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Episode 65: Sara’s Story, Part 1: Shifting from Anxiety to Excitement


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It is so rewarding to see in someone the shifts because they are open to thinking new thoughts and feeling different emotions.  When Sara and her husband got married in Italy, they promised to make a return trip to celebrate their 10-year anniversary.  And that time has now come, but with it has come a lot of anxiety and fear, especially thinking of leaving their 7 year old twin boys for 10 days.  

 

Sara gave us a up-close-and-personal look into the anxious thoughts and feelings of overwhelm that were plaguing her last month.  But Sara did not allow herself to stay there.  She decided to answer this questions:  “How do I want my May to look like?  How do I want to feel about May and this upcoming trip?”  And the word she picked was EXCITEMENT, and that is the “lens” she began to see everything through.  Instead of being worried about the “what if’s” she began to envision the exciting things her boys would experience with their special time with their grandparents.  She began to talk about the time away differently, as if it was going to be an exciting time for the boys to have their own vacation with grandma and grandpa.

 

Sara also shared some of the fun, practical things they did to help the boys “experience” Italy with them, as well as create some fun while home with their grandparents!  She began to see the “gift” that she was giving them by going away with their dad.  During the tough moments, she would remind herself of this truth:  “Independence is learned by experience.”  And this is how we all grow.

 

Tune in to hear some of the practical, fun things Sara has planned for her boys and remember to share your thoughts and ideas with us when you join our free Facebook community at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

 

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You can also connect with each of us here: 

 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

 

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

 

 

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Wake Up and Dream!By Sara Carlisi, Lisa Taylor, Kelly Armstrong