confused control with confidence or independence with strength?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• Overfunctioning is often a trauma response, not healthy masculine energy.
• When we’ve been hurt by men, we often project that hurt onto “the masculine” as a whole.
• Safety must come before surrender—your nervous system needs evidence that love can be safe.
• Healing happens in stages; each relationship can serve as a stepping stone toward healthy partnership.
• True surrender isn’t weakness—it’s a return to trust, faith, and divine alignment.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Reflect on early memories that taught you to “handle it all” and what beliefs they created.
• Practice receiving in small, everyday ways (compliments, help, rest).
• Replace “I need to fix it” with “I’m open to support.”
• Pray or journal: “God, help me align with my most loving and healthy match.”
• Remember that trust—both spiritual and relational—is a muscle built over time.

Sponsor: Cured Nutrition
Christine recommends Flow Gummies from Cured Nutrition for clean, sustained energy and mental clarity. Formulated with Lion’s Mane, green coffee extract, and ginkgo, Flow helps boost focus without jitters or crashes.

Get 20% off when you subscribe at curednutrition.com/overit with code OVERIT.

Upcoming Program:
Christine’s Emerge Program is now open! This 3-month embodiment experience is for anyone who has done the inner work but still feels stuck. Learn to integrate awareness into embodied confidence and flow.

Join at christinehassler.com/emerge2025.

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts, including Coach’s Corner
• Instagram: @ChristineHassler | @SacredUnionCouples
• Facebook: Christine Hassler
• Book: Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on Christine’s services
• Apply to be coached live on the show: christinehassler.com/waitlist

In this episode, I sit down with renowned relationship coach and author Dr. Susan Campbell for a real, practical conversation about communication, connection, and what it takes to create emotionally honest relationships.

We talk about the most common patterns that keep partners from truly hearing each other, how to move from defensiveness to curiosity, and simple tools you can use right away to build more trust and ease in your relationships — romantic or otherwise.

Susan Campbell, PhD, is a relationship expert, speaker, and best-selling author of twelve books, including Getting Real and Five Minute Relationship Repair. With decades of experience in counseling psychology, she helps individuals, couples, and teams communicate more authentically and navigate conflict with compassion. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN’s News Night, and in publications such as Self and Cosmopolitan. You can learn more at susancampbell.com

In this deeply supportive session, Christine coaches Kelly, who is learning to open her heart to healthy love after leaving a toxic marriage. Kelly recently met someone kind and emotionally available—but her nervous system keeps sending mixed signals, leaving her wondering whether it’s intuition or fear.

Christine helps her understand how the body stores memories of past trauma, how to distinguish real red flags from old triggers, and how to gently retrain the nervous system to feel safe in love again. Together, they explore what integration looks like after healing work—when awareness turns into embodiment.

If you’ve ever questioned your body’s signals, struggled to trust love again, or feared repeating old patterns, this conversation will bring deep clarity and compassion.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Do you mistake fear for intuition—or intuition for fear?
• Have past painful relationships made it hard to feel safe in love?
• Are you waiting to be “fully healed” before allowing intimacy in?
• How do you respond when someone truly shows up for you?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• The nervous system often reacts to memories, not the present moment.
• Fear can mean danger—or it can mean expansion.
• Integration is the bridge between awareness and embodiment.
• Healing doesn’t mean fear disappears; it means you relate to it differently.
• Safe love can still feel unfamiliar—and that’s okay.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Journal about how your body reacts when someone is kind, consistent, or loving.
• Write down red flags from past relationships to clarify what’s truly unsafe.
• Practice “titration”: letting love in slowly, without judgment.
• Notice when your nervous system feels unsettled and speak to it with compassion.
• Remind yourself: you can feel fear and stay open to love.

Sponsor: Cured Nutrition
Need more energy and focus without the crash? Christine recommends Flow Gummies by Cured Nutrition—made with Lion’s Mane, green coffee extract, and ginkgo for clean, sustained energy. No jitters, no afternoon crash, and no sleepless nights.

Get 20% off when you subscribe at curednutrition.com/overit with code OVERIT.

Upcoming Program:
Christine’s new Emerge Program is now open! This 3-month embodiment experience is for anyone who’s done the inner work but still feels “stuck.” You’ll integrate your growth through body-based tools, live coaching, and lifelong access to all materials.

Join or catch up anytime at christinehassler.com/emerge2025.

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.

You’ve attended the retreats, read the books, done the therapy—so why does everything you’ve learned still live in your head and not your life? In this episode, I introduce Emerge 2025, a 3-month intimate group coaching and teaching container design

Do you ever feel like you’re too self-aware? You can name every childhood wound and pattern… yet your inner critic still takes over?

Welcome to the Awareness Trap.

In this episode, Christine guides you through a 5-minute somatic shift so you can stop mentally analyzing your Inner Critic — and start embodying freedom from it.

You’ll learn:

• Why insight alone doesn’t create transformation

• How the inner critic is really a protective response

• A simple practice to shift from self-judgment to self-leadership

If you’re self-aware but still stuck… this is for you.

Save your spot for the FREE Awareness Trap Masterclass:

ChristineHassler.com/free 

In this heartfelt and relatable session, Christine coaches Mischa—a high-achieving, only child who’s used to getting what she wants and is now navigating a season where nothing seems to be going her way. After leaving a toxic job and experiencing disappointment in love, Mischa feels stuck in what Christine calls an expectation hangover: the emotional crash that comes when reality doesn’t match our hopes.

Together, they explore how unmet desires are not punishments but powerful invitations to grow. Christine helps Mischa see how her childhood pattern of being soothed by “getting what she wanted” now limits her ability to self-soothe and find peace when life doesn’t deliver. This episode invites all of us to stop labeling difficult seasons as problems—and instead recognize them as sacred opportunities to develop resilience, self-worth, and inner stability.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the work but life just isn’t “flowing,” this conversation will help you see that you are in flow—just on a deeper, soul-centered level.

Consider/Ask Yourself

• Are you in a season where it feels like you just can’t get what you want?
• Do you find your worth tied to achievement, attention, or validation?
• When life doesn’t go your way, do you resist or allow yourself to feel the disappointment?
• What might shift if you learned to find safety and love within yourself—no matter what’s happening externally?

Key Insights and A-HAs

• Expectation hangovers aren’t setbacks—they’re realignments.
• True freedom comes when we stop needing things outside us to validate our worth.
• Discomfort is not failure—it’s emotional strength training.
• We repeat childhood patterns until we consciously choose new responses.
• Flow isn’t always about ease; sometimes it’s about deep integration and recalibration.

How to Deepen the Work

• When things don’t go your way, pause and ask: “What is this season teaching me?”
• Sit with disappointment rather than rushing to fix or distract from it.
• Journal about times when you’ve equated love or safety with “getting what you want.”
• Practice self-validation by naming three things you’re proud of—no external approval required.
• Reframe “stuckness” as a recalibration period where your soul is upgrading your inner strength.

Upcoming Program

Emerge 2025 — A 3-Month Integration Journey for Women
Christine’s newest program is for women who already know their patterns but still feel stuck repeating them. Through live coaching, somatic breathwork, and embodiment practices, you’ll integrate what you’ve learned and create sustainable transformation.

• Starts: Spring 2025
• Format: Live online coaching container
• Learn More & Register: christinehassler.com/emerge2025

Sponsor: BEAM Dream Powder

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Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.

In this soulful and courageous session, Christine coaches Christina—a woman in her mid-40s navigating a season of heartbreak, transformation, and rediscovery. After years of deep personal work, Christina finds herself between two worlds: the part that longs to repair a relationship marked by betrayal and the part that knows it may be time to let go.

Through their conversation, Christine helps Christina uncover how childhood patterns of betrayal and instability shaped her adult relationships—and how her current challenge is an invitation to reclaim trust, safety, and self-worth from within. Together, they explore how to discern between intuition and fear, how to release self-judgment, and how compassion—not perfection—is the key to healing.

If you’ve ever questioned whether to stay or move on, struggled to trust yourself, or felt stuck between awareness and action, this episode will remind you that every moment of confusion can be a sacred initiation into deeper self-trust and freedom.

Consider/Ask Yourself

• Do you know what’s next for you—or do you feel caught between awareness and action?
• Are you replaying familiar childhood dynamics in your adult relationships?
• Do you struggle to trust yourself or feel safe in your own choices?
• Can you offer compassion to the parts of you that are still learning and healing?

Key Insights and A-HAs

• Our deepest relationship struggles often mirror early attachment wounds.
• Trust is both a decision and a feeling—it begins by creating safety within.
• Compassion, not criticism, is what allows transformation to take root.
• Healing is not linear; we revisit old patterns to integrate new awareness.
• Sometimes our life “stalls” because our soul is prioritizing foundational healing.

How to Deepen the Work

• Reflect on moments where you’ve outsourced safety or validation to others—then gently reclaim that power.
• When confusion arises, pause and ask: “Is this my adult self speaking, or my inner child seeking reassurance?”
• Write a letter to your younger self affirming that you can now provide the safety and love she needed.
• Practice compassion daily—especially when the inner critic says you “should be further along.”
• Trust that healing developmental wounds is not a distraction from your purpose; it is the path to your purpose.

Upcoming Program

Emergence: A Live Coaching Container with Christine
Launching this November, Emergence is a transformative group experience designed for women who have “done the work” but still feel stuck in one key area of life. This live coaching journey helps you move from awareness to embodied change—on the subconscious and nervous system levels.

• Start Date: November 2025
• Format: Live coaching (not pre-recorded)
• Learn More: christinehassler.com

Sponsor: BEAM Dream Powder

Struggling with sleep? Christine recommends BEAM Dream Powder, an all-natural blend designed to help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed—without grogginess.

Over 17.5 million nights of sleep have been improved with BEAM, and 92% of users report better rest.

Special Offer: Get up to 40% off for a limited time at shopbeam.com/overit with code OVERIT.

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.

In this powerful coaching session, Christine works with Kevin, a husband of 21 years, as he explores the delicate balance between healthy relational needs and unresolved childhood wounds. Kevin opens up about longing for deeper intimacy and appreciation from his wife—and wondering if those desires are truly valid or rooted in his past.

Together, they unpack how unmet childhood needs often show up in our adult relationships, especially when we expect a partner to fulfill what our parents couldn’t. Christine helps Kevin distinguish between the “little boy” who seeks attention and the “grown man” who can communicate clearly, take leadership, and set his partner up for success.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, under appreciated, or rejected by someone you love—or if you’ve wondered why the same emotional patterns keep showing up in your relationships—this episode offers a roadmap for transforming frustration into empowerment and deeper connection.

Consider/Ask Yourself

• Are there needs in your relationship that go unmet, leaving you resentful or withdrawn?
• Do you ever feel like your partner “should just know” what you need?
• Have you confused childhood wounding with adult desire?
• How might your relationship change if you led with grounded communication instead of expectation?

Key Insights and A-HAs

• Many relational frustrations stem from projecting unhealed childhood wounds onto our partners.
• Expressing needs from a grounded, adult self invites intimacy—while expressing them from a wounded inner child often repels it.
• True leadership in love means clearly communicating needs and guiding your partner on how to meet them.
• Resentment and unspoken expectations block intimacy more than unmet needs themselves.
• Relationships thrive when both partners take 100% responsibility for their own healing and communication.

How to Deepen the Work

• Before expressing a need, pause to ask: “Is this coming from my adult self or my inner child?”
• Practice the phrase: “If you really knew me, you’d know I’d love to hear…” to communicate appreciation requests gently.
• Create “safe yes” conversations—where each partner can express needs without fear of rejection.
• Consider setting aside scheduled connection time to nurture intimacy intentionally.
• Reflect on how your family patterns might still shape how you relate to love, desire, and worthiness.

Upcoming Event

Couples Retreat with Christine & Steph
Join Christine and Steph for a small, intimate couples retreat in San Diego, designed to deepen communication, heal emotional patterns, and restore passion and partnership.

• Date: April 2026 (exact dates TBA)
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Register: Email assist@christinehassler.com or DM @ChristineHassler to join the interest list

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.

The survival strategy of fawning may have once kept you safe, but it can leave you disconnected, resentful, and exhausted.

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Ingrid Clayton, psychologist and author of Fawning: The Cost of People-Pleasing and the Courage to Break Free, joins Christine to unpack trauma and specifically the trauma response of fawning.

In this episode, Christine coaches Jessica, a multi-passionate entrepreneur who struggles to follow through on her vision. Jessica shares how she often throws herself into new ideas with enthusiasm, only to lose momentum when life shifts or self-doubt creeps in. Although she feels deeply called to help mothers raising children in challenging family systems, she wrestles with limiting beliefs about whether people actually want what she offers.

Christine helps Jessica reframe her so-called “career ADHD” as a strength—multi-passionate creativity—and uncovers the deeper fears that keep her from committing fully to her dream. They discuss the power of belief, why consistency matters more than perfection, and how to align her entrepreneurial mindset with truth, love, and service.

If you’ve ever second-guessed your calling, started projects you didn’t finish, or doubted whether your work really matters, this coaching session will inspire you to release self-sabotage and step forward with clarity and confidence.

Consider/Ask Yourself

• Do you start projects with excitement but struggle to finish them?
• Have you labeled yourself as “scattered” or “inconsistent” instead of seeing your creativity as a gift?
• Are you holding back from your dream because you fear people won’t want what you have to offer?
• How might changing your beliefs about yourself and your audience shift the results you see?

Key Insights and A-HAs

• Being multi-passionate isn’t a problem—it’s part of the entrepreneurial spirit.
• Our beliefs shape our outcomes: if we believe there’s no audience, our energy reflects that.
• Consistency in creating and sharing builds trust, especially with sensitive topics like parenting and family.
• Fear of failure often shows up as “not finishing,” but true growth comes from committing fully.
• Relief, not resistance, signals alignment with truth.

How to Deepen the Work

• Identify one limiting belief that’s draining your momentum. Write down evidence that challenges it.
• Clarify who your “ideal client” is and create content as if you’re speaking directly to them.
• Reframe social media or marketing as opportunities to build trust rather than chores.
• Normalize the ups and downs of entrepreneurship—it’s part of the journey, not proof you’re failing.

Upcoming Event

Christine’s Women’s Retreat
A transformational retreat designed to help you release old patterns, reclaim your truth, and radiate love into your life and the world.

• Date: October 17, 2025
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Register: christinehassler.com/retreat
• Scholarships available—email jill@christinehassler.com for details.

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.

In this tender and powerful coaching session, Christine works with SJ—a single mother who has done tremendous inner work but still wonders if something is blocking her from partnership. Together, they explore the difference between apathy and protection, generational patterns, and the fear of letting someone see you at your most vulnerable.

As SJ opens up about her history, caregiving responsibilities, and longing for connection, Christine reflects back the progress she’s already made and challenges the belief that there’s “a problem” to be solved. Instead, this conversation shows how surrender, self-love, and reframing our stories can transform what we see as liabilities into pathways for deeper intimacy.

If you’ve ever felt “stuck,” compared your progress to others, or believed that your life circumstances made you unlovable, this episode will help you soften those fears and recognize the growth already alive within you.

Consider/Ask Yourself

• Do you sometimes confuse surrender with apathy?
• Have you felt so self-sufficient that there’s little room for anyone else?
• Do you carry the fear that your challenges or past make you undesirable in relationships?
• How might it feel to let someone witness you in your weakest moments and discover that you are still worthy of love?

Key Insights and A-HAs

• Not every challenge is a “problem” to be solved—sometimes there’s no problem at all.
• What looks like apathy may actually be self-protection.
• True partnership is about interdependence, not codependence.
• Intimacy often deepens when we let others see us in our hardest moments.
• Shifting your inner language and beliefs can change how others experience your life story.

Upcoming Event

Christine’s Women’s Retreat
Join Christine for a life-changing experience where you’ll release old patterns, reconnect with your truth, and step into the next level of your life.

• Date: October 17, 2025
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Register: christinehassler.com/retreat

Sponsor: BEAM Dream Powder

Struggling with sleep? Christine recommends BEAM Dream Powder, an all-natural blend designed to help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed—without grogginess.

Over 17.5 million nights of sleep have been improved with BEAM, and 92% of users report better rest.

Special Offer: Get up to 40% off for a limited time at shopbeam.com/overit with code OVERIT.

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.

Steven R. Gundry, MD is a world-renowned heart surgeon turned nutrition pioneer. Once the chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at Loma Linda University, he now focuses on reversing modern diseases through the power of food and the microbiome. He’s the bestselling author of The Plant Paradox series, Unlocking the Keto Code, and his latest book The Gut-Brain Paradox. Dr. Gundry also hosts the top-ranked Dr. Gundry Podcast and leads Gundry MD, a wellness brand dedicated to helping people live longer, healthier lives.

In this candid coaching session, Christine works with Andi, a coach who left a stable engineering career to pursue her true calling—but is now questioning whether to keep going or retreat back to what feels “safe.” After years of effort without financial stability, Andi wonders if she’s chasing a pipe dream.

Christine helps her uncover the deeper dynamics at play: how childhood conditioning, generational fear, and the belief that success must follow a formula are holding her back. Together, they explore what it means to believe in your dreams even when external results lag, and how coaching isn’t just about marketing or money—it’s about embodying truth and evolving consciousness.

If you’ve ever doubted your path, felt torn between passion and practicality, or questioned whether your dreams are valid, this conversation will give you clarity, relief, and a renewed sense of purpose.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Have you ever wondered if your dreams are too unrealistic—or if the “safe” path is actually safer?
• Did childhood experiences or parental voices shape your beliefs about success?
• Are you harder on yourself than you are on others you support?
• Do you feel like you have “one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake” when it comes to pursuing your passion?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• Coaching (and many soul-led vocations) is a spiritual journey, not just a business model.
• Our worth is not defined by clients’ results or financial benchmarks.
• Childhood wounds and inherited fears can sabotage dreams if left unhealed.
• Success requires both service and the willingness to receive energetic exchange.
• Believing in yourself and embodying your truth creates alignment that attracts opportunities.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Identify whose voice you hear in your doubts—is it truly yours?
• Reflect on childhood dreams that were squashed and consider how they want to express now.
• Reframe support not as “fixing” but as resourcing yourself for the journey.
• Notice where you’re trying to make your path formulaic (A + B = C) and invite curiosity instead.
• Ask: “What do I know to be true about myself?” and breathe into that truth daily.

Upcoming Event:
Christine’s Women’s Retreat takes place October 17–19, 2025. This transformational weekend helps women release old programming, reconnect with their true desires, and step boldly into the life they’re meant to live. Partial scholarships are now available, and generous listeners can sponsor another woman’s attendance.

Learn more and reserve your spot: christinehassler.com/retreat

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.

Do you ever wonder what really defines narcissism and high-conflict behavior — and how you can protect yourself when faced with it? In this episode, I sit down with Rebecca Zung to break it down in a way that’s clear, empowering, and practical.

Rebecca’s journey is remarkable: once a college dropout and single mom, she went on to become one of the nation’s most powerful attorneys and a bestselling author. She’s now dedicated to helping people recognize toxic dynamics and learn how to negotiate with confidence. Her latest book, SLAY the Bully: How to Negotiate with a Narcissist and Win, offers proven strategies that have reached millions through her podcast, YouTube channel, and writing.

Together, we explore the key traits of narcissism, what makes someone high-conflict, and most importantly, what you can do to reclaim your power in the face of manipulation. Whether you’re navigating a difficult relationship, workplace conflict, or just want to better understand human behavior, this conversation will give you tools to feel stronger, clearer, and more free

In this inspiring session, Christine coaches Wendy, who has felt stuck and frozen by fear—especially when it comes to making decisions in her relationships and career. Wendy shares her history of physical challenges, overprotective parenting, and bullying, which shaped her belief that fear and love always go hand in hand.

Christine helps her see that fear doesn’t have to be a problem. Together, they explore how to release the “something is wrong with me” belief, reframe fear as an old protective pattern, and step into a new chapter defined by intention rather than paralysis.

If you’ve ever waited to feel confident or fear-free before making a move in your life, this conversation will remind you that you can take steps even with fear present—and that your past doesn’t have to dictate your future.

Consider / Ask Yourself:

• Are you waiting for fear to disappear before pursuing something you truly want?
• Do old childhood experiences still shape how you see yourself and your choices?
• Have you confused “being seen” with “being judged”?
• What new story could you tell yourself that would free you from the past?

Key Insights and A-HAs:

• Fear doesn’t have to be solved before you act—it can come along for the ride.
• Overprotective parenting can imprint fear that isn’t actually yours.
• Confidence comes from self-trust and knowing you can handle challenges, not from waiting for certainty.
• Reframing fear as familiar, but not controlling, creates freedom.
• Being honest about your story invites connection, not rejection.

How to Deepen the Work:

• Instead of waiting for confidence, act with intention.
• Talk to your younger self and reassure them they are safe now.
• Notice when you are seeing yourself through the old lens of “something is wrong with me.”
• Try body-based practices that build trust and safety within yourself.
• Practice honesty in small ways and notice how people respond with compassion.

Upcoming Event:
Christine’s Women’s Retreat happens October 17–19, 2025. This intimate and transformational gathering is a chance to release fear, reprogram old patterns, and step fully into the truth of who you are. Partial scholarships are now available, and generous listeners can even sponsor another woman’s attendance.

Learn more and reserve your spot at christinehassler.com/retreat.

Social Media + Resources:

• Christine Hassler — Take a Coaching Assessment
• Christine Hassler Podcasts Including Coaches Corner
• Christine on Facebook
• Expectation Hangover by Christine Hassler
• @ChristineHassler on Twitter
• @ChristineHassler on Instagram
• @SacredUnionCouples on Instagram
• Email: jill@christinehassler.com — For information on any of my services!
• Get on the waitlist to be coached on the show!
• Get on the list to be notified about the upcoming certification program for coaches.