Our natural instinct as human beings is to avoid things that will likely cause discomfort or pain - navigating difficult conversations is no different. The issue with avoidance though, is that it tends to make things worse - and it amplifies the feelings of anxiety and stress you might have around the conversation. Let's talk about it! To join the private group I'll be mentoring in January, head to the below link: <a href='https://africabrooke.com/private-group-experience-2023'>https://africabrooke.com/private-group-experience-2023</a> If you found this valuable - be sure to follow, RATE, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your pals, family, and community - let's not withhold transformation from each other.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly over on Instagram, I'd love to continue the conversation with you - <a href='https://www.instagram.com/africabrooke/?hl=en'>@africabrooke</a> or you can email me at hello@africabrooke.com with subject line 'Beyond the Self'. I can't wait to hear from you!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your lightbulb moments or breakthroughs were. It also lights me up when you tag me in the screenshots of you listening, do continue!

Our natural instinct as human beings is to avoid things that will likely cause discomfort or pain - navigating difficult conversations is no different. The issue with avoidance though, is that it tends to make things worse - and it amplifies the feelings of anxiety and stress you might have around the conversation. Let's talk about it! To join the private group I'll be mentoring in January, head to the below link: https://africabrooke.com/private-group-experience-2023 If you found this valuable - be sure to follow, RATE, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your pals, family, and community - let's not withhold transformation from each other.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly over on Instagram, I'd love to continue the conversation with you - @africabrooke or you can email me at hello@africabrooke.com with subject line 'Beyond the Self'. I can't wait to hear from you!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your lightbulb moments or breakthroughs were. It also lights me up when you tag me in the screenshots of you listening, do continue!

Our natural instinct as human beings is to avoid things that will likely cause discomfort or pain - navigating difficult conversations is no different. The issue with avoidance though, is that it tends to make things worse - and it amplifies the feelings of anxiety and stress you might have around the conversation. Let's talk about it! To join the private group I'll be mentoring in January, head to the below link: <a href="https://africabrooke.com/private-group-experience-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://africabrooke.com/private-group-experience-2023</a> If you found this valuable - be sure to follow, RATE, subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share this podcast with your pals, family, and community - let's not withhold transformation from each other.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ You can also connect with me directly over on Instagram, I'd love to continue the conversation with you - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/africabrooke/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">@africabrooke</a> or you can email me at hello@africabrooke.com with subject line 'Beyond the Self'. I can't wait to hear from you!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ PLEASE NOTE: I do not give advice in DM's, emails, or comments, but I'd love to hear your feedback and know what your lightbulb moments or breakthroughs were. It also lights me up when you tag me in the screenshots of you listening, do continue!

#039 - How to have difficult conversations (the ones you’re avoiding)

Welcome to our unfiltered corner. The voicescapes you'll be taking in are created by myself, Africa Brooke. In a worldly sense, I am a globally acclaimed consultant, mentor, writer, and artist. My deepest desire with this podcast is to remind us ALL of the power inherent in taking simple, consistent, and often uncomfortable steps towards personal integrity. I'm all too aware that overwhelm and societal pressures make it easy to become fixated on external influences, tiptoe around potentially sensitive issues and cross our own boundaries in the process. And this kind of environment often leads to self-sabotage. That's where Beyond the Self steps in to be your guiding light. In this house, we FOCUS ON WHAT WE CAN CONTROL. I will be using all my intellectual property, training, tools and wisdom to help you in uncovering your own blind spots and learning to tolerate discomfort so that you can rekindle curiosity, creativity, deeper and more intimate relationships, pleasure, play, and a sense of groundedness. In every episode I'll lay out encouraging insights about our shared human complexities, both messy and fucking beautiful. I really do value a nuanced understanding and more importantly, practical, evidence-based tools and resources to help you integrate the learnings into your life. If you're looking for an uncompromising approach to personal development and life philosophy, you've found yourself in the right place. Here, we don't hold back. Welcome to Beyond the Self.

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Welcome to our unfiltered corner. The voicescapes you'll be taking in are created by myself, Africa Brooke. In a worldly sense, I am a globally acclaimed consultant, mentor, writer, and artist. My deepest desire with this podcast is to remind us ALL of the power inherent in taking simple, consistent, and often uncomfortable steps towards personal integrity. I'm all too aware that overwhelm and societal pressures make it easy to become fixated on external influences, tiptoe around potentially sensitive issues and cross our own boundaries in the process. And this kind of environment often leads to self-sabotage. That's where Beyond the Self steps in to be your guiding light. In this house, we FOCUS ON WHAT WE CAN CONTROL. I will be using all my intellectual property, training, tools and wisdom to help you in uncovering your own blind spots and learning to tolerate discomfort so that you can rekindle curiosity, creativity, deeper and more intimate relationships, pleasure, play, and a sense of groundedness. In every episode I'll lay out encouraging insights about our shared human complexities, both messy and fucking beautiful. I really do value a nuanced understanding and more importantly, practical, evidence-based tools and resources to help you integrate the learnings into your life. If you're looking for an uncompromising approach to personal development and life philosophy, you've found yourself in the right place. Here, we don't hold back. Welcome to Beyond the Self.

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