Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 21 of Carry On With Carrie -
Meet Lydia Duncan owner of Lydia Duncan Coaching Lydia is a certified life coach with the International Coaches Federation (ICF) and the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI). She also has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with a minor in Psychology as well as a diploma in Communications.
Lydia's Bio:
I felt like life was happening TO me.
I had nothing I'd do just for me.
Life wasn't exciting.
I’d go to bed every night dreading the next day of the same monotony.
I was a grumpy, impatient mom.
I felt guilty for being unhappy.
I didn't know what I wanted and felt like a failure at what I was already doing.
I didn’t know how to be a functioning adult.
The idea of change was so overwhelming I tried to ignore the thought of it.
Then there were the never-ending questions I asked myself: Who am I as a person, not as a mom or a wife? What kinda person doesn't even know what they want? How can anything change when this is the way it has to be? How can things change when I'm not sure how to change them? What needs to change?
After that the guilt really came in and I was so hard on myself. I said things to myself I would never say to anyone else. And I said them over and over and over. I judged myself so harshly – and it was against impossible standards.
I felt like I had zero control over my life. I lived it trying to do everything for everyone else. I put everyone’s needs before my own. It took me a very long time to realize I was BURNT-OUT. I really wasn’t myself anymore because I was stuck in survival mode.
What’s great about realizing I was burnt-out was that I could then take action to take back control. And that’s exactly what I want to help everyone do.
PROFESSIONAL:
Lydia Duncan, ACC, CPCC, is trained in designing powerful conversations through which you will have your beliefs and perspectives challenged so you can learn about yourself on a deep level. She guides you with practices to shift your mindset and create new thought patterns. Much of the work done by trained life coaches is based on positive psychology, neuroplasticity, and sociology. Through conversations devoted to you, we develop actions to shift your mindset and progress you toward your goal.
Lydia has years of experience working as a coach with diverse clients ranging from teenagers to adults, entrepreneurs to artists, and individuals to organizations. She has helped them achieve their goals, overcome their challenges, and discover their potential. Personal development coaching goes beyond goal-setting, it involves an understanding of self so that you can move forward with confidence and clarity.
She believes coaching fills a vital gap in services supporting well-rounded growth. Everyone deserves to feel empowered in their professional as well as in their personal life. Lydia is committed to providing a coaching service where every individual is supported to succeed and live a happier life.
Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional and I cannot offer any professional advice. This show is intended to be taken from my point of view and the point of view of our guests.
If you require any professional or emergency medical advice and or you are having thoughts of harming yourself, or others or thoughts of suicide please call for help at the following links: In Alberta, Canada 24/7 Access http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1077952&serviceAtFacility
Canada Suicide Hotline: Tel:1.833.456.4566.
Stay tuned for Episode 22 next Thursday, October 26, 2023, when we will meet Jess Clement - Kinesiologist and Certified Exercise Physiologist. Helping people improve their quality of life.
