Brave Being the Podcast

Drama, power & control, fantasy thinking, lack of personal worth, these are all symptoms of chaos. Chaos has become the norm in how we relate to one another and ourselves. It often creates significant distraction, pain, and suffering from our life's path and journey. In this podcast I explore ways we create chaos in our lives. Uncovering the reality that we all have been caught in the chaos game. Many of us fight it on a daily basis. It is understanding it that we can them begin to combat it. 

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There are a lot of ideas about what "Self-Care" is in our culture. There is also a lot of expectations around how this practice to SHOULD look in our lives. In this episode, I share with you the real definition of self-care and invite you to explore how you can access a relationship with the practice every moment of every day through simple strategies. I challenge the ideas that make self-care unattainable for us and celebrate the ability to find a RESTORATIVE way to live our lives every day. 

Grief is meant to be shared. Yet, many of us find ourselves holding it in, isolating, or trying to ignore that emotions that are connected to the loss. In this episode I share my own struggles with grief and loss as an example of the importance of sharing your story, exploring the emotional context and finding the sensational components that help to move the energy. This is not a "fix it" approach, this is a "feel it" approach. Too many of us are paralyzed by the losses in our lives it is time to open our hearts and share these monumental sad moments that have forever changed who we are. 

Featured in this Episode: 

Maya Angelou in her Book Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

When I think of death, and of late the idea has come with alarming frequency, I seem at peace with the idea that a day will dawn when I will no longer be among those living in this valley of strange humors. I can accept the idea of my own demise, but I am unable to accept the death of anyone else. I find it impossible to let a friend or relative go into that country of no return. Disbelief becomes my close companion, and anger follows in its wake.I answer the heroic question 'Death, where is thy sting? ' with ' it is here in my heart and mind and memories.'

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Our ability to have trust in our process, decisions and journey in life is crucial to being able to withstand challenges over the course of our lifetime. In this Episode I have you join me on a driving journey (yea I am podcasting from the car, enjoy the road noise!) as I talk about the ability to develop Self-Trust. Self-Trust truly embodies all the things that we desire in life. The ability to feel secure, confident, empowered and go after our biggest dreams. It is the secret sauce to eliminating doubt and uncertainty for go. I tell you how to gain more self-trust and be set free from the chaos and doubt that circulates our humanness leading to failed goals, unwanted emotions, and lost dreams.

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You have done your values cards and now are ready to put them into action. Understanding these key components in yourself are crucial to making major magic happen in your life. It allows us to understand ourselves and others so much more clearly. It also allows us to see what we may not value in our lives and how we can shift our thinking to value those things. In doing this we create more abundance, ease, flow and less chaos, overwhelm and negative feelings of self. This powerful work in understanding who you are and what you are meant to be and do. 

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Understanding your personal values are crucial to your identity. They are truly what defines who we are, what we like and dislike and how cohesive we can be in certain relationships. With all these factors it is clear that knowing your values can have a huge impact on your passion and purpose. Values also often provide a lot of clarity to understanding our human interactions, relationships, and why at times we may get triggered by them. In understanding ourselves we ignite a fire to begin to understand others. Values are crucial to our humanness and being a brave being. Join me to discover your personal values.  

Resources in this episode:

http://www.motivationalinterviewing.org/sites/default/files/valuescardsort_0.pdf

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We all experience moments in our life that come out of nowhere. This unpredictability often results in chaos, lack of clarity, and lots of challenges. In this episode I unravel the functions of the brain to provide a scientific perspective as to why unpredictability is so challenging for us. Then I talk about the necessity of it in our lives and how certain perceptions shifts can allow  us to experience it with more grace and ease. I also give you so step by step ideas to be able to combat the chaos and lean into the gratitude when this arises. 

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In this episode I talk about the importance of "meaning" in your life and how to create more of it. Meaning is a necessary for our growth and development. Without it we often lack passion or purpose, which can lead to chaos, discomfort, unwanted emotions and inability to take action. Through a simple exploration you can find more meaning in your life starting today. It is so much easier than you may think. 

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In this episode we talk about what transformation is and when to do you have transformed an area of your life. You will be surprised, it often doesn't look how you think it is. Alicia Lord, joins me again to break down the last stage of the process. This is where the magic happens. Where we get to witness our growth, our evolution and our personal power. We also revisit all the stages to refresh you in how you can take your own challenges are work them through our transformative steps. For more information visit us at www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com or www.bridgettedeschi.com

In this episode we define what building awareness as the 3rd stage in the Transformative Model. This stage is often the most crucial and helps us become very curious about who we are in the world. This stage is where we develop our understanding of patterns and behaviors that we have. As we become aware when are then provided the opportunity to move towards transforming those patterns and invite new patterns. Alicia Lord, joins me for this in depth experience in developing awareness