Fellow warrior, thank you so much for showing up.
You make a difference by being here.
Voicing part one of this journey out loud triggered a niggly pattern of people pleasing, fawning and sacrificing needs when speaking to one of the patterns, people pleasing, no less.
I share more about that in this second part.
Here, I do want to outline the reason why certain chapters such as this one and the last one on The Root Cause of Migraine include so many pause moments:
this is deep work and can be emotionally as well as mentally and physically charging.
It’s important to bring a curious mind as much as a healthy level of scepticism.
Part of the reason why I create a circle style experience is so that we can create the space to first, land, then allow thoughts, feelings and physical sensations to be part of the experience.
In this way, the intention is that I am not the one preaching but holding the space and bringing the material to start the conversation off.
In this recording, we continue on from the patterns of People Pleasing, Over-functioning, Perfectionism and Hyper-independence with Emotional Suppression, Self-criticism.
There are, of course, more. And, like me, we may identify with a selection or even many of them.
The purpose of this chapter is to consider them and find a way to bridge early mind-body framework, alongside trauma (including birth imprints) and the body.
The chapter and recording ends with why these patterns contribute to chronic illness and how we move towards creating change.
Though please note, in the first instance, the invitations to accompany all chapters in Pathway One: Awakening Through Struggle is not to fix or change anything, but to simply notice and connect with what is true for you.
Thanks to Morgana Clementine for speaking the inner tree analogy and sharing that there is
“So much value here in recognising that the ways we grew,
like trees,
was brilliant and not wrong”.
I’d love to hear your own insights and reflections in the comments if there is anything you would like to share, reflect back or even ask.
I am here to share my story and in turn, help you share yours.
I share what is true for me, not to claim in any way that this is likewise true for you too, but to encourage you to share or self-witness what surfaces for you.
Similarly, my DMs are open if preferred.
We’ll be meeting live again later today for the live chapter reading of Awakening To and Understanding Migraine. The first of four chapters on migraine specific research - see you there?
5pm CEST | 8:30pm IST | 11am EDT | 8am PDT
Catch up ones missed
Pathway One: Awakening Through Struggle - Seeing Through The Old Paradigm
A live reading, gentle reflection and honest conversation on chapters:
Choose Your Path (yet to re-record)
The Power of Belief (yet to re-record)
The Root Cause - Part 2
The Patterns That Once Protected You - part 2 (this one)
The Body That Learned to Be Quiet (recorded but yet to share)
Awakening To and Understanding Migraine (4pm BST today - join us live)
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an invitation into the journey of understanding my story in more depth, the reclamation of my voice and discovering what becomes possible when you begin to lead from within.
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