Full disclosure the word ass is in here and chances are people will try to convince you that you are one when you start to apply assertiveness into your life. Change is hard when people get to know you one way, most of them don't love when you change especially if your old behaviors were beneficial to them. Assertiveness is key to keeping your serenity so let's talk about it!

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Self discovery is a fun journey and can also be work at times. It comes with the responsibility of honoring what we find if we want to live happily ever after with ourselves.

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Today we discuss healthy coping skills. What works for you today may not work tomorrow and some things don't work at all. How do we look at this with eyes of curiosity and not with judgement? Today we look at what our options are when it comes to coping.

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Today's episode we read about patterns and characteristics of codependency. There are 5 patterns and characteristics to cover and this information comes from the welcome packet of CODA. I confess my codependency issues and come to some new awareness with you as we review and read this happy little packet together.

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This is about taking baby steps, looking at the bottom of the needs list and if you can't meet those what do we start with. How do we build this foundation so we can climb the pyramid to successful self empowerment.

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Learning about yourself, the diagnosis you might have gives insight on how to learn how to take care of your specific needs, learn strengths and weaknesses and how to support yourself overall. I don't fit into a box. I also know that when I resisted labels I was also trying to shove myself into boxes that didn't fit me. I was going against the grain of my truth so learning about myself helped me embrace who I am, how I learn and what I need.

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Today we discuss what triggers are. They come in many different forms and once I started learning about this it really put me in the driver's seat to controlling my life, honoring my emotions, and healing my past experiences.

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This aligns with more information about PTSD, trauma, and how the body responds to triggers. It's a little insight to things we might experience in our body and emotions without understanding why. Learning about the nervous system has helped me properly use coping skills to ground myself and begin to live happy joyous and free.

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Speaking from my experience this is a weird way to live especially if you don't know that you have PTSD. It can be a battle between the logical mind and the emotional body. You can experience sensations that don't make sense, so learning about PTSD whether you have it or not can be helpful to navigate the world and people around us

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Today we talk about the importance of where we get support. If we have trauma it's important to seek out healthy and trauma informed support systems so that we are validated in our experience. It's easy to have more damage done when sharing our experience with people that don't understand. It's also important to find people that understand the issue you need support with. If you struggle with alcohol AA is a good group. If you struggle with food OA might be a good option. People that don't understand can discount your experience. There are others that don't want to see you grow for their own fears and self reflection. Changing your tribe can be scary and also valuable to living in new healthy ways.

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