#7 How to put the stick down you're beating yourself up with

In this episode, Alison explores metaphorical solutions if you're beating yourself up, and also (because we're exploring 2 idioms this week) if you feel like a fish out of water – solutions your mind can than translate back into the real life situation to help uncover more options than you thought you had about what to do. Alison also uses her poem I reclaim all my parts as a wonderful means of getting more perspective about accepting yourself. Alison's 'if you only have a few minutes to listen to the podcast topic' is about remembering they're NOT you when engaging with others. Remember all these suggestions are only helpful if there's a gap between where you are and where you want to be. If what you're doing currently is working then you don't need to change anything. A blog to remind you that they're not you: https://www.alisonsmith.co/are-your-assumptions-correct/ The I reclaim all my parts poem: https://www.alisonsmith.co/i-reclaim-all-my-parts/ A vlog demonstrating putting the stick down: https://youtu.be/86-HWUfc61E Stories & Poems is one element of the LANDSCAPE coaching and problem solving toolkit and you'll find out more about the toolkit here https://www.alisonsmith.co/the-landscape-toolkit/ You'll also find out more about feeling like a fish out of water in my book Can't see the wood for the trees available from all online stockists along with many other of the idioms used in this podcast. Sign up for the Landscaping Your life newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8191a411923f/alisonsmith Follow on https://www.facebook.com/LandscapingYourLife Follow on https://www.instagram.com/landscapingyourlife Follow on https://www.youtube.com/user/AlisonSmitheu See #landscapingyourlife on social media for more