Crises, Agent of Change with guest, Elaine Blais

Episode 103 Elaine grew up in a household of rules, rights, and wrongs. “Don't feel that way. Don't be so loud. Don't be this. Don't be that” and so she followed the rules, became a people pleaser, and did all the things she thought she was supposed to do. After 25 years in corporate, being the people pleaser, and following the rules, Elaine stepped out on her own. Having that that sort of foundation and playing small as a child, it took a lot to really step out and start to play a bigger game for herself instead of for someone else. Elaine learned that getting things done now meant learning how to listen to her inner wisdom, trust what is important to her, and get into flow. She share her perspective of when we're feeling stuck or when we're feeling overwhelmed or anxious, there are things that we think are wrong. “I shouldn't feel this way, or I don't want to feel this way.”. We want to dismiss it. We are very often shifting a paradigm. The truth is “Everything is energy” including ourselves. The world is always in motion. Change is constant, and so we are and we continue to change. When we are attached to the way life has been, we can get lost or stuck. Listen as Elaine talks about Trusting and approving of herself. Both of which are part of recognizing that she is worthy and empowered to live the life she chooses to live. Forgiveness plays a big part in all of this. Forgiving herself for not trusting her inner knowing, forgiving the adults in her life, knowing now that they were always doing their best through their own unresolved pain (trauma). Elaine Blais – Life Coaching is a self-proclaimed midlife troublemaker having disrupted the status quo in her life at 50…returning to college, ending a 35-year marriage, and reinventing herself and her life. There was a lot of shame and guilt for making choices to please herself instead of others. When she embraced forgiveness she realized the power of it  is that there is nothing in your life to forgive – you are always doing the best you can and that’s enough. You are enough. Elaine Blais is a personal life coach, midlife troublemaker, author, and spiritual practitioner with a passion for helping midlife women live into their dreams. Using her life experience as the catalyst, she uses a powerful combination of spiritual principles and practical tools to create a way paved with self-acceptance and love for women ready to step into true authenticity and express themselves as boldly as they choose. She offers private coaching, group programs, and workshops. Learn more at www.elaineblais.com and follow her nomadic lifestyle on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/elaineblaiscoaching/