Today is a solo episode all about being triggered, the lessons of motherhood, and the ABC's of being selfish.
Favorite takeaways:
1. Here’s the amazing thing: When you let yourself feel your anger, it starts to dissipate. The initial reaction can either fuel a bigger, badder secondary reaction or you can let it work itself out on its own. If you give it the attention that it’s calling for in the first place, it will dissipate in a minute or two. If you just validate your own emotions and your own thoughts, they will start to dissipate.
2. I hope you’ve had the experience of somebody telling you that you are justified in feeling angry over something and feeling your shoulders relax- of feeling your body un-tense. When somebody tells you you’re right. Because it’s magical to feel that. It’s truly magical. So tell yourself you’re right. You don’t need someone else to do it for you- you can do that all by yourself. You can validate your own emotions.
3. Knowing yourself is absolutely essential. Knowing how you react to the triggers around you is essential as well as what helps with those triggers.
4. What are your needs? The more that you understand your needs and you prioritize those, your gonna be a better human being for your kids, for your family, for everyone around you because you won’t be showing up bitter, you’ll be showing up as patient, loving, and fun.
5. The more you prioritize your own self care, your own mental health, your own needs, you really do show up better. Your energy is better, you’re just a better human being for everyone you want to be around. Don’t you want to show up as the best version of yourself?
6. The awareness piece is so key and without it, none of the rest can happen. Give yourself so much grace and so much permission to cheer yourself on if you even look back on your behavior and you are aware. Because even looking back on your reactions is a huge step.
7. Awareness is absolutely amazing. You can’t fix something you’re not aware of.
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