Taming Dragons

Episode 17: Establishing Healthy Bonds - Part 1

What does “healthy bonds” look like? 🤔 [https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f914/32.png] •  Quality relationships •  Reliable Support Groups •  Organic connections •  Energetic Reciprocity Just to name a few….🧘🏽‍♀️ [https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f9d8_1f3fd_200d_2640_fe0f/32.png] So many of us struggle in this area and lack loving, sustainable relationships. We may know a lot of people, have large families, but our personal circles tend to run small for a reason. The quality of our bonds can be non-reflective or even irrelevant to our genuine authentic needs and inward growth. Staying in relationships due to time or history, lacking substance, makes for  fragility and unwanted stress when these relationships are tested in the  slightest way. How we bond with ourselves and the world, needs to be further evaluated. I’m  excited to share some tips on how to ensure your bonding endeavors  mirror your personal values, overall goals and your worth; in this podcast episode of Taming Dragons.

Episode 16: Healthy Escapism? Yes....

Escapism is a tool. It's a tool that helps us to regulate our emotions, in most cases. We've used these tools every since our imaginations could take flight at an early age. Challenge is that some of us are not choosing the healthiest tools as adults; we can misuse what may have worked previously. Think about which forms of escape you choose on a daily basis; and which sense are being tapped into when doing so. It is music? food? alcohol? work? Yes, I said work. (Many of us choose "busy" as a form of escape) These sensory gates represent safety and comfort even when its temporary or in some cases, are not real. What if you used your senses to navigate healthier options to escape, to remove yourself from Fight or Flight. This week's Taming Dragons will inspire you to explore what that looks like, for you.

Episode 15: Protect? Not Everyone knows HOW ---

Not everyone knows HOW to protect. Protect themselves and or others. Believing otherwise is a flawed assumption that ignores the human condition and personal development. Why talk about Protection? Because a lot of adult trauma is experienced from a subconscious reaction of feeling unsafe as a Child. Unprotected. If this was you, at a very early stage learned a emotional condition that would sit with you for years to come. You either learned how to protect yourself to survive by closely  navigating human behavior, (which may have birthed hyper vigilance)  taking subconscious notes as you went along. Or you internalized a hold pattern of powerlessness, mentally forfeiting  the weight and pressure of protection, as a survival mechanism. This can cause you to haphazardly protect yourself and inefficiently  take on the responsibility of protecting others, as an adult. Can you be someone in between? Of course you can. So let’s unpack it. Join me on Taming Dragons, as we consider how to approach this Dragon in a far more healthier, and empowered way.

Episode 14: Choice vs. Coercion (Self Perception)

This weeks episode tackles the behavior we have all picked up in some aspect along the way. Many of us have attuned ourselves to a lifestyle of coercion.  The narrative that gives ourselves very little if any options and closes the doors to true opportunities. In this talk I explain why this even happens, why are  so many of us wired to subconsciously move about Life this way? We quietly tell yourselves; I need to stay at this job, because no other job will accept (Insert Perceived lies) about me. I have to remain in this marriage because (Insert Perceived lies) and this demonstrates how devoted I am. COERCION. No options, zero opportunities; just Do it, or Else. In order for you to walk in the full grace of your growth and expansion, you must begin to recognize when you're doing this to yourself. A liberated mind will always see options and opportunities.   When those options and opportunities are anything but obvious, a free thinker will ultimately CREATE them. How? Through the power of extending choice. I hope you will enjoy this episode and share with anyone who may be performing this kind of self sabotage on themselves. You must tame the Dragon of self imposed suffering and fear of doom, to move toward better days. Until next week, Tame your Dragons.

Episode 13: Acceptance as an Inner Discipline

If you are odds with the notion of Acceptance, get in line, many of us are. This imbalance in consciousness occurs due to how we perceive Acceptance in action. ☝🏽 [https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/261d_1f3fd/32.png] Growing up, I learned that Acceptance meant admitting defeat, and giving in, in one way or another. It  was this concept of defeat that kept me wrestling with anything and  anyone who did not reflect myself, my belief system and my moral codes. To many of us, Acceptance is perceived as a personal weakness. Back  then, I viewed Acceptance as surrendering my position, and embracing  ideas, events and even people that I held deep opposition to. Acceptance felt yielding, unnatural. Can you relate??? If you are challenged in processing and practicing this as a discipline, you too must expand how you define Acceptance. 🧘🏽‍♀️ [https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f9d8_1f3fd_200d_2640_fe0f/32.png] This week on Taming Dragons, I’ll walk you through why this mental  stronghold even exists within you, and why it could be limiting your  overall healing and growth. Also, why it’s so important for you to redefine how you practice Acceptance, for your mental and emotional health. 🧘🏽‍♀️ [https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f9d8_1f3fd_200d_2640_fe0f/32.png]