Beyond labels, titles, & roles, look inward and become who you truly are, not who you think you’re supposed to be. After all, you’re not the thoughts you think, you’re separate from them! Host Bridget Briere spent nearly 15 years in a career she thought s
76. When you use words as weapons you might be more at war with yourself than with anybody else … --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
75. You can find a lot of love in the little things … If you let yourself --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
74. Are you truly in touch with your emotions … Or are you just going through the motions? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
73. Sometimes we must face a challenge to unlock a new level of joy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
72. Are you minding your mind? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
71. The cool thing I heard a respected Spiritual Thought Leader say about life and death. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
It can feel just as good to be excited for the success of someone else as it does to focus on yourself! And … the power of hugs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
69. Sometimes it takes a “big” or “bad” moment to bring you into full presence. But there are ways to practice being in the now outside of those experiences as well … --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
68. A lot of the problems we think we have are just that … Thoughts! Noticing when the mind pulls you into a place of creating conflict or competition can help. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Practicing awareness helps strengthen your ability to choose where your thought energy goes. In turn, that can help you make “choice changes” in other areas of your life as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Life is made up many little moments. And when we learn to savor the simple things and not sweat the small stuff, it's a lot sweeter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
65. Why do we do the things we do? Awareness helps us figure it out. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
64. What if you let go of longing for things to go a certain way and just enjoy the journey? It might surprise you … --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
63. Asking for help can be hard. In this episode, I share - in real-time - a struggle to accept help I sought … Not just for myself but for our family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
62. Life not only gives us lessons … It's a constant reflection of our thoughts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
61. It's never all or nothing Because there's always something To harsh your vibe Or bring you down Or make it seem Like you might drown But when times get tough? You are enough So … Don't give up --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
60. What does happy mean to YOU and how can you get more of it in your life? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
59. Do you give yourself the gift of being present? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
58. There will always be seasons of discomfort. Finding a flow between cocooning inward and coaching yourself can help. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
57. A break from thinking does a human good. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
56. Thoughts sometimes show up as feelings in the body. Noticing physical sensations while simultaneously observing what's happening in the mind is a powerful "awareness check" practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
55. Thanksgiving 2021 … A reflection on the importance - and power - of gratitude. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
54. Routines are grounding. But purposefully choosing to change things up can provide a mental reset that will allow you to return to your regular routine feeling restored. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
53. The perception of perfection is such a personal thing. That'a why there is so much freedom in releasing attachments to this (unattainable) concept, in exchange for a practice that helps you learn to trust yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
52. Little shifts, over time, can add up to big changes. But why wait to celebrate? Even seemingly small victories on your path to being a better, happier human deserve to be acknowledged. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
51. Pausing is powerful. Whether it's 60 seconds here and there to breathe in deeply when you notice yourself getting worked up, or you take an entire day to rest, relax and reset, giving yourself permission to press pause is important for mental wellness. It also reinforces awareness. And awareness helps us dial into the most important place we can ever be … The present moment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
50. From a full moon to trying to “read” a room, energetic shifts and clues are constantly within us and around us. Tuning into these invisible vibes can be a powerful tool in preserving our own inner peace. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
49. Do you do things like lash out at loved ones or trash talk in traffic when you feel the squeeze of stress? If yes, it's a great opportunity to take that awareness and turn it into action to make changes for the better (and kinder). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
48. Whether you're married, dating, or single you're actually in multiple relationships! You have one with your body, mind, food, exercise ... But just as relationships of the romantic, friendship, and familial kinds can be toxic, those you have with thoughts and things have the potential to poison your life too. Today we're talking about how the Marie Kondo method of tidying up can be used to do a relationship review in your own life and I also share details about some decisions I made over the Summer regarding alcohol and marijuana. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Embarrassment & shame are big feelings that can keep us in replay mode rather than allowing ourselves to move forward. But what if we choose to change the thought patterns in exchange for presence? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Are you willing to see a little bit of yourself in each judgment thought that floods the mind? The word judgment itself even holds “me” within it … --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
While not as common as it is among kids, it does occur - as I can attest - that adults have tantrums too. And this kind of explosive, emotional outburst often goes hand in hand with hiding from what's really going on inside. So today we explore a simple strategy to help bring the benefits of meditation into those real life moments when we need stillness the most. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
When you come up against anxiety, anger, frustration or other big feelings that make you think “I might snap” or “I can't handle this” … There's a super simple strategy (in the form of a question) you can try applying in the moment. It just might make a major difference in how you deal. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
How do you feel when something comes to an end? Whether it's as basic as being done with a book or as deep as the death of a loved one, "The End" can feel heavy. But ... It can also be viewed and experienced as a new beginning if approached with openness and awareness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
From physical sensations and emotional reactions to those "too perfect to be a coincidence" moments ... We, humans, are left to decipher messages of many kinds (if we're open enough to notice these things in the first place). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Big emotions can capture our thinking patterns and pull us into a spiral of self-loathing. But as we practice feeling feelings while simultaneously quieting the mind, we learn to allow ourselves to feel our way forward, instead of sinking into a suckhole of stories that keep us stuck in sadness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
If things don't go as planned are you most likely to: A) freak out B) never try again C) give yourself grace Let's talk about how option C is the gold standard of choices available to you when you encounter the unexpected. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
It isn't always easy to decide when to push through something and when to pause instead ... But knowing how to tune into yourself to figure it out is a powerful tool when it comes to navigating your own mind. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Humanity is experiencing a shift. We, humans, are figuring out how to witness ourselves in the moment. It's mindfulness. It's meditation. It's monitoring our mental wellness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Just because you think it, that doesn't make it true! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Let's talk about taking action on something before you feel fully ready. Kinda scary, right? BUT ... What if you give yourself permission to FORGET PERFECTION and just show up and shine as you "do it messy"?!?!? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
The work you put into mastering your superpower abilities of thought observation (which comes from your highest self) is completely worth the effort ... Especially once you realize that YOU are the only thing that will make YOU whole. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Having a deeper sense of purpose, pursuing our passions, and being paid in the process is something lots of us long for. So why is it that so many of us never take the leap and make it happen? Just recently, I learned about a Japanese concept that focuses on exactly this. It's called Ikigai and in the course that I'm taking with Cathy Heller right now, she describes Ikigai as a “reason for being” and is helping me - and whoever else is taking the course - to align our sense of purpose with our passions so we can figure out a way to get paid for it. So ... This felt like the perfect time to publish a conversation I had a few weeks ago with a woman who wholeheartedly lives this concept of Ikigai. She happens to be my Aunt, but as it applies to what we're covering here, Maggie Egan is also a wonderful and passionate Actress based in Los Angeles who's done so many cool things including working with actors like George Clooney and Seinfeld. The way she describes the love of her craft is "fire in the belly" and that imagery is so powerful I just had to know what that means to her, so we can each try and add some flames to our own pursuits. https://www.maggieeganla.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
As we practice becoming a witness to our behaviors and thoughts, we open a new level of awareness that allows us to begin to break free of the ego's pull and instead step into our highest self. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
What you want will come to you when you are truly ready to receive it. But when it arrives will you welcome it straight away or, as I recently did, will you have to fend off fear first? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
It's pretty common for people - you know, us humans - to fear making mistakes, making the wrong choice … To fear failure (and to be self-loathing in the process). But what if you start using fear as an opportunity to look inside and start untangling the knots of thoughts and feelings by following each tiny thread, one moment at a time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
We are human BEINGS but we don't just have to exist and be. We deserve to go after what makes us happy. Sometimes, though, we hide and make ourselves small because we think it's worthless to work on something that might not make us rich or famous or we think we're not good enough to get going. But if it provides playfulness and/or joy ... DO THE DAMN THING! And that's what we're talking about today!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
Connection is cool. But it can't be forced. Today we talk about some of the Soulcially Responsible, living from the inside out tools you can use to help yourself move out of resistance, away from personalizing, and into a place of acceptance when it comes to poor connections. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
"Just by looking at someone, we experience them." That's the quote I recently saw posted by Happiness Researcher Emma Seppala, which stopped me dead in my scroll on Instagram. I had to know more. So today we're talking about what I discovered and how two simple things - that you can start doing today - can increase your ability to connect with those around you on a deeper level ... Instantly. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBJvfojfdA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://emmaseppala.com/reading-bodies-touching-minds/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
As challenges arise, it's an excellent opportunity to come out of autopilot thinking and reactions and, instead, get in there - being in the moment - and really fly the crap out of your brain plane. When you do that over and over again you start to create the inner space to be able to re-write any unhelpful (often hurtful) inner narratives that have previously been published in your brain plane manual. Doing this stuff little by little also allows you to experience and welcome in the incredible power of conscious living ... Of living from the inside out. https://www.instagram.com/soulciallyresponsible/ https://www.soulciallyresponsible.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
When you have a win - as far as overriding autopilot thoughts and reactions - it might not feel as “big” as you want it to. But acknowledging these seemingly small achievements is still super important as we build new habits. Today we're talking about how to create your own ripple effect of victories. Do it ... And notice the energetic elevation it provides inside you AND all around you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulciallyresponsible/message
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