Rethinking Empowerment and Releasing Comparison

Rethinking empowerment and releasing comparison go hand in hand in a society where empowerment is treated as a commodity and lifestyle is used as a sales tactic. Lifestyle as a sales tactic encourages us to compare how happy we are to how happy someone supposedly living a particular lifestyle appears to be. When empowerment is the commodity being sold, it becomes the way to achieve that lifestyle. These idealized lifestyles tend to uphold societal norms and often become internalized through frequent messaging. Comparison can be a helpful tool for noticing what you have internalized as preferable in life, which may also help you release the comparison. In this episode of Unlimited, I’m exploring rethinking empowerment and releasing comparison to create a more aligned and authentically joyful way of life.Some of what I’ll cover in this episode include:Re-thinking empowermentWalking through changeThe influence of normsBuying out of the fantasyUsing comparisons for self-reflectionThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  @unlimitedcoachvalI love to hear your thoughts and I'm always happy to answer any questions.You can shoot me an email at [email protected] or DM me on InstagramAND don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:Amena Chaudhry LinkedInHow to Manifest What You Want Podcast EpisodeImplicit Bias Defined video by The Center for Social JusticeTEDx What Do We Do About Implicit Bias video by Dushaw HockettThinking Under the Influence video by Brenda J. AllenRest is Resistance by Tricia HerseyCONNECT WITH VALERIE:FacebookInstagramGet email updates!Work with Valerie! Send us Fan MailSupport the show