If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the right things… but still not feeling the way you thought you would, this episode is for you. You’ll understand why on an energetic level and get a totally different perspective on why your efforts actually tend to keep you right where you are.
In this conversation with my mentor Erin, we explore the real mechanics behind healing, emotional patterns, and why so many women feel stuck in cycles of trying, tension and exhaustion. Erin explains her path into the world of energy and how she uses kinesiology and presence as the path to steady, embodied movement.
Why “trying harder” often keeps you stuckThe difference between goals and intentionsHow unresolved emotions from childhood shape your identityWhy you feel overwhelmed, disconnected or like you’re not doing enoughAnd what actually creates real movement and changeOne of my favourite parts of this conversation is the reminder that you can’t skip steps in your healing. You don’t go from A to Z. When we’re honest we just shuffle slowly from A… to B… to C. And the more you can be fully where you are (instead of trying to get somewhere else) the more things begin to shift naturally.
This episode isn’t about doing more.
It’s about understanding why “doing” isn’t working… and how connection, compassion and presence are the only things that will actually move you forward.
Timestamps:
00:00 Warm Welcome00:41 What Is Kinesiology03:11 Goals Versus Intentions06:17 From Goals To Connection13:40 Inner Child And Resistance18:17 Why Emotions Get Stuck25:11 Tension And Trying28:50 Connection Over Techniques33:10 Erin’s Connectivity Practices37:32 Origin Story Begins39:29 Melbourne Kinesiology Calling41:33 Studying and Mentorship44:04 Respect the Calling44:59 Mother Not Practitioner50:40 Holding Big Emotions55:15 No Parenting Ideals57:57 Tribe and Compassion01:03:59 Alphabet Steps Not Leaps01:06:50 Be Where You Are01:08:25 Rapid Fire and Farewell
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