Self Development Collective

Q&A: What To Do With My Life // Questions To Figure It Out

The next Q&A episode is up. This listener sought guidance on what to do with their life and where to start. In this episode, we delve into practical advice and reflective questions designed to guide you toward a more prosperous and fulfilling life.
🚀 Key Insights:
 
✨ Explore the vision of a truly prosperous life and how it aligns with your goals and values.
 
✨Define the kind of relationships, work, and experiences that contribute to your ideal life.
 
✨ Learn the art of taking the first step towards personal improvement and addressing obstacles for inner growth.
 
✨ Understand the significance of embracing what holds you back as a path to wisdom and transformation.
 
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Q&A Feeling Like We’re Getting Nowhere, Dreams Not Going To Plan

Q&A Feeling Like We're Getting Nowhere, Dreams Not Going To Plan ☁️❌
 
Join me in this Q&A episode where we tackle the question many of us grapple with: Am I on the right life path?
We explore the rollercoaster of emotions that come with pursuing a dream, especially when faced with rejection and setbacks.
I share some personal insights and practical advice for those moments when it all feels a bit too much.
From taking a breather and reassessing plans to appreciating internal growth, we discuss the multifaceted journey of personal and professional development.
If you need guidance on navigating doubts and weariness, this episode is for you!
 
🚀 Key Insights:
✨ Listen to Your Body: Taking a step back when feeling exhausted is crucial.
 
✨ Reconnect with Your Dream: Explore the feelings and values behind your passion.
 
✨ Adjusting Strategies: Learn the importance of tweaking plans when faced with challenges.
 
✨Celebrate Personal Progress: Take a moment to appreciate your growth.
✨ Fueling Hope: Find inspiration in others' journeys and trust the passion that propels you forward.
 
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Related Episodes:
❤️ Boundaries With A Narcissistic Parent https://selfdevelopmentcollective.podbean.com/e/feeling-like-a-failure-advice-on-how-to-deal-with-feelings-of-failure/
 
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Q&A: Setting Emotional Boundaries & Feeling Guilt

In this episode, I address a powerful Q&A from a listener about navigating emotional boundaries, particularly with a narcissistic presence. 🛡️✨
 
Join me as I share practical steps and draw from my journey, offering strategies to start setting emotional boundaries and working with the weight of guilt.
 
🚀 Key Insights:
Why emotional boundaries can be tricky
Two ways we can work with the feelings of guilt that come with setting emotional boundaries
Simple steps that we can journal
 
This discussion is not just about setting boundaries, feeling empowered to navigate emotional boundaries, and getting to know our guilt. ❤️
 
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Related Episodes:
 
❤️ Boundaries With A Narcissistic Parenthttps://selfdevelopmentcollective.podbean.com/e/boundaries-with-a-narcissistic-parent-setting-boundaries-with-toxic-parents-advice/
 
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The Inner Critic, Feeling Judged & Taking On Criticism

In this video, I discuss the challenges of dealing with feedback and the inner critic when we try to put ourselves out there.
I share my personal experience of receiving feedback that questioned the combination of my grief coaching and life coaching work.
I explore the dilemma of choosing between different aspects of myself and the fear of being judged. I also introduce the concept of determining our job in terms of showing up authentically and not trying to convince others of our worth.
This video offers strategies for navigating feedback and making aligned decisions.
 
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Finding Meaning In Life With Grief and Loss // Living With Loss & Finding Meaning

Finding Meaning In Life With Grief and Loss.
 
In this episode, I share my experience and life advice on finding meaning in life with grief and loss. I share my experience in coping with grief and loss and how to find meaning in life by using the experience to further fuel us in living purposefully with the legacy of our loved ones.
Coping with grief and living with loss is an experience that we figure out slowly. In this episode, I share how it's changed my life and how I've found meaning while still coping with grief and living with loss.
Finding meaning in life with grief and loss can be challenging. I hope this episode provides a light in your own grief and loss journey.
 
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Does Grief Ever Feel/Get Better? // Coping With Grief And Loss

Does Grief Ever Feel/Get Better? // Coping With Grief And Loss
 
In this short episode, I discuss whether grief ever feels or gets better.
At the beginning of my grief journey, I kept wondering, "Will this ever get better?".
Coping with grief & loss can feel so overwhelming and exhausting that it's common for us to wonder if it will always be like this or if it will ever get better.
In this episode, I answer through my experience whether grief ever gets better or feels better.
This is a simple episode to offer more support in their grief and share with them some ideas on coping with grief and loss.
 
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Coping With Grief // Acceptance Stage of Grief // Does It Ever Get Easier?

Coping With Grief // Acceptance Stage of Grief // Does It Ever Get Easier?
 
In this episode, I chat through one of the grief stages that I struggled with the most - acceptance.
 
Thinking of the grief stages after the death of a loved one gives us a sense of direction. But the grief stage of acceptance is one I struggled to cope with.
 
In this episode I talk about coping with grief and dealing with loss and if it ever gets better.
 
I share what the grief stage of acceptance looks like for me and chat about whether grief and loss ever get better.
 
As always take what resonates and leave what doesn’t ❤️
 
Everybody's experience of grief is different and I can only share what I feel and know from my perspective.
 
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How To Grieve // What Helps Me Cope With Grief During Milestones & Anniversaries

How To Grieve // Milestones & Anniversaries
 
In this episode, I share ways to grieve and cope with grief when it comes to milestones and anniversaries.
 
Everyone’s grief is different, and every experience is different. So this episode isn’t about how you should grieve but suggestions that have helped me learn how to grieve a death during milestones and celebrations.
 
One of the most challenging experiences of grief and loss for me has been milestones and anniversaries. 
 
In this episode, I share how to deal with grief during these experiences.
 
Again keep what resonates and leave what doesn’t. Everyone copes and grieves differently, and I only hope you’ll find something that resonates with you.
 
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Grief Stages After Death // Stages I Wish I’d Heard Earlier (Not The 5 Stages of Grief)

Grief Stages After Death // Stages I wish I’d Heard Earlier (Not The 5 Stages of Grief)
 
The five stages of grief were the first thing I thought of when I started my grief journey and was trying to figure out how to grieve.
 
After reading more about coping with grief and dealing with grief, I came across two ideas on grief stages after death that resembled and explained what I had been through and was going through as I learned how to grieve a death.
 
In this episode, I share these grief stages (which aren’t the five stages of grief). Instead, they’re stages that have given me insight into dealing with grief and learning how to grieve.
 
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No Motivation To Do Anything? Steps For When Your Feeling Burnt Out!

No Motivation To Do Anything? Steps For When Your Feeling Burnt Out!
 
In this episode, we talk about how to overcome burnout and also how to avoid burnout! If you’re feeling exhausted and tired all the time, then there’s a good chance you’re burnt out!
 
In this ep, I share my personal experience of having no motivation to do anything and what I realised can really help when we’re feeling burnout out.
 
So if you feel like you’re exhausted and tired all the time, this podcast is dedicated to you!
 
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