EMBODY with Michelle Major

In this episode I am joined by Lisa de Jong, a Health Coach specialising in the menstrual cycle, chronic pain & trauma.  Lisa works with clients on a 1-2-1 basis and also offers an accredited training course.  Lisa also hosts the 'From Pain to Power' Podcast.

Lisa shares her personal story of endometriosis and how the challenges of getting a proper diagnosis inspired her to seek out alternative solutions which ultimately lead to her to change career and launch her coaching & training business.  

We chat about:

• The medical model
• The nervous system
• The immune system 
• The menstrual cycle 
• The endocrine system
• Hormones 
• Trauma 
• Our culture 

This is an uplifting and honest conversation about how we can work with our menstrual cycle to consciously move from a place to pain to power.  

Part 2 of this conversation will be released next week.  Join us for another interesting and informative chat about 'Periods, Burnout & Rest'.

You can connect with Lisa and her work on www.lisadejongcoaching.com

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Michelle xx

In this episode, Michelle, shares some insight into becoming more visible and the nervous system.  Sharing our voice, taking up more space, and sharing our professional expertise, views and opinions can feel exposing, especially when you are a woman.

Every time we wish to seek out a new job, a promotion, professional development, a new course or training, it requires our nervous system to match where we aspire to be.  Imposture syndrome can bubble up to the surface creating immobility, doubt and procrastination.  Or if we power through we might notice exhaustion and burnout from the constant override.  

The more I support female professionals who have a strong desire to harness their personal power, expertise, strengths and expand their professional practice further, the more I’ve noticed a pattern in the nervous system response.

Taking up more space, sharing our voice, taking risks, and being more embodied in our professional practice can actually be very activating for our nervous system and can trigger a traumatic stress response. This requires building capacity in our nervous system so we can grow into the successful person we desire to be. We do this by supporting the nervous system to expand it’s window of tolerance to career development. This helps us to occupy more space and allow us to grow into the version of ourselves that we desire to be.

When we work at a deeper level with our nervous system we become more embodied which means we experience life in much more connected way.  This means we FEEL more and we are less likely to minimise, dismiss, ignore, power through, or push through.  Our mind and ego is no longer in charge.  Instead, we include the intelligence of the body and check in to see what the body has to say about our decisions and choices.  That’s not to say there is an absence of fear or anxiety about doing something new but our nervous system has the capacity to straddle the two parts and with the right support we can rise to being more seen in the world.  

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Michelle xx

In this episode, Michelle, explores why embodiment is so hard in today's modern culture.  "We don't have enough real life mirrors in our society reflecting back to us what it's like to be deeply human so we feel more more seen, heard and understood."

We need to change the mental health conversation from "what's wrong with you?" to "what happened to you?"   There is nothing wrong with you, but there is plenty wrong with our society.

We live in a society that values being busy, stress, powering through, being more, doing more, rather than rest, play and the intelligence of our body.  We are conditioned to ignore the intelligence of our body, our gut instinct and our inner-power.  This causes internal conflict because our biology simply doesn't match what our culture expects of us.  The two don't match. 

Inviting a more embodied practice into our lives helps us to feel more connected to ourselves, our relationships and the world around us.  It also means we can safely explore our limits with curiosity and compassion.   

If you'd like to explore embodiment with me, I currently have two offerings:
EMBODY - in-person workshop at Roe Vally Therapy Centre on Saturday 6th May
Accredited Training for Professionals - 30-hour online LIVE course

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Warmly,

Michelle xx

Hello!  And a very warm welcome to the EMBODY podcast with me, your host, Michelle Major.  I'm so delighted to connect with you on here.  I'm passionate about breaking the stigma attached to women's mental health and wellbeing through a trauma-informed lens.

Join me and my guests for a wide range of interesting and informative conversations where we discuss what it really means to be fully human in today's modern culture.  We aim to explore the embodied practices that help support our nervous system regulation and responsiveness, which is fundamental for our improving our health, promoting healing, balancing our hormones and ultimately our happiness. 

My intention for this podcast is to create an online community, safe connections, to inspire meaningful change, and build our capacity for pleasure, purpose and inner-power!  

Let's be courageous together and dive in!

Check out my free coaching resources, accredited professional courses, workshops, webinars, personal sessions & products on www.thesunshineproject.uk 

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Warmly,

Michelle xx