LOST IN THE LABELS

If you were raised on sarcasm, I would love to hear your story. Email me what it was like to grow up in your circumstances at [email protected]. 

I'd love to hear from you on this subject of wallowing. What's it means to you, and do you remember a time in your life where you were wallowing in your circumstances? Was it to the detriment of something you had in front of you or was it propelling you there?

Shoot me an email at [email protected]

Cheering for you!

You've probably heard of humble pie, referring to someone who needs a reality check or just a bit less ego to go with their long list of self-proclaimed achievements, but what about a struggle pie. Have you ever heard of that?

Last week we discussed levels of resiliency with my special guest Ed Beard, The Question Professor. Resiliency has a strong tie to how we handle struggle and what we do to OVERCOME it. Those who would be considered "low" or "limited" resiliency are more likely to notice struggle and add negative emotion to it, while "high" or "maximum" resiliency folks will sometimes not EVEN notice there is a problem. Then, there are levels in between those two extremes who experience different levels depending on whether they lean "low" or "high". 

Today's episode highlighted a need for a reframe when the struggle feels SO BIG that it becomes your whole world. Sometimes, whether we are sitting in struggle for a reason, a season or our entire lifetime, we can focus so much on what's weighing us down that we forget to see past the struggle and recognize how small it really is in the over picture of our identities, life experiences and sense of self worth. 

We had an amazing conversation to day with our live audience AND I'm planning on facilitating the struggle pie exercise for those of you who aren't quite understanding the process. Though it seems simple and quick it's actually an activity that takes some intimate time with yourself and sometimes some feedback from family and friends.

If you have questions OR you would like to join our next live community call shoot me an email at [email protected] 

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Cheering for you

Bee

You may observe the people around you and think, "they have it all together". 

Do they really?!

I used to ask myself why I was constantly comparing myself to people who I thought did life better and NOW, I look around and wonder why so many of us are putting on this false persona that appears to not struggle with anything. We learn to hide our deepest hurts, the scathing wrath of our inner bully and the beliefs that come with that conversation with ourselves. We can't show those vulnerabilities because we've learned that...

1. They are often used against us and...

2. People rarely allow us to outgrow those seasons of our lives. 

So what's the problem with showing up with a tough exterior, only allowing few people in?

You're likely hiding some of the most beautiful gifts and talents that you possess as well. You may bubble over the edge with certain negative emotions because you're holding SO much IN. 

The EMBLDN Label community is a place where you can unpack all of the components of your identity and have meaningful conversations with like minded people. People who are learning to show up differently as well. 

I will be hosting a LIVE Podcast recording for the community tomorrow at 11am mst via zoom. To jump on for FREE and enjoy the conversation, email me at [email protected]

See you there!

Email me at [email protected] for an invitation to join our LIVE Podcast recording for the EMBLDN Label community on 12-14-22 at 11am mst. You won't want to miss this conversation working through your "struggle pie" this holiday season. 

There's a difference between feeling the emotion frustration and being #frustrated. If we aren't too careful, this time of year can cause us to attach a negative label and function in our lives in a frustrated way. 

Has anyone ever asked you, "what are you building?"

When I think back on my life, the ONLY time someone asked me that is when I was building something tangible that prompted someone's curiosity. 

I've also noticed recently that we don't pay enough attention to people around us to notice when they are building something non-tangible. We aren't confident or curious enough to ask questions when we don't YET see proof of concept. To piggy back on yesterday's episode on resiliency, I believe that this is the reason that many people hold themselves back. They need the support and affirmation that what they're building is GREAT before actually being able to show someone else what is living so wonderfully in their dreams. 

This weekend, ask someone around you what they are building and see how they respond.

If you're interested in being invited to next weeks LIVE podcast, email me at [email protected]

Have a fantastic weekend!

JOIN ME LIVE TOMORROW for a podcast recording about resiliency. If you're interested email me at [email protected] or message me @beeandreen on Instagram.

Can't wait to see you there!

The word (or label) trauma seems to terrify people who were raised to, "brush things under the rug". It seems that the other labels you wear don't matter because deciding to address the small and large traumas in your life are intimidating, vulnerable and (let's be honest), sometimes it feels like they're better left in the past. 

My self-worth was a size zero for YEARS because I was taught that time will heal, along with many other gimmicky comments that I was told throughout my life. Time rarely "heals", in fact, it may make you believe that you're healing, while the hurts of the trauma are actually continuously causing a system of negativity or discord in your life. What if your struggle, overwhelm or the hard things you're going through are rooted in past trauma that CAN actually be healed?! Would you be willing to take a step towards the identity that you've always hoped you'd have?

If you're interested in being one of the 4 pro bono clients that I'm offering to work with for FREE email me at [email protected] and say "I want to heal my trauma"!

Which trauma response is your deferral? 

Email me at [email protected] for more information about the EMBLDN Label beta community.