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Guest Host Tara Leduc: Are You Abandoning Yourself?

May 20, 2019

Changing the World Peace by Peace
Guest Host Tara LeDuc

Abandonment is not something that happens to us, itโ€™s something we do to ourselves.  Itโ€™s the subtle ways we end up abandoning ourselves, dimming our light, softening our tone, giving up our to muchness for getting along and making things easier.

When everything I have to juggle comes together it feels like a soup.
Over time I let my Self Care go. I felt shamed taking time away from my responsibilities, my husband & family.

Whatโ€™s happening to my meditation practice & everything else?
What am I afraid of?  Iโ€™m afraid of my business being so successful that my husband is not going to approve and he will leave me.

I have been putting away my needs so in a way I have been abandoning myself in favor of my husband. Abandoning what I want to do for my business in favor of being afraid of being abandoned by my husband.

I havenโ€™t been feeling myself for the last six months, maybe itโ€™s been a year or two or five..  Iโ€™ve been feeling heavier, less likely to go on the retreat, travel, to an awesome conference because Iโ€™m afraid of โ€œWhat am I going to come back to.โ€

I have been abandoning myself bit by bit for really quite a while. It wasnโ€™t because he asked me to, itโ€™s because I felt like it would lower the conflict in my relationship and ultimately he wouldnโ€™t abandon me.

I am diminished, I can feel my flame getting smaller and smaller and in danger of getting snuffed out.

The question is, Have I gotten to the point where I am ready to elevate myself where I can commit to me?

We are going to Lean In to meditation.
Meditation is like going to a spiritual gym.

(Tara Leads 10 Minute Guided Mediation) 

You are already perfect even in your imperfections.
You super awesome.
Find your way back to you.

Allison: We truly are better together!

Thanks for spreading the word about The Better Life Better Work Show.  And of course, I love your Social Media Mentions and Shares with #BetterLifeBetterWork @allison_crow on Instagram. @allicrow on twitter and Allison Crow on Facebook.  

And, if youโ€™d like to be a master student of Better Life and Better Work, I invite you to join me in the Soul-Full Success School for Life and Biz ~ My exquisite membership community where connection, coaching, teaching and most of all, YOU, matter. 

Tara Leduc is a Spiritual Guerrilla Who is creating World Peace through meditation and margaritas. 
This, truly, is her plan for World Domination and World Peace!

You can find out more about Tara at:

Website: www.taraleduc.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tara.e.leduc

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taraleduc/

 

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๐„๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง ๐„๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ž๐โ€”theyโ€™re messages from different parts of you. Rather than labeling them as good or bad, approach them with curiosity. Each emotion is a part of your system trying to communicate something important about your needs. By listening with empathy to these parts, you deepen your understanding of yourself and build emotional intelligence. This practice of compassionate inquiry helps you strengthen your connection to your internal experience and empowers you to respond in a way that aligns with your true Self.
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Overthink Much? I have this mental ideal that is Overthink Much?

I have this mental ideal that is embedded in my brain that I would be able to wake up and move forward with all my intentions.  I can see the clear direction and simple steps. I can envision all the "results" and the relief I make up those results would bring. 

One of the things I'm teaching myself to do - is try to write more from a professional voice for you instead of blab in inner processing out on this little white pop-up box. 

How's that working, Alli?

Buahahahah.... all my sweet and striving little parts trying to hold my life closely to that ideal.  I sense the squirm of these parts in my body even when my "thinking" is clear.

I now know this to be a signal for me to slow down and meet those parts with calm and curiosity. First, I must get past one of my sneakiest and most powerful partsโ€”my "awareness" part. This is not Awareness from my core self. 
In IFS - we call these self-like parts. The distinction is that the awareness part carries the burden and tone of "You're doing it wrong."

I asked my clients to notice the part of them that is "mindful and self-aware." What are the words that the voice uses? What is its tone? 

Is it SELF-calm and compassionate, deeply connected? Or is it cognitive and managerial with a motive? 

OOOOF...sending sweet love and compassion to all my thinking, overthinking, and trying-to-get-it-right-for-some-imaginaryideal-parts, and to yours. 

These parts need our somatic connection and attunement. They do not need judgment and alienation. They are scared and holding ages of fear and pain. 

Hello, inner managers, and judgers, and thinkers.  I see you.  I am here for you.  I see your skills.  You have done nothing wrong.  No matter what you feel, you deserve more love, not less.  Let's just breathe together, and then you can share your fears and concerns.  I am here for you.  I will not leave you.
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In the IFS community, we call triggers "trailheads In the IFS community, we call triggers "trailheads" or say, "This part of me is really activated." Identifying and caring for emotionally reactive parts gives us the opportunity to respond with intention rather than impulsively. By practicing emotional regulation and internal partswork, you can create space between stimulus and response, allowing for more thoughtful and grounded decision-making.
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For me, it was the fear I would disintegrate and b For me, it was the fear I would disintegrate and be insignificant.  For many, it's attached to conditional love.  IFS coaching helped me in places typical coaching couldn't.  It helped me compassionately understand and connect with these parts - and ya know what? They began to relax, build trust, and step back, leaving space for my natural creativity, grounded confidence, and clarity to lead in my work & life.  This is available to you.  #ifscoaching
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