Liesel holds a Master\u2019s in Education and a B.A. in psychology from the University of California Santa Barbara. \nAfter a seven year tenure as a college professor she realized that her true gift was in the healing arts. \nShe holds certifications in multiple healing modalities including Reiki and Pranic Healing. \nAnd since 2001, she has been guiding women on their spiritual and healing journeys and helping them find their greatest joy.\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\nWhat is it you are feeling vulnerable about?\nWhen You Tripped Up\nFor Liesel it was a series of trip-ups that she kept doing over and over again in every relationship.\nShe would start to date someone and then morph into who she thought he wanted her to be.\xa0 From becoming a sports fanatic, to a surfer girl, to a grunge rocker etc.\xa0\nAll of this time she never really knew who she was.\xa0 Even the music she was into and the clothes she wore were dictated by who she was dating.\nIt wasn\u2019t until she had a really challenging, bottom out relationship that she got real about figuring out who she was and why she continued to be in dysfunctional relationships that things changed.\nThe \u201cDUH\u201d moment that changed your partnerships forever \nLiesel had this story she was sure she had proven time and time again that when she put on some weight her husband was less attracted to her and when she lost weight he was more attracted to her.\nThis caused her to be super careful about her diet and fitness and put tons of energy into this. \nWhen she said this to her husband, he was like, what are you talking about?\xa0 He had no awareness of this 10 \u2013 12 pound weight range she was obsessed about.\nHe said, \u201cI\u2019m always more attracted to you when you feel radiant and confident and I\u2019m less attracted to you when you\u2019re insecure and needy.\u201d\nShe came to the realization that it was not her weight but her perception of herself and how she was carrying herself and how she felt about herself that impacted her attraction to her.\nThis was a massive shift for her. \nProudest moment in partnership \nThe opening to the vulnerability of marrying her husband.\xa0 She knew he was not going to let her hide or be less than her fullest self.\nIt has led to a vast wonderland of adventure.\xa0 And it\u2019s hard.\xa0 And it\u2019s scary.\xa0 And it hurts. And it\u2019s beautiful and has led her to levels of herself that she couldn\u2019t access by herself.\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\nThe best gift that you can give your children is a happy marriage.\nIf your marriage loses the priority then the family is going to fall apart.\xa0 And that\u2019s the biggest suffering for the child.\nBest Partnership Book\n\nThe Queen\u2019s Code\n\nThe Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire (20th Anniversary Edition)