The Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion Podcast

Hi friends,
It's been a while. If you've been a listener of the Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion Podcast, I want to thank you for being a part of this journey.
Since December 2023, I've been in a deep season of reflection and transformation, and now, I'm back with something new: a weekly podcast called Anchored & Alive.
This new show is grounded in everything I've always believed in:
Practical self-care
Emotional empowerment
Boundaries that protect your energy
And the seasonal rhythms that bring us home to ourselves
If you're craving grounded tools and honest conversations about what it means to feel deeply and live fully, come join me on Anchored & Alive.
Just search for Anchored & Alive with Blaze on your favorite podcast app, or visit www.anchoredandalive.com/podcast to listen now.
Thank you for walking this path with me. I hope to see you there.
If this episode supported you, you may enjoy my current work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, where these ideas are explored through seasonal rhythms and deeper integration.
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This episode marked a moment of completion for this podcast, and since then, this work has continued in a new way.
 If you find yourself resonating with this transition, I now host a podcast called Anchored & Alive with Blaze, where we explore emotional regulation, burnout recovery, and living in rhythm with your energy as it evolves.
You can listen to it here.
It's been a wonderful three years of creating and producing this podcast, but for now it's time for a break. I am so appreciative to all of you who have joined me for each episode, supported me on the journey and contributed to its success.

I figured an appropriate topic for this last episode would be looking at how we decide when we are complete with a project, and how do we choose to part ways. It can be emotional, cathartic, and exciting all at the same time. What might you be able to accomplish next with the energy you free up from the old project?

I wish for all of you to connect with your inner knowing, to be at peace with your decisions, and to move forward confidently in all that you tackle. May your 2024 be filled with delightful experiences, and may you always trust yourself to know what your next right step is. I'm cheering for you! 
If this episode supported you, you may enjoy my current work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, where these ideas are explored through seasonal rhythms and deeper integration.
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🌿 If you’re here, you may be navigating stress while trying to make decisions that feel true to you.

 I now continue this work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, a podcast focused on emotional regulation, burnout recovery, and learning how to stay steady and self-trusting, even in overwhelming seasons. You can listen to it here.
It’s important to refuel yourself regularly if you want to have the energy and inspiration to take care of others or make a huge impact on the world around you.

It is often our most selfish hobbies and downtime that allows us to have the energy to serve others.
This week we look at the signs and symptoms of overwhelm and explore ways we can provide more kindness and tenderness to ourselves to interrupt that trajectory.

Restorative time sprinkled with praise and appreciation for ourselves creates so much hope, love, and desire to return to the outer world and give from our hearts.
May you recognize all of your accomplishments and discoveries this year and pave the way for your future endeavors with grace and ease.
If this episode supported you, you may enjoy my current work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, where these ideas are explored through seasonal rhythms and deeper integration.
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🌿 If you’re here, you may be exploring what it means to treat yourself with more care, respect, and honesty.
 
 I now continue this work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, a podcast focused on emotional regulation, burnout recovery, and building a steady, supportive relationship with yourself over time. You can listen to it here.
When life presents us with difficult situations, we often forget to pause and assess ourselves for all of the things we are capable of and offer. But when we do, we can bring so much more to the situation and give ourselves a lot more appreciation in the process.
Last week I listened to Matt Khan giving a Loving Kindness Meditation and this podcast explores my takeaways from that transmission. I really enjoyed it!
There are ways to address ourselves that give us a great deal of energy, love, and kindness as well as respect. There are ways we can undermine ourselves by unconsciously judging ourselves for the situations we find ourselves in and the way we may have dealt with things in the past.
So this week, we contemplate how life might change if we addressed ourselves with great love and belief, and how to make a habit of thinking of ourselves that way.
If this episode supported you, you may enjoy my current work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, where these ideas are explored through seasonal rhythms and deeper integration.
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🌿 If you’re here, you may be feeling stuck, avoidant, or unsure why it’s so hard to get started, even when something matters to you.

 I now continue this work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, a podcast focused on emotional regulation, burnout recovery, and learning how to work with your energy so action becomes more natural and sustainable. You can check it out here.
When we’re stretching for a goal, we often find ourselves procrastinating and not understanding why we aren’t doing it.
We can easily self-sabotage when working toward a goal by believing that it’s not worth bothering to try because we have unreasonable expectations about timelines.
One of the lies we tell ourselves is that we can start tomorrow, and we believe that somehow tomorrow we will feel better about it or it will be easier to start than it is right now – but that’s not true. It will be just as hard tomorrow, we will have only succeeded in putting off what we could have started today.
We think something outside of ourselves will make it easier to do something, but really it is through the action of doing a thing that makes future repetitions easier.
When we know that, we can relieve ourselves of the expectation that it will feel better tomorrow or that it will be easier another time. This frees up more space to tackle the issue with the energy we have now.
It is wonderful to nurture the thought that you can do hard things and that having some stress in your life is a good thing. Especially if the stress is from something you chose to do rather than something outside of your control.
A great strategy to overcome procrastination is to allow yourself to consciously indulge in something restorative before tackling the goal – and then stick to your timeline and practice your goal for a short burst of time. This is more doable than dedicating an entire day or several hours to your project and can jumpstart your ability to begin.
Setting our sights too high to reasonably accomplish also can derail us from starting.
There is a lot of energy gained from building in praise for yourself for your efforts and rallying yourself and/or others to cheer you on and give positive feedback to you to sustain your efforts.
If this episode supported you, you may enjoy my current work on Anchored & Alive with Blaze, where these ideas are explored through seasonal rhythms and deeper integration.
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