Don't be Afraid to Feel and Explore Your Feelings with Vanessa Valencia

In this episode, Sophia sits down with Vanessa Valencia who is a self-development expert, Vanessa has lived in Scotland, England, France, Canada, Brazil, and spent a lot of time in India and other countries. She had a very successful corporate career, before building a business in Canada called Courage Creator. A business she had to sell to move to America when she got married.Vanessa shares the details of her journey, including coping with big unplanned life changes. She explains how she is adapting to these radical changes and coping with the powerful emotions that they have generated. Vanessa is turning them into positives while building new skills to help her and her family to thrive in the future.KEY TAKEAWAYSIt is possible to make a home anywhere.Even if your new marriage is wonderful and happy you can still end up grieving the loss of the version of you that you left behind.There is a divine quality to shedding an identity. You need to create space to feel your feelings all the way through. It is safe to feel your feelings.When you allow yourself to feel, even the uncomfortable feelings, you end up experiencing the joyful emotions far more deeply.Identifying why you feel angry, sad or something else is healthy and liberating. Vanessa shares a practical and effective way to do this.Everyone is different, which is why it is important to continue to explore ways of engaging with your feelings until you find an approach that works for you.BEST MOMENTS‘I became a traveler as a seeker of where is home. Where do I belong?’‘If you´re holding it in for the whole day you´re grumpy…just give yourself a five-minute space, and it's released.’‘You just have a bigger, more colorful life by allowing yourself to feel.’EPISODE RESOURCESThe 15 Commitments by Jim Dethmer and Diane Chapman - https://www.amazon.co.uk/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable/dp/B00SJPU2YC/VALUABLE RESOURCESWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comABOUT YOUR HOSTSophia is passionate about traveling the world and personal development. She gets off on the power that travel has to change your perspective and also realizing that everywhere you go there you are. So, continuously working on herself is important so she can give the best of herself to those she serves. With over 15 years in the helping/ healing space, Sophia holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology, is a certified life coach, and has built her healing toolbox with lots of tools. She uses these tools to help women move from thinking there has got to be more to life than this to knowing fulfillment, more satisfying relationships, loving who they see when they look in the mirror, and stepping into their power.CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comPodcast DescriptionThe travel and transformation podcast is for women who enjoy traveling and personal transformation. You can be anywhere on your journey, just starting to travel or working on yourself, or seasoned at either or both. All are welcome. You’ll be getting the tools you need to start living the life you want to live by creating life your way. Forget living life for other people, whether it’s the job they want you to have, getting married, having kids, or any other people’s wants. It’s about finding a way to do you especially if you are single and over 40. You’ll hear from Sophia individually and the coaches, healers, and others that she interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.