In this Episode:

Lucy talks about the challenges she had to face during her marriage with a man who was trying to cope with an illness that he did not understand.

She was brought up by a deacon mother so it was natural for her to adopt the beliefs that were passed on to her. She created rules for herself and wanted to live up to them.

In sickness and in health she assumed all responsibility for her marriage, sometimes to her own detriment.

This conversation is a clear example of how we fall for the trap of trying to mould our lives in ways that please everybody around us, except ourselves.

I hope that this conversation will help you to question areas in your life where you are unconsciously pleasing others.

Here are some questions to consider:

What belief did you adopt as a child?

Are you unconsciously living by the dictate of that belief?

Lucy: 'I had to face that isn't what I wanted.  Actually, I had probably spent the last 15 years making sure I'd pleased everybody.'

We have all heard the expression, you made your bed now lie in it, right?

Her story highlights the fact that that statement is untrue.

You can change the trajectory of your life.  You can get up, throw out that bed and start afresh.

What is it in your life that you are not comfortable with anymore?

I'd love to hear from you.

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