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The Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastCommanding RespectWhat does it take to show up as a person worthy of respect and to respect others as well? Is it something we have to work hard to earn, or is it something that we naturally command when we are in the right mindset and attitude?It’s difficult to project confidence until we actually know what it feels like to be confident. And so I know that respect is much the same. I must live in integrity and become comfortable being respectable in order to radiate respectability. Support the showYour donations mean the wo...2022-11-1117 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastDigital Footprint LamentationsNot only do I have an impact in my everyday life, but I also have an unconsidered massive online imprint that I leave behind, too. There’s lots of me out there, different versions of myself leaving footprints over time in the online world. Blog posts, social media accounts, my websites, articles, online reviews by me or for me, places I have been tagged and don’t even know about. What do we do with all that? It’s wild. I suppose it points out how indelible we are in a weird way. That despite ourselves, we leave a...2022-11-0413 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastManaging Unhealthy Expectations and Ditching The Comparison TrapOur mind is constructed to show us contrast and compare things. Unfortunately, this results in having unrealistic expectations about how we’re doing in life.Rather than experiencing life as something that happens through us and with us, most of us experience it as something happening to us, or not happening to us.We all try to live our best life, but it’s an annoying sentiment. It sets us up to wonder if we’re not doing good enough or best enough.The wave of quiet quitting and quiet firing that’s made hea...2022-10-2815 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastContemplating What Makes a Good LifeWhen we are looking for a result to bring us happiness, or that there’s something we should be doing or have to be accomplishing, it’s an automatic joy-sucker. We really seem to want to have others confirm that our suffering is contributing to a better life – but it’s really just suffering.Finding moments of flow and being in tune with the moment can help a lot, and it might just be what makes a good life for any individual. Even though we all find our most in-tune moments through different activities, that experience is universa...2022-10-2116 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow We Can Deal With Deprivation and DenialI’ve noticed that when I feel deprived I am likely to fill the hole of my expectations with another easily achieved desire. For example, if I don’t have enough time and I am feeling pressed to give more energy and attention to others than I feel I have available, I will look to brownies and warm comfort foods to help me feel less deprived. It’s not a great solution, but it is something I do.It helps to notice what I am feeling deprived of and attempt to make a decision or solution that gives...2022-10-1417 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow We Can Deal With DisappointmentIf you are alive, you deal with disappointment. If you’re like me, you want to find a deeper meaning behind the disappointment. We negotiate with it, we curse it, we try to still get everything we want anyway. It takes a long time to accept sometimes.To reach that space of calm and acceptance faster, we need to be there for ourselves at the moment that our heart skips a beat and we are panicked about the sudden shift in status. We must comfort ourselves and trust ourselves that we will be OK no matter what ha...2022-10-0715 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Be Kinder to Ourselves in Frustrating MomentsWe can be easy on ourselves when we recognize that our nature is to always perceive our relationships to other people through ourselves. Our judgements arise from this space.How can we find ways to release our drama and let ourselves relax in the midst of it all?It definitely becomes easier if we can find some humor and wonder about our lives. Being curious about it all reduces stress and allows us to get out of our story long enough to enjoy what is.Validating our own experience is the key to...2022-09-3015 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHaving Assumptions in ConversationsSometimes we have conversations with others, and we can’t figure out why they can’t seem to understand what we are saying. Often, at that same moment, the other party is feeling the same about us.I break down a tough conversation I had with my 6-year-old about why she can’t have my stuffed animal this week. It was a surprisingly difficult but rewarding interaction!It’s the meaning that we put on this lack of understanding that breeds resentment and conflict. It takes awareness and effort to show up open to responding to the n...2022-09-2317 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Personalities Revealed Through Battling ColdsBeing sick highlights the difference in our personalities and coping strategies. Something about slowing down and being unable to do as much makes us react differently. Some of us become depressed, combative, sad, or relieved! There is relief in feeling justified in not pushing myself, which only points out how often I push myself on a regular basis. I find that being at a low overall energy level brings out our instinctive personalities and teaches me a lot about myself, and the people I love with. Support the showYour donations mean the world to me and...2022-09-1611 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Joy of Rain After a DroughtIt is so lovely to have a cloudy day with rain all day long. After two months of drought, I had forgotten how pleasant it is to have a cloudy rainy day. And the sleep! It’s so much easier to sleep in on a rainy morning, relax with a book and feel guilt free for staying indoors when there’s rain.Since this was recorded we had much more rain – a legitimate deluge for a couple of days that caught us up on rainfall though it may not have refilled the groundwater table. I am so thankf...2022-09-0911 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastPouring From An Empty CupPutting our needs aside for others feels righteous for a while, and then depletes us quickly. Even when it’s a choice we make because we love someone, or perhaps especially then, there is a tipping point when caring for others starts to build resentment. I am not sure if there actually is anyone out there who truly gets their energy entirely from serving others while setting their own needs aside. At some point, we must face that we are human beings that have our own needs, too. We need to choose ourselves at least as often as we ch...2022-09-0212 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Accept Your Inner NatureDiscovering who we really are takes a long time and plenty of self-observation. It also takes a lot of self-acceptance. What do we do when who we really are isn’t who we really want to be? In some cases, this is a matter of personal growth and is a good thing. We all deserve to grow and evolve into the next expanded version of ourselves. But in other cases, we put a lot of effort into activities and ventures that don’t resonate with our true desires and nature.Here are some strategies on how y...2022-08-2614 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSurrendering to Your Inner NatureSometimes we fear that if we surrender to a cycle of rest, we might not ever want to ramp up into action again. Lately, I have been in a deeper cycle of slowing down and my desires for achievement are fairly low and non-compelling. It’s pretty nice.This episode explores the feelings that come up around enjoying our slow-downs and the guilt we can feel when we can’t hold ourselves to the grueling standard of production set up by society. May it give you some grace to enjoy the place you're at, even if it's not...2022-08-1912 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastBecoming Unbusy - What We Gain From Slowing DownHere’s what happens when you attempt to stop being busy – you face the dread of having to be with yourself while not distracting yourself from your feelings by having a lot to do. There really is a low-level panic and resistance about not-doing. SO much so that I can’t “do” resting for very long because I feel like I need to do other things. There’s just not enough time to take naps for more than 20 minutes, and taking a nap at all inspires guilty feelings for me because I have such a compulsion to be productive. I haven’t ye...2022-08-1216 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastOvercoming My Compulsion to Put Things on ListsTo unlearn being busy takes a surprising effort. I seem to accumulate stuff to do at an alarming rate and constantly add more tasks to my days and weeks with an apparent intention to keep myself occupied. I never really think about why I feel so compelled to be occupied, though. Is being occupied all it’s cracked up to be?Making lists and categorizing tasks might be unique to the last few centuries, or perhaps it’s a human need that’s morphed into something a bit unhealthy in our modern age. I think it’s importan...2022-08-0516 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Integrate a New Daily Habit - Restarting My Daily Qigong PracticeRestarting a daily practice I once had is taking more effort than I initially anticipated. My procrastination and obstacles are shedding awareness on how I have spent my time, and how quickly I filled my time and space, which inadvertently led to losing parts of my day that I really gained a lot from. Now, I am learning how to let go of what hasn’t been contributing a lot of joy to my life, to make space for something that really does bring me joy. Support the showYour donations mean the world to me and al...2022-07-2914 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Power of Being SeenEncouragement and being seen at the right time in your life can change the whole way you see yourself and where you end up going from there. I have a great memory of a professor from art school noticing the way I attacked problems and assignments, and the way he acknowledged my process was so empowering it’s not exaggerating to say that he changed my life that day. Join me as I reminisce, and let’s wonder about what we need to be seen and understood about us today, so that we can go powerfully into our futures, too...2022-07-2212 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastRethinking Beauty Standards and Embracing AgingGetting older isn’t so celebrated in the West and dealing with aging and my own mortality is much on my mind these days. It’s inevitable that we change as we live and grow and age. Nothing is constant but change, and we know this – and yet, the push for me at least has been to outsmart this natural process and keep the youth culture alive. I’m questioning my assumptions about beauty in a way that has a bit more depth than it did when I questioned this in my 20s. Let’s talk about beauty standards, body shame...2022-07-1514 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastUsing our Emotions to Heal the WorldWe need to talk about anger and frustration. It’s there to give us the energy to change things and move in a different direction. Our emotions are our feedback system.When you’ve passed through being hurt, overwhelmed, or tired, what happens next is a space of emptiness. It’s a great clearing and calm, a clean slate after that energy is gone. We don’t have the energy to care as much about the thing that just had us wound up and freaking out. Sometimes we are so drained and empty that we don’t have anyth...2022-07-0814 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastOverwhelm Calls for a Break, Plus Some Hope for HumanityOverwhelm feels like drowning in too much input. It’s too loud, too bright, there’s too much activity and demands on your senses. And there are also too many thoughts and disconnection from why we do anything because we feel like we aren’t getting anywhere and we’re too tired. When we feel this level of bone-weary depletion and we want to do more, it’s time to listen to our exhaustion. It’s time to stop and let ourselves rest. It’s so important, and we shouldn’t be in a race against others or life itself to...2022-07-0116 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSolving Conflicts by Showing Up AuthenticallyWhat is the difference between being kind and being polite, and can we do both? How does this attempt play out in real life, and how do we tackle it and deal with the screwed-up ways we make things more complicated by dancing around our fears and needs?This week we talk about our belief in being able to solve conflicts, and the messy ways we go about it because messy is better than rejecting our needs or refusing to address uncomfortable situations. Support the showYour donations mean the world to me and allow m...2022-06-2417 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Miracle of Mind Body CoordinationOur bodies are a remarkable expression of what we do and feel. Learning a new skill takes so much effort and coordination of our minds and bodies, and it’s so cool to realize just how much goes into each basic skill that we have. In this episode, I share my observations from teaching my daughter how to swim, and the marvel I have at how quickly we progress from one level to the next even as we master dozens of nuances and demands along the way. Support the showYour donations mean the world to me an...2022-06-1714 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastGun Violence in America, my reality as a mom to a kindergartenerThe reality of dealing with gun violence in my country is taking a toll on me, and I’m pretty sure I am not in immediate danger of dying of a gunshot wound. And yet, the threat of possibly being shot is a constant low-level alert and dread that runs in the background of my life whether I am taking my child to school or going grocery shopping or heading to the bank, or getting gas.Assault weapons have no place in our civilian society as far as I am concerned, and we shouldn’t be selling them...2022-06-1009 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Fascinating Ways Our Bodies AdjustThe way my feet changed when I stopped wearing shoes with arches in them has filled me with awe at how our bodies adjust and give us feedback in our everyday lives.And, even though we do our best to behaviorally adjust our bodies and our minds, there is still a biological component that is going to do what it does. I find a lot of relief in that, too. Because none of us need additional stress trying to change ourselves beyond what is possible for us. Rather, we can appreciate all the ways our bodies can...2022-06-0315 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Lengths We Go To Avoid Conflict & How to Address ThisMost of us will go way out of our way to avoid conflict or making someone uncomfortable or angry with us. But there are times when we simply have to speak up and stand up for ourselves and how we are feeling. Today’s podcast talks about those uncomfortable feelings that arise when conflict is inevitable, and ways we can feel more secure in stepping up for ourselves, and ultimately, in the interest of the long-term effects on our relationships with others. Support the showYour donations mean the world to me and allow me to continue to...2022-06-0318 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastStrategies for Enjoying Learning a New LanguageI love learning new languages, and I don’t mind learning them slowly. I take my time. My tips for learning a language and keeping it fun are to: Think about the vocabulary you picked up every day. Like if you’re looking at a table, see if you can just think the new word as you gaze at the table. Ah! Taberu desu! When you go somewhere, think “I’m going this place” but use the new words. “Ei de ikimasu!”Watch videos about stuff you already like and know a lot about in the language yo...2022-05-2717 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastGetting a Fountain Pen Made Me a Happier PersonI recently bought a fountain ink feather pen to slow myself down and see if I could master cursive again. It is for me a lost skill. It’s been fun to learn how to write clearer by slowing down, and to notice how the brain synapses learn to fire together as I pick up a new body/mind connection.Slowing down to go faster is a theme in my life. I first learned this in tattooing, and have had to learn it again in parenting, cooking, painting, and business building. This month, it’s learning how to s...2022-05-2015 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastMy Feelings About Health and Fitness TrackersI have an Oura Ring, and I must first say that I love it and it’s been giving me lots of useful data and is the most comfortable wearable smart device I have ever used. But I’ve noticed that it’s goals for me give me some feelings.I noticed I have resentment about what the ring decides is a good goal for me, as well as comparisonitis about how I think other people live, and even about myself on my best days and how I can’t maintain that best day every day. It’s teaching...2022-05-1315 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Potted Plant Bug Invasion of 2022The houseplants I care for have once again erupted in gnats. I don’t know how else to take this but to just face it with calm and surrender. This year I must find a more effective way to handle the bugs than the very effort-intensive cleanup I did last year.It’s incredibly frustrating to inhale small bugs in your sleep, find a floating gnat carcass in your water glass, and find your zoom meetings interrupted by pesky flies that your attendees can’t see but make you look like a lunatic as your eyes dart back a...2022-05-0614 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSetting Boundaries as a People PleaserSaying yes too many times to things I don’t really want to do builds up a lot of resentment. When someone taps into my desire to belong, take care of people and be of benefit to those around me, it’s easy for me to say yes before I’ve even processed their request.I like my brain space to be mellow these days, and I like simple matter-of-fact decision-making. One of my clues that I haven’t maintained a boundary is that I think about it all the time, and it clogs up my mind and crea...2022-04-2915 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSetting Boundaries for Better Work & Life ExperiencesA worry we have when transitioning environments is that the same problems we had in our last experience might follow us to our new one. We often externalize these fears and blame our troubles on the outside circumstances rather than on ourselves. But we also have a deep worry that the situation will repeat, because we know on some level that it’s us who have the problem, and running from our problems can’t actually solve anything.To solve the problem, we need to get honest with ourselves about the part we play in our current woes...2022-04-2221 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Gain Confidence in YourselfConfidence is a sliding scale of belief in ourselves and our ability to get something done. Most of us have a variety of beliefs about ourselves in different areas of our lives.If you rate yourself highly in an area, you are confident that you can get the job done, and no matter what it’s going to get done. And if you rate it very lowly, you don’t believe you can complete the task and you believe things will get in the way of you achieving that goal.When we look for things that...2022-04-1515 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Take Care of Yourself When Life is OverwhelmingWhat does overstimulation look and feel like and how does it cycle in our lives?It feels like everything is too loud, too bright, too demanding, and overwhelming.It can look like snapping at people you love, like wanting to scream and pull your hair out at the drop of a hat, or like staring at an email for twenty minutes without being able to bring yourself to respond.The way I deal with it is finally admitting that I am overwhelmed and need time and space for myself to process all the...2022-04-0817 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWealth and Eliminating Resistance to ReceivingWhat does it mean to be an excellent receiver of gifts? Does it mean I am able to accept a gift and say thank you instead of saying, “Oh, you shouldn’t have!”I had to work on my ability to receive, and for a long time, I could only conceive of this as receiving gifts. It didn’t occur to me that you can also receive money, fame, praise, love, surprises, friends, rest, and time.I had to learn that I didn’t always have to be the first one to give to a relationsh...2022-04-0118 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Break the Pattern of Seeking Approval From OthersSeeking acknowledgment and praise is universal – and we often look for it outside of ourselves. When I am frustrated that others aren’t noticing how much I’m sacrificing myself on their behalf, I now know to look within to notice where I’m not giving myself what I need and am looking for from them. I need to question why I believe I need to do what I am doing in order to have that.If other people are a reflection of what I’m putting out in the world, it means that when I am not se...2022-03-2517 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastFilling Your Inner Well When It's EmptyWe consume a lot of outside feedback and information constantly. There is mental clutter flying at us from all directions and I think we all feel like there’s a lot coming at us all the time. We feel a sense of duty to show up and take it all on. But it leaves us exhausted, tired and depleted, and we all recognize that we need to take care of ourselves in order to take care of everyone else we care about.What does it mean to refill your cup? We all want to fill our cup, bu...2022-03-1815 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastAre You In Alignment With Your True Goals?One of the ways you can tell that a goal isn’t in alignment with your values is that it feels like torture to show up and begin. Now, some discomfort is a given when you’re stretching into a new or unknown area. But there is more resistance when you’re trying to push yourself to do something that you don’t honestly want to do at all, and you question the end goal’s purpose.I think of it as a slime factor and sludge that surrounds actions that are in misalignment, versus a kind of bliss a...2022-03-1116 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhy Our Goals Should Be Self MotivatedMy timeline and other people’s timelines aren’t the same. And when I try to conform to what I think other people expect or want of me and I adopt their timelines it sets me up to be upset. Adopting other people’s goals for myself stresses me out. Does this happen to you, too?Pursuing an “arbitrary” goal felt like turmoil to me and resulted in me creating drama and turmoil around me.I couldn’t see how all this work was necessary and I desired SO MUCH attention for doing it that I normally d...2022-03-0421 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastDealing with a PhobiaMy phobia is blood. I have such a hard time dealing with the sight of it, but more than that, it’s the *idea* of blood leaving my body that freaks me out. This year I decided to take a home blood test to help me assess my health with more information. Even though this was a decision I made consciously of my own free will, I still had to deal with my body’s reaction to the news.Sometimes, there’s nothing your logical mind can communicate to your body to let it know you’ll be OK. I...2022-02-2514 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSetting a Feeling for the Year Instead of Setting a GoalMy process for reviewing the past year and setting the stage for my new year has more to do with deciding on a feeling than picking a goal or action. From the feeling, the plans develop and unfold, and it’s a lot more organic and pleasing to me.Honestly, I want to enjoy my life. And I need to decide what I need to let go of to move into my next chapter, and what I want to amplify as I proceed.Once I know what feeling I am settling into it, it lets me...2022-02-1816 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhat Decluttering Taught Me About My ValuesAround the holidays I find myself overwhelmed by how much is going on – the loudness, the cacophony of conversations, the smells of food, the different foods, the perfumes and different fabric softeners people have on their clothes. The movement, the colors, the flashing lights of Christmas decorations, the music, the decorations, the constant onslaught of stuff that takes over my space.I discovered through the putting away of the holidays how much I value space, quiet, and the need for quiet recovery time.Sometimes we need to accept the parts of ourselves that we don’t li...2022-02-1114 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow To Be A Positive Influence In Your Own LifeEven when we have the most positive intentions and do the best we can, it’s possible for others not to perceive our positive intentions or kindness as a good thing.With a longer, broader view of how our actions impact our future down the road and what it means to take positive action or reservation of action in the present.I learn a lot about how this works by observing my child and her hot takes from our interactions – what I do on her behalf and the limits I set for her are not alwa...2022-02-0418 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Shed Old BeliefsIt’s uncomfortable to let go of our old ways of thinking and believing.Watching my snake Timmy handle a bad shed made me think a lot about how it works when we shed anything from our lives. Sometimes it’s easy, and other times it’s challenging.When pieces of what we need to let go of hold on longer than we wanted we might even have to wait for the next time we evolve and grow to fully release the stuck remnants of our last version of ourselves.What do you do whe...2022-01-2813 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Find Your PurposeWhy are so many of us searching for our purpose and experiencing confusion about what the purpose is in our lives?Intuitively, we understand that this is an important part of our life to understand but many of us have mistaken our vocation with our purpose.What is the purpose of just existing? I think it evolves and shifts and changes over time and we want there to be one answer that is unchangeable. We get tripped up and lost when it feels like our situation has changed or what once worked for us and...2022-01-2116 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhy You Should Embrace Your Judgmental Side In Order To Be HappierHow awful do you allow yourself to be when you’re in a foul mood? Are you able to admit when you’re having a bad day and just embrace how you’re going to be your worst self for a while?When you admit that you’re in a foul mood and that you’re in your drama and bullshit, it’s like clearing the space for 10 more people at the table to exist, and it’s a huge relief.The admission of your true feelings delivers freedom. You don’t have to maneuver around others or...2022-01-1416 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastBeing Kind To Yourself When It's HardWe all have blocks around taking care of ourselves, and when we don’t know how to take care of ourselves, we need to learn how to increase our ability to receive kindness.Sometimes we believe being kind to ourselves is tuning out and doing automatic things like watching Netflix or scrolling Instagram.Being kind to ourselves requires being present and engaged. We have to do something. But we sometimes feel like actively doing something for ourselves feels selfish. To get around this, it can help to ask what we would do or give to a...2022-01-0716 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhat Hard Work Looks Like When It’s Paying OffMassive growth is often subtle and layered. When we are breaking through to the other side of any challenge or goal, it often looks a lot like a grind where you only perceive the gains in retrospect.Showing up to do things and keeping commitments to myself and others impacts the way I see myself and my energy has been greatly improved through the process.Having outside eyes to show me how to do things that are blind spots for me has been so helpful.Derailment and unexpected interruptions are going to happen...2021-12-3118 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastTips on How to Be More Visible and AbundantHow do we let in more abundance and visibility?Why are you showing up, how are you showing up, and if you’re hiding, why are you hiding and how is that serving you?I show up most when I know I have value to share. When my focus is not on myself, it’s easiest to show up. When I'm truly showing up to offer to others without it being about me, or when I am a conduit for the work, then it’s easy.Showing up is easiest when the offer is tru...2021-12-2419 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Celebrate Small and Underwhelming AchievementsIt’s so easy to make everything about us and what we do small. But what we do matters. What you do MATTERS. In every moment we get to choose how we show up. And we can choose to appreciate how we’ve been no matter how that’s turned out.This year you have done a lot of stuff. And you probably want to say that it wasn’t a big deal. But I’m here to tell you it WAS a big deal.It’s important to celebrate the small and underwhelming accomplishments that make up...2021-12-1719 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Art of Giving Zero F*#^s About AnythingThe holiday season tends to stir up the crazy in all of us. But what if we could let that all go and not find the innate drama so terribly pressing? In this episode of Full Spectrum Feeling, I’m exploring how giving up my expectation that others’ experiences have anything to do with me has set me gloriously free and led to finally having enjoyable holiday gatherings.I call this the Art of Giving Zero Fucks, and it shows up in all areas of my life now. It’s not just about gaining perspective as we grow o...2021-12-1016 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastFeeling Our Feelings and Emotional Freedom Technique with Ann HinceAnn Hince and I share the same philosophy when it comes to feeling our feelings – they are in our bodies as much as in our emotions and thoughts. By fully feeling them and allowing them to pass through us rather than wallowing in them, we can heal our bodies and lives faster than we imagined possible. She shares some techniques for doing just that so you can release what isn’t serving you and enjoy your life more.Total acceptance of the feeling we’re feeling is what allows it to release and let go.But ge...2021-12-0331 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHoliday Rituals – Practice Thanksgiving and Making New HolidaysWe have the power to make our own holidays and rituals in our lives. This is the story of how our family invented “Practice Thanksgiving” and how it’s become our most favorite tradition. Being grateful deserves more than one day a year, and making space to celebrate with friends and experiment with new dishes is so nourishing. Support the showYour donations mean the world to me and allow me to continue to create content each week. I ❤️you and thank you from the bottom of my heart. leave an awesome review on Apple podcasts to help sp...2021-11-2616 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Handle Discomfort - What it Means When We're UncomfortableThere is a stigma around discomfort – we feel shame and guilt and frustration about being caught in an uncomfortable place. This taboo against discomfort can lead us to self-sabotage our own efforts at growing because growth and change are – you guessed it – uncomfortable!How can we handle moments of unease and discomfort better? How can we get past the overlayed feelings of fear, frustration, and shame so that we can continue to grow and better our lives?This episode explores all the feels and shares my experience of how I hold myself and comfort myself throug...2021-11-1920 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastUsing Our Words - How Our Energy is Perceived Or Not By OthersSometimes we think what we’re thinking is so obvious that everyone must know it and we can’t figure out why they aren’t responding the way we want. Did you know that other people can’t hear your thoughts? It’s easy to forget that when we are emotional or passionate about something, not everyone else is in the same space as us.Episode highlights:02:30 No matter how much I want to think or project thoughts or feelings onto other people or get them to pick up on what I’m feeling – they cannot read my m...2021-11-1215 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastMy Next-level Photoshoot with Carrie RosemanYou know how I was talking about up-leveling myself in the last episode? Getting professional photos for my brand was high on my list – this is what it was like to have my branding shoot with Carrie Roseman Studios. Hint – it was awesome!You can check out Carrie here:https://carrieroseman.com/ @carrierosemanstudiosEpisode Highlights:00:30 Carrie is all about helping you step into your next-level self and see yourself the way others see you and it’s amazing!01:00 My branding shoot was for my business and my podcast, but also a lega...2021-11-0516 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Awkwardness of Growing Into Your Next-Level SelfGrowing into the next level of yourself is uncomfortable and awkward, like being a teenager. There is an innocence and hope as well and that’s what makes it bearable.01:30 Most of us have growth phases that are more sporadic as we become adults, but the similarity in how we feel in a growth phase is similar to what we feel like as teenagers.02:00 As we grow, we recognize that we want to join a new “in-group” of people but we all have the fear of not belonging there or being welcomed.02:30 As we attempt t...2021-10-2923 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSpeaking at Beyond the Food Weight Loss SummitHow to overcome the emotional setbacks on our weight loss journeys from experience and with compassion - I am honored to be speaking as an expert on emotional burnout at the Beyond the Food Weight Loss Summit on Thursday, November 4th.You can join the summit for free here:https://pamelapedrick.krtra.com/t/5CNH9RSeAydTI also share tips and tricks on how to get the most out of online summit attendance in this podcast, so if you're someone who gets overwhelmed with how much is offered and tunes out before you...2021-10-2218 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHaving a Common Cold in the Age of CovidBeing sick with a common cold in the age of covid comes with a lot of feels. What was once a minor inconvenience is now a week-long emotional roller coaster with added trials of covid testing, contact tracing, and if you’re a parent, the mayhem of supervising a quarantined student while trying to work from home. Good luck! Episode Highlights:00:40 Before school started I had an intense fear and dread for the eventual covid exposure shut down. Now that I’ve been through one, I still have these feelings.00:55 Kids are germ factories...2021-10-1518 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastPicking the Wrong Goals - What I Learn From Giving UpWhat does giving up teach us about ourselves and our real values? At what point do we give up on a goal or a project or ourselves and why? Is there truth or a gift in those moments?00:45 When you start a project do you leave yourself an out?01:00 I think we set ourselves up to have a path that’s easier to follow, then judge ourselves for following it.01:30 In setting goals, I seem to consistently pick the second-best action rather than the fastest or most effective route.03:40 When my efforts se...2021-10-0820 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastCoping With UnpredictabilityWe all hate unpredictability. We just really want to know what’s going to happen, what to expect, and what’s expected of us. But life always has other plans…Episode Highlights01:00 When told to prepare, we prepare – but we feel awfully betrayed if our efforts were unnecessary.01:50 No matter what, we can come up with something to be upset about. But we can equally come up with things to be happy about, too.02:00 Our crankiness is because we are all freaking tired of not knowing what the f is going on anymore.2021-10-0122 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastCoping With Physical and Mental Exhaustion to Set Better ExpectationsThere are an incredible amount of things that contribute to us having mental fatigue and dealing with this is important if we want to live happier lives with attainable expectations.Episode Highlights01:30 Physically fatiguing my body can completely destroy my ability to make decisions and even remember things.02:00 Post-workout my inability to process information and make even minor decisions is comical.03:00 Almost all of us are done with making decisions by noon if we are really honest with ourselves.03:30 Despite 100% of the time never meeting my ideal start of...2021-09-2418 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Voices In Our Heads - How To Have a Better Inner DialogueHave you ever noticed that certain situations bring up a familiar voice in your head that tells you a story about what’s going on and what to expect? Where did these voices come from? And how can we latch onto the useful ones and dismiss the painful ones?Episode Highlights01:30 I have the inner laziness voice that tells me how disappointing and lazy I am.02:00 How do I forge a relationship with the more useful voices in my head?03:00 I have three strong voices that show up when I start new proj...2021-09-1719 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow Do We Instill Worthiness In Ourselves and Others?What does worthiness mean? Is it about what you earn? Is it about what you allow into your life or strive for? How can we instill worthiness in each other and in ourselves?Episode Highlights00:45 There are so many unconscious beliefs that get in the way of feeling worthy and that communicate that worthiness is contingent on earning something.01:30 I ask myself, “Am I supposed to be doing this?” “Am I supposed to avoid doing that?” “Should I have this, or go here, or ask first?”02:00 We interpret our worth through the lens of earn...2021-09-1020 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastDo Our Expectations Form Our Reality?What do I expect is going to happen in my life vs what actually happens? Is it always what I predict, or does it surprise me? Where do I expect things to happen that I don’t want? And how can I use that knowledge to form better results?Episode highlights:01:00 Do our expectations form our reality? Can I change my reality by changing my expectations?01:40 I’m experimenting with being a pattern disruptor in my life to see what I can improve.02:00 I surge in like the sea with my goals, and...2021-09-0318 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastManifestation, Planning, and KindergartenMy kid heads to school for the first time this fall and it opens up so many opportunities for her and for me, too. And also feelings. Lots of feelings!Episode Highlights00:30 It’s always extra emotional and challenging when you head into a “first” anything.01:00 My parenthood so far has been an education in my own psychology, to put it mildly.03:00 OMG, yes, please go have your own space, your own experience, and let me have my own thing, too, finally! Said every mom at the end of the toddler years...2021-08-2719 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastFeng Shui Feels - the Subconscious Power in Objects and SpacesFor kicks this summer I took a feng shui class to see if it would benefit me and my family and make our space feel nicer to live in. The results have been illuminating!Episode highlights01:00 Our lives are formed not just by our thoughts and actions, but by the spaces in which we live.01:10 We often need a physical reminder or a change in our space to make our mental changes last.01:30 As you shift your space to be more in line with your purpose, you can enhance the way opport...2021-08-2021 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhat Are Healthy Boundaries?How do you define your healthy boundaries? As empaths, this has a lot to do with deciding how much responsibility you take for yourself and allow others to have.Episode Highlights:00:30 Most of us define boundaries as a line in the sand past which we won’t tolerate something, and it tends to be emotionally charged.01:40 If you’re a highly sensitive person you probably spend a lot of time contemplating your boundaries and trying to strengthen them.02:10 When you’re empathic, you tend to assume that you’re responsible fo...2021-08-1318 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHow to Get More TimeHow We Experience TimeTaking a note from experience, memory, and observing my kid, this podcast explores how we can teach ourselves to not only experience having more time but have a more enjoyable time doing it.Episode Highlights00:30 As an adult, time seems to speed up and we have too much to do and not enough time for the stuff we want to do.01:00 Whenever you’re doing something you dread, hate doing, or are avoiding, time seems to slow down to the point you feel trapped.01:30 After spending...2021-08-0618 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastGetting In Alignment With Your PurposeWe get hung up believing there is or ought to be a divine or grander purpose to our existence than simply existing. Is that true or necessary to have a life that has a positive impact? How do you get in alignment with your purpose?Episode Highlights00:20 It’s uniquely human to believe that there is some grander purpose to existing than existing alone and to fear we’ve fallen out of alignment with our purpose.00:30 What if no matter what action or inaction you’ve taken, you’re in alignment with your purpose of e...2021-07-3015 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastYou Don't Need To Have It All TogetherHave you ever thought, “Dear God, by now I should have had this all figured out?” At some point, everyone faces this fear, and I have to tell you – it’s OK to not have it all together, no matter how old you are or what you thought you should have accomplished by now.Episode Highlights00:24 Why am I flailing through life? What do I want, and why do I even want it? Shouldn’t I have become an adult by now?00:40 We all feel this sense of burning shame for not having fi...2021-07-2317 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHard Work Vs. Divine FlowIs working hard the virtue it’s cracked up to be or is it damaging us? Conversely, is waiting for situations to feel easy holding us back from what we might accomplish if we only put in some elbow grease?Episode Highlights00:39 If you work harder… You’ll get more done… You’ll get better… You’ll be more respected… You’ll get more sympathy…01:45 There are so many instances in life where working harder will not resolve the issue at all and isn’t even relevant to the situation, yet we still default to thinking if t...2021-07-1620 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastFight, Flight, or FreezeOur bodies are so incredibly smart and know how to save us from ourselves sometimes. This week we look at the fight, flight, and freeze responses and how they serve us to save our energy and even our lives.Episode Highlights01:16 When something scary or bad happens, your brain starts firing neurotransmitters and your body automatically starts to move away from the bad thing.01:25 It feels like wanting to punch someone in the face, feeling like you can’t sit still, or like you need to run. Everything in your body is calling you...2021-07-0916 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastGrowth Through Adversity - Emerging from Covid LockdownsI am so thankful for what I learned about myself and the resilience of humanity this year. What have you learned and how have you gained from one of the most challenging times worldwide?Episode highlights:01:05 What can we appreciate that we gained even through crappy experiences?01:32 This year has helped me not take any of my friendships and connections for granted.03:00 Maybe there isn’t always going to be another time we’re going to get together.03:40 Being able to relax enough to finally be able to have a party...2021-07-0215 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastBoredom and Its GiftsThe experience of being out of your mind with boredom has something lovely to give you in return, but only if you let it do its work and inspire you. Distractions can’t help you gain this!Episode Highlights01:00 Witnessing my child’s expectations around boredom illuminates my own experiences with it.01:32 My kid looks to me for guidance on what to do when we get bored, and all I can tell her is, you just live with it and have to come up with something to do.01:40 My kid’s expectation...2021-06-2516 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastMethods for Relieving BurnoutBurnout is so common, and yet it barely gets a glance from most of us until we’re in it – and even then, it can feel like we’re the only ones who experience it. That couldn’t be farther from the truth.Episode highlights01:00 The shame we feel in admitting our stress and mental or emotional pain can cause us to stay silent about it and attempt to work through it on our own.02:00 Burnout is not just feeling tired or feeling unconnected to something you once loved – it’s feeling guil...2021-06-1834 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastResilience and DandelionsDandelions seem to have an excellent attitude about life's limitations. Let's talk about resilience and how we can be as tough and ingenious as life's most hardy little flower.Episode Highlights:01:30 We adapt to our situations and environment in order to survive, the same way that a dandelion adjusts its bloom height to thrive on a lawn with lawnmowers01:50 We sometimes judge our adaptations as being failures, like we’ve given up on our ideals, when it’s more like we’ve figured out how to thrive where we are and survive.2021-06-1119 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Odds Against MothersThere is frustration and anger mothers face for the constant stream of extras we deal with that others typically do not. It forms a constant energy drain that becomes the foundation of our functionality, and at some point, all of us rage at the unfairness of the situation. This episode follows those feels and what we can do to honor the struggle.Episode Highlights00:25 I had the thought, if my kid finally goes to school, I’ll finally be able to work!01:00 You can see the disparity in who we expect to att...2021-06-0419 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhat Does It Mean To Be Wild?As a modern human and woman, what does it mean to embrace my wildness? Am I wild or domesticated, and what does that even mean? I explore that and my feelings about it in this week’s podcast.Episode Highlights00:30 When we look at our pet cat and dog, and the birds outside, we believe that they have something we don’t have, and we call it wildness.01:01 We preface the word “instincts” with “wild,” and feel there’s something magical and mysterious going on there.01:15 We have the sense that there is...2021-05-2821 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastHousing Market Feels in 2021Several of my friends have been house shopping this year. Their experiences brought up a lot of buried emotions in me around money, value, and security.Episode Highlights00:10 What is the value of anything if not the way we feel about it?00:43 It’s so interesting how charged the emotions are around money and what we want to buy, no matter what that purchase is.02:00 Our first house ended upside-down after the 2008 housing market crash, and we spent the next decade paying it down only to sell the house for the...2021-05-2117 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSchool Application FeelsThe emotional rollercoaster of applying for kindergartens for my kid is way more intense than I anticipated. How have these processes become so complicated?Episode Highlights00:30 Coming into 2020 I thought I’d be sending my kid to preschool, but then Covid hit and we had to scrap that plan.01:11 I’m not going to send my kid to digital preschool, because that’s ridiculous.01:18 Isn’t the point of preschool and kindergarten to learn how to socialize with your peers and instructors?01:52 My feelings at first were, “I’ve totally got t...2021-05-1419 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastBusiness Building Learning CurvesThis week I explore my business learning curve and the ways I have had to adjust what I commit to so I can say YES to more of what I love and do best.Episode Highlights00:28 I’m learning how to say no because I have so much conflicting and complicated advice heading my way about business that it’s impossible to say yes to it all – and I’ve tried!02:25 I don’t enjoy feeling like I have to do something. Once I have to do it, it sucks all the joy out of...2021-05-0720 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastFrustration is a Message - How to Get Hard Things DoneFrustration points out how much we want something. I guess that means I want a lot of things because I get frustrated a lot! But we can use frustration as our guide and find our path to more fulfillment when we hear its message. Here's how I do it.Episode Highlights00:30 I don’t ever want to spend time in the belief that when things are hard and frustrating that it means I am a failure01:40 Frustration doesn’t mean you fail. You only fail if you give up.03:07 Life is fr...2021-04-3018 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastMotivation, Decision Fatigue, and Choosing Your ThoughtsThere are always going to be a million choices you can make about how to spend your time. How can we decide how we want to feel about the choices we make, and how does this affect the outcomes?Episode Highlights00:30 We often overestimate what we can accomplish in one day but underestimate what we can accomplish in a year.01:15 Raise your hand if you spend a lot of time looking at your list not being able to decide which one task will bring you closer to your goals.01:21 If you do kno...2021-04-2317 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe House Plant Infestation of 2020Last year bugs invaded my potted plants. Not just one kind, but TWO kinds of bugs, and I have gone through crazy lengths to care for my plants and keep them healthy and pest-free. Today’s episode is all about the difficult and painful things we do for love, even when it’s for a houseplant.Episode Highlights:00:13 There’s frustration that comes with caring for something and loving something or someone.01:00 It started as a beautiful tree with flowers but no fruit, and then turned into seething pot full of gnats and gross bugs...2021-04-1617 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastSpring Cleaning Your Emotional ClosetEach Spring we clear out our closets and open our windows to clean the air and refresh our homes. But did you know you can take this time to air out your emotional baggage and chuck the useless ideas and thoughts that aren’t serving you anymore? We talk about all this and more in today’s podcast on spring cleaning your emotional closet.Episode Highlights:01:14 In the same way that I would vacuum my bedroom and clean up the bathroom, I like to occasionally sort through my feelings and see what comes up.01:4...2021-04-0918 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastMore Is Not Better and Other Avoidance TechniquesSociety trains us to believe that more is always better. More money, more food, more time, more ideas, more friends, more fame. And if we don’t have those things, we feel let down and disappointed. Not with society, but with ourselves. But more is not better. It’s just more. What do you actually want in your life?00:50 What is it about More that is so enticing? To understand that, we can start with unpacking what is Less.01:40 When I am comparing myself between what someone else has and I don’t have yet, I am afrai...2021-03-2613 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhy You Should Talk to Your Breakfast TodayTalking to your food is weird, I’ll admit it – but doing so slows you down and makes you more aware of your environment as well as what you’re eating. The benefits of this awareness ripple throughout your day to create moments of opportunity and joy you’d otherwise miss. It also gives you a chance to correct course when you notice things are off. For all those reasons and more, I recommend having a conversation with your meal today.Episode Highlights01:04 I tell people to talk to their food because our daily live...2021-03-2614 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastPatience in the PandemicA year of lockdowns and halted plans has given us an unusual opportunity to explore patience and what we gain when we embrace it. How has this great pause benefited you? What have you lost or sacrificed? Patience might not feel normal or natural, but there are times when it happens to us. Times like that teach us a lot about ourselves and what we value.Episode Highlights00:22 We are told patience is a virtue and we should have more of it, but most of us struggle with this.00:30 Being patient does...2021-03-1916 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Importance of Celebrating Your AccomplishmentsWhen you accomplish something big, do you take the time to properly celebrate, or are you already rushing to your next challenge? It’s so important that we take time to feel into our joy and appreciate where we are – especially when we have completed something.00:52 It’s so much more fun to stop and savor the feeling of accomplishment than to only focus on the next task at hand.02:10 This course is the magnum opus that I have been working on and building for an entire year.02:19 Talisman Transformation Method is a 12-week proces...2021-03-1514 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastAccomplishment and Self JudgmentHave you ever been complimented on how accomplished you are and thought – wait, are they talking about ME? It’s good news that others don’t see all the behind-the-scenes thoughts and mess in our lives – it means they get to appreciate us for what truly gets done, and not all the feelings we have on the way there.Episode Highlights01:40 Despite what you think, you’re getting way more done than you give yourself credit for, and others are looking at your life thinking, “Wow, you’re amazing!”02:10 Focusing on extremely small goals or micro-goals...2021-03-1215 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastRevenge Bedtime ProcrastinationThe affliction of forgoing much-needed sleep because you’ve had too many stressful things happen in your day and you want a sense of control, even if your decision to stay up and scroll social media causes you even greater suffering in the long term.When you have little control in your day-to-day life, you’ll find ways to exert your control – even if it’s not terribly healthy.I am guilty of revenge bedtime procrastination and believe I have a really awesome low-stress life, so I KNOW you deal with this situation, too!...2021-03-0517 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Shape vs. the Soul of AmbitionDo you ever judge yourself for the way you are today vs. the way you once were? Do you worry in advance about what it will mean if you don’t achieve something by a certain age, or you lose the progress you made in some area? If you blame yourself for every misstep, this episode is for you. Because the shape of our ambition is not the same thing as the soul of it. Episode Highlights:01:14 The shape of my ambition is a term I came up with to refer to my idea of my bo...2021-02-2618 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastResolution Reality CheckWhy do people seem to have the same resolutions year after year? Well, the better question is why do people resolve to change anyway? “Resolve” has such an emotional feeling about it. For me, it’s a combination of disgust, reluctance, annoyance, and disdain. So, I prefer to make new year’s determinations instead. In this episode, you’ll find out the compelling reason why you should determine your future instead of resolve to it, too.Episode Highlights01:09 How do you feel when you hear the word “resolution?” What happens in your body and does it make you moti...2021-02-1922 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastIt's OK Not to Like ThingsEver gotten a gift that you didn’t like but you pretended you did anyway? Let's talk about why it’s OK to not like things, and how to let others not like things, too. Hopefully, it will encourage you to let go of people-pleasing in favor of being true to yourself. And, to be clear - we can still be kind without superficially “being nice.” So, go ahead and admit you didn’t love that sweater from Aunt Edna. It’s OK. I promise. On the flip side, are there things you secretly WANT to do that you hold back fr...2021-02-1221 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastThe Power of Desire to Inspire JoyMy fantasy for 2021 is to gather with hundreds of friends at the Renaissance Faire. What can I say, I’m a girl with a simple dream. After a year of solitude, I crave reconnection and social celebration. Desire has the ability to inspire us and create amazing memories. What’s your desire for this year and how will you make it happen?Episode Highlights01:30 Imagining dressing up, wandering the forest and being fed delectable treats is sustaining me through another month of solitude03:15 Leaving the stress, worry, and day-to-day cares like doing laundry or attend...2021-02-0520 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhat Taming a Feral Cat Taught Me About BraveryTaming a cat cultivates human patience, but it also develops a cat’s bravery. When I tamed Miss Mabel, our feral cat turned house-beast, I was in awe of how many times she overcame terror and fear to forge a friendship with me. It is not something I take for granted, and I have learned a lot from her.Episode Highlights0:53 I didn’t want to have another pet again after the loss of a cat that was my best friend – but here shows up a scrappy little cat in our yard who is sta...2021-01-2926 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastLiving With Panic AttacksPanic attacks are one of the worst physical and mental experiences I go through on a semi-regular basis, and in this episode, I share what I feel like when one comes on. This is how I have created some space and relief to end an attack. When I heal, you heal, too. Let’s lift each other up and expand our way out of suffering together!Podcast Highlights:01:50 My first experience with panic attacks in 2014 and how I didn’t recognize what was happening to me was panic02:51 I wanted to believe I could me...2021-01-2225 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastResistance and Our Whiny Inner ChildIt’s true. I have a whiny inner child that hates being interrupted. It also sabotages me from doing things I want to do and keeps me from completing projects. If you also have fallen victim to your inner resistance, this episode is all about how we explore and overcome the fears that spark our resistance so we can make happier, more informed choices. Kick that resistance to the curb! After you give it a hug.Some Highlights 2:01 Our need to be a part of society makes us shut down some of our emotion...2021-01-1519 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhat Stops Us From StartingPerfection is our enemy! Ever want to start something new but feel like you can’t until 15 other things are accomplished first? Do you stop yourself from starting a new project that your heart secretly yearns for because you worry it won’t come out perfect? If so, you’re not alone!Let's talk about how we get in our own way, and how we can let go of perfectionism in the service of following our hearts. Plus, I share what it was like to apprentice to tattoo for those first difficult months when my skill...2021-01-0821 minThe Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion PodcastWhat is Full Spectrum Feeling?Everyone wants to leave a legacy, make a great impact on the world and for those they care about, while simultaneously avoiding all conflict, pain, and suffering. This episode introduces my concept of what it means to feel more fully into even the stuff that scares the crap out of us so that we find our lives becoming a symphony of harmonies rather than only a three-note refrain.Some highlights:0:56 We begin to pick and choose the emotions we are most comfortable with, even if they aren’t ones we necessarily “like”3:01 Why the term Full...2021-01-0122 min