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199. When You're Free, You Love: A Journey Through Forgiveness, Power & Embodied Healing

Kayla MacDonald

In this heartfelt conversation, Kayla sits down with David Cunningham—author of Your Love Does Matter and founder of the Love Matters Collaboration—to explore how love can be a radical, embodied, and transformational force in today’s world. From David’s early spiritual awakening at age 4 to a powerful 35-year career in transformational leadership, this episode unpacks how we can move from judgment to joy, from resentment to love, and from righteousness to radical compassion.

Topics we explore include:

  • The true nature of forgiveness (hint: it’s not condoning, and it’s not about them)
  • Why resentment and judgment keep us from our truest, most loving selves
  • How to literally put resentment aside using somatic visualization
  • Releasing the obsession with being “right” in favor of being loving
  • The difference between relating and loving
  • Why love is a way of being, not a feeling you wait for
  • How your love footprint can change the world
  • The intersection of politics and spirituality—and how David is sending a love letter to every member of Congress

This episode is for the listener who’s ready to soften, expand, and lead from love—even when the world feels divided.

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