We're digging into emotions- why they are good, when they are hard and how they are forever inconvenient.

• The wild and wide distance between a real life problem and the body’s reaction to it
• Why an out-of-proportion panic response is not personal failure, it's actually incredibly wise (albeit terribly inconvenient)
• A Kumail Nanjiani joke that perfectly frames this emotional mismatch (his Netflix special is fabulous btw- not affiliated btw)
• Lessons from therapy in the realm of feeling the real emotion as opposed to intellectualizing it (rude)
• The lifelong, LOUD messages we absorb, all demanding we tone down and tidy up our feelings
• How numbing keeps us from the full spectrum of being alive, and how critical it is to feel it all, especially now.

Here's to feeling it all. I'll be on my bedroom floor, crying to my "big feelings" playlist.

Love ya.

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Holy crap we're 21 episodes in!

Today I'm digging back in to the topic of identity, how cool and also frustrating that our brains make rules to keep us safe... and more things like this:

• identity (and how much of mine was wrapped up in a job title)
• what happens emotionally when you step away from something that once defined you
• the subconscious “rules” that decide whether we feel worthy or safe
• why re-programming those rules matters, and is totally possible
• what it means to choose authenticity, presence, and self-given permission over external validation

The world is better because you’re in it my friend.

Let's talk about change, self-acceptance, and remembering that who you are is So. Much. Bigger. than what you do.

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All my love and gratitude for this podcast's beautiful cover design, created by the very best & most magical Mo Houston of JoyScout Studio

And podcast production/editing masterfully done by Sean Gritters. You can reach Sean by emailing seangritters@gmail.com

Are you sweet, soft, and flexible? Or strong, stable, and rigid?

Spoiler... we're all both. We need both. Physically, emotionally, mentally, we need the sukha and the sthira.

That's the focus of my convo today- hope you enjoy!

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You can also connect with me on Instagram @starfishyoga, or send me an email at Liz@LizMckean.com. I'd love to hear from you!

All my love and gratitude for this podcast's beautiful cover design, created by the very best & most magical Mo Houston of JoyScout Studio

And podcast production/editing masterfully done by Sean Gritters. You can reach Sean by emailing seangritters@gmail.com