"Learning to Relax into Discomfort" with Kelly Condefer

Send us Fan MailIn episode #7 we are honored to sit down with community member and healthcare provider, Kelly Condefer. You may never get this much authenticity from your own doctor, but you will in this episode!She tells about her experience of seeking happiness in achievement and her life-long battle with depression. With humor and humility she shares what she found at the top of "the ladder" of success and what it took to break through this myth and mindset.We unpack the cultural and familial beliefs and values that build a false mindset of acquiring happiness and how growing up this way caused her deepest wound.  The wound of not belonging.  Hear how she walked through her own dark night of the soul and came to know "happiness is within you, you can't acquire it." Dr. Condefer also shares her wellness practices that have allowed her to re-train her nervous system.  She says, "The cold water has trained my nervous system to relax into the discomfort, and accept that it's there."A story filled with inspiration, and hope that could leave you pondering your own path to happiness and who knows, even considering a cold plunge!! She leaves us with several powerful questions as prompts for our own path to Wellness & Wisdom: 1. Can you embody a feeling that you want to have in your life? 2. Feel, in your body, what it means to be well?3. Do you know what your deepest wound is and can you be with it?Bio: Kelly has been a practicing neurologist in Wenatchee for the past 15 years.  She is fascinated by the mysteries of the nervous system and the challenges she helps her patients face in dealing with neurological conditions.  One of her greatest joys is making heartfelt connections with her patients, and she has a strong interest in helping people understand the connection between experienced traumas and functional neurological disorders.  When not serving as a doctor, she is a dedicated animal lover and plant cultivator, and lives with her partner Neal and scrappy pup Scout (AKA Pupcup), and sweet kitties Nellie and Fitzpatrick.Resources:1. Book "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" by Eckhart Tolle, 2004.2. Teresa of Avila, The golden palace3. The “Ice Man,” or Wim Hof Method