"What motivates me to move forward in life - a lot of times, it's just the pain of not."

Some of us are sensitive to pain, and especially what I call 'Soul-suffering.' So we train ourselves to numb it. We numb our misery. We numb our desperation.

And in the process, we also numb our callings and dreams.

Let's explore what happens when we break the habit of numbing and start seeing our pain as a gift that gets us going in our Soul's direction.

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⁠https://theartoflivingboldly.com/⁠

Referenced in this episode:

Steven Kotler quote from The Art of Impossible (book)

Ep 4: Attuning to Fear (The Art of Living Boldly podcast)

Ep 5: The Grief of Becoming (The Art of Living Boldly podcast)

Changing our lives brings up many emotions.

Last week, I talked about the fear of change that can drive us to choose the familiar path.

But there is another experience that inevitably gets triggered by transformation:

Grief.

Whenever we initiate anything new in our lives, we also experience a painful loss—the loss of our old identity.

Even if it's a change we intentionally choose, if we do not acknowledge and grieve our loss, we risk thwarting our own evolution.

In this episode you'll discover why grief is a necessary part of becoming yourself and how to embrace it with openness and grace.

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⁠https://theartoflivingboldly.com/⁠

On a recent vacation, my cellphone decided to kick the bucket.

That, plus my intention to 'be present' during the trip, taught me an unexpected lesson about fear.

I've started to realize that most of the time, rather than feel my fear, I just react to it. It's often unconscious.

But I'm learning that attuning to fear and feeling my fear is actually the most powerful way to go.

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⁠https://theartoflivingboldly.com/⁠

We all go through periods in our lives when we feel lost, stuck, full of doubt, and low on hope.

I recently endured a dark night of the soul that lasted for several months, and I'm (finally!) emerging, stronger and wiser, on the other side.

In this episode I share what helped me through.

I talk about reconnecting with our Souls, the power of simple pleasures, and what Uncle Iroh (from Avatar: The Last Airbender) taught me about the meaning of inner strength.

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⁠https://theartoflivingboldly.com/⁠

Referenced in this episode:

the brynth (Anna's Tarot YouTube Channel)

Monica's Believe Playlist (Spotify playlist)

The Alchemist (book by Paulo Coelho)

Ted Lasso (TV show)

Avatar: The Last Airbender (animated TV series)

Sunday Self-Alignment (podcast episode - coming soon! ;))

As human beings, we all crave connection and long for belonging.

But how can we measure belonging? How can we guarantee that we belong?

We can't.

In this episode I share a powerful alternative, a mindset shift that empowers us and eliminates the elusive need to belong.

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⁠https://theartoflivingboldly.com/⁠

"And though you never know all the steps, you must learn to join the dance."

It's mighty tempting to follow the step-by-step paths we see laid out for us.

We think they are a shortcut to success, a fool-proof way to avoid failure and mistakes.

But I believe that our true path is not the one we can see neatly laid out ahead--it's the one we create with every inspired step.

Living boldly is about blazing our own path, which requires flights of faith, a deep trust in ourselves, and a willingness to dance with the divine.

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https://theartoflivingboldly.com/

Referenced in this episode:

Through Heaven's Eyes (song)

The Prince of Egypt (movie)

Ted Lasso (TV show)