Episode 58: Taking Off Your Protective Masks

Episode 63: Ways Your Childhood Upbringing Can Impact You As An Adult & How To Break Unsupportive Cycles

In this share, I’m talking about what can happen when one or more of your basic needs isn't met in childhood and how to break any behavioural habits that are not supporting your mental and emotional well-being or your relationships.

I had friends over one afternoon and we got into a discussion about how the way we grew up impacted who we are and how we behave in certain situations today.

This conversation was a great reminder that no matter what your life was like growing up, it does inform who you are today. Good or bad, it made you, YOU.

Journal Questions From Episode:

- Are you a problem solver who believes you have to solve everyone’s problems even when they don’t ask for help?
- Are you a protector who comes to everyone else’s aid, putting your own wellbeing aside?
- Are you constantly people pleasing, making sure that everyone else’s emotional state is where you think it should be, but you yourself feel out of control, unloved, or not supported?
- Do you feel like not doing these things will somehow make people abandon you, or not love you?

It can be helpful to ask yourself some questions before you go into any of these default roles.

- Am I the one who needs to be solving this problem?
- Does this situation, or event require me to plan for a worst-case scenario, or can I just relax and enjoy myself?
- Do I need to be the protector in this situation
- Is it the adult me that is needing to people please, or have I just reverted back to a childhood behaviour where I feel it is my responsibility to keep the peace?
- Or, you can simply asking yourself, why am I not feeling safe? Or, is this behaviour supporting me?
- What do you do today that is from an old childhood behaviour? It kept you safe then, it would be good in a certain situation, but you don’t need it all the time. Think of the things that don’t feel mentally, emotionally or physically supportive and give you anxiety.

Embracing all part of YOU:

- What can you do to embrace who you are, what makes you, YOU, but change the pattern that doesn’t serve you in every situation?
- What reaction, response, behaviour, action or decision would be more supportive?
- If you felt the way you want to feel, what would you do differently?

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Additional Resources + Support Mentioned In The Episode

For additional support, these are some more resources mentioned in the episode.

Laurie-ann’s Digital Workshops 

Book Recommendations:

1. Melody Beattie, Codependent No More
2. Internal Family System, No Bad Parts

Episode 62: 4 Ways I Manage Workplace Stress At Home And In The Office

There is no denying that we are faced with daily work/personal stressors that cause us stress throughout the day. Which is why in this episode, I’m sharing 4 easy, quick and practical ways I manage stress when I’m working, either at home or when I’m in an office.

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Episode 62: 4 Ways I Manage Workplace Stress At Home And In The Office

There is no denying that we are faced with daily work/personal stressors that cause us stress throughout the day. Which is why in this episode, I’m sharing 4 easy, quick and practical ways I manage stress when I’m working, either at home or when I’m in an office.

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Episode 61: Your Self Worth Isn't Defined By What You Earn

We have been taught to measure our worth by how much we earn. And because of this, so many of us feel unworthy, even when we meet a certain level of financial success. That's because self worth is an inside job. In this episode I am talking about self-worth from the perspective of no longer defining your self worth by what you earn. I explore why we develop these beliefs, changing the way we communicate with each other and ourselves, and how to create a new value system that supports yours (and each others) mental and emotional health. 

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Workshops & Resources Mentioned In The Episode

For additional support, these are some more resources mentioned in the episode.

https://laurieannsheldrick.mailchimpsites.com/digital-workshops

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) For Self Worth: https://youtu.be/sJs-ET9Vr0k

Episode 60: The Practice of Communicating Your Needs In All Your Relationships

In this solo episode, I’m talking about some steps you can begin to take to communicate your needs.

Whatever it is that you are not saying out loud, doesn’t go away just because you are not voicing it. It festers and grows and gains momentum. All of a sudden you are having an argument that doesn’t even have anything to do with the original thing that was bothering you. You end up saying ALL THE THINGS, a lot you wish you could take back. Now the defences are really up and you are probably left feeling unsupported, unseen, unheard and resentful. 

So let's try to do it differently so that yours (and their) needs are getting met. 

People don't know what they don't know, which makes communicating your needs so important.

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