“It sounds crazy, but I’m experiencing trauma. From going into an office.”

Welcome loves! On this week’s episode of In My Truth with Sarah Riegelhuth, we’re chatting with the gorgeous Jessica Ann. Today we’re picking up somewhere through an entire weekend of talking about truths, stories and feelings at Sarah’s home in Colorado, and you guessed it, we’re sitting on the living room floor!

Jessica and Sarah met recently at Jeff’s Camp in Turks and Caicos and the two knew from the get go they are soul sisters.

Jess is a writer, poet, philosopher, yogi and world traveller. Like Sarah, her core value is freedom, and she love to write, create and travel. Listen in for another deep conversation about the untruths Sarah and Jessica have been telling themselves.

Join Sarah Riegelhuth and Jessica Ann in this episode of In My Truth as they talk about sharing themselves with the world, how relationships influence their work, and how they have been betraying themselves.

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Disclaimer: What we talk about on In My Truth tends to be very raw and can be triggering. In this episode we dive into relationships and divorce, among other things. Resources for support and help are included at the end of show notes - scroll down for more information.

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“I realised my abandonment wounding lead me to a life of betraying myself. I didn’t want to be abandoned so I tried to fit in with what everybody else needed and wanted, only to discover I was actually abandoning myself.”

Like last week, we’re exploring feelings of shame (link), this time around divorce and relationship issues, along with truth and honour, transcendence, and how we’ve been betraying ourselves.

Where have you been experiencing shame in your life, and how is that serving you?

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“I found joy by getting here, but now that I’m here it’s like… I’m not joyful.”

Jess and Sarah also share the stories they’re telling themselves around:

Not putting ourselves out there in the world

The different versions of ourselves we show up as

Shame around problems with our marriages

Using depression and feelings of sadness to be creative

How we express our truth externally

How we express ourselves behind closed doors

Taking the easy way out by getting a job

Being miserable for the first time as an entrepreneur

Loss of freedom and loss of our core values

Being in alignment with other people’s needs instead of our own

Being an empath and not letting others’ energy get to us

How to be in flow without being your own boss

Abandonment wounds

How we have been betraying ourselves

Shame about struggling to move on from relationships

Feeling like we ‘should’ be able to get past things

How we reason and justify to ourselves

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Remember you’re not alone, and there is hope, even though it may not feel that way at times. Talk to someone, a friend or family member and let them support you. Reach out to a professional. Do whatever you need to do to start your journey back to feeling good.

Here are some resources I found on Google (because I am not a professional, these are not recommendations, just suggestions with love and empathy from me to you):

Lifeline (Australia): 13-11-14 is a confidential telephone crisis support service available 24/7 from a landline, payphone or mobile. Beyond Blue (Australia): 1-300-22-4636 OR chat online between 3pm & 12am 7 days a week No Shame On You (USA): 1-800-273-(TALK) 8255 OR text 741741 for a 24/7 crisis text line (a live, trained crisis counsellor receives the text and responds quickly) OR visit I’m Alive for 24/7 online crisis chat National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA): 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Services (Canada): 1-833-456-4566 OR text 45645 between 4pm and 12am daily

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