From Trauma to Triumph

Confidence isn't just something you're born with. Or maybe you are.... but we certainly lose it quickly as we grow and are exposed to all the expectations, family patterns, esteem dampening and all kinds of things that, if we even had confidence to start off life with, causes it to get squashed in us. There are certain factors that need to be present for us to build our confidence and I will explore those with you in this week's episode. You will hear about my early confidence building experiences - from a work perspective, but as with everything, what happens in one area of life often affects all areas. This will be part 1 of 2 on Confidence because there is a lot to say about this particular life topic. Part 2 will happen next week. Enjoy!!

Do you ever find yourself saying "I should have......"? About any number of things you feel you didn't do that you needed to, or something you felt you didn't do well or on time, or something you said or didn't say. We all do that at times. Our past conditioning, beliefs, patterns all feed this "should syndrome". And then the cycle of self-recrimination, shame and guilt keeps going and none of it serves us to actually be motivated to achieve our goals or tasks. So the time has come to stop "shoulding" on yourself. Today's episode is a little peak into how I deal with this when I get caught up in it, how it happens and what to do to stop it.

I love this time of year - some people call it the other "new year". There is excitement for new things and back to routine and schedules. And also some sadness for some that summer and the "free-falling" is coming to an end. In this episode, I take a look at how we are being impacted by current events and how to maximize our positive experience of them. Also though in light of the political "climate" here in Canada, the ramping up of the fourth wave of COVID variants and the division being felt among differing camps, there is a feeling of some chaos still and lots of uncertainty. I will explore how you can ride through this "wave" and maybe even come through it better than before. Let's make compassion, understanding and empathy the goal for navigating the turbulence! 

Life is often like a treadmill. It can be going at a nice comfortable, manageable pace or sometimes it can feel like it is completely out of your control and you are constantly running faster that you choose to be. Have there been times that your treadmill seems to be making you run faster and faster? Do you feel like the controls have taken on a mind of their own and you can't seem to make them slow down or even stop?

Well you are not alone if you do! Many of us have been there and maybe are there right now and have no idea what to do to make it slow down! This week's podcast will be an entertaining comparison of life and a run-away treadmill. I will talk about what you can do to get back in control and then get back to and maintain a nice steady pace that allows you to enjoy the "ride". And as always, I'll have the perfect resources to help you on your way.

As August is coming to a close and the end of summer is drawing near, many are feeling like they are still stuck in a never ending loop of fear and uncertainty. Especially with things ramping up again with the pandemic and the possibilities of going back to some greater restrictions. If your fears are flaring up again, please have a listen as I talk you through some strategies and give you some great resources to help you get through it all. We are all in this together so let's help each other to get through the tunnel to that glimmer of light.

We are all story tellers - even if just to ourselves. But it's really about how those stories impact our behaviours that influence which stories you should keep and which you may want to let go.  I have a story to tell you about something that happened on the weekend that will bring you to tears - tears of laughter that is! Trust me, you do not want to miss this one. I couldn't imagine in my wildest dreams that this could happen!

This week's episode is a little different from others and while you still get a few tidbits of wisdom, it will mostly entertain you I think.

We have all likely had times in our lives where we felt like we were sabotaging our success somehow. Why do we do this when we want something so badly, yet can't seem to do the things that will ensure our success?

In today's episode I will give you some great insights into the dark world of self-sabotaging AND some key strategies for defeating self-sabotaging behaviours. Believe me, I'm talking from not only a place of knowledge but from a place of experience! In the past, I definitely held myself back with some sabotaging behaviours and I learned how to really get a handle on it so I could go on to achieve things I thought at one point were impossible. And I am helping others to shift their behaviours and get out of the "self-sabotaging loop". I hope today's episode will start to shift you too!!

Many people are making decisions (or not making them) out pure Fear. But there is a very primal reason for this and in today's episode I will be talking exploring this and how you can stop operating out of fear and move into a place of doing things through love and joy. Doesn't that sound amazing!! If you start to pay attention to how you are doing things and living your life you can totally change your experience of life by making some very significant changes in how you think, which will change how you feel and then your behaviours will totally shift.  I will give you some great resources to get you started!! Let's go - become fearless!!!

If you are a human (and I think pretty much everyone listening is) you have experienced some kind of collective or societal trauma. Even if it is through seeing the suffering of others or knowing people close to you who have experienced large group trauma, it has impacted you in some way and may even have lingering effects on you as an individual.

You will recognize many of the collective traumas I'll be speaking about and maybe have even been a significant part of some of the collective who experienced the traumas - I know of one for sure - wink, wink!

In this episode I will be delving a little deeper in this particular type of trauma and as always will have some resources for you to deal with it.

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In this episode we will explore how unresolved trauma, particularly from our childhood can be at the root of many illnesses and conditions in the body, especially auto-immune diseases. I will be referencing Keesha Ewers who has done extensive work and research on this connection. I will talk about the "Trauma Cycle" and how it develops and also Keesha's "Freedom Framework" for solving our own individual body/trauma puzzles and how it can help to determine what healing modalities and strategies can work for us individually. And of course, I leave you with a couple of strategies you can use right away. I hope you enjoy this episode!!