End-of-Year Anxiety Relief: Close Out The Year With Joy & Clarity

As the year comes to a close, it’s super common to feel the weight of stress alongside the excitement of new beginnings. If you’re struggling with end-of-year anxiety or feeling overwhelmed by the holidays, this episode is for you! Join us as we: Unwrap the greatest gift you can give yourself, one that will open your eyes and heart to the lessons of the year Explore the real magic of this gift and what it is actually giving you Celebrate the good, the bad, and the ugly—embracing everything as part of your journey Tune in to discover how to close out the year with intention, reduce stress, and step into the new year feeling empowered, joyful, and ready for what’s next.  Wanna kick off 2025 feeling vibrant, calm, and grounded? The Anxiety & Stress Reset is your invitation to prioritize yourself—without the overwhelm.  Through simple, science-backed techniques, you’ll learn how to release tension and build resilience in just 2 minutes at a time, so you feel energized and ready for whatever life brings. This is not about adding more to your plate—it’s about creating space for what truly matters: your well-being. Commit to a healthier, happier you. You deserve it.  Grab your spot here: https://www.megan-nolan.com/anxiety #Anxiety #EndOfYearAnxiety #EndOfYearReflection #StressRelief #PersonalGrowth #MentalWellness #NewBeginnings #YearEndCelebration #AnxietyRelief #GrowthMindset #HolidayStress #SelfCare   Please find the show notes below. Since it is a transcription there may be spelling errors and/or weird grammar. Ignore that and enjoy!   100:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,720Well, hello and welcome back. Today we're 200:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,200talking about the very best 300:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,040gift that you can give yourself at any 400:00:14,040 --> 00:00:15,480time of the year, on your birthday, on a 500:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,280random Tuesday, on whatever day you want. 600:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,400But it is so much more powerful and 700:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,720effective and supportive than, you know, 800:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,481a spa day or a new car or a purse. And 900:00:25,481 --> 00:00:26,881it's actually something you can give to 1000:00:26,881 --> 00:00:29,721yourself like that. So what is it?Oh, 1100:00:29,841 --> 00:00:31,401just wait a second and I'm going to tell 1200:00:31,401 --> 00:00:32,641you and I'm going to give you some tools 1300:00:32,641 --> 00:00:34,241to unpack it a little bit more. But 1400:00:34,481 --> 00:00:35,921question for you before we get started. 1500:00:36,161 --> 00:00:38,401I'm willing to bet that somewhere on your 1600:00:38,401 --> 00:00:41,041intentions list for 2025 1700:00:41,361 --> 00:00:43,601is something along the lines of. 1800:00:44,321 --> 00:00:46,361Stress less, feel better, make myself a 1900:00:46,361 --> 00:00:48,721priority, show up for myself daily with 2000:00:48,721 --> 00:00:51,521exercise, yoga, feel happier, 2100:00:51,521 --> 00:00:53,201feel lighter, integrate all the tools 2200:00:53,201 --> 00:00:55,681that I have so I can fully embody my most 2300:00:55,681 --> 00:00:57,601powerful, energized self and cultivate 2400:00:57,601 --> 00:00:59,281the life that I'm meant to live. 2500:00:59,681 --> 00:01:01,241Something like that. Is anything like 2600:01:01,241 --> 00:01:03,201that on your list?Because if anything 2700:01:03,201 --> 00:01:04,961like that or something even just a little 2800:01:04,961 --> 00:01:06,681similar is, is that you're going to want 2900:01:06,681 --> 00:01:09,641to grab a spot at the anxiety and 3000:01:09,641 --> 00:01:11,841stress reset which is happening live in 3100:01:11,841 --> 00:01:14,4012025 and you should join us Speaking of. 3200:01:14,921 --> 00:01:17,762A gift to give yourself and it's 3300:01:17,802 --> 00:01:20,762only $37. It's crazy. I know it's 60 3400:01:20,762 --> 00:01:22,282bucks off because I want to make it as 3500:01:22,282 --> 00:01:23,842accessible as possible because this is 3600:01:23,842 --> 00:01:25,802the foundation for everything. This is 3700:01:25,802 --> 00:01:28,242literally the starting point, but it's a 3800:01:28,242 --> 00:01:29,562game changer. And when you have these 3900:01:29,562 --> 00:01:31,562tools, it's going to change how you feel 4000:01:31,562 --> 00:01:33,082in each and every moment, shift your 4100:01:33,082 --> 00:01:35,282inner state, cultivate that deep level of 4200:01:35,282 --> 00:01:37,522self-awareness and self-compassion and 4300:01:37,522 --> 00:01:40,242calm in minutes. It's incredible. So 4400:01:40,562 --> 00:01:42,482grab your spot. We're kicking it off live 4500:01:42,602 --> 00:01:45,442on January 13th. So what is this 4600:01:45,442 --> 00:01:47,562amazing gift that you can give yourself? 4700:01:47,562 --> 00:01:49,122And actually, I should have told you 4800:01:49,122 --> 00:01:51,762this. It actually doesn't cost anything. 4900:01:52,162 --> 00:01:53,922Whoa, really?Yeah. 5000:01:55,322 --> 00:01:58,082What is it?What is this gift?What is 5100:01:58,082 --> 00:02:00,482this present?Well, 5200:02:00,962 --> 00:02:03,762Let me tell you where I realized that and 5300:02:03,762 --> 00:02:05,842this inspiration. So I'm not gonna lie. 5400:02:06,002 --> 00:02:07,843Earlier this week I had a full and proper 5500:02:07,843 --> 00:02:10,603meltdown. I had a kicking and screaming. 5600:02:10,603 --> 00:02:12,803What am I even doing with my life?Is this 5700:02:12,803 --> 00:02:14,883all there is?Holy moly, what is happening? 5800:02:15,043 --> 00:02:17,483Bring me the matches and the gas canister 5900:02:17,483 --> 00:02:19,043because I'm about to blow this up because 6000:02:19,043 --> 00:02:21,083I don't think I can do this anymore. Sort 6100:02:21,083 --> 00:02:23,603of moment. Happy holidays. You 6200:02:25,683 --> 00:02:26,923know, there was a lot of factors 6300:02:26,923 --> 00:02:28,803involved. If you listen to last week's 6400:02:28,803 --> 00:02:30,523episode, you know, the holidays are a bit 6500:02:30,523 --> 00:02:32,283challenging for me. My father passed away 6600:02:32,283 --> 00:02:33,563on Christmas. You know, it's just 6700:02:33,563 --> 00:02:35,843stressful. It's the end of the year, 6800:02:36,803 --> 00:02:38,163you know, there's that. And then it's my 6900:02:38,163 --> 00:02:40,163birthday coming up. And so it's just a 7000:02:40,163 --> 00:02:42,483lot of things, you know?And so there was 7100:02:42,483 --> 00:02:44,043just a lot of things that were happening. 7200:02:44,043 --> 00:02:45,643And I was really feeling myself, feeling 7300:02:45,643 --> 00:02:47,363the feels right in the power pause 7400:02:47,363 --> 00:02:49,363movement. That's that's our mantra. Feel 7500:02:49,363 --> 00:02:50,723the feels, take a power pause. And 7600:02:51,123 --> 00:02:53,603admittedly. Not gonna lie. I didn't go 7700:02:53,603 --> 00:02:54,883right to the power pause and the 7800:02:54,883 --> 00:02:56,604compassionate curiosity and the 7900:02:56,884 --> 00:02:59,604non-judgmental self-awareness. No, noI 8000:02:59,604 --> 00:03:01,124swirled around in the muck for a little 8100:03:01,124 --> 00:03:02,764bit and I was like, what am I even doing? 8200:03:02,844 --> 00:03:05,684And was hearing these lies that I 8300:03:05,684 --> 00:03:07,884had so long identified with of, oh, it's 8400:03:07,884 --> 00:03:09,324not gonna work. Maybe it's not your mom 8500:03:09,324 --> 00:03:11,444meant for this. And all of those things 8600:03:11,484 --> 00:03:13,364that I could hear going on in my head 8700:03:13,364 --> 00:03:16,084that I've done so much work around, but 8800:03:16,084 --> 00:03:18,724their their tendrils were deep. 8900:03:19,684 --> 00:03:21,044I mean, they're subconscious protective 9000:03:21,044 --> 00:03:22,964patterns. We barely know they're there 9100:03:22,964 --> 00:03:25,284until stuff like this happens. So this in 9200:03:25,284 --> 00:03:27,364itself is actually also a gift. But 9300:03:27,364 --> 00:03:30,044that's another bonus gift, I guess, is 9400:03:30,044 --> 00:03:31,724when these things happen. When you notice 9500:03:31,724 --> 00:03:33,044yourself in these moments, it's an 9600:03:33,044 --> 00:03:35,564opportunity to see what's happening at a 9700:03:35,564 --> 00:03:38,164deeper level, to hear the stories. Of the 9800:03:38,164 --> 00:03:40,964mind, the lies of limitation, we call 9900:03:40,964 --> 00:03:43,044them, and to see these protective 10000:03:43,044 --> 00:03:44,804patterns, right. And for me, this is 10100:03:45,044 --> 00:03:47,445either completely shutting down or, you 10200:03:47,445 --> 00:03:49,565know, trying to fix it or trying to, you 10300:03:49,565 --> 00:03:52,005know, either like power through and just 10400:03:52,005 --> 00:03:54,805overwork myself and and ignore it. But 10500:03:54,805 --> 00:03:57,445I've done so much work around this, so I 10600:03:57,605 --> 00:03:59,805I could see all of this happening. And 10700:03:59,805 --> 00:04:01,285the only reason that I could see this 10800:04:01,285 --> 00:04:04,045happening was that I have. Done 10900:04:04,045 --> 00:04:06,165these practices, right?It's through these 11000:04:06,165 --> 00:04:08,125incredible tools of the yoga practice and 11100:04:08,125 --> 00:04:10,405mindfulness and and nervous system 11200:04:10,405 --> 00:04:11,645regulation that I could see this 11300:04:11,645 --> 00:04:13,365happening. And I allowed it to happen 11400:04:13,445 --> 00:04:15,445because we want to give space for 11500:04:15,445 --> 00:04:16,965emotional expression and all of your 11600:04:16,965 --> 00:04:19,525feelings are valid. But I 11700:04:19,525 --> 00:04:22,165was able to pause 11800:04:24,165 --> 00:04:26,645and take a step back and begin 11900:04:26,645 --> 00:04:29,365to witness what was happening and and the 12000:04:29,365 --> 00:04:31,845stories that were coming back up 12100:04:32,165 --> 00:04:35,125and notice. that I had really identified 12200:04:35,125 --> 00:04:37,886with a lot of them for a long time, and 12300:04:37,886 --> 00:04:40,486they were still kind of there. And so 12400:04:40,526 --> 00:04:42,966what the gift is, is that 12500:04:43,486 --> 00:04:46,406what I recognized was I, 12600:04:46,566 --> 00:04:48,726as a hyper-achiever, you know with high 12700:04:48,726 --> 00:04:50,886functioning anxiety, here I go, just like 12800:04:50,886 --> 00:04:52,526trying to get to the top of the next 12900:04:52,526 --> 00:04:54,926mountain, is that there was always this 13000:04:54,926 --> 00:04:57,606striving. There's always this set another 13100:04:57,606 --> 00:04:59,246goal. Oh, if that one doesn't work, you 13200:04:59,246 --> 00:05:00,486can just set a different goal. You shift 13300:05:00,486 --> 00:05:02,246your different perspective. Like there's 13400:05:02,246 --> 00:05:05,206always this forward momentum. And 13500:05:05,286 --> 00:05:07,926I, in this moment of pausing, 13600:05:08,246 --> 00:05:10,486and this is a tool you can use, is if you 13700:05:10,486 --> 00:05:12,406find yourself really fixated on 13800:05:12,406 --> 00:05:15,126something, we can pause, take a step 13900:05:15,126 --> 00:05:17,926back and widen your eyes. So your 14000:05:17,926 --> 00:05:19,926head stays forward, but just look to the 14100:05:19,926 --> 00:05:22,166corners of your eyes. And this is a 14200:05:22,246 --> 00:05:24,406peripheral gaze. So we tend to have a 14300:05:24,406 --> 00:05:26,966very forward focus. When we widen the 14400:05:26,966 --> 00:05:29,487scope, it gives your nervous system the 14500:05:29,487 --> 00:05:32,087signal like, oh, okay, we're not fixated, 14600:05:32,567 --> 00:05:34,647obsessed with what's in front of us. We 14700:05:34,647 --> 00:05:36,567can see more, we're taking in more 14800:05:36,567 --> 00:05:38,167information. And what I started to 14900:05:38,167 --> 00:05:41,127recognize was is that I had gotten a very 15000:05:41,127 --> 00:05:43,887hyper fixated on this current 15100:05:43,887 --> 00:05:46,607situation and what I was perceiving to 15200:05:46,607 --> 00:05:47,927be, you know, 15300:05:50,007 --> 00:05:52,247results that really frustrated me in that 15400:05:52,247 --> 00:05:54,687moment. And so when I was able to take a 15500:05:54,687 --> 00:05:57,607step back from it and give myself 15600:05:57,607 --> 00:06:00,407permission, and this is the gift, give 15700:06:00,407 --> 00:06:03,127myself permission to be where you're at 15800:06:04,407 --> 00:06:07,047and to pause. Because if we're always 15900:06:07,047 --> 00:06:09,887running up the mountain, we rarely take 16000:06:09,887 --> 00:06:12,167that moment of reflection to 16100:06:13,127 --> 00:06:15,447look at how far you've come. 16200:06:16,607 --> 00:06:19,008And the version of you that you were last 16300:06:19,008 --> 00:06:20,648year at this time, five years ago, 10 16400:06:20,648 --> 00:06:23,328years ago, 25 years ago, you know, 45 16500:06:23,328 --> 00:06:26,248years ago, that version of you 16600:06:26,648 --> 00:06:29,448would be so proud, so 16700:06:29,448 --> 00:06:32,408grateful, so celebratory. But yet, if we 16800:06:32,408 --> 00:06:34,328stay in these protective patterns of the 16900:06:34,328 --> 00:06:37,208mind, then we constantly have 17000:06:37,208 --> 00:06:39,848this insatiable drive for more. And 17100:06:39,848 --> 00:06:41,848that's where we can tend to get really 17200:06:41,848 --> 00:06:44,568tripped up into these patterns and these 17300:06:44,568 --> 00:06:45,448frustrations. 17400:06:48,728 --> 00:06:51,368So that's really what I wanted to share 17500:06:51,368 --> 00:06:53,208with you, is that through this 17600:06:53,208 --> 00:06:55,968willingness to take this time to 17700:06:55,968 --> 00:06:58,248slow down, right?RightAs I record this, 17800:06:58,248 --> 00:07:00,568it's December 16th. We're approaching the 17900:07:00,568 --> 00:07:02,728winter solstice, you know, in different 18000:07:02,968 --> 00:07:05,768parts of the world. It's a a wintering, 18100:07:05,848 --> 00:07:08,648it's a going inwards. And so as we move 18200:07:08,648 --> 00:07:10,969towards the end of the calendar year, can 18300:07:10,969 --> 00:07:12,969we take this opportunity to slow down and 18400:07:12,969 --> 00:07:14,729be present with yourself and to really 18500:07:14,729 --> 00:07:16,969recognize the growth and the lessons and 18600:07:16,969 --> 00:07:18,649the ways that you've won over the last 18700:07:18,649 --> 00:07:20,809year, and to really honor and celebrate 18800:07:20,809 --> 00:07:23,529that from the vantage point of where you 18900:07:23,529 --> 00:07:26,409are and looking back?Because, yes, it's 19000:07:26,409 --> 00:07:28,209important to have these goals that we're 19100:07:28,209 --> 00:07:30,649moving towards, but even more important 19200:07:30,649 --> 00:07:32,849is to witness. And 19300:07:32,849 --> 00:07:35,449lovingly honor and accept 19400:07:35,649 --> 00:07:37,769where you've come, how far you've come, 19500:07:37,969 --> 00:07:40,329right. And so that was the exercise that 19600:07:40,329 --> 00:07:43,289we did in the community is looking 19700:07:43,289 --> 00:07:45,569at the ways that you've won over the last 19800:07:45,569 --> 00:07:47,769year. OK, so making a list of all the 19900:07:47,769 --> 00:07:49,049little wins, the big wins, big 20000:07:49,049 --> 00:07:51,289celebrations. And then here's where it 20100:07:51,289 --> 00:07:53,329gets cool is you write the list and you 20200:07:53,329 --> 00:07:54,769look at the list. And then I want you to 20300:07:54,769 --> 00:07:57,009look at the list as though it's someone 20400:07:57,009 --> 00:07:59,370else's list, as though it's your bestie 20500:07:59,370 --> 00:08:00,730or, you know, one person in your 20600:08:00,730 --> 00:08:02,250mastermind or whoever. You're looking at 20700:08:02,250 --> 00:08:04,010the list as though it's someone else's. 20800:08:04,410 --> 00:08:06,050And as you look at the things that are 20900:08:06,050 --> 00:08:08,970accomplished over the year. Describe 21000:08:08,970 --> 00:08:11,130the type of person that accomplished 21100:08:11,130 --> 00:08:12,570those things, that did those things, 21200:08:12,570 --> 00:08:14,410right?Are they determined?Are they 21300:08:14,410 --> 00:08:16,650enthusiastic?Are they playful?Are they 21400:08:16,650 --> 00:08:19,250committed?And so write that down and 21500:08:19,250 --> 00:08:21,930write those different qualities. OK, so 21600:08:21,930 --> 00:08:22,890you're just going to write that down, 21700:08:22,890 --> 00:08:24,250like look at the list and then write the 21800:08:24,250 --> 00:08:26,730qualities. Confident, grateful, playful, 21900:08:26,730 --> 00:08:29,210fun. And then the final part of it 22000:08:29,610 --> 00:08:31,850is you get to write 2 words in front of 22100:08:31,850 --> 00:08:34,810each of those qualities. I am. 22200:08:35,930 --> 00:08:37,210Because, you know, I did a little trick 22300:08:37,210 --> 00:08:38,650on the on you there because it was 22400:08:38,650 --> 00:08:40,250actually your list and you're still, you 22500:08:40,250 --> 00:08:41,450know, speaking about yourself. But 22600:08:41,450 --> 00:08:42,970sometimes it's really important to have 22700:08:42,970 --> 00:08:45,610that 30,000 foot view. And when you've 22800:08:45,610 --> 00:08:47,770written the words I am in front of all 22900:08:47,770 --> 00:08:49,610those words, I am enthusiastic, I am 23000:08:49,610 --> 00:08:51,531determined. Whatever the list was that 23100:08:51,531 --> 00:08:54,251you just wrote down, then 23200:08:54,731 --> 00:08:57,371you get to place your hands on your body, 23300:08:57,371 --> 00:08:58,891on your heart and and relax your 23400:08:58,891 --> 00:09:01,611shoulders and breathe. And repeat those 23500:09:01,611 --> 00:09:04,491to yourself. Because in that moment of 23600:09:04,491 --> 00:09:06,891honoring and celebration, you are 23700:09:06,891 --> 00:09:09,531witnessing yourself. You are 23800:09:09,531 --> 00:09:12,491giving yourself accolades and praise that 23900:09:12,731 --> 00:09:15,131the the patterns of the mind, the lies of 24000:09:15,131 --> 00:09:17,491limitation, that chatter channel doesn't 24100:09:17,491 --> 00:09:19,851say. It doesn't say stuff like that. And 24200:09:19,851 --> 00:09:21,811your heart wants you to know that. But 24300:09:21,811 --> 00:09:24,731your heart, the wisdom of your heart is 24400:09:24,811 --> 00:09:27,691so. profound, and it's all 24500:09:27,691 --> 00:09:30,011permeating, but it's not loud like that 24600:09:30,011 --> 00:09:31,811squawky channel up in your head. It's 24700:09:31,811 --> 00:09:34,331soft. It speaks to you through emotions. 24800:09:34,331 --> 00:09:35,971It speaks to you through intuition. It 24900:09:35,971 --> 00:09:37,931speaks to you through these little 25000:09:37,931 --> 00:09:40,011moments of downloads. 25100:09:40,972 --> 00:09:43,652And so you're giving a voice to 25200:09:43,652 --> 00:09:46,252that, that quiet whisper of the wise 25300:09:46,252 --> 00:09:48,812version of you within you. And in truth, 25400:09:48,812 --> 00:09:50,652that's your soul. It's your spirit 25500:09:50,652 --> 00:09:53,612speaking to you as a reminder. And 25600:09:54,732 --> 00:09:56,732For me, and for many people in my 25700:09:56,732 --> 00:09:59,612community, it was emotional. 25800:09:59,772 --> 00:10:02,012For many people, it was very challenging. 25900:10:02,252 --> 00:10:04,052It was easier for them to read it like 26000:10:04,052 --> 00:10:05,572they're reading it to somebody else, not 26100:10:05,572 --> 00:10:08,412be receiving it back in. And 26200:10:08,412 --> 00:10:10,332that it's all information, right?It's 26300:10:10,332 --> 00:10:12,412none of it's bad, and it's none of it's 26400:10:12,412 --> 00:10:15,212wrong. It's just how easy is it for you 26500:10:15,212 --> 00:10:18,172to witness yourself?How 26600:10:18,252 --> 00:10:20,052easy is it for you to pause and reflect 26700:10:20,052 --> 00:10:21,852at how far you've come?Because that's 26800:10:21,852 --> 00:10:24,412ultimately the the greatest gift of all 26900:10:24,412 --> 00:10:26,772of this self-improvement and journeying 27000:10:26,772 --> 00:10:28,332and making our way through these inner 27100:10:28,332 --> 00:10:30,653shifts and, you know, navigating anxiety 27200:10:30,653 --> 00:10:33,373and stress in life. Like it's the 27300:10:33,373 --> 00:10:35,973witnessing and the pausing to become 27400:10:35,973 --> 00:10:38,493present, to really have that level of 27500:10:38,853 --> 00:10:41,653of commitment to. Finding a way to 27600:10:41,653 --> 00:10:43,653be a little more compassionate with 27700:10:43,653 --> 00:10:45,813ourselves, to be a little more kind with 27800:10:45,813 --> 00:10:47,533ourselves, to be a little more loving. 27900:10:48,093 --> 00:10:50,933Because those qualities, those are your 28000:10:50,933 --> 00:10:52,853true essence. The qualities that you list 28100:10:52,853 --> 00:10:54,493and you write the I am words in front, 28200:10:54,813 --> 00:10:57,453that's your true essence. It's none of 28300:10:57,453 --> 00:10:59,293the stuff that we've accomplished. It's 28400:10:59,293 --> 00:11:01,133none of the social media following. It's 28500:11:01,133 --> 00:11:03,213none of the podcast downloads. It's none 28600:11:03,213 --> 00:11:05,053of that. That's not who you are. Those 28700:11:05,053 --> 00:11:06,493are things that you've done, but it's not 28800:11:06,493 --> 00:11:09,293who you are. And so it's so important 28900:11:09,293 --> 00:11:12,173that we have these moments of 29000:11:12,733 --> 00:11:15,613recalibration, right?It's like, you know, 29100:11:15,613 --> 00:11:18,573you got a phone, whether it's iPhone or 29200:11:18,573 --> 00:11:20,493Android or whatever, you're not on the 29300:11:20,493 --> 00:11:22,854same operating system as you did when you 29400:11:22,854 --> 00:11:25,454bought the phone three months ago or two 29500:11:25,454 --> 00:11:27,854years ago. That constantly updates. 29600:11:28,414 --> 00:11:29,854It's so important that we constantly 29700:11:29,854 --> 00:11:32,774update. how we see ourself and speak to 29800:11:32,774 --> 00:11:35,294ourself to really support and be 29900:11:35,294 --> 00:11:38,134congruent or aligned 30000:11:38,134 --> 00:11:40,574with the version that you are now, right? 30100:11:40,574 --> 00:11:42,494Because the lies of limitation will have 30200:11:42,494 --> 00:11:44,734us telling the same story of that core 30300:11:44,734 --> 00:11:47,214belief of, for me, it was, oh, you'll 30400:11:47,214 --> 00:11:48,974never make any money as a yoga teacher. 30500:11:51,454 --> 00:11:53,454Well, that's not true. 30600:11:55,294 --> 00:11:57,534But in my mind, that's how I, 30700:11:58,254 --> 00:12:00,574Had identified for a really long time and 30800:12:00,894 --> 00:12:03,134that, you know, made me feel like I 30900:12:03,134 --> 00:12:05,054wasn't ever going to do it. I felt broken 31000:12:05,054 --> 00:12:06,934and I was broke, you knowAnd so it was 31100:12:06,934 --> 00:12:08,974one of those things of like, what sort of 31200:12:08,974 --> 00:12:10,934stories are we still hanging on to?What 31300:12:10,934 --> 00:12:12,695are we, what are we saying to ourselves 31400:12:12,695 --> 00:12:14,815in those moments of friction when we're 31500:12:14,815 --> 00:12:17,655getting squeezed?And so it's just, it's a 31600:12:17,655 --> 00:12:19,935practice of awareness, right?It's that's 31700:12:19,935 --> 00:12:22,335it's always starts there, always a 31800:12:22,335 --> 00:12:24,575practice of awareness. and a practice of 31900:12:24,615 --> 00:12:26,375of witnessing in this case that we're 32000:12:26,375 --> 00:12:28,655talking about, and really finding that 32100:12:28,655 --> 00:12:30,975level of of acceptance of 32200:12:31,255 --> 00:12:33,615where you're at, because we can't create 32300:12:33,775 --> 00:12:35,735what we want if we're in resistance to 32400:12:35,735 --> 00:12:37,695where we're at. And that was a tough one 32500:12:37,695 --> 00:12:39,135for me because I'm like, but I want to be 32600:12:39,135 --> 00:12:41,335over there. I don't I don't like being 32700:12:41,335 --> 00:12:43,295over here anymore. And it's, 32800:12:44,175 --> 00:12:46,815that is such a, it's so 32900:12:46,815 --> 00:12:49,295insidious because it's it's that sort of 33000:12:51,215 --> 00:12:53,055double-edged sword of goal setting and 33100:12:53,055 --> 00:12:55,615being driven and being ambitious. 33200:12:56,175 --> 00:12:58,975And the flip side of that is, 33300:12:59,455 --> 00:13:00,975if we're never happy where we're at, 33400:13:01,135 --> 00:13:03,936we're always chasing more. We're never 33500:13:03,936 --> 00:13:06,256slowing down enough to really appreciate 33600:13:06,256 --> 00:13:09,136how far we've come. And for me, 33700:13:09,136 --> 00:13:11,856that was, it was a realization. And it 33800:13:11,856 --> 00:13:14,576was a realization of where I felt like 33900:13:14,816 --> 00:13:16,416I was letting, 34000:13:18,096 --> 00:13:20,456letting things slide. You know, and 34100:13:20,456 --> 00:13:22,896noticing that like I was 34200:13:22,976 --> 00:13:25,216allowing these excuses to slip in and 34300:13:25,216 --> 00:13:27,856where I wasn't completely integrity, 34400:13:27,936 --> 00:13:30,016integrous might be a word, might not 34500:13:30,256 --> 00:13:33,056integrous with who I know myself to 34600:13:33,056 --> 00:13:35,776be. And so it was, 34700:13:36,016 --> 00:13:38,056it was a really powerful moment and 34800:13:38,056 --> 00:13:40,456realization and allowing myself to to be 34900:13:40,456 --> 00:13:42,096in the anger, to be in the frustration 35000:13:42,096 --> 00:13:43,616and to just feel all that, but to go 35100:13:43,616 --> 00:13:46,256deeper, not suppress it. allow it that 35200:13:46,256 --> 00:13:48,976cycle to be completed and notice what was 35300:13:48,976 --> 00:13:51,216underneath all of that was this 35400:13:51,616 --> 00:13:54,417little version of me, younger version of 35500:13:54,417 --> 00:13:57,017me, just wanting to be witnessed and just 35600:13:57,017 --> 00:13:59,977wanting to be seen. And that's an old 35700:13:59,977 --> 00:14:02,217pattern. And I was ignoring and rejecting 35800:14:02,217 --> 00:14:04,977myself. And so there there was 35900:14:04,977 --> 00:14:07,177some love and some acceptance that got to 36000:14:07,177 --> 00:14:09,857come through for that. And that's really 36100:14:09,857 --> 00:14:12,417potent and very, it felt very healing. 36200:14:12,977 --> 00:14:15,697And soThat's really what I 36300:14:15,697 --> 00:14:17,897wanted to share with you today is that 36400:14:17,897 --> 00:14:19,257beautiful gift that you can give yourself 36500:14:19,257 --> 00:14:20,937and you can give it at any point, right? 36600:14:20,937 --> 00:14:22,657Any point in the day, any point in the 36700:14:22,657 --> 00:14:25,497week, the month, the year, is that that 36800:14:25,497 --> 00:14:28,057level of presence and a 36900:14:28,057 --> 00:14:30,497level of of 37000:14:31,217 --> 00:14:33,857deep honoring and 37100:14:34,977 --> 00:14:37,857allowing. Allowing, 37200:14:37,937 --> 00:14:40,737becauseYou know, the version of you you 37300:14:40,737 --> 00:14:42,898are now, you dreamed of at some point and 37400:14:42,898 --> 00:14:44,818the life that you're living and the fact 37500:14:44,818 --> 00:14:46,458that you have a life that you're living, 37600:14:46,458 --> 00:14:47,818that you're listening to this on some 37700:14:47,818 --> 00:14:49,698sort of device, you have Internet 37800:14:49,698 --> 00:14:52,338connectivity, you know, you are in a 37900:14:52,338 --> 00:14:54,618body that's healthy and all of those 38000:14:54,618 --> 00:14:57,378things that's we 38100:14:57,378 --> 00:14:59,058sometimes bypass that because we're like, 38200:14:59,058 --> 00:15:01,098but I want to get to 100 million thousand 38300:15:01,098 --> 00:15:02,698followers and I want to do this, that and 38400:15:02,698 --> 00:15:04,818the other thing. And as we kind of we 38500:15:04,818 --> 00:15:06,938forget the potential in the 38600:15:06,938 --> 00:15:09,778simplicity of. Of that deep 38700:15:09,938 --> 00:15:12,418witnessing and gratitude, right?Because 38800:15:13,378 --> 00:15:16,018receiving this as a gift is 38900:15:16,018 --> 00:15:18,498literally it takes you to that place in 39000:15:18,498 --> 00:15:20,978your soul and your spirit that it you 39100:15:20,978 --> 00:15:23,538feel this level of wow, 39200:15:24,098 --> 00:15:26,898this is this is it. This is what I 39300:15:26,898 --> 00:15:29,538want to feel. I wanna feel seen. I wanna 39400:15:29,538 --> 00:15:31,218feel celebrated. I wanna feel honored. I 39500:15:31,218 --> 00:15:32,898wanna feel in celebration. I wanna feel 39600:15:32,898 --> 00:15:34,979in gratitude. Those are the vibes of my 39700:15:34,979 --> 00:15:37,699vision for sure. And when you're able to 39800:15:37,699 --> 00:15:39,819give yourself that gift and it might be a 39900:15:39,819 --> 00:15:41,379little unpacking and pulling away the 40000:15:41,379 --> 00:15:43,579layers and and really coming back to 40100:15:43,579 --> 00:15:46,179that, either quickly or gradually, or 40200:15:46,179 --> 00:15:48,659maybe it takes a while. That's what we're 40300:15:48,659 --> 00:15:51,619doing all of this for, is the feeling, 40400:15:51,939 --> 00:15:54,579right?And when we can calibrate to that 40500:15:54,579 --> 00:15:57,219feeling, that's. That's really, 40600:15:57,619 --> 00:15:59,659it's such a powerful space. And I felt 40700:15:59,659 --> 00:16:01,819like I had been out of integrity with 40800:16:01,819 --> 00:16:03,699that because it's a huge part of what we 40900:16:03,699 --> 00:16:06,339do inside my containers is that 41000:16:06,579 --> 00:16:08,499is that awareness of how we're feeling 41100:16:08,579 --> 00:16:11,539and really giving yourself what you need 41200:16:11,619 --> 00:16:13,619in the moment to come back to that place 41300:16:13,619 --> 00:16:15,899of of feeling grounded, feeling centered, 41400:16:15,899 --> 00:16:17,459feeling supported, feeling like you're 41500:16:17,459 --> 00:16:18,779not going to lose your shit and fly off 41600:16:18,779 --> 00:16:20,699into a tailspin of anxiety, you know, 41700:16:20,699 --> 00:16:23,019whatever, so. That's what I wanted to 41800:16:23,059 --> 00:16:25,300share with you and really honor you and 41900:16:25,300 --> 00:16:26,980celebrate you over this last year. And 42000:16:26,980 --> 00:16:29,220so, yeah, that's what came through. And I 42100:16:29,220 --> 00:16:30,500hope that that was really helpful for 42200:16:30,500 --> 00:16:32,540you. I hope that you do the exercise and 42300:16:32,540 --> 00:16:35,220let me know how it goes. And I will tell 42400:16:35,220 --> 00:16:38,180you is that from this deep dive that I 42500:16:38,180 --> 00:16:40,820did, some really incredible things have 42600:16:40,820 --> 00:16:43,380come forth and they are 42700:16:43,380 --> 00:16:46,260still in the settling phases. 42800:16:46,660 --> 00:16:48,660and the unfolding phases, but they're 42900:16:48,660 --> 00:16:50,820coming through, which is really exciting. 43000:16:50,980 --> 00:16:53,580And And so stay tuned for some 43100:16:53,580 --> 00:16:56,100incredible shifts here on the podcast, as 43200:16:56,100 --> 00:16:58,740well as an added 43300:16:58,740 --> 00:17:01,300layer that I'm going to be integrated 43400:17:01,300 --> 00:17:02,900that gives you tools 43500:17:04,060 --> 00:17:06,140you can use, that takes the 43600:17:08,500 --> 00:17:11,060Work of what we're doing and sharing and 43700:17:11,060 --> 00:17:13,180uncovering in the podcast and 43800:17:13,540 --> 00:17:15,781brings it into the body. I'm not going to 43900:17:15,781 --> 00:17:18,381say anymore, but it's really exciting and 44000:17:18,421 --> 00:17:21,381you're going to love it. So 44100:17:21,381 --> 00:17:23,661yeah, big things are coming. But I 44200:17:23,661 --> 00:17:26,021wouldn't have got there if I had just 44300:17:26,021 --> 00:17:27,861kept powering through. I wouldn't have 44400:17:27,861 --> 00:17:29,341got there if I hadn't been willing to 44500:17:29,341 --> 00:17:31,941take the power pause and slow down. So 44600:17:32,141 --> 00:17:33,381that's what I wanted to share with you. 44700:17:33,381 --> 00:17:34,661If you want to have these tools for 44800:17:34,661 --> 00:17:37,061yourself literally at your fingertips, 44900:17:38,101 --> 00:17:40,021just literally at your fingertips, make 45000:17:40,021 --> 00:17:41,541sure to grab your spot for the anxiety 45100:17:41,541 --> 00:17:43,621and stress reset. We're kicking it off in 45200:17:43,621 --> 00:17:45,541January. I don't think there's a better 45300:17:45,541 --> 00:17:47,141way to start the year. I'm not going to 45400:17:47,141 --> 00:17:49,941lie. I might be biased. But anyways, 45500:17:49,941 --> 00:17:51,501thank you for being here. Thank you for 45600:17:51,501 --> 00:17:52,981taking care of you, and we'll see you 45700:17:53,061 --> 00:17:54,181very soon. Bye-bye.