A Story About a Family, a Bus, and a Food Fight [197]

I'd like to introduce you to my friend Myrtle. She's a backseat driver. The kind you can't ignore. She's MY backseat driver. And yours. Myrtle thinks she's the help-iest thing ever. She’s a big reason behind many of our behavior patterns. The places and ways we're stuck. Our self-sabotage. Myrtle is the explanation for a lot of our recurrent fears. She’s loud, proud, and she never shuts up. She provides the same old thoughts that plague us, day after day, year after year.What do we do with Myrtle? (Not to mention the bus full of other backseat drivers, in this case, younger versions of yourself.)It starts with realizing there are “no bad parts” in us, including Myrtle. I’ll tell you all about it in this episode, one of five upcoming sessions featured in the Flying Free program.The breakthroughs:Who Mad Mama is (and why she’s trying to protect me and you)Why I decided to become my own mother (sounds crazy, huh?)How to “drive your car” in a different direction when you have a freak-out sessionThe thought exercise I did to heal from the trauma of losing my relationship with my motherA better approach to losing your relationship with your older/adult kids (a common heartbreaking occurrence for divorced women of faith)A definition of trauma (it’s different for everybody)What firefighters and “I’d like to speak to the manager” have to do with each otherWhy trying to deal with multiple thoughts at a time doesn’t work (and that’s okay!)Access the transcript, read the show notes, and/or ask Natalie a question here If you are a Christian woman who thinks you may be in an emotionally destructive marriage, learn more at https://flyingfreenow.comI'll send you (free!) the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage, which has an assessment to help you figure out if your relationship is abusive or not. All you have to do is hop on my mailing list at https://flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-downloadYou can also find out about our online education and support program for women of faith at https://joinflyingfree.comAnd finally, if you are a divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, lose weight, have amazing relationships, get things done, build a business or career, and even find a good man (if you want one) - check out Flying Higher at https://joinflyinghigher.com