When we feel defensive, we think that it’s because other people are wrong about us or have made an unfair assessment, but it’s actually the complete opposite. We feel defensive because we fear that what the other person has said or thought – or what we are projecting they think just in our own minds! – is TRUE.
Erika shares her experience of navigating racism and her own journey of finding her voice to speak up and have difficult conversations as a black woman. You’ll hear how learning the coaching tools has impacted her life, and she illustrates the nuances of how she uses thought work to process her experiences, allow her emotions, and take action.
Discover the most productive ways for you to be an ally and to make anti-racism a practice. I’m showing you how to use thought work to start questioning your belief systems. There is no one right way to do this, and creating guilt and shame for yourself never results in transformation.
The last couple of weeks have been very painful and intense for many of us with the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police. I wanted to do this bonus episode to discuss what I think the role of thought work is in moments like this. I also address
I’m inviting you to embrace the fact that sometimes life is going to suck. It is an optional thought, yes, but what if it was still okay? Showing up for these experiences, knowing that they’re an inevitable half of our human life can help you grow and move past them so much more freely, and I’m sharing how to do that on this episode.
What do you do when things start to suck? When you’re fixating on something you’re afraid of, or when you’re deep in anxiety, sadness, or frustration? A lot of us turn to thought work to help us feel better – we use it to uncover all the thoughts that are