Navigating Cycles of Change: Using Difficult Times to Become Your Best Self

We’ve all had times in our lives when nothing feels certain, whether you’re moving to a new city or becoming a new mother. These times are often some of the most difficult in our lives, but they also shape us into the people we want to be. In today’s episode of Honey Toast, Briana and Danielle discuss how they navigate cycles of change in their lives, and how the very cycles that cause us the most pain can often be the most rewarding.Danielle and Briana begin by discussing the cycles of identity change they experience in their own lives, big and small. They tie these cycles to the pressures faced by women everywhere, and explain how changing roles are made more difficult by these pressures. Finally, Briana and Danielle explain how their Goddess Calls are a solution that helps them navigate change while releasing external pressures.For detailed show notes, navigate using the time stamps below:[0:00] Introduction[0:46] Danielle feels like she is shifting her identity constantly, but she also experiences big shifts from time to time, like when she had her daughter. [3:24] When Briana thinks about who she is now compared to herself in her twenties, she sees a completely different person. We are built to change, but change also comes with a lot of difficulty. Part of understanding cycles is learning how to navigate these changes with grace. [6:56] Difficult periods of change are the periods of time that build and define us. They help us become the versions of ourselves that we are meant to be. [10:07] Briana’s father died while she was pregnant. She navigated her feelings by giving herself permission to feel whatever she had to in the moment and let go of the feelings restraining her. [15:27] Women constantly feel pressure to fill every role perfectly. It’s impossible to feel these pressures without having an emotional response.[20:32] Everyone is going to struggle in life to some degree. It is up to you whether you will let your struggle define you or shape you into the person you want to be.[27:38] When we shape ourselves into these roles, we hope to receive love. Sometimes this gets in the way of our authenticity.[29:39] Briana is grateful for her upbringing with parents who encouraged her to be herself. As a result, she never felt less-than for her more unusual qualities. [34:21] Women naturally feel a need to take on everything. Sometimes in the day-to-day exhaustion of that burden, we don’t realize what we need until it’s too late.Follow us!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@honeytoastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehoneytoastpodcast/