moving through fear, the nervous system, getting unstuck

Dear Listeners,At the root of what keeps us stuck is fear. This fear has many faces : the face of perfectionism, anxiety, over-thinking, low self-esteem, shame…I’ve thought a lot about how these various faces of fear show up, not only in our behaviors and beliefs around what is possible, but also in our body. How does our fear manifest as a nervous system state and what happens when our body registers a threat? Do we freeze? Run away? Try to change ourselves or other people? Attempt to control?In this episode I speak about what it takes to maintain forward movement even when fear is present. If you always wait to feel ready, you will be waiting forever. Getting “unstuck” and inspiring change and growth in your life requires growing capacity to feel the very uncomfortable feeling of fear. How do you do this? First, learning how to soothe yourself when the fear is too big. And second, get to know the sensation of fear in your body and find more options for movement. Some highlights from this episode include:* my intention of these Creative Diaries* Creative-Healing Group (starting this February)* avoidance due to fear* being on your growth edge and taking risks* energetics of getting “unstuck”* nervous system soothing* growing nervous system capacityThank you for being here. I release public episodes once a month and subscriber episodes approximately 1x per week. I hope you’ll consider becoming a paid subscriber (for $5 per month) to take a deeper dive with me. I’m excited to see where this all takes us 🙂🌱Starting February 9 I will be guiding a 4 week virtual Creative-Healing group container.🌈 In this group we will support one another in awakening our TRUE AUTHENTIC creative selves!The experience will include:✨embodied / somatic practice✨ channeled writing✨ meditation for manifesting✨ creative play prompts✨ group processingLet me know if you would be interested and I’ll send you more information!I am only a few clicks away and I would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment, share this episode, and become a paid subscriber! Here are some other ways we can connect :Creative Diaries NewsletterMy WebsiteSomatic Therapy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lilliankemanis.substack.com/subscribe