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How To Shift Out Of Fear & Into Faith (AR #74)

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When we are going through periods of change, expansion, up-levelling and stepping into the unknown, it is easy for fear-based thinking to get triggered. We can get caught in a spiral of worry, anxiety, over-analysing and planning. We may start to doubt ourselves, our abilities and whether the universe will actually support us in stepping into what we desire.

I got hit with a big whack of fear-driven thinking over the past few weeks while putting the final touches on my new online course Slow Down & Tune In. I had been putting in some big work hours, and doing a lot of thinking, planning and strategising, and without realising was getting totally stuck in my head!

I was finding it hard to unwind, relax and sit still. I was struggling to fall asleep. I often had an anxious knot in my stomach. And my mind was full of thoughts of self-doubt, insecurity and criticism.

I realised was that the more that I stayed in doing and thinking mode, the more power I gave to my mind, and the further I moved away from my heart, body and inner wisdom.

And the further I moved away from my inner self, the easier it was for fear to hijack my mind and take me to crazy town! When I am in my head, I lose touch with my inner knowing and the feeling of faith that I am supported, guided and that everything will be ok.

So once I caught this out, I got back to work bringing myself back into alignment. I took myself through 4 simple steps to shift out of the crazy fear energy of my mind, and back into the trusting, calm, grounded heart-driven space of faith.

I wanted to share this process with you today too, as many of my 1:1 coaching clients are moving through similar experiences at the moment, so I have a feeling it may be a common challenge for many of us!

 

In this episode I share;

  • Why a faith mindset is the key to finding inner peace while living outside your comfort zone and navigating the unknown.
  • Why practising faith means trusting in what you feel, rather then what you see.
  • The indicators that fear has taken over your mind.
  • Why work addiction, doing addiction and inability to slow down, is actually being driven by fear.
  • How to hold space for your fear and why you need to listen to it (rather than ignore it)
  • Why your fear needs compassion, rather than judgment.
  • Why all change begins with your energy, not your mindset.
  • Practices you can use to shift your energy, raise your vibration and come into alignment.
  • Why you need to create inner space before you can hear your intuition.
  • How to tune in and receive your loving inner wisdom
  • Why I created my new online course Slow Down & Tune In, and how it can support you to live with more flow, ease and inner connection.

 

Listen to Episode #74

 

Quotes & Tweetables:

“Faith is the ability to trust what you feel, rather than what you see.” Click to Tweet

“When you shift your energy, you gain access to a different way of thinking.” Click to tweet

“You need to create space in order to hear your loving inner wisdom.” Click to tweet

 

Slow Down & Tune In

If you are ready to dive deeper into these practices and truly learn how to unravel from fear, calm your mind and re-connect with your body, heart and inner wisdom, then I would love for you to join me in my new online program Slow Down & Tune In.

You will learn practical and powerful ways to connect more deeply with yourself and awaken the love, wholeness and happiness within you.

Find out more about the course here.

 

What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode? I would love to hear it. Share with me in the comments.

With love,
Connie x

Embracing Life’s Cycles: Stories On Grief, Love, Resilience, Expansion & Purpose (AR #72)

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Today’s podcast episode is a personal update from me filled with stories of what I have been learning, working through and discovering over the path month. It is a deep conversation filled with lessons on grief, love, loss, receiving, expansion, spiritual faith, alignment and living on purpose.

While what I have been moving through during this time has been incredibly difficult, it has also been very healing. I have come to realise, that every challenge life hands us has the potential to transform us in the most profound way, if we will allow it.

The depth of my pain and grief cracked my heart open to new levels of love, and supported me to experience even greater expansion. It has deepened my spiritual faith and taught me how to bounce back from setbacks and re-align with the light.

At the end of the day, life is going to always handle us challenges. So, our power lies, not in trying to avoid these hard or difficult experiences, but to become resilient in how we handle them.

So, I want to help you embrace and move through the various cycles of life – both those that feel expansive, light and abundant, and those that feel dark, challenging and painful – with courage and grace, so you no longer have to live in fear of what life may hand you.

Remember that no matter where you are it is temporary, and this too shall pass. After every period of darkness, comes light. After every contraction comes expansion.  After every ending comes a new beginning. And after every setback comes a new possibility.

 

In this episode I explore;

  • Why your life experiences, challenges and lessons are what you are here to teach others.
  • Why grief is such a key part of life, and why every ending, every closure and letting go, requires some form of grieving process.
  • How to move through and process big periods of emotion.
  • Why pain and heartbreak serves a divine purpose in cracking your heart open and expanding your capacity to receive love.
  • The power of having a spiritual faith that comforts you and aligns with you an energy greater than your human self.
  • How to bounce back from a set-back and pull yourself out of a funk
  • Why life is not about eliminating challenges, but becoming more resilient in how you handle them.
  • Why every ending or challenge holds in it the opportunity for transformation
  • How to step into your expansion, and align your energy with your highest self and your highest desires.
  • What it means to live your purpose, and how you can begin bringing more purpose to your life today.

 

Listen to Episode #72

 

Quotes & Tweetables:

“Periods of contraction are always followed by expansion. Darkness is always followed by light” Click to tweet

“Let’s not live in fear of bad things happening, but become more resilient in how we handle them.” Click to tweet

“Every pain or heartbreak serves the purpose of cracking your heart open to receive more love.” Click to tweet

 

What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode? I would love to hear it. Share with me in the comments.

With love,
Connie x

How To Manifest Your Desires By Following Your Intuition (AR #71)

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If you follow me on Instagram you would know that I recently went through a big change around my home which all unfolded very quickly and unexpectedly.

It was been a change I had been desiring for a long time. I had felt a strong yearning in my heart for a new home – a space where I felt free, at ease, grounded, supported and where my heart felt happy.

I had been working for months to create this desire. I had been journaling, visualising, meditating, clearing my blocks and doing the inner work, but no external shift had been unfolding.

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