In today’s episode of the Tranquil Awakenings Podcast, Debbie will be in conversation with her mum Linda Stephenson as they celebrate one year of the Tranquil Awakenings Podcast.
During this conversation they will talk about their personal and shared journey, reminiscing on aspects of childhood and how it has shaped them today. Through this conversation they explore the roles that we play during our life and the impact these have on our identity, highlighting how our experiences can be used for our personal growth and understanding.
As part of this conversation, they discuss the spooky goings on in Debbie’s childhood home and how interests that we have as a child can be re-ignited as adults.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We can learn a lot from children in terms of the way they interact with the world around them.
- The importance of allowing children and others to be able to share their experiences without the fear of judgement.
- Our identity can often become shaped by the roles that we play within our life e.g. parent, partner, employee.
- It is important to make time for your own wellbeing and development beyond these roles and expectations.
- Childhood experiences can influence our lives as adults.
- The environment you are in and the people you are around can make a big difference to your wellbeing.
BEST MOMENTS
- “And that's kind of like our experience growing up, our parents obviously loved us in their own way, but we spent a lot of our time fending for ourselves.”
- “You can learn so much from a child as well. They are wonderful. They speak and say what they think and what they mean. And it's really lovely to hear it because they're coming from a different place and it's so nice. The world looks so beautiful in their eyes and there's so much to do and explore.”
- “But then after that we travelled to see your grandma in a nursing home, and I was a toddler at the time. It was the first time I thought about death.”
- “It wasn't a house that I would have ever picked, but it was near the school, and it had the room we needed. I never quite liked the feel of it.”
- “As you all got older, more seemed to happen, like I could be on my own in the house, just doing housework downstairs, and I'd hear one of you children shout me from upstairs, and I'd go up and then realise you were all at school.”
- “That's the time when I started to find out more about me, and who I was rather than being somebody's mum and somebody's wife, it's the time when I started to find out about me.”
HOST BIO
Debbie is a seasoned therapist whose journey from being a primary school teacher to an adept therapist has been fuelled by her fascination with the intricacies of human nature. Equipped with advanced certifications in diverse modalities like hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness, meditation, past life regression and many more she has honed her expertise to bring about transformative change.
As a full-time therapist and trainer, Debbie's driving passion is guiding others, as well as herself, towards their best selves. Embracing the concept of holistic beings, she firmly believes in addressing the mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual facets of well-being and healing.
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