Mental Health: Celebrating Pivotal Life Moments | The Painful Rites of Passages that Fuel Our Growth

#MentalHealth #LifeTransitions #experiences 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 14:45 Growing Through Painful Rites of Passages 14:45 - Wrap Up Hello Everyone, Hope all is well. Welcome to another segment on Mental Health, this week ☺️! Let's talk about the rites of passages that shifted our perspective about the people, places, and situations in our lives (or who once played significant roles in our lives). Specifically, the moments we each experienced that were painful enough, that our beliefs, values, and behaviours changed, sometimes radically, in response to said circumstance. Much of the wisdom gained in life is through missteps, bumps, and bruises. For many of us, the privilege of seeing the world through rose-coloured lenses had a brutal awakening attached to the end of it. Often when those rose-coloured frames were snatched off our faces and shattered into pieces. Though abrupt, and oftentimes violent, these jarring events bring about a new perspective. Hard won insights that enable us to navigate complex social settings with grace, ease, and awareness. While we'll each have our our personal spin to these painful, gut-wrenching rites of passages that serve to enable us to see ourselves more clearly, it is in celebrating the strength we gained in the pain, that is worthy of commemoration. You got through the obstacles behind you, you'll push through whatever comes next! Any questions? Send us an email: [email protected] #mentalhealth #CoreMemories #Learning *RESOURCES* -- Why Rites of Passage Are Painful: https://sinaiandsynapses.org/content/why-rites-of-passage-are-painful/ - How Adversity Makes You Stronger: https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauladavislaack/2020/03/26/adversity-makes-you-stronger/ - 10 Ways Successful People Push Through Adversity: 10 Ways Successful People Push Through Adversity For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: [email protected] OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn