Becoming a published author is super exciting! Right???

But what happens when, instead of celebrating that accomplishment, we brush it off instead?

In this episode, I share my response to holding the first physical copy of my co-authored book. I talk about the reaction that shocked even me, and why I believe I responded the way I did.

That response takes the conversation back to my trip to Mexico, where I share one of the most significant lessons I learned during those five days.

It’s never easy to see a situation for all it truly is, or the significance it holds, while we are actually IN it. But when we reach a part in our healing where we can see the whole picture, we often realize that not one single detail was accidental.

Sometimes the scariest part of becoming who you were always meant to be is realizing you can’t hide from her anymore.

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We’re taught a lot of things about emotions. We learn which ones are acceptable and which ones should be hidden. We are told when we should move on or that we should “get over it.” And somewhere along the way, many of us learned how to carry them instead of actually experiencing them.

But emotions don’t simply disappear because we don’t give them space. In this episode, I talk about what happens when we keep adding to the emotional load we’re already carrying, why some emotions seem to get louder over time, and what might change if we started getting curious about what they’re actually trying to tell us.

Because one way or another, emotions have a way of making themselves known. But we get to decide if we want a say in how they show up.

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Boundaries and Bridges

Setting boundaries sounds simple. Actually learning to live by them? Not so much.

In this episode, I talk about my own experience of going from having almost no boundaries, to swinging too far in the other direction, and what I’ve learned about finding the space somewhere in between.

Because maybe healthy boundaries aren’t about building walls at all. Maybe they’re about building bridges — ones that allow the right things in without losing ourselves along the way.

Reflection questions:

What boundary would you set if you stopped worrying about whether everyone else understood it?

Where are you keeping the peace at the expense of your own?

I also share a free resource I created for you — The Journey Within, a 7-day guided meditation series with a guidebook.

Start The Journey Within: https://fireandfairydust.com/the-journey-within

Connect with Cheryl and follow the show for weekly episodes about this joyful, messy, upside-down, and wonderful journey.

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