2 Elephants In The Room

In this week’s episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about two different issues. The first being, emotions around finances and spending and the second, forgiveness. Impulsive tendencies have led both of us to make purchases that we end up regretting. Understanding the emotional connections we have to spending can help to reduce the impulsivity. We’ve talked about forgiveness before, but in light of the Amber Guyger trial and her victim’s family demonstrating forgiveness in such an unbelievable way, we processed the concept again. What are you thoughts on these topics?

Tell us what you’re thinking!

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Imposter syndrome is the idea that a person is not capable of being successful for fear that someone will discover that they are not as knowledgeable about their skill. The truth is that this thought or belief is based in anxiety and is also not true. In this episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about times where we have struggled with our confidence in different areas. Have you ever felt imposter syndrome? How did you disrupt those thoughts?

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Perspective Shifting with Courtney Leak

Life happens and not all the time but sometimes, we can get stuck in low places that make it difficult for us to feel grateful or move forward. A few weeks ago, Alicia posted a quote from a friend and fellow therapist, Courtney Leak, LCSW, that said “Speak from your scars, not from your wounds”. In this week’s episode of 2 Elephants in the Room, we talk with Courtney, from @hatsoffpodcastclt, about the importance of shifting perspective and how to do that when life gets hard and out of focus. How do you keep yourself in check when the curve balls come? How do you remember the good in the middle of the bad?

Let’s chat!

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Total Control!

Self-mastery is a journey that can be accomplished in many ways; through diet, exercise, time management to name a few. A couple weeks ago, I noticed that my friend was doing a 90 day celibacy challenge and invited him to come and share his experience on the podcast. In this week’s episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, Deniro Farrar, @leaderofcltrap, sat with us to talk about his decision to be celibate and share his process. Have you ever participated in a celibacy challenge? What other ways do you work to develop self-discipline?

Let’s talk!

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Here we are again, talking about boundaries. Why? Because it’s so easy to cross them and once our boundaries have been crossed, how do we navigate conversations thereafter? In this week’s episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about how to protect your boundaries and how to respond to someone when you’ve crossed their boundaries. It’s in our nature to make mistakes, but how do we recover? How do we protect relationships that we want to maintain?

Let’s discuss!

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We’ve all heard the old adage, “laughter is good for the soul”, but how often do we seek moments of laughter and enjoyment? In this week’s episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about the practice of intentional play and the benefits it can have for you. How often do you take time out of your day just to play? Let us know how you break up the monotony in your daily routine.

We wanna hear from you!

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Heartbreak Hotel (the Micheal and Whitney versions), Brokenhearted (Brandy), Achy Breaky Heart (Billy Ray Cyrus), Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton), and a million other songs that we all grew up on where singers and songwriters help us process our pain are so popular because heartbreak is a universal feeling. It is also a syndrome where your heart is overcome with stress and essentially causes you to feel like you’re having a heart attack. In this week’s episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about heartbreak, and stress in general. We process that impact that it has on the body and ways that we can work to reduce that stress when heartbreak (inevitably) comes along. How do you recover from heartbreak? 

Share your stories!

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Have you ever been in a discussion or argument with your partner and all of a sudden feel like you’re being manipulated or being made to feel crazy? This could be an example of you being gaslit. We see it in society when people deny racism or a structural system that keep the less fortunate in poverty. In this episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about how to recognize when someone is manipulating another through gaslighting and ways to combat it in relationships with partners and other significant people in our world. Have you experienced gaslighting before? 

Let’s discuss?