Disrupting The Norm With Love

Joanne Lockwood is joined by Heather Egginton, who describes her work as activating truth, trust, and love to help people connect more deeply with themselves and others. Together they explore how everyday “truths” can be inherited illusions—beliefs and expectations passed down through family, society, and culture—and how those stories quietly shape identity, choices, and relationships.

The conversation moves through examples of the narratives people absorb, including assumptions about womanhood and parenthood, and the ways labels like “introvert” or “shy” can become self-limiting identities. Heather shares how she helps clients examine what’s really true for them, including using reflective questioning to get to the root of why people want what they want, and how telling small untruths can snowball into a life that feels divided.

Joanne brings in personal reflections on grief, identity, and life transitions, including supporting his mother after bereavement and the ways loss can reshape how we see ourselves. Both discuss the cost of inauthenticity—emotionally and physically—alongside the relief and freedom that can come from radical honesty and self-acceptance.

Across stories about career changes, community-building, and everyday habits, the episode returns to a central idea: meaningful inclusion and belonging start when people come home to themselves, choose authenticity over conformity, and build relationships and communities grounded in truth and mutual value.