Let's Get Personal...
I have always been encouraged to be an over achiever. I exceled at school and athletics. I got married, was on top of my game professionally, killing it as a mom and wife and had a solid yoga practice.
I was 'successful'.
And yet, my health was failing, my energy was dust and my family life was lackluster.
Although I could check off all the boxes of the milestones, I didn't feel like I was living well. It was like I was a passive participant in my own life, and riddled with the guilt of feeling ungrateful for the things I did have.
What happened? Where did I go wrong? I often felt myself wondering, "Why isn't this enough:? The thing is, it wasn’t anything I did wrong. It was merely things I was never taught.
Growing up, I was taught to go after my goals. If I work hard enough, I would achieve. I was told to just put my nose down and 'do the work'. Don’t rock the boat. Be easy going and play by the rules. To go after the dream at any cost. Be the best, get the graduate degree, don’t be selfish and show up for others. As I have come to learn, these noble messages are dangerous half truths.
I was never taught to explore what felt good to ME. I was never taught to understand the messages my emotional and physical bodies were trying to tell me. That feelings have value. I wasn’t taught to listen to and trust my gut (or how to feed it). I wasn’t taught to guide my life decisions based on what resonates with my soul. I wasn't taught how to make decisions that would empower me and set me firmly in my own authority.
Instead, I thwarted every effort my body put forth to guide me towards a life of pleasure, ease and grace and defaulted to a path that was more acceptable by society. I chose a path that was prescribed by other people. I was a ghost of myself. Hiding the utter exhaustion while seemingly 'keeping it together' for my kids, job and marriage. This recipe led me to burn out and near organ failure. This 10 mile a day recreational runner was reduced to barely being able to complete a quarter mile walk.
The thing is, none of that needed to happen. I didn't understand how to hear the wisdom of my body and emotions. This awareness would have guided me to a much healthier and balanced journey. Throughout the years, I have learned the practical ways to lead my life consciously, to hear what my mind and body need and how to make rational and intentional forward steps in my relationships and career that make sense and return a high reward.
In our work together, we will unscramble the messiness of life and place it in a perspective that makes sense for you. I guide my clients to a deeper relationship with their mental, physical and emotional bodies that leaves them with a deep seated sense of satisfaction and pleasure in their own being. My goal is to help clients gain a profound sense of clarity and empowerment and provide them with a clear roadmap towards their desires and goals.
After all, living the life of your deepest desires is an inside job. It starts with you, showing up for you.
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With Love,
Danielle
