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In this episode, you'll learn how personality traits impact chronic illness and emotional chaos, how to address pain and shadow aspects for personal growth, and tools to build emotional resilience for handling life's challenges.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[03:20] Understanding the light and dark aspects of personality
[04:46] Common traits linked to chronic illness and chaos
[05:44] Role of societal expectations in emotional health
[06:43] Importance of saying no and setting boundaries
[07:25] How self-worth ties to overachievement
[08:19] Identifying self-sabotaging thought patterns
[09:35] How childhood trauma shapes adult behaviours
[10:25] Exploring big and small traumas
[12:14] Differences in parenting styles across generations
[13:48] Overcoming childhood shyness and finding a voice
[15:45] Balancing multiple roles and identities
[17:27] Addiction to achievement and validation
[18:33] Recognizing perfectionism as a self-worth issue
[19:37] Physical signs of stress and burnout
[20:26] Learning to choose yourself in relationships
[22:37] Importance of emotional tools for self-discovery
[23:50] Benefits and limits of talk therapy
[24:46] Using EFT and EMDR for emotional healing
[25:59] How close relationships can be triggering
[27:02] Tools for daily emotional maintenance
[28:23] Incorporating nature into emotional healing
[29:08] Techniques for releasing emotional trauma
[30:59] The ongoing nature of emotional healing
[32:46] Developing peace and confidence through inner work
[34:30] Facing darkness as a path to healing
[35:30] Releasing perfectionism and external validation
[36:59] Letting go of the need for universal approval
[39:47] Lessons from online conflict during the pandemic
[41:21] Acknowledging the need to respect personal journeys
[42:24] Understanding growth opportunities in challenges
[43:57] Moving beyond victim mentality
[45:25] Choosing responsibility over blame
[46:58] Encouraging moms to take steps toward emotional healing
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