Ep. 20: Life Lessons for the New Year
In this end-of-the-year solo episode, I share 20 lessons I’ve learned in the past year and hope to bring with me into the New Year.
Below are the lessons I share and discuss, and (as promised) links to all the blogs/articles referenced throughout.
It’s okay to be a thinker.
Thought Catalog - 5 Little Reasons Why It’s Actually Good To Be An ‘Overthinker’
Everything matters.
There is insight in every emotion – good and bad.
Blog – All the Feels
We can only ever love to the extent that we understand love.
Our relationship with our self takes time.
Life has different seasons.
Check out Ep. 9: How to East the Stress of Self-Care with Megan Weigel, DNP
Blog – The Gift
Nothing ever goes away, until it has taught us what we need to know.
Quote by Pema Chodron
The point of relationships are to trigger our shit.
Our brain can’t always be trusted.
Set boundaries.
Check out Ep. 15: Meeting Needs in Relationships with Dr. Kirstie Overstreet
It’s not easy to listen to your gut.
Thought Catalog - These 3 Important Tells Mean Your Gut Is Speaking Up And You Need To Listen
Maybe there is no right and wrong.
Life knows better.
Blog - Maybe Life Knows Better
Everything that matters is happening inside us.
Blog – The Ruse
It is what it is.
We actually can change others… but only by changing ourselves.
Check out Ep. 18: Using Awareness & Perspective to Move Forward with Bryan Falchuk
Thought Catalog - When We Give Up On Others, We Give Up On Ourselves
All change starts with awareness.
Life is only lived one step at a time.
Blog – The Moment
Trust the process.
Thought Catalog - Oops, I Bought 3,000 Instagram Followers
The reaction doesn’t belong to you.
From Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Big Magic
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