Episode #8: Looks Can Be Deceiving and How My Husband and Technology Saved the Day!

Send us Fan MailThis episode is shared from the MasterPeace-of-Mind™ Behind-the-scenes BONUS content!The day the authorities knocked...How do we handle ourselves when a force we didn’t see coming appears and our fear and stress kick in?Sometimes what others think of us can work to tear us down. At other times, we may need to fight to defend ourselves and maintain our authentic identity and values. Eventually, no matter how unbelievably unfair a situation seems at the time, we can work to make the situation more bearable.One of our inspirational artistic principles to help us master peace of mind through stressful situations is the principle of CONTRAST. In art, it is used to create a sense of unease and peace.Contrast applied to our program is about the uneasy forms of stress and the style of peace we can gain either through instinct or choice.Join my husband, Sean, and me for this impromptu morning coffee talk about the day the authorities showed up looking for me. How Sean handled the situation as an objective outsider, and how I managed my internal fear and stress unfolding (from freezing up with calm to needing to intentionally slow down my breathing through anxiety as I felt myself unraveling).And we’ll contrast Sean’s objective response to my situation to a day he felt his freeze response kick in when an unexpected problem arose.You’ll have to wait for the entire story of why the FBI showed up to ‘take me in’ in our upcoming sessions! Believe it or not, this is how our morning conversations go! These early-day discussions feel rich and (usually) tied to our work in the world and our excitement for what we are passionate about outside of our marriage. Please listen to this insightful, unfolding conversation, which I felt compelled to record and share with all of you.After you listen, think back to when you were in a position where someone made entirely wrong assumptions about you. How did you respond? Ask yourself: Is it necessary to change a future response to uncertainty and assumptions by others?Your Coach,Amy