Hello Tater Tots!

I have been having so much fun creating content lately, I hope you're enjoying watching the videos as much as I am creating them!

For this week's episode I wanted to talk about fear and excitement and how it shows up the same way in our bodies - and how important it is to recognize and acknowledge that in order to understand ourselves better.

I think it's so important to be aware of these things, so we can make better choices in our actions and also just have a better general idea of what's going on in our bodies and minds!

I hope you enjoy today's episode!

References used: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/prefrontal-nudity/201410/predictable-fear#:~:text=Surprisingly%20though%2C%20when%20you%20feel,difference%20between%20fear%20and%20excitement.


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Hello Tater Tots!

This week’s episode topic is about loneliness, social connection, and what I do to find community and connection when moving to a new place (or just to revamp your involvement even if you never moved!)

Social connection is extremely important to our health, and I think with social media, COVID times, and the overall individualistic society we live in - sometimes we forget how to go out looking for connection and involvement in a community.

I wanted to unpack and dive deeper into these topics while giving you some tips I’ve learned along the way - like giving yourself the option to change your mind when trying new things (because pressure to commit to something could potentially stop us from experiencing new things!)

Thank you so much for hanging out with me, if you could leave a review, like, subscribe, or leave a comment it would help me out so much with growing the channel!

Have the best week!

References used:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6125010/

https://cmha.ca/news/the-importance-of-human-connection/#_ftn1

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Hello Tater Tots!

Hello Tater Tots!

This week’s episode I talk about my own realizations that my partner’s emotions are not my responsibilities and mine aren’t theirs either.

Disclaimer, this does not mean that I simply stopped caring about my partner’s emotions. That part is important. Of course I still care deeply about my partner’s emotional and overall well being. This distinction simply means that my entire self worth and my own sense of accomplishment doesn’t solely come from my partner’s emotional well being.

I hope you enjoy this episode! As usual thank you for all your support!

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Hello tater tots!

Hello beautiful tater tots!

This week's episode was thanks to a listener who wrote in to share their story and suggest a topic - Generational Trauma and it's impact on those who speak up.

I am always so honoured when listeners feel safe to share their stories with me, I love that I can provide a space to share your experiences and offer my thoughts and hopefully provide a bit of comfort in the process.

The TL;DR of this episode is: Sometimes, those who shed light on a situation are unfortunately the ones who are most scrutinized. It's not always fair, and it's sometimes hard to understand. We can't always control the outcomes of the impact of our actions, but the bravery and strength it takes to face fears, truths, and realities is so commendable and an extremely courageous step in the direction of healing. At the end of the day, taking that step towards healing is what will make all of it worth it, because we are worth it and we deserve to heal and find compassion within ourselves.

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Hi Tater tots!

I've really been having trouble recording and posting lately, this is a little bit of an explanation on why. In this very quick episode I talk about how shifting my mindset towards self compassion has been helping me in my new life changes, I ended the episode a bit short because I got unexpectedly emotional - haha classic.

I think it's safe to say I'm back but rather than a weekly basis more of a monthly basis, I am working on some other things so stayed tuned. I am so grateful for you all!

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Hi Tater Tots!

In this episode, let’s get into the complexities of self-care, vulnerability, and communication within relationships. A conversation with my aesthetician from a while back got me reflecting about the challenges of receiving care and love, particularly for strong and independent women. I wanted to talk about how societal expectations and the self-care industry often overshadow genuine self-understanding and emotional expression.

While self-care is obviously essential, I think that the ability to receive care and love from others is just as important. Through introspection and understanding attachment styles, I wanted to talk about identifying needs and wants and how communicating them clearly to our partners impact our relationships.

As always, please take these episodes with a grain of salt - my intention is for these episodes to become a jumping off point for further self-reflection, exploration, and understanding for you. Everyone’s lives and specific relationships are going to look different and have unique needs, my intention is for us to examine our lives in a more compassionate and kind lens - because we all deserve that!!

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Hello tater tots! I'm so excited to be back!

This week I wanted to talk about how sometimes it feels less genuine or real when we have to ask our partners for exactly what we want and unpack that feeling a little bit.

I think asking for what we want is harder and puts us in a more vulnerable position compared to wanting and expecting our partners to anticipate our needs and try to read our minds. 

Don’t get me wrong, after being with someone for a period of time, your partner may be able to read you and anticipate your needs in this way. However, particularly at the start of relationships (but even in well established relationships as we grow as humans and our needs transform and change), we have to do our own inner work to figure out what our needs are and communicate that with our partner!

Join me as I unpack a little of my own experiences with this recently :)