Imagine if you could follow your ambition without drowning in it – how much more fulfilling life would be? That’s what Pause Purpose Play is all about – finding balance over burnout by setting you free from needing to be perfect, so that you can take action and get started with what matters to you, instead of getting stuck in procrastination and holding yourself back with self-limiting beliefs your inner critic tells you. In this podcast, Michaela Thomas, Clinical Psychologist, Couples Therapist and founder of The Thomas Connection, shares bite-sized learning around psychology of performance, habits, self-confidence, stress, anxiety, perfectionism, parenthood and couples relationships. The podcast will mix solo episodes with guest interviews; diving deep into their professional zone of genius and learning about how they have found pause, purpose and play in their life and in their work. My new book, The Lasting Connection, is available now from all good bookshops.
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Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
In this episode, we explore how generational trauma and self-criticism is ‘handed down’ from our parents as a blueprint for how we then parent ourselves. I talk to transformational coach and host of the Motherkind podcast, Zoe Blaskey, about her recovery journey from perfectionism and alcohol. We discuss how inherited patterns aren’t our fault, but it IS our responsibility to notice and become aware of them. With gentle, compassionate noticing of our self-critical thoughts and perfectionistic behaviours, we have a choice of which thought to believe in and which action to then take. We also let go of the pressure to parent perfectly, embracing the fact that we WILL ‘mess up’ our kids.
- How almost breaking from becoming a mum lead to creating Motherkind
- The cycle of ‘Hurt, heal, help’
- Pain leading to a deeper level of understanding and purpose
- Recovery journey - a daily practice
- Perfectionism as a survival tactic that doesn’t help in the long term
- Motherhood made negative coping mechanisms resurface
- Parents handing down a faulty road map
- Developing an internal kind parental voice
- Clarity in values makes hard stuff worth it
- Journalling gives choice over which thoughts to listen to
- Can’t change until you’ve sat with the pain for long enough
- Generational cycles of trauma
- Choosing one thing to change - trusting yourself
- Constant state of flux instead of ‘balance’
- Boundaries have costs
Find out more about Zoe at www.motherkind.co
Instagram: @zoeblaskey
Burn Bright - transformational group coaching for the ambitious working woman who needs to be nicer to herself to calm the overwhelm
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