We are taught to make good choices. Be decisive. And then we are told that it had better be the right choice, or a good decision, because if not we are going to be ashamed, or held back or both. One bad decision can ruin the future. But the truth is decisions are mirrors and they reveal the present, not the future. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How decisions are mirrors revealing aspects of ourselves to us. -How to transcend Decision Fatigue and embrace Choice Enthusiasm. -A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the parts of you that make all of your decisions, even ones you don’t like, and give them a space to rest and be appreciated and better understood. If you’re ready to discover what’s possible when you regain a sense of empowered choice-making then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE

We’ve been told about the virtues of self-awareness. It can lead to transformation, epiphanies, insights, and personal joy. But nobody talks about the dark side. How at first Self-Awareness feel like crap because we are learning uncomfortable things about our “personality,” or so we think. The truth is that Self-Awareness comes in stages. And in that first stage we are NOT become more aware of who we are, we are becoming more aware of the patterns, proclivities, impulses, and narratives that obscure who we are. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How self-awareness can backfire if left in stage 1 (I’m just like this) -How to move through all 3 stages in order to find peace and liberation (I can support myself)-A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the parts of you that are fully aware of what they consider to be your dysfunction, and to help them move from stage 1 awareness to stage 3 acceptance, because they deserve peace. If you’re ready to discover the game changing power of moving from mere self-awareness into robust self-acceptance then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE

How to Be Consistent By Disrupting PatternsWe have been taught that consistency means sameness. Do the same routine. The same workout. Drive the same route to work. And we’ve been taught that consistency is a virtue. So now we have this mistaken idea that sameness somehow equals virtue. Nothing could be further from the truth. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How nature and reality thrive on consistently being inconsistent -How to protect your consistency by disrupting it intentionally-A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the part of you that thrives on routine and the adventurous part that just longs to break free. Because both aspects of your being fill a benevolent role in your psyche. If you’re ready to discover the transformative power of befriending your Routine Keeper and your Adventurer then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE

The Power of Persistence in Pessimistic TimesWe have all heard the phrase “don’t take no for an answer” but when it comes to our well-being, healing, personal growth and development we take “no” for an answer all the time. No, you can’t fully heal trauma. No, you can’t ever heal an addiction. No, I really am NOT good enough. We can be persistent in business and relationships but still wholeheartedly give up on ourselves without even noticing. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How we learned to be persistent in life and why our own personal thriving feels like the exception. -How to harness the power of persistence to impact your own life positively. -A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the parts of you that believe you are a lost cause, or that it’s selfish to take good care of us. Because those parts are doing their best to keep us safe, and they need our compassion. If you’re ready to discover the transformative power of befriending the parts of you that feel entirely unworthy, then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE

We are told not to strive for perfectionism but only in lip service. In every other way we are encouraged to strive for perfect. Put on the finishing touches. Dot your I’s and cross your T’s. But the truth is that if we keep waiting to put something out there, or put ourselves out there, until it, or we, are perfect we are going to be waiting a long time. Perfect is an illusion, so it’s the lowest standard there is. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How we learned that being perfect was somehow desirable and how to let it go-How to embrace making imperfect progress and taking imperfect action -A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the parts of you that believe they have to be perfect and the parts of you that would love to make a mess. Because both parts deserve your self-acceptance and inner-friendship. If you’re ready to discover the transformative power of letting go of perfection and embracing enough-ness then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE

Emotions don’t mean what we think they mean. We’ve been taught that emotions are something to be managed, avoided, or addictioned away with shopping, scrolling, screwing, smoking or someotherthing-ing. The truth is emotions are guidance. Not because they verify or validate stories of the mind, they don’t. But because they reveal places in us where there are unmet needs. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How to discover the unmet needs under our emotions -How to translate emotions into guidance in 4 simple steps -A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the parts of you that normally avoid your emotions and the parts of you that get overwhelmed with emotion, because they all deserve a safe space to be seen, heard and understood. If you’re ready to discover the transformative power of finding the guidance in your emotions then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE

Have you ever noticed that forcing yourself, pushing yourself, and admonishing yourself is only moderately effective but also wildly unpleasant? What if I told you there was a much more effective – and pleasant – way to make progress? Self-Judgement has had its chance to shine. And it led us here. To insomnia, chronic stress, multiple economic crises and a society on the brink. It is time to give Self-Gentleness a try. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How we became some accustomed to self-judgement and how to break free-How to practice the art of self-gentleness and finally make real progress -A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the parts of you that are convinced pushing is the only way, AND the parts of you that are exhausted from all the pushing. None are wrong. They just need your support in a new way. If you’re ready to discover the transformative power of befriending the parts of you that push and the parts that are exhausted by it, then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE

The deeper and deeper we sink into the chaos and madness of modern society the more and more it can feel like peace is a luxury we can’t afford. Not only does it feel unaffordable, it also feels tone deaf, inappropriate, and unimportant in times like these. Like chewing gum in a nuclear explosion, what good will it do? But the truth is, cultivating the lost art of returning to peace in a world on fire is the only and surest way to add peace to the world. We cannot create pace when we rage with the energy of war too. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-How peace became sidelined like some kind of luxury -How to cultivate peace (not calm, or passivity) as a life long practice. -A short S.H.I.F.T. Model™ practice to connect with the parts of you that don’t think peace is important right now, as well as the parts that simply long for it. If you’re ready to discover the transformative power of befriending your own conflicting relationship to peace, then this episode is for you. LIVE every Tuesday at 8:30am EST on your favorite social media platform @TheBrianHogan. See you there!DIY Wellness The Show for People Taking Personal Growth Into Their Own Hands—Catch up on past episodes on DIYWellnessLIVE.com or your favorite podcasting app. Let’s work together: www.TheBrianHogan.com Click the link in my bio for other resources or to learn more. From the intersection of creativity & well-being…I trust you humanity,Brian #NarrativeCrafting #TheBrianHogan #DIYWellnessLIVE