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As many of you know, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Twice a year the leadership of our church (our Prophet and Apostles, and other leaders) conduct what we call a General Conference, a conference for anyone who would like to hear the messages they have prepared to the general membership of the church.  During their messages, often times we will hear the word "should".  Now, for me, that word should can trigger a lot of anxiety.  When I hear the word should, I often think it means, "I have to" , or "I am not doing enough.  I have to do more, and more, and more".  It creates so much anxiety for me when I have these thoughts.  But today I want to share something that I have discovered, for myself, that might help you, especially if the word "should" creates so much anxiety for you. 

I have come to really enjoy these conferences by making this one little shift. 

If hearing all the "shoulds" this weekend seems overwhelming, then let's talk and figure out what you are making that word mean for you.  Who knows, you might come to enjoy listening to General Conference so much more! 

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When our expectations aren't met, it creates disappointment.  But what are expectations, really?  And what can we do to soften the sting of disappointment when our expectations aren't met?  What are stealth expectations?  What happens when we reality check our expectations? 

All these questions and more will be answered as we explore the expectations we may have and what they are creating for us. 

The concepts I teach have been life changing for my clients and they can be for you too.  If you are wanting to learn more, don't hesitate to schedule a call with me by clickig the link below. 
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When you think of indulging in something, what would it be?  For me it is chocolate chip cookie dough. Whenever anyone in my family makes chocolate chip cookies, I am right there with a spoon ready to test the dough.  And warm cookies right out of the oven...yes, I will indulge in a few.

When we indulge in something we  yield to the desire of that thing or give free rein to it. 

Without even realizing it, many of us allow ourselves to indulge in certain thoughts and emotions, thoughts that have become automatic or what I call our "go-to" thoughts like:
I have so much to do!
I don't know where to start.
I don't know.
What if this happens or that happens?

And these when we indulge in these thoughts, it creates the indulgent emotions of overwhelm, confusion, anxiety or worry.    Although these emotions might be our normal, "go-to" emotions, they are never useful.  In fact all they do is keep us stuck spinning in circles, preventing us from moving forward. 

And, more often than not, these indulgent thoughts and emotions are a cover-up for what is really going on. 

I will explore why we often indulge in these thoughts and emotions and explain how to recognize when we do, and what we can do to stop.   

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In this episode I share my personal experience of how my coach ucovered  my feelings of being overwhelmed only to reveal what I was truly feeling:   self criticism and self judgement.
When I was in this space, of judgement, and self-criticism,  I wasn’t able to do anything.  I wasn’t present with my family, , I wasn’t working on my goals, or creating anything in my business, I wasn’t focusing, I wasn’t moving! I was stuck.  It felt like I was on a merry go round going round and round in circles but getting nowhere.  

I will share the questions she asked me that got to the heart of the matter and helped me to get unstuck and  appreciate myself once again.  

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There is always more than one way of seeing things or interpreting the situations we experience.  Our brain is the lens through which we see the world around us.  As it filters  information coming in, it makes interpretations that create the experiences we have.  Sometimes our brain gets stuck using it's natural mental filter, focusing only on the negative.  When this happens over and over again, it can cause elevated anxiety, depression, and even isolation. 

Today I share with you four tools that can help you overcome that negative mental filter your brain might be in the habit of using.  Remember, you have the power within you to change your focus if you WANT to.  If you aren’t happy with what your focus is creating for you right now, and want to change, then this episode is for you.

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We came to this earth not to feel good, but to become good at feeling.  

Our earth life experience was designed for us to feel the full spectrum of emotions and learning how to understand and manage our emotions is the foundation for everything we experience in life. 

Think about this:  There is no possible way to understand true joy and happiness, if we have never experienced sorrow or sadness. We cannot enjoy the feeling of accomplishment if we have never felt some disappointment or failure, we cannot feel courageous if we didn’t feel some fear.  This is all part of God’s plan for us.  He has made it possible for us to experience opposition in ALL things, which includes our emotions, in order to truly achieve our divine potential.

I firmly believe that Feeling emotion is a divine attribute of Christ. While He lived on earth, he experienced the full myriad of emotions. .   He did not run away from them or fight against them, but he felt  them. 

It can be scary to think about feeling those emotions that make us feel uncomfortable, but, my friends, it is entirely possible.  And I promise, it won't make those unwanted emotions more intense. In fact, when we allow ourselves to really feel them,  it will have the opposite effect.  That feeling will actually become less and less intense, and diminish all together.    This is something that I have taught my clients to do and it has made such a difference in their lives. 

Taking time to pause, and allow ourselves to feel the emotions we feel, is one of the best things we can do for ourselves. 

My 12- week program is designed to help you pause your anxiety, so that you can catch your breath and enjoy your life again.  Check it out here:
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How many times do you look at the challenges you are dealing with, whether physical or emotional, as problems?   Do these challenges make you feel like apologizing or hiding in shame? Have you ever felt like it was wrong to have the challenges you have?

It can be so easy to look around at others and think there is something wrong with you when they seem to be perfect or have the perfect life.  But I want you to know this:  There is NOTHING wrong with you!   And the challenge you are dealing with does not define who you are.  

Today I share an experience I had recently that reminded me of this very thing.  It is my goal to help you see the challenge you are dealig with in a different perspective.  I firmly believe that instead of looking at our challenges as problems, we can look at them as opportunities.  

Here are the questions that I will be asking on this episode to help you gain that different perspective over your challenges.  I promise that when you take the time to answer these questions, you will see your challenges in a new light.  

• What if our personal challenges were given to us on purpose? 
•  What if God has given us these challenges in order for us to have experiences that will actually benefit us in the long run? 
•  What if He knew we were very capable of handling, managing, and maybe even overcoming these things with His help and guidance?  
• How is this challenge refining me? 
•  What can I learn or what am I learning from this?   
•  How can this be a strength for me, not a weakness?
•   Is it possible this is preparing me for something? 
• And what could that be? 
•  How can I use the challenges I have to lift and help others? 
• What if, instead of looking at these experiences and challenges as problems, I view them as opportunities?  What would that look like?  What would that feel like?  

Talking these out with someone can be extremely helpful, so make sure you schedule a call with me soon.
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I had the privilege of being interviewed by Heather Rackham, fellow Life Coach and owner of the Latter-Day Saint Life Coach Directory.   This episode can also be heard here: https://ldslifecoaches.com/episode/86-acknowledging-the-importance-of-our-emotions-with-angela-adams/

You know I love to discuss emotions and how important acknowledging them and allowing them is to building our emotional strength and well being.  Every human being has emotions. They are an integral part of the human experience and yet, we push them away, ignore them, and label them as either “good” or “bad”. But really all that emotions are is a vibration in our body that is produced by a thought. Oftentimes though that vibration can be so intense that we can’t even get to the point of knowing the thought that is causing them.

In this episode, Heather and I  talk about that process  and really discusses the importance of normalizing each of our emotions so that we can have a better life and use our emotions for our growth and development instead of to our detriment. 

Takeaways:

*When you have anxiety it’s important to learn how to manage it, not get rid of it. 

*Managing anxiety means we welcome anxiety but we don’t let it into the driverseat of our lives.

*There is a lot of shame with having anxiety because of the meaning we give to anxiety and that there is a problem and there must be something wrong with me since I’m feeling a negative emotion.

*Feeling all the emotions is ok and part of the human experience. It’s the way life is supposed to be.

*While changing our thoughts is needed, we often can’t think clearly when we have so many emotions that are intense and overwhelming. In order to think differently we have to allow for emotions. 

*In order to feel emotions, we need to understand what emotions are. Emotions are coming from thoughts that cause a vibration in the body. 

*Emotions and motion are related. The word “emotion” has the root of motion and emotions will always move us to do or not do something.

*When we can identify the motion in our bodies produced by emotions, then we can better deal with it and be in control of it instead of it being in control of us. This requires us to drop into our bodies.

*Acknowledging and calling out an emotion – allowing it to be noticed – is the first step of processing an emotion. The second step is allowing room within our bodies and our lives for that emotion to be fully felt.

*In order to better be in touch with our emotions, we have to realize that no emotion is bad and that they are all there for our growth.

*When it comes to emotions like anxiety or depression, there can be genetic components that contribute to them, not just thoughts.

*The Model is a great tool that helps you manage anxiety and become more aware of where the emotion is coming from.

There's No Such Thing As a Dragon
The Model Podcast Episode  (LDS Life Coach Podcast)

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If There is one constant in life,  it’s change.

Life is all about change.  When we left our Heavenly home and came to earth, our spirit gained a physical human body, and  we were veiled from remembering our Heavenly home.  This was our first significant  introduction to an eternal lifetime of changes. 

Change can bring up a myriad of feelings for all of us.  For some, change brings a sense of excitement with the anticipation of new beginnings and new adventures.  For others, change brings a lot of fear and worry because of all the uncertainty.  And for some, change can bring up anger.  And if you are like me, you may feel ALL of these feelings.  So what can you do when change comes your way?

In this episode I share a few steps you can take that will help you to understand why change is a very imporotant and necessary part of our earth life experience and steps we can take to understand what we are feeling and ultimately embrace those changes. 

If you are going through any type of change in our life and you need help navigating through it, then click the link in below and get onto my calendar.  We can work through it together. 

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