Manage episode 335545686 series 3375262
This podcast is all about learning to FEEL GOOD, even when life DOESN'T. My first live video back after a month away felt great (even though the audio isn't that great--sorry!). The topic today is 3 Ways to Feel Good Now. When tough days hit, it's nice to know the way through, right? Having a map makes all the difference--because we understand what we need to do. We feel more confident at mastering tough emotions.
1. Content--Click here to follow along with the presentation. Writing prompts help us get the murky, hazy emotions OUT of our head & ON paper. Recalling traumatic or high emotion situations, our brain literally shuts down the "words" part of our brain--so when we say, "I can't find the words." We really mean it! Read more at The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (a favorite that transformed how I understood the brain's response to trauma & correlating my own experience with emotional/mental trauma)
2. Writing Prompts for this episode will help you begin to journey through what brings you joy and life, always with an eye on curiosity!
(25:01) Tips on writing prompts
(26:25 ) A recent triggering event that felt hard/ouchy...
(26:40) In that moment, my body felt like...
(26:52) The part of my body where I felt this...
(27:02) The feelings that came up then...
(27:17) That reminds me of a time when...
(27:45) The feelings that come up with that recollection are...
(28:12) What I needed then was...
(28:24) But I didn't get it so...
(28:53) The story that I tell myself about that is...
(29:17) Taking a step back from that story, I see that...
(29:38) I can re-write that story by....
(30:53) I can show up for myself by....
(31:20) One way I can offer myself compassion and kindness...
(31:57) Knowing this, I'm more able to show up for others in my life because...
3. And ya'll, SUPER exciting news. One of my favorite authors/storytellers/real deal people, Glennon Doyle, just dropped her NEW podcast, "We Can Do Hard Things".
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As always, thanks for listening :)
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