While this fear of aging and death could have been evolutionarily useful, it’s not serving us today. On this episode, I’m diving into why some of us – mostly women – struggle with the reality of aging. I’m exploring all factors, from our cultural stories and stereotypes to the archetypes of women that play into our identities as we move through different stages of life.
We’re desperate to run away from old thoughts that make us feel bad, and I’m going to help you see if you’re frantically trying to drive your brain in a new direction. Today, I’m showing you how you can give yourself a fighting chance to truly change your thoughts by squarely looking them in the eye.
Do you have a problem in your life that you just can’t seem to resolve? Whatever area it may be, whether it’s a habit, your relationship status, job, or where you live, you may notice the same negative feelings popping up over and over again. Now, what if I told you that you were recreating this problem for yourself?
I’ve got two tools that are seemingly straightforward in helping you break any of your ingrained numbing habits, but it’s going to require lots of practice in order to use them to your advantage. Breaking habituated patterns takes effort because most of the time it’s happening unconsciously, and it often makes us feel anxious when we act against our own will, which is why these tools are going to be challenging but life-changing.
We all indulge in compulsive or numbing behaviors, and I’m going to put it out there now that there’s nothing wrong with any particular activity itself. Today, my goal is to help you see the ways in which these behaviors are actually serving you when you start acknowledging and working on them.
I’m addressing perfectionist fantasies and tomorrow thinking. These two concepts are bound together as a thought pattern cycle that is definitely not serving you, and I’ve seen it in manifest in many areas of my clients’ lives.