“Depression is your body saying, fuck you. I don’t want to be this character anymore. I don’t want to hold up this avatar you’ve created in the world. It’s too much for me.”

~Jim Carrey

Everything was going great, I was on top of the world, ready to take on 2023…

Then I saw her coming my way, I tried to hide so she couldn’t see me. I ducked, I pretended I didn’t see her, but nope. She spotted me with her petrifying gaze and under her spell I went.

This past week I encountered my least favorite emotion, her name is DEPRESSION. She often accompanies me during the winter season of my menstrual cycle. Although I can usually expect her to arrive pretty consistently, sometimes she does’t come at all which then leads me to assume she’s gone for good.

In this episode I’m sharing a sequence of recent events that triggered my inner critic which then led me in a direction that was quite enlightening.

Using my winter/ hibernation season for deep rest and introspection. I’ll tell you what I uncovered this month.

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We often hear people describe our inner chaos and continuous thoughts as our “monkey minds”. In this episode I want to teach you about your Dog Brain. Allow me to explain…

So the dog brain. Let’s call it a Golden Retriever. Golden retrievers are a breed of dog that we know are highly intelligent and for many reasons are the dog of choice as the star in many of those feel good movies. 

When I think of a Golden Retriever, I think loyal, happy, playful, eager to please companions. 

Golden Retrievers are extremely smart and quick learners which is why this breed is commonly used for search and rescue and as service dogs.

So, there is a part of our brain called the reticular activating system. This is our filter, our lens in which we perceive the world. It looks for and finds information that validates our current belief system.

Language is what influences the R.A.S. Once it’s activated by the language, it goes on a search and edit mission. Searches for more of these things and edits out the rest. 

So just like the Golden Retriever, our R.A.S, when given a command, or SCENTence, it can be trained to search, retrieve, and rescue. 

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I love this time of year!

It’s the time to COLLECTIVELY reflect on the previous year, and set our intentions for the new year.

We often hear people say, “you don’t need to wait until the new year to start making resolutions.”

I agree, it’s good to take inventory throughout the year, pivot when needed, and continuously ignite your enthusiasm when it comes to your vision.

So who do you wanna BE in 2023?

Wannabe… this term usually has a derogatory meaning. It’s how we usually describe someone who wants to be something they are NOT. Imatating or trying to be like someone else.

But let’s lighten this up a bit. Let’s imagine the person we wanna BE, not coming from a place of lack or inferiority. Not because we are seeking attention, recognition, or admiration.

But because deep down inside you KNOW your potential, and because you know you CAN be who you wanna BE.

I can’t wait to see you BECOME the person you wanna BE in 2023. Use these journal prompts I’ve created for you to provide clarity, and an opportunity for you to visualize and set your intension for the year.

I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks really contemplating this question and visualizing my entire next year.

I actually really enjoy this process of setting my intentions and planning out my year.

I also love going back and reading my journal entries this time last year. It’s fun to see what I was able to create and where I was at 1 year ago.

As I’ve been getting clear on who I wanna BE in 2023, I went ahead and put together a workbook that I thought others might find useful.

If you’d like me to send you this 11 page workbook then just enter your email here http://eepurl.com/cOWSW5 and I’ll email it to you.

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The amount of decisions we need to make each day has only continued to increase over the past couple centuries. Think of the amount of choices we are presented with each day. Instead of having to choose between 2 or 3 options, we now have hundreds of different options in every category imaginable. Food, entertainment, drinks, clothing, skincare, cars, phones, flavors, scents. 

I just walked through bath and body works the other day and wow, can you believe all the different SMELLS they offer? 

It’s no wonder I’m always completely exhausted any time I have to go to the mall. Consumer culture is bogging us down and we don’t even realize how much it is affecting our wellbeing. 

Many of us struggle to remedy this decision over load. But guess what, I think I can help guide you in the right direction.

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