Today I had to get an x-ray for a tooth extraction. I had to remove any jewellery and wear a protective belt around my waist.
The lady was really nice but I was so nervous about a machine radiating these energy wavelengths around my head that my mind started thinking about things like what if she makes a mistake and blows my head off!
Immediately I pressed the pause button, said “cancel” in my head and started to do some breathwork to calm myself down. It’s one of the five strategies I shared in my recent blog post about detoxing the mind for cultivating a happier and positive outlook when it comes to balancing hormones holistically.
Fear can be so debilitating that we can stunt our own personal growth if we’re not diligent in monitoring our thoughts.
So how do we evolve when we feel frozen by fear?
It’s about viewing fear as a state of transition.
The word transition evokes the feeling of progress, it’s letting go of the past and reaching out for the unknown.
It’s where transformation happens.
So how do we embrace this space called transition?
Expect that it’s going to be hard. When we know this, we can prepare ourselves and surrender to what is.
I read a wonderful analogy that transitions is very much like the act of swinging from one trapeze swing bar to another whilst soaring through the air, it’s that moment where we are still holding onto the bar of the past and reaching for the bar ahead when we finally let go.
How exhilarating would life be if we were swinging from one bar to the next, feeling the fear and doing it anyway!
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
l’m running a free online course that launches on Thursday 2nd of July 2020 that explores the the Power of Mindfulness to Decrease Stress as a tool you can use to help you conquer fear.
I took my two boys out for lunch and we had sushi. My 3 year old always get the mini tuna sushi rolls but he also enjoys trying new varieties from my plate.
Today he said “mummy I want to try that one” whilst pointing at a plate on the conveyor belt and I grabbed it off without looking exactly what it was. He took one bite and gave me a disapproving look and said “no mummy, I don’t want this anymore.”
After closer inspection, I realised it was eel. Last time I had eel, I was a tween at home with my parents and had an all body reaction. I was covered in hives and I was itchy for days.
I was torn. Do I encourage my son to try something new by trying it myself and risk getting hives or do I just let him get off the hook and miss an opportunity to teach him the consequences of food wastage.
So I ate it and realised after an uncomfortable wait for about 20 – 30 minutes I had grown out of the allergy but not the fear until that moment.
Have you ever held onto fear, guilt or anger Which has been holding you back in life?
Through my experience coaching women with hormonal health issues, sometimes the cause of a lot of their problems has been as a result of disharmony in the area of self-love, relationships, career and finances.
Cultivating a happier and positive outlook can help with boosting mood but also has a healing effect on hormones by reducing tension, stress and fortifying the mental strength to juggle the complexities of life for the modern woman.
So here are 5 mental health detoxing tips for balancing hormones:
Negative Self Talk
Set yourself a challenge to avoid saying anything negative to yourself for 48 hours. Most of the times we are so unaware of the internal dialogue of negative self-talk, we don’t realised the accumulative toll it has on our health.
If you catch yourself starting to say something negative, hit the pause button and say “stop” then try again. Reframing and choosing more empowering words will leave you feeling lighter.
Reassessing Outdated Beliefs
Reassess beliefs that you are holding and start questioning if they’re serving you still. For a long time I held the belief that I’m terrible writer and people wouldn’t want to read my posts so I never blogged until now!
Next time you say I can’t do something, ask yourself why? Then break apart your why and see if that belief is still relevant.
THE COMPARISON TRAP
Avoid getting into the comparison trap because when we compare we let go of what’s going great. We look at someone and see what we don’t have. There is a clear distinction between admiration and comparison.
Admiration is about reflecting on what we want more for ourselves without needing to compare what we don’t have. Admiration has no judgement therefore it’s a force that propels us forward rather than holds us back.
RESISTING CHANGE
When we make the decision to change, often we encounter resistance because it’s something new, it requires stepping outside of our comfort zone and doing something we may have never had to do before. People find change scary but choosing to stay stagnant in our circumstances is still change, we’re just changing backwards.
Making small incremental changes, consistently adds up and you’d be surprise what can happen in a year.
BUT I’M RIGHT!
Whether your right or wrong, our ego can get in the way of us feeling happy. We’ve heard the saying, it’s better to choose your battles and I really never understood this until I got married.
Sometimes it’s better to choose to be peaceful than to be right (all the time).
Share with me your thoughts
I hope you found these tips useful and would love to know what other tips have helped you.
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