Have you ever found yourself chatting with someone, and you feel like they're taking what you're saying completely wrong? Maybe you find that you're defending yourself or getting heated because this person just isn't getting it?

We’re chatting about a topic that profoundly impacts, dare I say, makes or breaks, the relationship with ourselves and others: communication. We all do it, communication that is, and yet nowhere did we learn how to do it effectively. It feels awful to be misunderstood, so I want to share some basic communication tips to help you feel more understood in all of your relationships.

Segment 1: the goal of effective communication

Segment 2: types of communication

Segment 3: the complexity of conversations

Segment 4: being right vs being understood

Segment 5: tips for smooth conversations

Thanks for joining us today on the Self-Image Experience Podcast. I hope you found this episode valuable on your inward journey. Join me next week as we continue creating meaningful connections and a more intentional life. Until then, remember you’re a badass and you’ve got this. See you next week.

Connecting to ourselves is crucial in connecting with others. If we don't know who we are, we don't know what we want. This leads to a whole bunch of confusion and feelings of dissatisfaction - you know that feeling of, " there's got to be more than this..."?

If you've ever experienced that, your next move was probably something along the lines of, a quest to know thyself. Naturally, that ends up looking like changing our situation, our career, our relationship, our city, getting a new hobby or hairstyle, maybe a new wardrobe, or going travelling, and that seems to work for a while. But then that feeling creeps back in and we're back to feeling like we thought we found the answer, but it must have not been since now we're right back where we started.

Here's the thing - external factors, such as our appearance, the city we live in, the places we've travelled, our careers, or roles we play, are not the answer to knowing ourselves.

* Knowing ourselves is an inward journey that requires being present, being aware of our inner world, and accepting our truth. We have an entire universe inside us, and knowing ourselves means removing the layers that block our true vision. Our identity is not outside of us; we are already whole and have all the information to be ourselves. 


Check out today's episode on "how to be you" to learn more about how to do just that.

Thank you for joining me on this episode of The Self-Image Experience Podcast. I hope this discussion on how to be you has provided you with valuable insights to explore on your self-image journey. Join me next week as we continue the journey of creating meaningful connections and a more intentional life. Until then, remember you’re a badass and you’ve got this.

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Today we are discussing 4 questions that are GOLD in giving awareness and clarity in our relationships and any situation in our lives. When we live with intention and constantly do the work to bring awareness to each moment, each situation, and each relationship, we have the power to create the exact life that we want to live. We become open to what’s possible for us when we work on the relationship with ourselves, and subsequently the relationship we have with everyone and everything around us.

Segment 1: importance of questions

Segment 2: questions create awareness

Segment 3: ask good questions

--> 1. What do I think about this situation/person/relationship?

--> 2. Being honest with myself, how am I showing up in this situation/relationship?

--> 3. Do I like the results I'm creating?

--> 4. What do I really want and how can I create that result instead?

These questions are seriously gold no matter what challenge or situation. Use these questions to explore any area of your life to make sure you are on track to creating the results you really want. Awareness is power. Responsibility is power. Choice is power.

Thank you for joining me on this episode of "The Self-Image Experience Podcast." I hope this discussion on questions to ask yourself has provided you with valuable insights to explore on your self-image journey and in all of your relationships. Remember, building better relationships starts with understanding ourselves first. Join me next week as we continue the journey of creating meaningful connections and a more intentional life. Until then, remember you’re a badass and you’ve got this. See you next week.

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Welcome to Episode 62 of "The Self-Image Experience Podcast."

In today's episode, we're exploring love. I’ve been thinking a lot about love lately and what it means, how we learn about love, the different ways that humans perceive love and communicate love, the ways in which we love ourselves, and how our capacity to love shows up in all of our relationships, including the relationship with ourselves.

Segment 1: capacity to love

Segment 2: how we feel and give love

Segment 3: love is the goal

Segment 4: unconditional love as a skill

Thank you for joining me on this episode of "The Self-Image Experience Podcast." I hope this episode has provided you with valuable insights to enhance your self-image and relationships. Remember, building better relationships starts with understanding ourselves. Join me next week as we continue the journey towards creating meaningful connections and living with intention.

You're a badass, and I believe in you.

See you next week!

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Welcome to Episode 61 of "The Self-Image Experience Podcast." In today's episode, we're exploring the powerful topic of expectations and how they shape our relationships and overall well-being.

Segment 1: anatomy of an expectation

Segment 2: the influence of expectations

Segment 3: discovering expectations

Segment 4: managing expectations

Thank you for joining me on this episode of "The Self-Image Experience Podcast." I hope this episode has provided you with valuable insights to enhance your self-image and relationships. Remember, building better relationships starts with understanding ourselves. Join me next week as we continue our journey toward creating meaningful connections and living with intention.

You're a badass, and I believe in you.

See you next week!

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Fear is one of the main things that holds us back from doing all the things we want to do in our lives. How does fear hold you back currently? Are you afraid of pitching your business idea? Are you afraid to end your marriage even though you know you don't want to be in it  anymore? What about going back to school and getting that degree you've always dreamed about? We feel the fear from even thinking about doing these things and we take it as our cue to stop.

I want to help you understand fear, why we feel fear and how it serves  us, and also how to manage fear and build the skill of allowing fear and  taking action anyways. You aren't going to get rid of fear, but you can  learn how to feel it and keep going.

References:

SELF COACHING 101 by Brooke Castillo

FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAYS by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.


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Hey babe and welcome back to another episode of the self image experience podcast.

In my opinion, one of the most useful things to consider is what drives our behaviour. Our behaviour, or our actions, are what create our results in our relationships, our finances, our career, or life in general. That means that our actions or inaction is important, which I think we all understand.

Many of us know that there's a specific set of actions that will create what we want, but we can't get ourselves to do them. Sometimes it's the other way around and there's an action that we wish we could stop doing but just can't seem to do it.

What most people do when trying to create change is look for a plan or set of actions to achieve what we want. This sometimes works, but oftentimes only creates a temporary result and we end up back where we started.

Before we look at strategies, what I have found to be more successful is to look at what is driving our behaviour to begin with. Once we figure that out, then the action piece can fall into place.

Check out today's episode to learn how to really create what you want. I'm discussing the key to changing our behaviour before we even begin to look at strategies.

Thanks for joining us today and I'll see you back here next week!

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So you've come to a point where you are wanting some answers or looking for guidance on what to do in a situation. Naturally, most of us look outside of ourselves for this answer or guidance. First and foremost, we ask Google (of course), and then maybe we consult with someone we know, a friend, a book, and so on. There are certain situations where a specific set of instructions is necessary or an actual skill that we don't yet have or understand.

However, in most other cases there is power in going to our own brains for the answer. Many times we resort to saying, "...but I don't know" and I would argue that you do.

In today's episode I'm talking about how to access a deeper part of ourselves that has access to greater wisdom and why this is a powerful place to get the answers that we want.

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Most of us never learned the art of managing our emotional lives, which leaves us feeling powerless and out of control in certain situations. We lose our power when we give away our responsibility for how we feel, how we behave, and for where we're at in life. Blaming others or our circumstances feels good and feels right in the moment, but it leaves us without any control in the matter, and that doesn't feel good at all.

Gaining back control of our lives is a journey of taking radical responsibility and choosing how to move forward. In other words, we get to decide how to feel, how to act, and how to show up in our lives no matter what!

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Resources:

Brooke Castillo, thelifecoachschool.com

Tonya Lester LCSW, "Emotional Maturity in Relationships" psychologytoday.com

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When is the last time you did something because it was hard? When was the last time you didn't do something because it was hard?

Listen up my friends, when we avoid things because they're hard, we're giving ourselves more evidence for why we aren't capable of doing hard things. We're also allowing the not doing of something because it's hard to be a good enough reason not to do something.

The problem with living into this story is either 1 of 2 things: either it's stopping us from doing something that will potentially create the results we want, or it's keeping us stuck in the victimhood of our past.

Today I'm talking about:

- how this shows up in our lives

- why it's important to recognize where this is potentially showing up

- how it's holding us back and preventing the results we want

- why making a mindset shift will get you unstuck

- how to shift your story about doing hard things

Sometimes life is hard, and we can do hard things.

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