My Messy Lessons: Recent Episodes
Phoebe McLean
Want to follow along as I learn lessons throughout my life? To know and understand that we are all messy, that it's just part of our humanity?In My Messy Lessons, I share the struggles and lessons of my life in a real way. Listen along and grow with me!
I wanted to give my My Messy Lessons listeners a chance to listen to my NEW podcast, "Sexuality After...". In this podcast I talk to people about their experiences of sex and sexuality after religion, trauma, parenthood and loss. I'm aiming for it to be very real and raw and so I hope you enjoy it as much as this one!
If you want to connect with me on other platforms, you can sign up for my email list here or through my website, www.phoebed.com, watch my YouTube videos at Tea with Phoebe D., or, of course, subscribe to my new podcast, Sexuality After, wherever you get your podcasts!
Thank you so much for joining me on my My Messy Lessons journey and I hope to see you other places! :)
Not only do we have shadow parts... but we have wisdom, love, genius and courage. What are your strongest inner allies? Your strongest inner strengths? In this episode I share mine- and how different their voices are from my shadow parts. It's so important that one voice is not indicative of our wholeness. Like Jung says, we are a community within ourselves. I share my 3 of my strongest inner resources to encourage you to find your own. You are always with you, so any resources you find are always there for you. Always.
Fear, guilt, loneliness, sadness, anger... our shadows are real and they affect our daily lives. How do you interact with these parts of yourself? Have you ever thought about it? What if you actually listened to them? What if they were trying to protect you? In this episode I share my 3 most shadowy parts... just so you feel better about yours ;)
So many of us struggle with the feeling that we are never enough. It's exhausting. In this episode, I share what I have learned in my studies about this, and the questions that have helped me to see myself differently.
We are limited human beings- our time, energy and money are limited. Do you own and love what you've chosen to spend them on? Do I? hehe. Listen and find out!
Why do we feel so stuck sometimes? Stuck in a situation or in our own story? In this podcast I share 4 powerful questions I have learned that have helped me get unstuck.... and moving towards what I wanted. WARNING: If you like to have problems, this podcast is not for you! If you like to move forward, then go ahead and hit PLAY!
Today's podcast is different. I would like to offer you a meditation/practice to do that will help you to find your own inner resources. It's easy to be in fear and forget that we also have the ability to be a badass, and strong, and resourceful, and courageous. Now is the time to remember that!
As strange as it seems, sometimes trying to believe "positive" beliefs all the time leaves me feeling entitled to easy, ashamed and broken. What happens when I embrace more realistic beliefs?
Are you happy with your priorities? With your choices? Do you experience flow? freedom?
In this episode I share two main lessons that were cemented in on our wedding day last month.
More than anything else, what teaches us not to judge others is when we are judged ourselves.
We all see life through the lenses of our own knowledge and experience- but that doesn't mean we can't connect.
I share other people's wisdom in this episode- the 5 best pieces of parenting advice I've gotten so far.
In this episode I elaborate on my discussion on authentic sexuality, give you an update on my experience with forgiving my parents, and explain how I don't always get back on the wagon.
Sometimes it's OK to take a break from learning, growing, giving, and pushing yourself and JUST BE.
An authentic spirituality and sexuality take a lot of effort to get to.... but worth every moment.
Never make important decisions or have important conversations when you're tired, hungry or emotional!
When we forgive our parents, we claim the power to change our lives and become who we want to be.
4 engagements have not only been an awkward conversation for dinner parties, but also have taught me a lot.
Resistance has kept me from doing a lot of things. In this episode I share a trick to getting through it!
Invalidation is a common thing to experience. We need to know how to validate ourselves.