Rebel Heart Coaching Podcast: Recent Episodes
Samantha Shatek
The Rebel Heart Coaching Podcast is hosted by Samantha Shatek, a Board Certified Life & Nurse Coach, Integrative Health Practitioner, & BSN Registered Nurse.
I help smart, holistic-minded women, stop hiding and playing small. I help you find your inner and outer voice, create better boundaries, stop people-pleasing, and step boldly into a more confident and authentic version of yourself. Change your health, business, & relationships by getting in the driver seat of your life.
This is your go-to podcast where we explore the intersection of science & spirit and it’s served with a side of humor and sass. Plus, learn simple tools for transformation, healing trauma, and creating any change you want in your life. You’ll learn to recognize the old patterns/habits that don’t serve you, heal from your past, and create a new story that helps you step more powerfully into a more aligned version of the future you envision.
A variety of topics include; making more money, starting a business you’ve always dreamed of, changing careers, soul retrieval-journeying for wholeness, Breathwork for healing trauma, creating more value in your business, getting a promotion, losing physical/mental/emotional weight, improving your confidence, leaving or manifesting a new relationship, and improving the relationship with yourself and with others.
My hope is that you get a lot of value from this show so you can create lasting change in your life right now. I hope that you will be curious about the possibilities for your own life you maybe haven’t even considered yet, be inspired by other people’s stories, and learn crucial information that you can apply to your life right now.
Today I’m diving into why it’s important for you to know your WHY. This is for really anything you do, but especially for your goals and dreams. Why you’re doing something, or not doing something is crucial. The only reason we do anything at all or avoid something is how we think it will make us feel if we do or don’t do that thing.
And when it comes to your goals and dreams, your WHY becomes the fuel to motivate you and get you through the hard times. All human behavior is driven by emotions, so if you know how to intentionally create the emotions on demand that will get you to your dream, you will be successful in getting there.
I’ve always felt nudges and seen signs that feel like more than just coincidence. I believe our loved ones that have passed and our divine team of guides are helping us from the other side. They set up circumstances and send us people and messages all the time. They communicate to you in a variety of ways. I talk about my recent experience of a series of divine messages. I ask you questions for contemplation about how this shows up in your life and how to strengthen the bond with your own divine team.
I talk about how and why our sense of community in the modern world has changed, and the importance of creating sustainable communities or finding a supportive community you resonate with because of the positive effect it has on our health and wellbeing.
Jennifer Roig-Francolí, The Art of Freedom® Coach, is the Author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller 'Make Great Music with Ease! The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life'. Jennifer is an international prize-winning violinist and certified Alexander Technique teacher helping musicians and music-lovers online to break through pain, performance anxiety, and mindset obstacles to personal freedom and artistic success. She has a special interest in supporting women musicians to find balance and joy in their careers and everyday lives.
Honored as a “Rising Star” by TIME magazine, Jennifer’s career as a violinist has taken her to concert halls around the world from a young age, including solo performances at Carnegie Hall and with esteemed orchestras like the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Berlin Symphony Orchestra. She has won international competitions and held leadership positions in various ensembles, including the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire. She can be heard on recordings with Apollo’s Fire and as a soloist on most digital streaming platforms.
As the creator of The Art of Freedom® Method for conscious living and masterful artistry, Jennifer combines her extensive professional experience as a musician and mind-body coach with a lifelong love of meditation and perennial wisdom.She has taught the Alexander Technique on the faculties of two universities and now specializes teaching touch-free Primal Alexander™ technique online. Jennifer lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and enjoys taking her coaching work with her to faroff places around the world, including a repeat visit to an ashram in southern India next winter.
CONNECT:
Jennifer's book, Make Great Music with Ease! The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life, is available on amazon.com. You can connect with Jennifer personally through her website and inquire about her The Art of Freedom® coaching for musicians at www.ArtofFreedom.me, or via Facebook messenger; join her free community for musicians on Facebook; and watch her teaching videos and listen to her music on her YouTube channel, as well as most streaming platforms.
Today we’re talking about the importance of choosing to go beyond your comfort zone. Of course, just like in nature, not every period in our life is meant to be a growth period, but there’s a saying that “if we’re not growing and changing, we’re dying.” I talk about the 2 different types of discomfort and why one is way better to choose than the other. I talk about how you can get beyond your current comfort zone if you want to and why it's important.
Today we are talking about Boundaries Boundaries are created for us, by us. Creating boundaries is complex and ever-changing, and it’s related to how you honor your needs, show love to yourself, protect yourself, & keep yourself safe and happy. I dive into the art and skill needed to navigate the setting and honoring of good boundaries and help you get clarity on if you need to say more YES right now in your life or NO more.
I've been hanging out a lot with my dog Sekoya and her BFF Maji, who's staying with us for a month. When on hikes in nature and even at home, lately I feel so much more closer to my childlike sense of playfulness and adventure, I feel connected with my wild nature, the earth and with the elements. It’s an ancient and sacred relationship we have with these direct descendent of wolves that walk on all fours. So in no particular order, here are some of the themes that have been emerging as I’ve been being with these canine teachers lately.
Today is the last episode in a 5 part series about the elements. The 5th element in Chinese Medicine is Metal, but in Ayurvedic traditions, the 5th element is considered Ether 0r Space. Ether is the source, the original element, from which all the other elements stem. Air, Fire, Water and Earth are formed. from the stability of earth, through the flow of water, the passion of fire, and lightness of air, we reach the element that makes everything else possible: ether or ‘space’. Ether is both nothing and everything at the same time. It’s stillness, yet it’s the very thing that makes all movement and life possible. Ether is space and stillness. It is that which contains and holds. From all stillness comes possibility and movement. Ether is the element that connects us to spirit, intuition, other realms and planes.
Today is the 4th episode in a 5 part series about the primary elements of the natural world that we embody and interact with in our daily lives.
Today is all about Earth. Gaia. Pacha Mamma. Earth element is critical to our wellness as a human being. Earth is our body and our our bones. It’s all the DNA and minerals and bacteria and viruses that make up who we are. Earth represents matter itself, our physical body, and along with it —our finances, the food we eat, and our daily routine. We get dirty in this episode as we dig into how interconnected we are with the earth element.
In this episode, I distill it down to 2 CORE limitations we have in life. These are the main 2 that prevent us from manifesting and creating whatever we want, and it typically falls under one or both of these main umbrellas. There are of course many more related and complex reasons than these two alone, but in the name of simplicity and brevity I cover these two. As you listen, I want you to think about typically what category you tend to fall into in regards to getting, doing, having, or experiencing whatever you want in life. Is it one or both of these.
Today I’m continuing to talk about the element of fire. This is the 3rd episode in a 4 part series about the elements that exist in nature that we also embody in our lives and in our physical bodies. The five elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine and culture are Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. Each element corresponds with different seasons, emotions, biological functions, organs, directions of energy and meridians (energetic channels). Just as with everything in nature the elements are also interconnected. Each element supports and gives space to the next in the cycle – this is known as the Feeding cycle. (see the outer arrows in the diagram). I talk about all of this and more here.
Here's a link to a diagram of this 5 element cycle:
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/02f-EgQvJ_yvzM4Dit53eFPsA#Five-Elements-of-TCM-Ekhart-Yoga-768x768-1
Today is the continuation in the Elements Embodied series where I"m talking about our interconnectedness with the natural world. Today we are sailing into the AIR element and connecting all of the ways air interacts with all of the other elements in nature and in your life and body.
Today is the first in a series of episodes about some primary elements found in our bodies and on our earth. I will be covering elements that exist within our bodies or that we embody according to several different cultural healing disciplines including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, and others. Since we are in Cancer season right now in July when I’m recording this, I’m going to start the series today talking about the element of water.I talk about how we are interconnected with nature and not separate from it and how Nature exists within us and that parts of us are reflected in and found in nature.
The ending to this chapter of my parents selling their house and moving to Arizona permanently has been really brutifil—both brutal and beautiful. It’s put me through the emotional ringer. I recently realized that this is also a really transformative time. I even felt excitement rather than sadness about it for the first time the other day. I started thinking about all the ways that this change will benefit me or my family and how this is an opportunity to also grow, heal, learn, and strengthen and I talk about those silver linings in this episode.
I’m going to be talking today about a topic that I’m endlessly inspired by and constantly contemplating-Nature. Today and continuing into the next few episodes, I explore some of the ways that I continue to discover the beautiful connections between nature and our bodies and between our inner world and outer world. Elements that exist in nature also exist within ourselves. Today’s episode will set the stage and create a foundation from which we can start diving deeper into this topic, in future episodes.
This episode stems from what I'm moving through in my personal life right now and how the concept of Impermanence is really hitting home, literally. Tune in for my thoughts on impermanence and a Spoken Word Poem I wrote to help process this change.
There is a profound connection between light, water, our body and fascia. Plants aren't the only species that partakes in alchemizing light into energy. We as humans, take in light through our eyes and skin and use it and along with our breath, as a prime energy source. Light is responsible for many important regulatory functions for our well-being. We’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to how profoundly light affects our health and well-being and I dive into that in this episode.
Today’s episode is about how important it is to be seen. But we also then have to talk about how willing you are to get vulnerable enough to really be deeply seen and witnessed. It’s not as easy in practice as it sounds on paper, but it’s necessary for our health and well-being. But as much as we want to be seen, as much as we want deep presence and connection, and want to be witnessed, there is also often a part of us that also wants to hide. We don’t want the attention, we want to check out. We don’t want to be seen because it exposes us and the vulnerability of being seen and having deep connection is often overwhelming, scary, and even repulsive, especially if we’ve been hurt. I talk about the dance between the two and why it's important to lean into being seen.
Today’s episode is about why we should all immediately stop trying to fix or save other people, including ourselves. I define what this means and the subtle differences of knowing when to help and identifying if it's unhealthy patterning vs. authentic altruism. This doesn’t mean we don’t help people or care about people. It doesn’t mean we stop healing or doing the hard but rewarding soul-growth work of looking at ourselves including our shadow, our strength, or our patterns. It doesn’t mean we still don’t let someone die in front of us if we know CPR and they're having a cardiac arrest. It does mean we need to shift the lens we look through. It starts with a subtle shift in our perception that has a ripple effect on how we view others, ourselves, the world.
Today I dive into what Swedish Death Cleaning is and 3 reasons you should embrace it. I talk about how I'm going through an emotional letting go process right now as my parents age, prepare to sell our childhood home, and move multiple states away.
In this episode I’m thrilled to be talking about the miracle and mystery of our bodies, and how most of them come fully loaded with this innate wisdom and divine intelligence to operate and heal. Why? Because quite frankly, I think most of us have forgotten this and have lost touch with our capabilities.The body heals itself, and It knows what to do. But it needs your help and is overwhelmed AF. You just have to take the stress out of the body daily so it can do it’s thing. Here, I talk about why we don't heal and some things we can do to start to heal, feel better, and to be better stewards of our miracle machine.
Today’s episode is about valuing yourself. You may feel that you already authentically value yourself, and that may be true consciously and in some areas. But there are typically areas where we struggle to find value, find it hard to show up for ourselves, or have hidden layers that we can’t always know or see that come from our cultural conditioning and societal, familial, and ancestral programming. We'll talk about the multitude of ways that valuing yourself (or not) shows up in your life, how to go about upgrading your value, and how that can positively impact every area of your life.
In today’s episode, I share with you one of my favorite daily routines that serves multiple functions in my life and in my self-care. This routine has turned out to be crucial for being a sacred and safe place where I dream and manifest naturally, almost without trying. I take my dog here to this beautiful woods and meadow combination almost daily without fail, even in rain and snow. I can let my dog off leash and I get to re-wild myself too.
I believe we suffer when we don’t have spaces to be ourself w/out judgment, when we aren’t seen for who we are with all of our gifts and flaws, and when we don’t practice silence/stillness, connect with nature, or take time to intentionally dream or talk to God/The Universe.
I encourage you to find your own Meadow of Dreams internally and externally, and if you already have it, I support you in remembering and acknowledging the beauty and the importance it plays in your life.
Today I reflect about how my recent bout of feeling sick was a little easier because I reframed what health and healing means and why it's important. As I reprogram what healing is and can look like for me, I encourage you to do the same.
I talk about WHY what we say and how we say it is so important, how it impacts you and your health as well as others, and good questions you can run through your own filter before you talk.
In this episode, I'm talking about inspiration I received while literally walking on the path. I share some important insights that you too can remember when walking your path in life, wherever you are and whatever stage you’re in. Whether you feel lost and confused on the path or don’t know your next right step, or maybe your just beginning something and everything feels new, unknown, and scary, or maybe you’re feeling stuck and stagnant and wanting something new or something to change but not even sure what that is yet, No matter where you are, I think you’ll appreciate this episode.
Authenticity is often overshadowed by more glamorous emotions like love or joy. But in this SPANE scale study of 25,000 participants, being true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character was 4,000 x more powerful. The frequency rises to incredible heights when we align our actions with our beliefs, desires, and needs. Unlike love, which has been celebrated as the pinnacle of emotional experiences, authenticity offers something more profound — an unfiltered connection with the self. You vibrate at a higher frequency when your words are truthful and you believe what you say. We walk through love to get to authenticity. It's the ultimate self-love.
In this episode, I'm talking about the iportance of Rest and how often, this is the exact remedy that’s needed in your day, week, or month. Being intentional to take time to take a nap, meditate, or rest is often a radical act of self-love and self-care and I help you understand why.
We are talking about a simple communication strategy that you can use to clarify your own needs for yourself in any given moment, particularly in times of stress or challenge. This is also a wonderful tool to use when interacting with others who may need something, but you aren’t quite sure what you should give them, how to show up for them if you want to, or what they are really asking for. By asking yourself or others this question: What do I/you need right now…do I/you need to be helped, heard or hugged, (or a combination of these), we clarify needs. This creates clarity to ask for what we want so we can either: give it to ourselves, request it from others, or offer it as a gift to others to help them clarify there needs and meet the request if we are willing and able . And, when you are interacting with others, particularly if someone is going through something challenging, we can overtly ask them this question as a way to clarify in an abbreviated way what they are truly needing/wanting in this moment. Its a simple way to honor and name what is needed and have a greater chance of both people being more fulfilled by interactions and more deeply connected.
In this episode, I make a strong case as to why I think problems and hard things are good and a necessary part of our process of learning, creating, growth, and manifestation, and why focusing your attention on certain things is one of the most powerful tools you have.
In this episode, I make comparisons with Imposter system as it relates to the state of our country. I discuss the trend in the US and in some other parts o the world where big businesses and corporations value profit over everything else. They fail to see the interconnectedness of their actions and how it has a ripple effect. When they strip what is essential and natural away, then what's left is an imitation version that's devoid of nutrients, soul, and life-force. And it's to the detriment of life on earth. I tie this in with the idea that Imposter Syndrome similarly, is when we don't feel in touch with our own natural core essence and we are are either living out of alignment with what's essential, or not believing in ourselves in the process.
The 5th and final somatic channel of emotions is a powerful and deep subconscious channel. I explore the importance of being able to navigate this channe. I talk about the upper limit problem, how emotions can be addicting and how to overcome them, and encourage you to connect to your emotions in order to have a healthier and more fulfilled life.
In this episode, we dive into your inner Sensation, sometimes called “felt sense”, that is based on physical sensations that encompass the whole inner landscape of our bodies. We can allow and work with sensations in the body and tune into them to renogotiate trauma so it can be transformed.
Posture is the communicator that's a bridge between your unconscious and conscious mind. According to research, our body language shapes not only how other people think and feel about us, but it also shapes and governs how we think and feel about ourselves and within ourselves. We know that our mind changes our body, but here we explore how our body and posture also changes our mind.
The Somatic Channel of our imagination is the channel that connects us to our creative energetics, our ability to dream up a reality we want and then manifest it. It can also help create safety in our body and in our life and and create space. Our Imagination is truly a sacred gift and it is one of the most underutilized faculties of our conscious mind. I dive into Imagination in the context of somatics and as an important channel in our lives that is often not recognized or utilized to the fullest capacity.
In this episode, I talk about the importance of and limited nature of the Mind channel in healing trauma or difficult memories from the past. Taking in information at the cognitive level is necessary, but eventually we need to integrate this wisdom by utilizing the other 4 channels and apply it in our lives in order to heal.
The 5 Somatic channels function in a somatic therapy context in order to access, digest, and purge stuck and stagnant survival energy (aka trauma) that's in the body and nervous system. These channels are constantly processing "charges" or information. They are how we as human beings experience the world and there is no time that our awareness can be outside of these channels. In today's episode, I briefly go over the 5 channels, why they are important, and lead you through a short guided somatic practice at the end.
The insight in particular that I had recently was that my body is my subconscious mind, and that they are intricately linked. It sounds so simple and unimpressive at first, but the depth of this truth is profound. I explain more about this insight and why it matters for your well-being and healing as well as for living the life you want on your own terms.
I have asked the divine and in my guidance, I was given at least 3 things we can focus on and practice that I Intuitively feel that 2024 will be asking from of all of us as a collective, beyond our own individual journeys and goals.
By the time this episode is available to you for your listening pleasure, it will be just a couple days before we are heading into the new year of 2024. And I know like a lot of you, there is a collective tug to look back at 2023 to see what went well, what needs improvement or change, and who we want to be in the coming year. We think about how we want to show up in our lives differently. Maybe with our significant others, families, and for ourselves. Of course, we can set goals and make changes on our own. But if you’re like most people, the glimmer of your goals fades and your new habits start to fizzle after just a month or two into the new year. This is why I want to talk to you about the importance and power of coaching and how it can help you with real and lasting change in your life-whatever that may be for you.
The kind of internal surrender I'm talking about today takes some work. In part, we are unlearning and deprogramming from all of our protective mechanisms and habits of self-sabotage and of the internal resistance to natural flow. But it is really just allowing ourselves to be in flow which is our natural state and birthright, but because so many times we are disconnected from that state and living in a constricted state of fear and anxiety, we have to do the mental and emotional work to get there.
Many people with trauma have a deep capacity for restriction and pain. Constriction is what the body does during stress and trauma. When you grow up or develop in these environments and with this programming, your body begins to associate constriction and stress with familiarity, security, and comfort. This means we will tend to seek people, habits, and lifestyles that create constriction because it’s what we know and what we’re used to because we have the capacity for it.
Guess what most of us don’t have the capacity for? Freedom. Joy. Bliss. Spaciousness. Abundance. Connection. Intimacy. Vulnerability.
And even though it feels good, many of us sadly aren’t used to feeling this way so it’s more unfamiliar and we shut it down or question these feelings/states. It feels too exposed, vulnerable and open to attack for a body that has found comfort in confinement and constriction.
In order to truly belong, we must know who we authentically are first. If we can we learn to how to witness our own minds, body, and experiences and find security in our self-attunement and self-reflection, then we find security in ourself and in our higher power/source. I don’t desperately need to belong to you or need your approval if I already belong to myself and within myself.
But finding out who we are and honoring that takes an incredible amount of determination, courage, and exploration. It takes a certain kind of grit, curiosity, and willingness to be vulnerable and stand out/stand alone at times. And if we don’t belong to ourselves and don’t love and honor ourselves first, how can we know to whom, what or where we authentically belong?
Today’s episode is about our capacity or our threshold to be with discomfort and Pain of others and ultimately within ourselves. Each of us has a current upper limit for the amount of another persons pain we are able to withstand, though that limit varies by person and circumstance. You will not likely be able to authentically tolerate or be with others in pain and discomfort, unless you have sat with and tended to your own. When you are able to do this, you help transform your own life and the life of others who you choose to come into contact with in this deeper and powerful way. It's one of the best gifts you could ever give, and it's absolutely free.
Disappointment is a feeling that comes when we hoped for something that didn't happen or have expectations about a person or situation. This is not always a bad thing, and feeling disappointment is part of the human experience. Yet, having expectations can be limiting and cause us to suffer unneccessarily. I share with you how I'm navigating in real time the feeling of disappointment and talk about something that happened recently. I talk about how I'm using all the tools and focus on what's coming up for me, rather than blaming them for my feelings. The amount of sadness, sorrow, grief, and disappointment we allow ourselves to feel in any given moment is also partly related to how deeply we can also feel joy and bliss.
Life isn’t always easy or smooth. It’s not supposed to be. We only gain wisdom through our lived experience. We know more about ourselves and what we want when we discover what we don’t want. With contrast in life comes bigger or new dreams and new desires. There are 2 simple things that I’ve discovered that allow me to go through tough times with more grace and ease. 1. Radical Acceptance of what’s happening 2. Asking myself better Questions. In this episode I share with you more about this and some questions you can be asking yourself in challenging times.
Just when we think we’ve conquered something or worked through a pattern—-our trauma, our anger, our betrayal, our jealousy, our self-abandonment, or self-doubt, or whatever it is, those same old thoughts, feelings, and circumstances seem to keep re-appearing and test us.
In this episode, I share how these patterns and lessons are normal and cyclical and that every time something like this comes back around, it is a form of a spiritual test to see how we respond--this time around as the newest version of who we are now, and who we’ve become since the last time it happened. Since then, we’ve hopefully learned and our wisdom and insight has deepened. Ideally, we can respond in new, more adaptive and beneficial ways. I ask you some key questions to contemplate, guide you through a brief meditation, and provide resources below on how to heal using Fractal Time and the Fractal Time Calculator by Gregg Braden.
Fractal Time Calculator:
https://greggbraden.com/fractal-time-calculator/
How to Use a Fractal Time Calculator to Heal Your Life: (15 min Youtube Video)
https://youtu.be/kYq6H_vrMgI?si=PCSBm3caOlYR1k6D
We can only feel authentic pleasure if we feel safe in our bodies at a Nervous system level. Pleasure can include feeling joy, peace, contentment, and bliss.I hope today’s episode is a good reminder for you on the importance of creating safety in your nervous system and how practices like breath work, meditation, or Chanting/humming/singing can create more safety, and therefore more deeply-felt & authentic pleasure in your life.
If you are one of those people that have felt bad, or currently feel bad for being creative, or shining your light, or daring to choose joy in the midst of darkness, or chaos, or sadness, or anger, or loss… here’s your encouragement and the reminder that you can and you should shine your light. Not to the detriment of not feeling your feelings or not being empathetic to others. If you listen to me and know me at all, you know that I’m all about feeling our feelings and letting our body process through them rather than avoiding them. However, no one benefits if you jump in the pool with them if you are drowning too. Take care of your light, and your love and your well-being with the confidence in knowing that is the best way you can be of service and actually be effective and powerful for making real change and helping others who can’t see the light at the moment. You can be the lighthouse in the dark.
Rather than talking about this subject, I wrote a poem for this episode to share my feelings in the form of poetry. Art is the language of our souls that only those who have been stripped, humbled, & brought to their knees by life can feel. Or those who have felt the vastness of their soul, or felt unbridled joy and ecstasy, can truly appreciate. Not as an optional fun thing you do on the weekend, but as the primary sustenancefor the part of us that is vital and eternal.
In this episode I talk about how I recently felt especially connected to my ancestors. I felt their wisdom coming through me as a harvested and prepared the herbs for the winter months and in harmony with the seasons and cycles. I ask you some questions to inspire you to think about how you can better connect with this season of Autumn and with your ancestors.
As a child, if you’ve ever received the message, whether intentionally or unintentionally, that you are not worthy or not good enough, then one way you may cope with this (other than addiction) is to spend the rest of your life trying to prove that you are worthy. SO MANY HUMANS do this.In this episode, I talk about the common behaviors that stem from this wound and belief & how it negatively affects your health. I provide potential solutions and words of encouragement for making the changes you may need to make.
I was meeting with a friend recently and we got into a fantastic discussion about this topic of masculine and feminine energy. I discuss the dynamics and interplay of masculine and feminine energies in our bodies, our lives, our relationships and in the natural world. I talk about the importance of coming into balance with both energies, regardless of your gender and ask some questions for reflection on your own life and what energies might need focus at this time.
We often have an opportunity daily to be of service, but we need to remain open and curious and present. We accumulate skills, wisdom, and confidence from the things we have struggled with or experienced. Often, we can use this knowledge and wisdom to be of service in the world. Sometimes, saying or doing something when you know it’s for you to be a co-creator in that moment is what service is all about .
I just had one of the most profound transformational experiences of my life last weekend. I am inspired to talk with you about Community-what it is, how it’s changed, challenges and necessities of being in one, the dedication and service to community, the underutilized power of community, and the support and healing available in community.
I realized that many of the things that I’m doing daily in my life that have been really helpful for me in my journey of self-care and of creativity and in my growth, all have something in common. The breath. I want to share the 3 main ways I utilize the magic and miracle of my breath, and share with you how you can be using the inherent power of your breath in a deeper, more intentional way.
I know you’ve probably heard the quote before that “comparison is the thief of joy”.And I think unfortunately, this is predominately true for most of you, but it doesn’t have to steal our joy. It can fuel you and inspire you if you let it. I want to show you that the way you are thinking about it is what’s causing you to suffer.
Many times, people are resistant to structure or discipline because they feel it interferes with their perception of or feeling of freedom. Others are too disciplined and don’t slow down or listen enough to their own inner messages. Neither extreme is holistic or helpful, without the flexibility to engage with the other if and when called for.If we all relied on our ever-changing feelings and moods alone to dictate our behavior or actions, nothing would ever get done and we’d probably not accomplish much in a day or in our life. Yet, there is a truth that if we don’t slow down to listen to subtle or louder messages from our bodies, our sensations/feelings, and intuition, we’d miss important messages, inspirational meetings or interactions, not be open to clues and cues, and maybe even end up injured or sick so we are forced to slow down.I help show you how to integrate both discipline and intuition into your life and show you that there is freedom in structure.
In this episode, I make a connection between the earth, your body, and your home, that has been mostly forgotten. I talk about how all of our homes and our bodies are both sacred elemental vessels, no matter what home you live in or body you inhabit. So my hope is to remember more to honor and cherish my home and my body, for the sacred elemental manifestations they are. I hope you take time to thank your home and body for all it does for you and be reminded of the deep connection that we all have with the earth, with our homes, with our bodies, and with each other.
Queer folks and those in the GLBTQIA community typically have to learn early on to be willing to “betray” others (aka have good boundaries) in order to honor and love themselves. Most of us learn early that people-pleasing is futile, but being out as queer or gay seems to expedites that process. So do other circumstances, certainly create those expedited learning opportunities. But when you come out, You are more visible.When we alchemize the hatred and turn it into fuel, we can learn to accept ourselves are and start loving who you are. Gays especially learn early that we’ll never please everyone and that there will always be haters and people that don’t like us or accept us. And we choose ourselves more. We chose to let people hate us. We chose to love more. We realize we’d rather be true to ourselves than betray our own souls or try to please people that can never be pleased anyway. We realize that battle we are fighting is with ourselves all along, and that it was never about them. It was always about loving ourselves through it all.
In this episode I contemplate and investigate all things hair.I encourage you to consider viewing your hair as an extension of your nervous system and of your living self. Your hair reaches into the electromagnetic field, and profoundly affects biological functionsHair can be experienced as cosmic antenna, able to receive and transmit information and energy. It can function as a sixth sense and the connection with the divine and with your intuition. Understanding your hair, the benefits of nature’s elements via your hair, and the cycles of the seasons, will create a new improved, relationship with your hair and your health.
Scarcity thinking and mindset is one of the most poisonous and prevalent lies we’ve been spoon fed. What's worse is most of us believe it, hook line and sinker. At least at a subconcious level. It goes mostly unnoticed, switches into autopilot and wrecks havoc in our bank accounts, on our wellbeing, in relationships and in our lives.I talk about how in order to live a more fulfilled and expressed life, its not only possible, but rather a necessity, to choose thoughts of sufficiency despite past or current circumstances.
Sometimes there’s a path we can and should follow that other’s have paved, but inevitably we have to veer off onto our own path at different points.Because we don’t know what to do or how to do it, if we’ve never done it’s ineveitalble we’ll get lost. But we learn from it. There’s a time for us to create our own unique path, but within that, we can also take the path of least resistance and take a path that has worked from others who have been there before us. Forging your own path is more challenging in many ways and more time consuming, but necessary and rewarding. But there are times where we can learn from others who have been where we are going or want to go, that helps us spend less time, money and energy to get there than doing it on our own. The key is knowing when it's right for you to implement each strategy.
Albert Einstein said: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results."But yet as humans, we often keep doing the exact things over and over that are keeping us stuck, struggling, and small. I reflect on gardening as a metaphor for our lives and how adaptability and the ability to keep going but to try new things is essential.
What you perceive as your flaws, imperfections, and mess, is actually your gift. I’m here to shout out from the rooftops to you this message: The things you think discount you or make you disqualified or make you feel less than capable or worthy, are probably the very things that can and will ignite you. The hard things that happen to you or that you experience, have the potential to be your message. It can be the thing that inspires you to create something new that helps others. You’re sitting on your golden ticket.
Playfulness is important. In most of our adult worlds of seriousness and work and responsibility, we have to remember to find time to play.It’s something that gets left out and not prioritized and is often seen as “irresponsible” or “frivolous”. But in the same way we need to sleep in order to be more rested, alert, and productive, our souls need playfulness to feel more alive and unlimited. I share how my recent trip to Ireland sparked this playfulness and give you examples of how you can incorporate it more into your life.
I think many of you have forgotten about the power that you have as a human being. The power we have in our own hearts and minds is truly unlimited and filled with endless possibility and potential. We are able to do something so cool…we get to receive the divine energy that’s pouring into us and through us and around us at all times and we get to turn that energy into images and thoughts with our beautiful mind. Most of us have forgotten about the direct correlation that our imagination has with what we create or with what we do or don’t do in our life. Part of the problem is that we’ve forgotten the power of our own faculties and of our own imagination and thoughts. We let our minds run wild, ignore our inspirational ideas and images, or block them out altogether. You have a vision that’s inspiring and compelling, it keeps you motivated. It’s what gets you up in the morning when you don’t feel like it. It’s what gets your butt to the gym when you’d rather not. It stretches you in ways that are unpredictable and necessary for your growth. And it’s inspiring to other people around you. Also you might just blow your own damn mind if you try.
Recently I had a more acute awareness that a core belief that holds us back in life seems to be one of people sharing some version of feeling like they are not enough. This pattern of “not enough” takes many shapes and forms, but it always creates more unnecessary suffering. I delve into this topic and talk about thoughts/sentences/beliefs that tend to sabotage us or create resistance, and those that propel us forward and encourage us onward.
I talk about the difference between Fear and Faith and why it matters that you realize you have a choice.
In the emotional process of going through and dealing with the things from my entire life that were still in my parents basement, I made a new discovery:That I can play harmonica with relative ease in a skillful and musical way without ever have picked one up.I tell you the story of this discovery and I encourage you to explore your hidden talents/gifts/skills. I nudge you to be open enough to allow yourself to try new things that you are drawn towards and that ignite a little spark inside.
The Wisdom Aleeah brings to this episode is incredible. We cry. We laugh. We get serious about shifting the breast health paradigm.Come join us as we dive into Aleeah's journey to wholeness after a breast cancer diagnosis at age 39.There's something in this episode to be learned for most everyone.You can reach out to connect with Aleeah via email at aleeah.sheehan@gmail.com
In the Episode I’m talking about the difference between capacity and capability.We can honor our capacity at any given moment and yet also keep building our capacity.What I have the capacity for at any given moment and what I’m capable of will often be two different things. I may be capable of something, but is it in alignment for me? Am I willing to contribute my precious resources (time, money, energy, presence) on this?It’s a challenge to allow and be in an ongoing conversation with both capacity and capability, and it can be tough to consider both at the same time.I help you start to consider both.
In this episode, I speak to the importance of having those difficult conversations. You know---the ones that you know you need to have, but you cringe when thinking about. You wish it would go away because they’re so uncomfortable .Or maybe you never have these conversations and are used to just sweeping things under the rug. I propose that if we are courageous enough to have these difficult conversations with more skill where we bring our whole self and heart to the table, there’s a beauty that blossoms from that conversation.I reflect on a difficult conversation I had recently with a group of women and how profound and healing it was to be a part of it.
You can read all the books, go to all the workshops, and listen to all the podcasts.But if you don't know how to reprogram your subconscious mind, or embody and integrate the information, deep and lasting change is not likely.In this episode, I define and explain the subconscious mind & I share some methods you can use to rewire the programs that aren't serving you and are sabotaging you.
A recent encounter with a pair of Bluejays fuels this episode. I talk about the hardship and inevitability of sickness, loss, & grief, and the beauty and love that usually accompany that journey. Witnessing a loved one become sick or ill or being the one that is sick is challenging, but as Ram Dass says: "We are all just walking each other home."
In this episode, we dive into the inherent wisdom that our bodies possess. On our self-healing journey, we either forget, or aren't aware of the capability of our bodies to heal and process trauma. We think we have to do it, fix it, heal it. Partially, that is true. One effective avenue to healing anxiety, depression, and trauma have is to have the courage to be present with our bodies, the sensations we feel, and the discomfort of what might come up.
In this episode I talk about illusion and perception.Often, in the dismantling of illusions or of our perceptions of ourself, others, or situations, it can feel extremely unsettling. It can also be a welcomed breath of fresh air as we "see" more than we did before.We might feel disillusioned, cheated, lied to, or like we wasted our precious time. Or we're frustrated because we didn’t see then what now appears to be dangling in front of us in plain sight. Because what we thought we knew, is now changing and/or different, it can create cognitive dissonance and serious discomfort. And we know that the human brain prefers comfort, safety, and perceived certainty.In this episode I talk about the beauty and difficulty of having something or someone being unveiled or perceived through a new lens.
Loneliness is a serious public health crisis and is an epidemic. Post-pandemic and with the prevalence of technology increasing in our lives, feeling lonely and disconnected is common. Unfortunately, feeling lonely and socially isolated has serious health consequences.In this episode I talk about loneliness and some of the remedies that I think could help.
In this episode, I dive into an issue that's been coming up with some of my clients lately: Chronic Self-Abandonment.
We dive into related topics of people-pleasing, seeking approval/permissioin, and how early childhood programming and gender roles affect this pattern.
I discuss why this might happen, the overt and subtle ways it might show up in your life, and what we can do to cultivate a safer and more loving connection with ourself.
This is a special episode.
Shannon Schueler and I wanted to collaborate to offer you a 30 minute guided Breathwork Practice for beginners and advanced practitioners.
Shannon Guides you through a supportive healing journey with music as you experience the power of breath work.
No practice is alike and every session is healing in its own unique way.
If you already know how to practice breath work OR if you're coming back after initially hearing the intro and you don't need instructions, you can jump to 10:30 in the recording to head right into the guided portion of the practice.
You can follow Shannon Schueler on Facebook and on Instagram at breathe.rn for breathwork practices and other offerings.
gethighonyourownsupply
If you are reading this and are human, you have feelings/emotions.
Emotions are sensations we feel in the body due to a vibration moving through us.
They are at the core of what motivates us to get out of bed and accomplish things, they also can be our biggest fear and hold us back.
We are not taught, typically until later in life if at all, how to actually process a feeling.
There is more than one way to do this.
In this episode, I share one of my processes that I use with myself and my clients to help process difficult emotions.
We need to know how to manage our most difficult feelings to build the emotional strength to create a life we love.
If you’re not afraid to feel and process any feeling, there is literally nothing you can’t or won’t do, because the worst that will happen is a feeling.
Get YOUR FREE GUIDE TODAY!
Copy and paste into browser or go to www.rebelheartcoaching.com/work-with-me
Send me your email address and I'll give you a link to my FREE GUIDE called
10 Steps to Processing Difficult Emotions
In this episode I interview my sister-in-law Keri Henke about her weight loss and fitness journey as a lifestyle change.
We talk about key events in her life that woke her up and put a fire under her butt to get "fit as shit".
We talk about inspiration, habits, mindset, and how having grace and patience with yourself are key factors not only in fitness and weight management, but in life.
Everyday, we interact with water.
We can't live without it. It comprises 45-70% of what we are made of as humans.
Yet most of us take this precious resource for granted.
Water is a wonderful conductor of vibrations--our thoughts, feelings, prayers, & emotions.
I share with you how I treat my shower and bath as a sacred portal for intentional affirmations, reflection, and prayer.
A Shower, a bath, washing our hands, washing our clothes, rinsing dishes, flushing the toilet--these are all prime opportunities to cue ourselves to be more present and intentional with our life. We can pause, breathe, and choose to be grateful, reflect on nature's abundance, and say prayers for one another.
I talk about Endorphins in this last episode in a series of 4.
I explain more about this feel-good chemical and what it does for us.
I talk about what they are, what issues they are associated if we don't have the right amount, and what we can do to naturally boost this hormone to help give us pain relief the natural way.
Part 3/4 in a series all about our "feel-good" hormones.
What do the following things all have in common?
Hugging Your loved ones/Cuddling
Playing with or petting an animal
Childbirth
Playing with a baby
Holding Hands
Physical Touch
Sex/Intimacy
Exercise
Listening to Music
Tune into this week's episode where we dive into our beloved neurotransmitter, oxytocin.
I get real nerdy in this episode about Serotonin.
Its #2 in a four-part series focused on our "feel-good" neurotransmitters.
(Domapine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, & Endorphins)
I cover the basics of what serotonin is, symptoms and disorders and other issues of imbalance and depletion, and ways in which you can increase your levels naturally.
You need dopamine. It's not an option.
The question is, where are you getting it from? And how much are you getting? Are you getting too much, or not enough?
Are you getting healthy amounts of sustained pleasure from completing tasks?
Or, are you trying to solve the pain you feel or numb difficult emotions by seeking dopamine in unhealthy or excessive ways?
Are you eating a bag of chips or cookies? Doing drugs? Binging on sex, Netflix, or social media?
This mighty little neurochemical is known as the reward chemical, and it's one of four primary hormones that help us feel good and motivated.
You'll learn more about how you can decide on purpose where you'd like to get your dopamine from and do a self-check in about where you are currently getting it.
This episode is inspired from a recent experience with a homeless man and the nudges I kept getting to take action.
I talk about the importance of listening to your unique visions, ideas, dreams, and messages. These messages are unique and meant for you to listen to.
But fear, ego, distractions, and busyness keep us from paying attention and not being able to receive these insights.
The importance of being present with and acknowledging others and yourself is underestimated as one of your super powers.
We think we have a sense of what's right or wrong and believe that all of our thoughts are absolutely true. We are quick to make the other wrong without considering any other points of view or possibilities. As a society we still kill over these beliefs, war over them, and die over them.
We also spend much of our time focused outside of ourselves. We keep busy with obligations and distractions and ignore our physical body, our feelings, our sensations, our thoughts, and our intuition.
This is out of balance with the natural cycles of expansion/contraction and of duality and polarity.
We know how to please others, but most of us don't know how to go in and listen to ourselves and what we really need. We struggle to be quiet and still.
Yet going within is where the answers, the nudges, the inspirations, and the whispers come from. It's how we can reconnect with ourselve, and with God/source.
And being able to find your center in the eye of the storm, through seemingly opposite views, is truly a radical act. Focusing your attention inward when life's chaos has you wobbling, is one of the remedies for so much of what we seek.
When we think of loss, we often tend to think about those that we've lost and that have died and left their bodies and left the physical earth plane .
However, grieving a loss of someone who is still living, can be just as hard and challenging to process and navigate.
I get personal and vulnerable, as I talk about the process I've been in (and that I'm still currently in) of grieving a loved one and what I've learned so far that's been helpful for me.
What is your unique signature? Your divine essence? Your flavor of beauty and medicine?
We humans have a lot in common and we all want the same basic things.
But just like all plants have a unique signature, we as humans have unique fingerprints, and no two are alike.
We all carry within us skills, gifts, and medicine that is powerful and potent. The way this looks and the way we use this in our life will likely shift over time, but our divine essence is eternal and infinite.
When you are aware of and can uncover more of this signature essence, you may feel more confident, connected, and can live a life that's more authentically yours.
But often we don't want to stand out or be seen or fear judgement from others--or worse, we judge and berate ourselves..
What is holding you back from being more of you? Where are you still hiding or holding back parts of you?
When you can more clearly own and shine your focused light like a lighthouse, the circumstances, and resources, and people who are supposed to be in your life will find you more quickly and easily. And you won't waste as much time with those people or situations that are NOT in alignment. And you will have the comfort of knowing that the people that are there are drawn to the real you.
Accepting what has happened in the past. Accepting who we are right now and what is true for us. Accepting a difficult situation that's currently happening.
Doing these things can feel counter-intuitive. Accepting something we want to change or get out of can feel like we are submitting, resigning, giving up, or succumbing to a reality or situation we don't like. However, the opposite is true.
When we argue mentally with our past or when we argue internally with what is happening now, we create more resistance and exhaustion.
When we can arrive more quickly at acceptance, we bring unconditional love to ourselves and the situation. Then, this is how we free up precious mental and physical energy to find solutions, create a plan, and move forward.
When we can look at the hard things in life as an expected part of life at see how life is happening for us, we become more resilient and content, no matter the circumstances.
In this episode, I talk about a recent experience I had with a wild white horse in Arizona along the Salt River that was so amazing and synchronistic, that it blew me away.
I felt it was a message and intentional. I was inspired, tearful, grateful, and it restored my faith in this next chapter of life.
There are so many signs, symbols, and messages in our life that our spirit helpers, God, Angels, guides, and ancestors are giving us on the daily to help us.
We often miss the signs because we aren't open it, we aren't paying attention, or we're skeptical and assume we're making it mean something and it's all in our head.
I'm here to talk about my experience and allow you to reflect on the sacred messages-the signs and synchronicities of your life and all of those to come.
In this episode, I talk about my recent car accident and how challenging it's been.
I talk about some realizations and how sometimes, Giving Up, seems like the best thing to do.
In this episode, I get nerdy!
Being a human on planet earth is not typically easy. We have many demands and for the most part as a species, we are stressed, exhausted, sick, and overwhelmed.
We need tools that are simple, effective, and that we can apply anywhere, anytime and with ease to create more ease and function.
This is where Brain-Heart Coherence enters.
With Brain-Heart Coherence, we can harness our inner resources and cultivate more resilience.
When we:
1) Connect with our heart by placing our hand on our chest AND
2) Breathe slowly and mindfully as we inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth (5 seconds on in breath and out breath recommended, but do what is most comfortable) and breathe as if we are breathing from our heart area AND
3) At the same time, intentionally bring to mind an elevated heart-felt emotion such as Gratititude, Compassion, Care, Appreciation, or Joy. We connect with and feel the bodily sensations of these emotions and sustain them....
THEN WE:
-Harness our natural gifts and utilize our physiology to our benefit for health and wholeness
-Take control of our nervous system so we have less stress, create more balance and peace and coherence between our heart, mind, emotions, and physical systems.
-Strengthen our immune system, balance hormones, prevent rapid aging that stress brings
-Create more clarity and calm while maintaining alertness
-Improve our self-security, cognitive ability, communications, & relationships
Visit the HeartMath organization for FREE classes and downloads, education, certifications and trainings, and research.
I talk with Kjersti Bohrer about where she's at currently in her ever-changing journey on the topic of Permission. We talk about why she was always seeking permission, when it can be a good thing, and when it became disempowering for her.
We talk about several topics related to Permission including; her experience with the evangelical church, her realizations about the importance of listening to yourself and loving and honoring your intuition & feelings, and the vital importance of sexuality in our lives.
Kjersti shares her story with vulnerability and she claims the right to continue to change and evolve with each new experience.
She believes we can have a direct connection with God no matter who we are or if we go to church or not.
She feels we are all connected to everything and to one another, and don't need to necessarily go through anyone or anything else to have a connection with God or our source. If it brings you joy and supports who you authentically are, Kjersti is all about it.
If you'd like to read Kjersti's memoir, you can purchase her book on Amazon called "My Flawless One".
You can connect with her on Facebook under Kjersti Bohrer. She is hosting an online workshop on Jan. 11th, 2023 called Words, Body, Heal. Here’s the link for that online workshop:
https://facebook.com/events/s/words-body-heal/668291894517852/
You can also follow her for upcoming and ongoing offerings.
In this final episode in a 5 part series, we talk about RESULTS and how to get them.
I summarize the Mindset Model and all its components. I teach you how to apply it to your life, and show you how you can create any result in your life you want.
Get going on your "Impossible Dream" today--it's not too late!
In this episode, I dive into ACTION, step 4 of 5 in the Mindset Model.
I talk about how motion is different than action and how thoughts and feelings drive all human actions or lack thereof.
I address a a variety of ways to approach taking action so that we can take actions that are from a more inspired and focused place, rather than a fearful place.
I talk about the importance and usefulness of habit stacking and how we can use our own physiology and pre-existing neuronal connections in the brain to help us start a new habit and stick to it.
In today's episode, I talk about FEELINGS. Feelings drive all human action (or prevent action). Feelings give us vital information. They are our internal barometer and help protect us and lets us engage with others.
A feeling is simply a sensation in your body or a frequency/vibration that passes through us in 90 seconds or less. But we must commit to choosing to be aware, feel, and tune into our bodies. If you are willing to feel discomfort and pain now temporarily, in order to prevent much more discomfort, pain, and suffering later that is long-term.
Your thoughts create your feelings, but also a bodily sensation/feelings can arise from your body and then we can give the sensation meaning with our thoughts and interpretations of the sensations.
It's tricky to find a balance when it comes to emotional regulation. It's common to shut down, disconnect, or push away feelings through distractions, avoidance, numbing, or buffering. It's also common to let emotions take the drivers seat, overwhelm you, hijack your brain and body, and act out from the emotion. This has us behaving in ways we aren't typically proud of and it doesn't feel good either. The goal is to allow, embrace, and feel your feelings all the way through, but then let the sensation/emotion pass without attaching to it or continually reactivating the circuit so that you can't be logical or function.
I talk about the 3 step process you can use now to help you better manage your uncomfortable bodily sensations and feelings so that you can live your life with more freedom, more joy, and with more confidence. The only way through is inward.
In this episode, I continue to deconstruct the Mindset Model as we focus on the 2nd of the 5 elements of the model, our THOUGHTS.
Topics include the importance of awareness, how to work with our thoughts to create better results, Conscious and Subconscious mind- programming & reprogramming, and why dissatisfaction is a positive thing.
In this episode, I introduce you to the Mindset Model and give an overview of how you can use this practical framework in your life to create more awareness, to feel more confident and in control in your life, to improve your emotional wellness, and to create any result you want in your life-big or small.
Your thoughts create your feelings. No one tells us this, or at least directly. This is profound information.
This particular model comes from the creative genius of Life Coach Brooke Castillo and she encourages people to spread the word and teach people about this life-changing tool. She put this model together in a new way that contains old concepts and ideas that have been shared before in many different iterations by many brilliant people.
Here is the visual aid for the components of the model:
Circumstances
Thoughts
Feelings
Actions
Results
In this episode, I give some background as to the circumstances leading up to the time I spent living in the Santa Fe National Forest for 3 months during the summer of 2008.
Me and my girlfriend at the time, Simone, along with my dog Chewbacca, needed an affordable place to rent at the time our lease was up at the end of May. Because we weren't finding anything, we had the exciting but terrifying idea to live in the woods during the summer months as our primary address/home.
In looking back at the experience, I highlight the top 5 things that I learned during this time and I talk about some challenges I/we faced.
I talk to Shannon Schueler on this episode about the benefits of Breathwork and about her journey with this healing modality.
Shannon is a BSN RN, board-certified Holistic Nurse, Professional Nurse Coach, and Breathwork facilitator.
Shannon was a participant in the first graduating cohort of the Breathwork facilitator training of Chauna Bryant's Breath Liberation Society--a group which is radically inclusive, diverse, trauma-informed, and committed to cultivating liberation and transformation thought.
Learn more about the science and benefit of Breathwork.
You can find Shannon Schueler on Instagram and follow her @breathe.rn for virtual Breathwork offerings.
The term "Minnesota Nice" refers to a cultural dynamic & behavior that many people exhibit, particularly in Minnesota and in the Midwest.
It's not uncommon for people anywhere in the world to adopt these behaviors or patterns, but it's especially prevalent in Minnesota. Along with tater-tot hot dish and green bean casserole.
I define "Minnesota Nice" and redefine what kindness is. I cover topics like people-pleasing, boundaries, authenticity, and how honoring yourself is worth it.
In this episode, friend, former classmate, BSN Registered Nurse, and Nurse Practitioner in-training, Ashley Burkett, shares vulnerably about her journey and the challenges she faced as she navigated her chronic illness. She talks about what she wishes she would have known and what has helped her heal.
Ashley was 15 years old when symptoms started appearing and by her 20's became increasingly ill. Episodes of fainting, chronic uncontrolled pain, autoimmune and gut health as well as mental health issues persisted.
Conventional medicine provided little to no relief or resolution, so one modality at a time, Ashley started exploring holistic therapies.
Now, she is super passionate about functional medicine and working with women like her that are going through what she's been through. Ashley envisions herself practicing as a Functional Nurse Practitioner in a clinical setting when she graduates.
She wants everyone to be able to have access to affordable care, hopes that she can be a bridge between the worlds of conventional and holistic medicine, and wants to prevent others from experiencing the amount of suffering and isolation she has endured.
You can email Ashley Burkett at patientrn.np@gmail.com for a list of her recommended providers, modalities, and other resources. Ashley is also offering free consults to those who feel they still have questions or need guidance.
**This consult and resources being offered should not replace your medical provider. Ashley will only talk about what has helped in her experience, but in no way should this be considered a replacement for professional medical advice.
Discomfort is the currency of our dreams. Everyone feels discomfort at all stages intermittently when growing, stretching in some way, or trying to reach goals.
In order to accomplish anything in life, we need to have a compelling vision of our future and a heart-felt feeling about the version of the self we are becoming. We need to be willing to feel any feeling that might come up and feed the creativity rather than the fear/doubt/discomfort.
Would you rather feel the discomfort of working toward a goal or the discomfort that comes with stagnation and a life not fully lived?
When we surround ourselves with inspiring & encouraging people who have done what we want to do, who are being who we want to be, or are in the process of being on the journey that we are on, we create more story and possibility in our life.
Our brain and body love examples sometimes of what's possible, before we dare to think it is doable for ourselves. But it's also possible to be a visionary and believe in yourself and your dream without a doubt, even if no one else does.
I chose the name for my coaching and consulting business with intention.
However, the word "Rebel" is often misconstrued and has a negative connotation. Often collectively, we think of it meaning resistance, aggression, breaking the rules, disrespect, and at times even violence. Or perhaps you think of the the "bad girl or boy" who is wild and has a lot of fun.
In this episode, I take time to define how I interpret the word rebel and how I've reclaimed it as a powerful word that is related to our transformation.
A Rebel Heart to me is someone who is in tune or becoming in tune with one's own inner authority, sovereignty, intuition, gut feelings, & heart, It's someone who despite external circumstances, obstacles, fear, and bad programming, goes on the journey anyway. Says yes to a calling when the future is unknown. Is present for both the demands of the physical world, but pays attention to and is guided by and tuned into ones' inner life.
At the center of this inner rebellion is our faith, connection with the divine and ourselves, and our willingness to betray another to be true to ourselves. When we align with what feels right for us, we give back from an authentic and more wholesome place and serve from a fuller cup.
We become an example and inspiration to others, despite criticism, perceived failures, and challenges along the way.
Enjoying the journey of life with all of it's challenges and complexity can be hard, especially if we aren't where we want to be yet in any given moment. The journey is often filled with hardship and difficulty and doesn't always seem to make sense.
In this episode, I explain how we could be more accepting and reverent of the journey for the way it prepares us for each new destination.
The primitive part of our brain wants us to remain safe and comfortable at all costs. It is programmed to alert us to impending danger. Our brains our adapted to the time when we lived in caves and had to be careful of occasional tigers or other animals eating us. However, our brains haven't necessarily caught up to modern times where our brain interprets a lot of things and situations as dangerous, even if it's truly not. Your brain starts to interpret everything as the "dangerous tiger": your boss, your difficult coworker, traffic, deadlines, kids, schedules, or starting anything new. Anything new or unfamiliar causes a warning sign in the brain to alert us. The brain starts telling us to stop and other lies in an earnest attempt to keep us safe.
The problem is that the definition of growth is discomfort. In order to reach our dreams, we must be willing to be uncomfortable. This means in order for us to continue to grow and change and evolve as we are naturally meant to do on this human journey, we have to override our primal brain's tendencies and develop our frontal lobe to intercept these self-sabatoging messages. Imposter syndrome shows up as a limiting belief that has us convinced that we are a phony, fake, not good enough, too old, not enough education, etc. It is one way our brain attempts to self-sabatoge us in something we want to do or say or be. I explain more about it here.
Trailer for Season 1 and Introduction of the Rebel Heart Coaching podcast and host Samantha Shatek.
I explain why I'm doing this podcast and what to expect.
Let's go!