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  • Your Triggers Are Gold

    Your Triggers Are Gold

    working with emotional triggers

    In this post I want to talk about triggers. The disproportionate emotional reactions we have to present situations, based on past pain and experiences.

    An example of a trigger would be someone accidently bumping into you as you are walking, and as a result of your mood or recent experiences, you allow this to completely spiral you in the moment and have a knock-on effect on your day.

    Repeating stories like ‘I am always overlooked’ or ‘People do not treat me well.’ Using what was a temporary lapse in judgement or simple mistake, as a reason to compound on every negative belief you have.

    Working with our triggers is one of the easiest ways to understand our shadow. That is what I am going to discuss in more detail.

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  • Why You Must Let Go of Your Old Identity to Manifest

    Why You Must Let Go of Your Old Identity to Manifest

    Why You Must Let Go of Your Old Identity to Manifest

    “I’m not likable.”

    “I’m unmotivated.” 

    “I am uninspired.” 

    These are all stories I told myself for years, thinking I was just being honest with myself. I thought was looking at the world with a sober clarity; and that things just weren’t supposed to be good for me. 

    Switching these stories quite literally changed my life, but it wasn’t easy! It took years of slowly getting used to a new inner dialogue and taking small steps towards new opportunities.

    That is what I want to talk about today. How to change the story you tell yourself and allow your reality to change as a result.

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  • Why You Self-Sabotage (And How to Stop)

    Why You Self-Sabotage (And How to Stop)

    Why You Self-Sabotage (And How to Stop)

    If you’re on this blog post then I assume you’ve identified the little tricky monster that is self sabotage in yourself, and want to make a change!

    I’ve tackled this dynamic in myself over the last few years and I think ‘self sabotage’ has somewhat of a bad rep.

    We so often receive good things, good opportunities, meet great people, only to ruin those things for ourselves as quickly as we received them. At times it can feel we have no other option.

    Self sabotaging tendencies don’t just pop up out of nowhere…most people don’t intentionally want to destroy their own lives. With a better understanding of what self sabotage is and why it happens, I think most people can overcome this shadow.

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  • Allowing Yourself To Be Seen

    Allowing Yourself To Be Seen

    Allowing Yourself To Be Seen

    As the months get colder and darker here, I am giving myself a lot more grace.

    To not expect myself to do things with the same speed and energy as earlier in the year.

    To be ok with noticing more shadow coming up.

    To not judge myself for taking steps back & when the pull into quiet intensifies.

    It is more difficult to do the mindful walks I like to do, and I know I need to give myself grace there.

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  • 5 Common Shadow Work Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

    5 Common Shadow Work Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

    5 Common Shadow Work Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

    Shadow work is the practice of making the unconscious conscious.

    This means, becoming aware of our negative habits and how they are limiting us, but also our positive aspects that we’re not appreciating or expressing enough.

    A lot of people forget that shadow work involves the latter, and that is where they tend to make the most ‘mistakes’ with it.

    In this article I want to go over mistakes we make while practicing shadow work that can be easily remedied, and how to go about it in the most balanced way possible.

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  • Are You Experiencing a Spiritual Emergency? Signs to Look For

    Are You Experiencing a Spiritual Emergency? Signs to Look For

    Are You Experiencing a Spiritual Emergency? Signs to Look For

    The phrase ‘spiritual emergency’ has been popping up a lot for me recently. I want to explore what this might mean for you & for the collective.

    Spiritual emergency is used to describe a phase of chaos and confusion that someone can experience after an awakening.

    On the spiritual path it is helpful to have awareness and knowledge of the positives, but also the negatives, so we are not caught off guard by them. A spiritual awakening is no easy process! We’ll often be confronted with our biggest fears and limiting beliefs, and this can cause a lot of inner turmoil.

    However with the right tools, we an navigate these periods with relative calm.

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