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When Marianne was diagnosed with breast cancer, she realized that she hadn’t been living the life that she was meant to live. She wanted to change. Marianne left her husband of 10 years. He committed suicide. She struggled with the guilt. Marianne went on a journey of self compassion, where she learned to be kind to herself. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– practice self compassion
– treat yourself like a good friend
– be mindful of how you speak to yourself
– practice self care
– make sure your decisions are in alignment with who you want to be
– you are stronger than you think
– true belonging starts with yourself
– life is precious, live it fully, don’t play small
– we are in this together
– suffering is part of being human
– sharing our stories is so important
– you are not alone

Marianne Ingheim is a Danish-Norwegian American writer, teacher, and PhD student at California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion, from She Writes Press. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and stepson.

https://marianneingheim.com/

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Colleen shares some powerful observations during the current Covid-19 stay at home order. She feels that we’re on a threshold of the past and future, what she calls a “liminal space”. It’s an uncertain and uncomfortable time for some. Somehow, Colleen is able to bring some clarity to the current situation. What I found fascinating about my conversation with her was her ability to help me to see it from the outside looking it. I think you will really enjoy our conversation. Here are some words of wisdom that Colleen shares during her interview:
– we have the opportunity to become more aware of our feelings, our patterns and our distractions
– we are trying to figure out how we can grieve, but yet move forward
– these are unsettling times, which can be exciting times for some
– let’s practice self-compassion, awareness and listening
– we have control of our awareness
– let’s strive to acknowledge our pain and the pain of others
– acknowledging is the greatest gift that we give ourselves and others
– liminal space can be an opportunity to create for some
– we need connection with each other
– some things start slowly, then come more and more into focus
– perhaps, this is a time of preparation
– let’s be as intentional as possible
– let’s continue our daily practices

https://www.colleenhaggerty.com/ 

Colleen is a Soul Tender who works with creatives (those both in and out of the closet!) who want to deepen their relationship with their Soul and their purpose. She provides creative and soul-filled processes that help awaken people to their authentic selves. As a certified Life Coach, trained SoulCollage® Facilitator, published author, and TEDx speaker, she brings a wealth of experience supporting people to use creative practices to integrate past traumas and move into a well-crafted future. Losing her left leg—and nearly her right leg—when she was 17 years old was a defining and formative experience in her life. Being an amputee for 40 years has taught her about many aspects of being human.

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Deborah felt compelled to write about her unconventional, charismatic, yet narcissistic mother, more than 20 years after her death. This set her on a creative journey that liberated her from the things that she held as true but were not. The book became an unraveling of the myth with her mother. Today, Deborah feels that her relationship with her mother has made her resilient. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– be open to possibilities
– reframe to the positive
– stay open, curious and inquisitive
– let things unfold
– everyone is on a journey
– we need to go through trials to become our best selves
– look at the gifts of each relationship
– ideas are entities that they are all around us
– embrace the narrative arc
– be open to different ways of allowing your story to be told

https://deborahburnsauthor.com/ 

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