Lynette’s Corner
by Lynn Jimenez, Yvette Magana, and Kris Kohl
Messy Kids Relationships Part 1: How they experience rupture
About this podcast
Connection is a fundamental human need, yet finding meaningful, genuine relationships can often feel challenging. Lynnette’s Corner is a space for authentic conversations that foster connection, empathy, and personal growth. Our goal is to help you feel less alone in your journey and to equip you with the tools to create the deep, fulfilling relationships you seek. Building and nurturing these connections is an active process—and one that lies at the heart of what it means to be human. Together, we’ll explore what strengthens relationships and what holds them back.
Episodes
- Messy Kids Relationships Part 1: How they experience rupture · 30 minIn Part 1 of Messy Kid Relationships, Lynn, Yvette, and Kris open up about ruptures from their own childhoods: being punished for something they didn’t do, reaching out to a…
- On Men, Fatherhood, and Connection Part 2 · 49 minIn part two of this conversation, our guests, a marriage and family therapist and father, and a Marine Corps veteran, mentor, and father, shift the focus to parenting through…
- On Men, Fatherhood, and Connection Part 1 · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 4In this episode, we're joined by two guests, a marriage and family therapist and father, and a Marine Corps veteran, mentor, and father, to talk candidly about what connection…
- Hyper-individualism: What happens when "self-reliance" leaves us all more alone? · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode, the hosts dig into the difference between healthy individualism and its toxic extreme. Healthy individualism looks like self-actualization, personal…
- Friction and the Ds · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this candid, free-flowing episode, we turn the microphone on ourselves for a rare deep dive into our own inner worlds. We each share our maladaptive coping strategies, the Ds…
- Fragments: A Conversation with My Dad · 60 minIn this tender and deeply personal episode, Lynn shares a recorded interview she had with her father, a Vietnam War combat veteran who passed away last year. What unfolds is as…
- Messy Friendships · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 1This episode dives into the complicated, often painful reality of adult friendships. Your hosts discuss how they form, evolve, and sometimes fall apart. Joined by the usually…
- Work Relationships Part 2 · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 9In this part 2 of a 2 part episode on messy work relationships the team is joined by two of Lynn and Yvette’s previous coworkers. In part 1, we shared experiences in unhealthy…
- Work Relationships Part 1 · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 8In this part 1 of a 2 part episode on messy work relationships the team is joined by two of Lynn and Yvette’s previous coworkers. Together they discuss working for a boss who was…
- Messy Family Relationships · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 7“Lynnette’s Corner” is a space for authentic conversations, storytelling, and tapping into wisdom that nurtures connection, empathy, and personal growth. With a focus on…
- Part 2: Understanding Attachment with Dr. Holly Magana · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 6This is part 2 of a 2 part series with Yvette's mom, Dr. Holly Magana. She helps all of us understand why attachment theory is important and how secure attachments are the…
- Understanding Attachment with Dr. Holly Magana · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 5This is part 1 of a 2 part series with Yvette's mom, Dr. Holly Magana. She helps all of us understand why attachment theory is important and how secure attachments are the…
- From the mouths of babes, why parents are great! · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 4This episode is a bit of a departure from our usual conversations. We asked kids around us "what do you love about your parents?" Honestly, it is too freaking cute, you have to…
- Rooted in Love: The Power of Nurturing Relationships · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 3In this heartfelt episode, we explore the deep importance of cultivating healthy, loving, and nurturing relationships. Whether it’s romantic, familial, or platonic, the bonds we…
- Physical Well-Being with Special Guest: Dr. Danh Ngo PT, DPT, OCS, SCS · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 2On this episode we have the distinct pleasure of hosting Dr. Danh Ngo PT, DPT, OCS, SCS. We discuss how physical wellbeing supports relational wellbeing, and ask him to share…
- The Pillars of Wellness · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this episode we discuss the pillars of wellness. We recognize there are different approaches to categorizing the pillars of wellness; with all these approaches recognizing the…
- Welcome to Lynette's Corner · 35 min · Season 1Connection is a fundamental human need, yet finding meaningful, genuine relationships can often feel challenging. Lynnette’s Corner is a space for authentic conversations that…







