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I have been captivated by the concept of The In Between, that mysterious space between enduring your pain and trauma and fully moving forward. It is a place where it is easy to get stuck in familiar patterns of suffering, because they have become uncomfortably comfortable. Pain can feel like an old snugle blanket you have held onto for years and letting go feels strange, even a little like losing yourself.

But The In Between is also where transformation happens. It is where you begin to truly integrate all the tools you have learned along the way: setting boundaries, speaking up for yourself, saying no and meaning it, being gentle with yourself and leaning fully into your feelings.

It can feel scary to step into this space, but it is also so magical. It is here, in the tension between what was and what can be, that you learn to trust yourself and your healing.

Come with me as I explore this fascinating, powerful and sometimes uncomfortable place, The In Between.

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As we move through August, I want to talk about what I am calling "The In Between." The in between of pain/trauma/struggles and healing and truly moving through it all to get to the place of living the life you want.

It is tricky because you are so used to our pain/trauma/struggles that you may not really know who you are without it.

Who are you without high levels of anxiety?

Who are you without thinking about how you have been wronged?

Who are you without the rumination and worry of your pain?

The worry and rumination keep you tethered to your pain. Learning to move through it all takes time and practice. If you find yourself clinging to your pain, don't worry, it is actually a good sign if you can see that you do that.

As you reflect on your own journey, tune into this meditation and let your body relax and connect with your higher self. You have to slow down the noise of life to see if you are stuck in your old ways. They are familiar to you, so it makes sense that you cling. Even uncomfortable feels comfortable sometimes.

It can feel very scary to set down this piece of you, the old you, the one that was so in her pain that she could see no way out, to the you that can see a way out, but your identity and stories and way of being, keep you locked into the only way of being you know.

This in between is such a scary place to be. However, if you lean into trusting yourself, a whole new world will open up for you.

Are you wiling to build your "trusting yourself" muscle? This is the place where all the magic happens.

I have been sitting with a lot of emotions, like many of you, I am sure. The state of the world right now is heavy, overwhelming and a bit surreal. Before we dive into today's topic, I wanted to share some thoughts on that, because pretending everything is "normal" just doesn't feel right.

Times are tough right now and this tells me that the work I do in the world is important. The work I do, the tools and my coaching, combine to help you not get pulled under by the weight of everything happening in the USA and the world right now.

Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist, psychologist, philosopher and Holocaust survivor. I can't help but think of his words right now, as what we are experiencing feels similar. Viktor taught us that no one can take away the way we think and our attitude about our life. When I think of the unimaginable horror that he lived through, and millions of others, his words give me hope and a reminder to make sure we tend to your mind and heart.

And THIS is the reason I will continue doing my work, even though times feel very heavy.

And then, once we have grounded in that reality, I want to take us somewhere deeper, into the heart of self confidence. Not the kind that is all surface level pep talk, but the real kind. The kind that grows quietly from trusting yourself and having your own back, no matter what is happening outside of you.

I also want to introduce you to, or remind you, of one of my favorite coaching tools. I am going to walk you through my thought model, a tool to help you see how your thoughts create your life. I know it is much more complicated than that, but, let's start there.

I can and will help you learn to manage your mind and heart, Wildflower. This is what I do. I would love to work with you and help you through these times.

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Welcome to a new month and a new theme inside The Green Shoe Society. July is The Summer of You and we are starting with a new guided meditation to help you gently root into self trust and build a grounded, long lasting self confidence.

This 8 minute meditation is your reminder that confidence doesn't come from perfection or performance, it comes from the quiet belief that you can handle whatever comes your way. That you are enough, as you are and you already carry the strength you are looking for.

Let this be a soft beginning to your July. Let this be the day you trust your self confidence.

Take a breath. Press play. Return to your own steady ground.

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The space between self doubt and self trust can be a very hard place to be.

In this final episode of this trusting yourself series, we are diving into the emotional habits that keep you stuck and how to step into the role of observer so you can change them.

Do you know how you habitually respond to stress? Trauma? Most of us don't. And when we are unaware, we keep reacting the same way, over and over. This is the place of feeling stuck. It can be a difficult place to live. Limbo is never fun.

Today we talk about recognizing your default emotional responses, getting comfortable feeling hard emotions, without drowning in them, the difference between processing and indulging

And how to navigate the in between space, that tender place where you are not quite trusting yourself yet, but you are no longer ignoring your truth either.

This is about building emotional awareness so you can choose differently and trust yourself. More deeply, one moment at a time.

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Developing the ability to trust yourself is a skill, and like any skill, it gets stronger with practice.

This week on The Green Shoe Society, we are talking about why self trust can feel so hard (especially if you have spent years or decades second guessing yourself) and how to start building your trust muscle today. It doesn't have to be complicated or heavy. I want to help you to get to the place in life where you do trust yourself because this builds self confidence.

Let's break it down together so you can feel more confident making choices that feel right for you.

Bonus ~ I've created a special Spotify playlist to go along with this episode, a little musical boost fo your own trust journey.

Soul Searchin Girl Podcast Building Your Trusting Yourself Playlist right here..... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3H6QRHOdJUoc0XHhoTyHXO

Ready to dive deeper into this work? Come work with me.

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This week on the Soul Searching Girl podcast we are slowing things way down, with a trust yourself meditation.

As you move through your healing, connecting with your body isn't just helpful, it is essential. So often, we stay in our heads, trying to think our way to peace. However, true healing happens when you learn to feel your way there.

Each month, I will be exploring a new theme, and once a month, I will guide you through a meditation to anchor that theme into your body and your nervous system.

So, Wildflower, find a soft place. Somewhere you can be alone. Sit up. Be still. Let's reconnect with your body, the one that has been waiting for you to come home.

Think of your amazing brain as a beautiful garden labyrinth. There are moments when you wander through it, discovering new paths and ideas, feeling free and alive. But then, sometimes, you find yourself stuck in a corner, feeling lost, overwhelmed, or tangled in thoughts the seem to loop without end.

In this episode, we will explore how it happens when your mind feels like it is trapped in a maze of doubt or worry or confusion. We will talk about common ways we get stuck, whether it is rumination, people pleasing, or just the weight of trying to figure everything out at once. But most importantly I will share with you how you can navigate your way out of the labyrinth in healthy ways.

You don't have to stay stuck. Let's explore some practical tools for getting out of the labyrinth and back to creating a life you love.

We are learning to feel our feelings so that our emotions do not prevent us from living the life we want to live. This is truly the secret to life. Being willing to feel difficult emotions instead of resisting them, is what will set you free. Often time we delegate our emotional health to those around us, giving all of our power away.

As genxers, we have been through a lot. We have see a lot. We have experienced a lot. Now it is time to not let our emotions get in the way of our lives anymore. Let's feel, continue to process, and move on and start living.

Hi, I am Amy and I would love to help you learn how to heal through feeling. Come work with me inside The Renegade Sessions. More info over at www.amyloganlife.com

In 2012, I started a Youtube Channel called Soul Searching Girl. At the time, I was stumbling through the aftermath of Mormonism, hurt, feeling betrayed, terrified and yet searching. I wanted other like me to know they weren't alone, that there was life on the other side of faith crisis and that healing was possible. It became a space of honesty, curiosity and connection.

Years later, I shifted my focus, but the soul searching never stopped. It created new spaces, explored new ideas and walk with countless men and women through their own messy middles. But now, I am coming back to my roots, back to where this began.

Today, Soul Searching Girl has grown with me. While my work isn't solely about mormonism anymore, religious trauma, patriarchy, and the weight of conditioning will always be threads in my story and in the stories of many who find me here. This podcast is for every woman standing in her own In Between: after the unraveling, before the rebuilding, wondering who she really is without the rules, the roles and the noise.

Here, we talk about healing old wounds, trusting yourself again and embracing who you have truly always been before patriarchy, before the silencing, before the doubt. We explore boundaries, self trust, feminism, joy and the courage to feel your feelings instead of running from them.

Soul Searching Girl is not about age. It is about spirit. It is the part of you that is curious, rebellious and free, the part of you that refuses to stop searching for truth.

So, if you are ready to step out of the old story and come home to yourself, you are in the right place.

Welcome to Soul Searching Girl.

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