The Guest Series, Ep 3: Healing Through Connection with Kristin Maczko (How Your Brain Shapes Your Relationship with Yourself and the World Around You)

EPISODE #64 — OCT 31, 2025

This week, we’re continuing “The Guest Series” — a curated collection of the most loved and listened-to interviews on the podcast. In this 5-part conversation series, you’ll hear from trusted voices in women’s health on topics like menstrual cycles, hormone balance, body image, relationships, nervous system healing, and integrative medicine.

In this episode, we’re joined by Kristin Maczko — neuroscience PhD, well-being expert, and integral coach. Kristin breaks down the neurobiology behind our need for connection and how understanding your brain can deepen self-care. We discuss how childhood attachment styles shape adult relationships and how healing happens through healthy connection. Kristin also shares practical ways to calm your inner critic through self-compassion. Plus, we dive into how attachment styles can show up at work and how to support well-being in the workplace (as both an individual contributor and as a manager). If you’re seeking a more holistic approach to self-care and relationships, don’t miss this conversation.

You can find Kristin through her website, and check out the books we mentioned: A General Theory of Love & The Body Keeps the Score.

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In this episode:

02:32 — Introducing Kristin Maczko, neuroscience PhD and integral coach

03:58 — How our brains are wired 

08:11 — The neuroscience behind your need to connect

11:42 — How your childhood affects your relationships as an adult

17:04 — The 4 attachment styles and how they show up IRL

22:25 — Questioning your thoughts and healing in relationship

30:16 — Balancing self-care with taking care of those around you

32:16 — Calming your inner critic through self-compassion

36:57 — How our attachment styles can show up in the workplace

40:27 — Practical steps to creating a healthier work environment

51:33 — The first step to take if you’re burnt out or struggling in relationships 

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