Embrace It All!

I'm so excited to have Amy Elkins, The Relationship Coach, on the podcast today!  We will be discussing how the relationship you have with yourself is the most important relationship in your life.  Now, of course, this relationship includes your relationship with God and understanding who you really are.

The relationship you develop with yourself has a tremendous impact on all other relatioships in your life.   When our own relationship with ourself is strong, we become more confident, more available for others,  stronger emotionally and spiritually.

In this episode Amy shares several questions to ask yourself  in order to gain awareness of what your relationship with yourself looks like right now, and what we can do to improve that relationship.

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Our brain is  motivated by three things:  seeking pleasure, avoiding pain, and conserving energy.  Some refer to this as the brain's motivation triad.   And to achieve these three things, our brains tell us stories.  Lots and lots of stories.  And who doesn't love a good story?   

But we can keep ourselves stuck when we believe every story our brain offers to us. Today I will share a personal example of that very thing and how I missed out on opportunities and possibilites.  

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As women, entering the mid season of our lives can bring up all kinds of emotions.  For those who have dedicated the majority of their lives to raising a family, once their last child leaves home questions like "what do I do now?"  "who am I, really?", and "where do I fit in?"  are all too common.   For years your purpose was clear, but now, not so much.

In today's episode I talk with Certified Life Coach, Jill Pack, who coaches women in the mid season of their lives to answer these questions, showing them that they truly do have a lot to offer in the mid season of their lives.

Jill shares this: " When I hit my 50’s I found myself entering a new season of life, empty nesting. I had spent almost three decades caring and serving others .  Now that my role was changing, I began to wonder what my purpose was.  I wondered if I even had anything to offer in this new phase in life.  That is when I found life coaching. I have come to realize that life isn't over at 50.  What I thought was a mid-life crisis was a mid-life awakening and it is awesome! Instead of believing life is over, I have embraced the beauty of living life to its fullest and the failure that comes with it.  I am no longer afraid of failing because on the other side of it is learning and becoming more of who I want to be.  I became a life coach specializing in helping women of faith create a life they love.  I share tools and tips that help you manage your mind as you create more joyful connections with yourself, others, and God .  I teach you how to create a life you love.  One full of intention and purpose."

Jill and I discuss the little shifts she has made in her life that has led her to take one step at a time in discovering  what is possible. 

She will introduce the power of the pause, a concept she created to help us understand the important of taking the time to process our emotions, becoming clear on our why we do the things we do (our "why"), Protecting who we want to be by saying yes to those things that may push you out of your comfort zone in order to continue to grow and progress. 

Jill is an amazing coach whose goal  is to help other women of faith find the joy in the mid season of their life.  She is definitely an example of what is possible.  You can find more about Jill here:  https://linktr.ee/seasons_coaching

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As I was reading this past week on this subject of gratitude, I came across a passage that says, “In everthying give thanks for this is the will of God”.   I believe that my life is a gift from God.  All that I have and all that comes from Him. 

After reading this, it got me thinking that maybe there is more to it than just recognizing and acknowledging the source of all our blessings.  Maybe this is just part of it, and God, or the universe, whichever higher power you believe in, sees the bigger picture for us when it comes to being thankful and developing gratitude. 

In this episode I discuss different studies that have shown the bigger picture of how intentionally expressing gratitude can not only benefit us, but change us.  And this is what I think the bigger picture is.

Studies have shown that when we are practice intentional gratitude, we feel better mentally and emotionally, we see the world and others around us in a much more positive way, we tend to have better physical health, stronger relationships, and better resilience.   

I will share 4 things with you that have helped me in becoming more intentionally grateful.

And as we enter the holiday season, don't forget to get on my calendar for a FREE coaching session so that you can create a drama free holiday.

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Sometimes being human, with a mortal body can be pretty hard.  Especially when that body breaks down, and you begin to feel broken. Feelings of frustration, resentment resistance, sadness, and even hopelessnes can start to take hold because we think this is not how it should be.  I know, because that is how I felt and thought for so long.  

Now It is my belief that this idea of being broken and feeling broken can actually be a gift if we allow it to be.  On this episode we will discuss what being and feeling broken looks like, why we might feel frustrated and hopeless, and what we can do to actually turn that around in order to see the gifts we receive when we are broken.  

In this episode you will learn:

• The role resistance plays when we feel broken
• How to turn that resitance into acceptance
• What happens when we accept what is
• The hidden gifts that appear when we are more accepting and open

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Have you ever tried untangling anything that was so full of knots, thinking "there is no way I'm ever going to straighten this out!",  and accepting that this is just how it is going to always be?  Christmas lights? Thick, long,  wet hair?  Yep!  I hear you!

Our minds are a lot like those Christmas lights or long, thick hair. Our brains have so much information going in and out all day long,   Thinking thousands of thoughts every single day, and sometimes all of it can get pretty tangled up.  And when this happens,   those feelings of overwhelm, confusion, frustration, anxiety can kick in to high gear, and pretty soon our emotions feel all tangled up as well.    I think you all know what I am talking about.It’s like there’s this big, tangled knot in our heads and in our bodies and we just can’t seem to untangle it, and we even start to believe that this is just how it is always going to be. 

I want to reassure you that this is not how it’s always going to be!  There is a way to untangle all those thoughts and emotions to find the truth of what’s really  going on.  And when we can do this, it gets us back on track again. We can start moving forward again, seeing things more clearly.   

My job, as a coach, is to take the tangled thoughts in your head and the tangled emotions in your body, and help you unravel them, so that you can see the truth. And once you see the truth, you can decide what to do from there.  

In this episode I will walk you through the  four steps that I use to untangle your brain and your emotions:  Awarenes, Acceptance, Allowance, and Adjustment, and what it looks like working with a coach.  

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Our brain is constantly offering us thousands of thoughts every single day.  These thoughts come from all the information we see, we hear, and we experience.   Sometimes we think that when a thought is offered by our brains, we somehow are responsible for that thought;  even if the  thought offered  isn’t something we want to keep because of the way it makes us feel.  To make it worse,  we might think that it’s  our fault for having that thought offered to us in the first place, and so we make ourselves wrong for it.

 Our brains are constantly thinking.  That’s what they are designed to do. But we have the power to accept or decline the thoughts that our brains offer to us.  And we can do this without turning it into a whole dramatic, shameful thing.

On this episode we will be discussing the fact that our brains are the creators of all our thoughts, not us.  Our responsibility is to choose the thoughts we want to let in and let go of the ones we don't.  I will share 6 tips that will help you learn how to be more intentional on the thoughts you choose to keep.  

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This idea of being enough is something that I believe most everyone faces.  The definition of the word "enough is this: occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations.  Now, I don't know about you, but I don't think there is one person on this planet that can say they fully meet every demand, need and expectation.  Whether you are in the coporate world or a stay at home mom, it usually seems that no matter what you do it is never enough. 

Now being enough and doing enough are not the same things at all, but I think, sometimes we think they are.   On this episode we will explore the differences between  being enough and doing enough.  I will share a few tips on how to let go of the thoughts "I will never be enough" and "No matter what I do, it is never enough" and understand for yourself that you, my friend, are absolutely enough!

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Have you ever had one of those days where you are feeling so out of control?  And you try so desperately to regain that control, grasping for anything you CAN control?

When we are feeling intense emotions, it feels like we are spinnin out of control. 

When this happens to me, I try to find something, anything that I can control. I work,   I clean, i do some yardwork, run an errand,  something tangible that I can DO to avoid feeling the emotion that is causing me to feel out of control.  

As human beings we like to be in control of the our world.  And when we are not, it throws us out of wack.  Feeling in control feels good.  Feeling out of control, doesn't.

In this episode I will share the secret of regaining control when our emotions spin us out of control.  You may be surprised how simple it is to regain control.  I was!  But this simple tool is so AMAZING.  

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We all like to be surrounding by people who are cheering us on, supporting and encouraging  us in everything we do.  Some of our biggest fans are usually our parents, spouses, children and friends. 

But what about you?  Are you your biggest fan?  

I am going to guess that if you are like me,  naming yourself as your biggest fan was the furthest thing from your mind.   Maybe you just didn’t think about it, maybe the idea seems too boastful or doesn’t seem to sit right with you, or maybe it’s because you can’t see the reasons to be your biggest fan; you focus more on where you think you fall short, instead of who you are.  Does this sound like you?  I coach many who fall into the last category. 

One of the ways that prevents us from becoming our biggest fans is negative self-talk. Negative self-talk may seem innocent at first, but it is pretty toxic, because how we talk to ourselves reflects what we truly believe about ourselves. 

On this episode I talk about four ways to stop the negative self-talk, to get you on the road to becoming your biggest fan. 
I know that this isn’t easy.  I have to work on this every single day because my inner critic is always there.  But I have seen the progress and I know you can too.  And if you want to become your biggest fan, but need some extra help, get on my calendar by clicking the link below

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