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Learning Radically - Accept Yourself

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Anxiety in our society is a major struggle for just about all of us in one way or another. It is a natural response to the world around us, but how can we sit with these emotions and learn from them. How can we start free ourselves from being stuck in our trauma with an overactive nervous system?

In today’s episode Rachel Kelly helps us understand how Radical acceptance can be a key element in our healing journey. She stresses(no pun intended) just how important it is to avoid our tendency to try to push our anxiety away instead of sitting with it and understanding where it is coming from. Rachel and Gabby address Shadow Work and how it can be all too easy to think we are doing our Shadow Work when we are in fact LETTING our shadow control us in some not so healthy ways.

“When People are numbing or repressing or avoiding an emotion, it’s because they want it to go away. The IRONIC part is that if you actually INVITE IT IN, you have a much better chance at decrease it’s intensity or at least understanding where it’s coming from in the first place”

  • [1:49] Intro introduction to Rachel Kelly, Fellow Badass Therapist/Coach, Former Therapist turned Emotional wellness coach, founder of Rachel Kelley Coaching
  • [3:44] Gabby and Rachel talk about what anxiety actually is and how it is a normal response
  • [5:18] Rachel talks about “Radical acceptance” as a very helpful first step in healing
  • [14:22] Rachel talks about the Irony that happens when people try to push their anxiety away
  • [17:28] Gabby and Rachel talk about how their colleges in the coaching space help them pull things out and help them with their shadow work
  • [24:46] The power of “AND” and how it’s ok for different emotions to “Co-Exist”
  • [27:55] Rachel talks about using Mindfulness and Radical Acceptance ride the waves of our emotions and make our lives easier
  • [33:41] Rachel addresses some common excuses we all make to avoid starting a mindfulness practice
  • [54:41] How to find more from Rachel and where to connect with her

This week’s guest was Rachel Kelly! Rachel is a Fellow Badass Emotional wellness coach, She helps women with anxiety, and nervous system regulation. Find more from Rachel on IG at @rachel_kelly_coaching

And on her website: https://rachelkellycoaching.com

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