02: What Does It Mean to Bravely Show Up for Yourself?
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “brave”? In this episode, I want to talk about brave acts and how each day we can choose to be brave.
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “brave”? In this episode, I want to talk about brave acts and how each day we can choose to be brave. You will hear about my own experiences in making the changes I had been avoiding in order to bravely show up for myself, and I give a writing activity and actionable steps that you can do to determine how fear is impacting you, and as you begin bravely showing up for yourself.
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What I Cover In This Episode:
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A common misconception people have about getting therapy, and why I view going to therapy as an act of bravery [2:16]
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What being a “moving target” look like and how my own experience with being one in college caught up with me [4:06]
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The other side of bravery and when is really happening in our bodies when we are afraid [6:23]
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How returning to ourselves is the starting point to open the conversation of bravely showing up for ourselves [10:38]
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A writing activity to help you figure out the ways that fear is impacting you, what you are afraid of, and what it is that you want [11:23]
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3 actionable steps towards bravery that you can take right now to get in touch with what’s going on inside of you [14:18]