{"podcast":{"title":"Sit Around the Fire","slug":"sit-around-the-fire-7092992","podcast_index_feed_id":7092992,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/p7CgHNTy.rss","website_url":"http://www.sitaroundthefire.org","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/a1a89402-3cb2-4d0e-8271-1dc3f9195458/logos/1ca2cda6-5777-4806-9283-839da608aef6.png","author":"Ashlea Dillard","episode_count":62,"summary":"Welcome to Sit Around the Fire — the space where stories ignite transformation. Hosted by a former first responder turned licensed professional counselor and certified hypnotherapist , this podcast blends real-life experiences , powerful teachings, and practical tools for mental and physical health . Each episode invites you to slow down, reflect, and find your spark again. Together, we explore mindfulness, stress management, trauma recovery, and PTSD healing — all through the lens of someone who’s lived it. You’ll hear raw conversations with first responders, veterans, and mental health experts as well as other incredible human beings with amazing stories and missions who share their wisdom on how to move from burnout to balance, from survival mode to thriving. If you’re ready to break free from old patterns and beliefs , reclaim your peace, and live your most abundant, limitless life , this is your community. ✨ What you’ll learn: How to manage stress and trauma while building emotional resilience. Practical mindfulness and mental well-being techniques that fit your lifestyle. Real stories of healing from first responders and military families . Tools to strengthen both mental an…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T08:19:32.620717+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-around-the-fire-7092992"},"episode":{"title":"#059 Don’t Wait Until You’re Healed to Be in a Relationship","slug":"059-don-t-wait-until-you-re-healed-to-be-in-a-relationship","published_at":"2026-07-07T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-around-the-fire-7092992/059-don-t-wait-until-you-re-healed-to-be-in-a-relationship","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-around-the-fire-7092992","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/287f550a3784561bc9feff92659c0810f4133084b1e41b4ed36e19d890f93b17/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlY2E0MWE2ZS04ZDUxLTQ2M2ItYjI3My02OTIwNjU4NjNmZDciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJhMWE4OTQwMi0zY2IyLTRkMGUtODI3MS0xZGMzZjkxOTU0NTgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTFiODUwMTcyODQxMTU2YjI2M2VmY2QiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0YzcwOWE4Mzc4MDUzMjIwOWUxNTUxL2FzaGxlYS1kaWxsYXJkcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTdfXzUtMjAtNTcubXAzIn0=.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/287f550a3784561bc9feff92659c0810f4133084b1e41b4ed36e19d890f93b17/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlY2E0MWE2ZS04ZDUxLTQ2M2ItYjI3My02OTIwNjU4NjNmZDciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJhMWE4OTQwMi0zY2IyLTRkMGUtODI3MS0xZGMzZjkxOTU0NTgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTFiODUwMTcyODQxMTU2YjI2M2VmY2QiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0YzcwOWE4Mzc4MDUzMjIwOWUxNTUxL2FzaGxlYS1kaWxsYXJkcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTdfXzUtMjAtNTcubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"So many people believe they need to be fully healed before they can be in a relationship. But what if that belief is actually keeping us isolated? In this episode of Sit Around the Fire , Ashlea Dillard explores why relationships are not just something we enter after healing — they are often one of the places healing actually happens. Drawing from psychodynamic theory, Jungian psychology, attachment theory, object relations theory, and humanistic psychology, Ashlea breaks down how relationships reveal unconscious patterns, activate old wounds, mirror hidden parts of ourselves, and give the nervous system new experiences of safety, repair, and connection. This episode is not about staying in unsafe or harmful relationships. It is about understanding the difference between being activated and being harmed, and recognizing that safe-enough relationships can become powerful spaces for growth, awareness, and healing. You do not have to be perfect to be loved. You are allowed to be loved while you are still learning.","meta_description":"So many people believe they need to be fully healed before they can be in a relationship. But what if that belief is actually keeping us isolated? In this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1662,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-around-the-fire-7092992/episodes/059-don-t-wait-until-you-re-healed-to-be-in-a-relationship/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-around-the-fire-7092992/059-don-t-wait-until-you-re-healed-to-be-in-a-relationship.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}