In this episode I explore the topic of how striving to achieve balance can be problematic as it can cause us to feel shame.
The inspiration for this episode came from a reel I saw by a man named David Bedrick. David is an author, a teacher and an UnShaming attorney. He teaches people how to create a life free from shame.
His perspective on this idea of striving to achieve balance in our life causing shame really blew things out of the water for me. As someone who has created their entire business around this idea of achieving balance I was compelled to explore it more.
What I came to in my contemplation of David’s perspective is that striving for this culturally constructed idea of balance does cause shame and that instead of trying to achieve this we can honour our natural rhythms and accept them as they are.
This allows us to honour our authentic self no matter what season we’re in.
I finish the episode with a six step process on how to honour our authenticity and embrace the law of rhythm instead of always striving to achieve balance.
I LOVE expansive conversations and feel grateful to David for have been shown a different perspective to this idea of balance. Here's a link to his website: https://www.davidbedrick.com
And if you want to discuss this episode with me please reach on out IG @sarah.ann.ferguson or email sarah@soulmacollective.com
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From my heart to yours,
Sarah Ann Ferguson
