Embrace Your Essence

Embrace Your Essence Podcast Episode #59

2:20 Does that phrase "Do Nice Guys Finish Last" really mean anything?

3:30 The real reason nice guys feel like they finish last and why you should stop doing this one thing.

5:20 The box of being a "provider" and need to be perfect is getting in the way.

06:00 Vulnerability and the need to embrace it if you want to find your authentic love

8:15 Reflection questions for the "nice guys" and for women who are seeking authentic love.

13:00 Toxic masculine beliefs that are keeping you from connecting authentically with women and everyone.

14:00 Being obsessed with the provider role and being a smart guy diminishes your ability to receive.

15:00 Themes of men that I've worked with as clients

24:00 Ways you might be keeping YOURSELF stuck in fake love

25:00 Question for reflection: If I were less concerned with being a nice guy, what would the "real guy" inside my heart say?

33:00 Your joy sets in and love begins when you are authentic

To take the next step in becoming your authentic self, reach out. Don't be shy or hesitate to contact me (Parinaz) to get started on your journey to authenticity: [email protected]

"The heart is right to cry even when the smallest drop of light, of love is taken away. You are so right to do so, in any fashion, until God returns to you." -Hafiz

00:00 God can mean many things; a consciousness around us and within us.

1:45 When we get close to the courageous, unconventional, truth of us, we get closer to God.

2:30 When there's endless creation in us and around us, why do we feel confined and stuck in a life that feels performative?

5:20 The need to belong is why we are willing to accept the script even if it doesn't fit us.

12:40 Learning how to listen to your inner voice; it doesn't have to feel hard or complicated

17:00 How to discern your Inner Voice from your Conditioned Voice: Nurture the voice inside you:

19:41 Persian story of confusing his eye-lash for the moon

24:00 Steps to nurture the voice inside you

This is a special bonus meditation podcast as a Summer solstice gift to you : )

Are you at a crossroads in life?

Are you wondering what steps to take next?

This meditation is for you.

Whenever you feel shame, embarrassment, or notice yourself going into self-punishment mode because you didn't do something "right", compassion is your medicine.

Shame ultimately lives in fear - fear of not being good enough.

Compassion can help you love and nurture that inner self that has been trying hard for a long time and deserves to be seen.

Tonight’s full moon in Cancer (June 21st, 2024) is all about slowing down and letting yourself be.

Be in your many expressions - the rawness, fierceness, sadness, confusion, chaos, strength, creativity, and everything in between.

Focus more on being rather than doing to absorb the healing of this month and this full moon.

As we step into summer (yesterday was the solstice, we have many invitations waiting for us)

To feel ready and able to meet those invitations with full trust, joy, and courage, we need to be soft and gentle to the wounded parts of us. To all parts of us.

So use this compassion meditation to help you!

Have you wanted to live a bold, courageous life, but felt afraid to disappoint your family or culture? Then this is for you.

4:00 Rumi and Shams Tabriz as ancient, unconventional wisdom that can guide you today

Sacred Rebellion

9:00 Personal story from Parinaz about breaking her family's expectations

11:15 Evolve your lineage, don't repeat the past

11:45 Lesson #1 In Sacred Rebellion: Your job is not to be your parents; your job is to evolve

12:43 Freedom, while we want it, we are afraid of it so we hide from it.

13:31 Lesson #2 Trust yourself more; trust that your courage is stronger than your fear

16:00 Your "misfit" or black sheep energy is what makes you courageous enough to live beyond the script. You have always been enough for the life beyond the script.

17:05 The place that will allow you to live courageously

18:00 Lesson #3: Realize that the answers live within you

19:00 The Inward Journey

26:00 How to deal with the voices inside your head

28:00 Choose compassion over reputation

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Episode # 55

"How Do You Stop Getting In Your Own Way? I really want stability, but how do I not sabotage it? "

5:30 The #1 Insight to break out of self-sabotage

6:30 What am I worried will happen if I DO get what I want?

13:00 The Power of Receiving for Overcoming Self-sabotage and how it will change the game for you. How can I do less and receive more?

14:25 Receiving is a feminine quality; how to embrace softness

17:03 How much you struggle to get what you want comes from how you relate to yourself.

Tip #1: Learn your fears and the voices you've been listening to

Tip #2: Let yourself receive

Tip #3: Build self-awareness to understand how to soften and receive

Episode #54

Have you ever thought as your romantic partner as a mirror for your inner self?

How about the relationship you have a mirror for your Inner Child and the needs they never had met?

If not, this is an introduction to that concept...

Minute 0:00 Introduction and reflection questions

3:00 Parinaz's personal story about relationships that made her look inward

5:00 Fixed Identity as a "good person" creating issues in relationships and overlooking red flags.

11:00 Self-love; how do you think about it and what it really means for relationships

18:00 How your early relationships define what you're seeking in present relationships and romantic partners

20:00 How your Inner Child will be reflected to you in a romantic partnership, positive or negative.

21:00 A personal story about how your childhood conditioning can create maladaptive survival strategies. Your relationship can highlight them in a nurturing way or in a traumatic way.

23:00 How stable partnerships can help you write a new story for your Inner Child.

Topic #1: 1:00 What is Persian Spirituality? How its fundamental teachings can help you see your wholeness and provide a path to personal growth and healing.

Topic #2 4:00 Duality; how the universe embraces duality of light and dark; the human condition to suppress our darkness (weaknesses, flaws) and chasing unattainable positivity. How our positivity diminishes our pain so we never truly address it.

Topic #3 6:00 How we stay stuck in our pain and trauma by never addressing them, and how Persian spirituality can show you a path to integration and acceptance. Persian teaching #1: the light prevails over dark, you don't need to fight it.

Topic #4 8:00, You can reconnect to your inner light and inner strength at any time, even if your darkest hours. You can rise from your darkness more evolved, more mature, more whole.

Topic #5 12:30, How to accept yourself so you stop hiding behind accomplishments and accolades to determine your worth.

Topic #6 15:00 How to embrace your emotions and have the courage to integrate them into your being and life.

Topic #7 18:00 How to stop turning on yourself and sabotage your path to healing.

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In this episode, Parinaz delves into her personal journey with the deep-seated belief that she need to be the best. A fear of being average. Parinaz explores how this fear of being average, failing, or not reaching her potential has plagued her and caused worry about not being an exception. She goes on to share with you about how you can overcome your fears and embrace a life of freedom

Topic #1 4:00 Explores Conditioning, which are the ideas we hold about ourselves and our lives based on our experiences. Hear examples of conditioning at minute 8, illustrating how these beliefs shape our actions and perceptions.

Topic #2 10:00 Parinaz opens up about her struggle to recognize her inherent worth due to conditioning, leading the suppression of parts of herself, such as creativity and femininity.

Topic #3 12:00, Parinaz reveals how we can transform our conscious desires into reality by uprooting and reshaping our conditioning.

Topic #4 14:00, Explore the profound work of inner honesty, emphasizing its role in our personal growth and development.

Topic #5 15:00, Strategies for breaking through conditioning and embracing our desires, highlighting a key ingredient for success in this endeavor.

Topic #6 16:00 , The importance of courage and its transformative power in overcoming obstacles and embracing change.

20:00, Elaborates on how to use courage to look inward, empowering ourselves to take charge of our lives and pursue our dreams.

Topic #7 23:00, Parinaz introduces the Courageous Comeback program, a transformative journey designed to help individuals navigate life's challenges and emerge stronger and more empowered than ever before.

Join me on this journey of self-discovery and empowerment, as we learn to break free from limiting beliefs and embrace our true potential.

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Experience Tantra-style meditation to cultivate love, compassion, and self-acceptance.

This meditation is perfect for:

-uncertainty and doubt

-loss and big change in life

-anxiety and fear

-self-criticism causing perfectionism

-struggle to slow down and be present

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