Living On Purpose Podcast

What holds you back?

We're back with a vulnerable episode about ways I've been holding myself back, why, and what I'm doing about it. The intention of this episode is to shine light on the "cobwebby" parts of life to normalize the experience and provide you as a listener the opportunity to have your own insights come up. When we hear other people's stories it's often easier for us to decide what we would do in that scenario rather than when we actually are in that scenario. This episode will help you gain your own clarity. Plus, Living On Purpose turns 3!! 🥳 Enjoy xo

This is who you are

Only you know who you really are, but this episode provides you with a framework to help you understand why you might make certain choices and even how to pull back the layers and create changes that you crave in your life. You'll hear a borrowed perspective from the psychology world, paired with an additional step that through experience I've found to be supportive. We discuss our identity from multiple different perspectives with the intention of illuminating paths you can take to change, or alter the way you view yourself. As always, I share personal examples to bring it all to life. Enjoy! Xo IG: @Stephanie.isabella_

The nature of lessons in life

Life lessons are not linear and we often experience them as Life seemingly falling apart, challenges, or even chaos around us. Through these hard times we are presented with opportunities to learn in ways that will ultimately bring us closer to our dreams, visions and goals. A common hang-up here is that "opportunities" can be easily misunderstood as a box to check and move through and even seen as toxic positivity. The key is the way we view and navigate these opportunities. This episode gets into reasons why these lessons might be coming up, and a powerful phrase to avoid if you're serious about your growth. As usual, you'll hear a personal story of a lesson that's coming up for me… again, and how that is the nature of lessons. You'll also hear why this is actually beneficial. Finally, you'll hear a perspective on your nervous system in relation to your visions, dreams and goals and how life's lessons might apply. Enjoy! Xo IG: @stephanie.isabella_

But is it accessible to you?

Point blank: if you spend any time on the internet, you've probably heard advice, tools, recommendations, or tips and tricks that aren't accessible to you. What does it mean for those things to not be accessible to you? Essentially it means that based on your lived experience, you don't have access (either in that momet, at this time of your life, or at all) to that advice/tool/tip/trick. What it means is that what's "accessible" to me, might not be to you. This conversation is all about identifying patterns and times in your life when you've reacted, but you'd rather respond with purpose and intention. This conversation asks you to reflect honestly on your life both in ways that you might have more access to some tools than others, and in ways that others might have more access than you. The point is not to succumb to a "life is terrible and keeps crushing me" mindset, the point is to get honest with yourself about tools that might benefit you in the future, and how to diversify your tool box so you do have access to what you need. It's not about perfection here, and we won't always have the ability to regulate ourselves, but thats okay. The point is small improvements over time that bring us closer to our authentic selves. Enjoy! Xo IG: @stephanie.isabella_

Is managing your energy Toxic Positivity?

If you know the term Toxic Positivity, you likely know it's not an ideal thing (I mean, it has "toxic" in it). But sometimes, being responsible for our own energy or managing our energy can look similar to Toxic Positivity. The key here is that while they may look similar, they are not the same. Our energy can be described in many different ways, but in the simplest form, think about how you wake up. Do you feel "energized?" Tired? Low? Inspired? This is one example of our energy. If we wake up feeling low, we may want to shift that energy into a brighter place. But where's the line with that becoming Toxic Positivity? This episode discusses this nuanced conversation and highlights the differences and similarities between both. As usual, I bring in personal stories to highlight the differences and share my journey of learning about Toxic Positivity on a whole new layer. You'll leave this episode with a sense of encouragement to be responsible for, and manage your energy, without Toxic Positivity. Enjoy xo IG: @stephanie.isabella_ [https://www.instagram.com/stephanie.isabella_/]