8 episodes

Have you ever experienced the heartbreak of failing at relationships you once thought you’d love forever? And what impact did that have on your ability to trust? So, have you finally realized that soul-mate hunting is, at best, a weak strategy?



If you are afraid to love again, and ready for a safe strategy, that actually works, then it’s time to REDISCOVER TRUST.



My strategy will teach you the 3 ROOT causes of relationship failure: love dying, bargaining for needs, and fighting. With this knowledge, and the best practices for solving each, you’ll be able to TAKE CHARGE AND BUILD a relationship of your dreams – instead of hoping and praying that one day your dreams may come true.



Only when YOU ARE IN CHARGE can you know that your X’s & O’s will never again become exes and woes.



That’s what this podcast is all about: a simple, 3-piece strategy to empower you to feel safe to love again! So IMAGINE … a relationship where:

- you feel fully loved

- you’re getting your needs met with an unreserved yes, and

- fighting melts away into curiosity and compassion.



Who wouldn’t want to come home to that kind of relationship – every day, year after year! So, when is now the right time to take charge of your life!

X’s & O’s Not Exes & Woes Cheryl Herbst

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 12 Ratings

Have you ever experienced the heartbreak of failing at relationships you once thought you’d love forever? And what impact did that have on your ability to trust? So, have you finally realized that soul-mate hunting is, at best, a weak strategy?



If you are afraid to love again, and ready for a safe strategy, that actually works, then it’s time to REDISCOVER TRUST.



My strategy will teach you the 3 ROOT causes of relationship failure: love dying, bargaining for needs, and fighting. With this knowledge, and the best practices for solving each, you’ll be able to TAKE CHARGE AND BUILD a relationship of your dreams – instead of hoping and praying that one day your dreams may come true.



Only when YOU ARE IN CHARGE can you know that your X’s & O’s will never again become exes and woes.



That’s what this podcast is all about: a simple, 3-piece strategy to empower you to feel safe to love again! So IMAGINE … a relationship where:

- you feel fully loved

- you’re getting your needs met with an unreserved yes, and

- fighting melts away into curiosity and compassion.



Who wouldn’t want to come home to that kind of relationship – every day, year after year! So, when is now the right time to take charge of your life!

    008 Frank Mancini: Connection or Depression Part 2

    008 Frank Mancini: Connection or Depression Part 2

    In this episode, Cheryl and Frank discuss:   The continued rise in depression rates especially in young people.   The 3rd daily practice that nourishes the soil that relationship woes grow so that fighting melts into curiosity and compassion. How the lack of understanding leads to a lack of connection and depressive states. Key Takeaways:…

    • 22 min
    007 Frank Mancini: Connection or Depression Part 1

    007 Frank Mancini: Connection or Depression Part 1

    In this episode, Cheryl and Frank Mancini discuss:   How social media and lifestyle contribute to the rate of depression.  The first and second daily practices that nourish the soil that relationship woes grow in and can end relationship failure once and for all.  How to create an environment that communicates love to your partner, so they…

    • 25 min
    006 Meet Cheryl Herbst

    006 Meet Cheryl Herbst

    In this episode, Cheryl will discuss:   A question received from a listener asking about the heartache she expressed in episode one. Why soulmate hunting is a weak strategy and how to stop wasting time hoping and praying. The paradigm shift she experienced through reading “A Course In Miracles.” Key Takeaways:   Loneliness and broken…

    • 14 min
    005 Cheryl Herbst: Being Seen & Heard

    005 Cheryl Herbst: Being Seen & Heard

    In this episode, Cheryl will discuss:   Root cause #3 of relationship failure: fighting, and to replace it with curiosity and compassion.  Understanding the core reason behind triggers that lead to defensiveness.  How to manage defensive reactions instead of reacting to them.  Key Takeaways:   Each partner trying to pull the other into their mindset in an…

    • 22 min
    004 Getting Your Needs Met with A Smile

    004 Getting Your Needs Met with A Smile

    In this episode, Cheryl will discuss:   Root cause #2 of relationship failure: not getting your needs met. How giving out of obligation leads to relationship failure   A win-win strategy for asking your partner for your needs to be met. Key Takeaways:   Asking your partner to sacrifice their selfish needs for your selfish…

    • 14 min
    003 Feeling Loved Not Just Being Loved

    003 Feeling Loved Not Just Being Loved

    In this episode, Cheryl will discuss:   Root cause #1 of relationship failure:  love dying after the honeymoon stage.  Why eliminating this loss is so important. How making your partner feel fully loved by speaking their love language can keep petty annoyances from eroding your love bond. Key Takeaways:   Everyone needs to feel loved, not just…

    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Susan Dascenzi ,

Wisdom + Compasion = This podcast and loving again!

Listening to this podcast creates the hope that one CAN love again and feel the trust to open up to that love without the fear. Cheryl's warmth, compasion, and wisdom shine through as she offers easy to understand strategies for keeping love alive and opening back into love if your heart's been closed. A podcast all need to listen if you're in a relationship! Thank you Cheryl for opening yourself back up so that many others can learn how to as well!!

Sanctuary Lady ,

We can all use this!

Bravo and THANKS, Cheryl, for offering exactly what your Welcome episode promises: streamlined, practical strategies that anyone can implement not only in their romantic partnerships, but in any relationship that fails to meet its promise. Terrific, encouraging stuff!

name lady ,

Relationships Simplified

Cheryl discusses relationships and shares information that assists one on how to maintain your relationships so that they thrive vs die. Best part still she does it in approximately 15 minutes without wasting any of your time. I've subscribed as Cheryl makes the not so obvious very obvious. Great to listen to on the way to/from work!

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