embodied.life.coach

This week I've been stepping into self-confidence & abundance mindset with an intentional focus, as I've been on an emotional rollercoaster in this past season of life with many changes abound.

I recently started a graduate program to obtain an M.A. in Professional Counseling, I'm moving out of my current living space at the end of the month, and I took a leave of absence from work to travel throughout Mexico, Central, & South America for the next 2-3 months with my amazing partner.

All of this is exciting & scary! Even though I planned well financially & set my self up for success to take this time for travel/study, these major shifts have come with much uncertainty & triggering of some of my deepest childhood wounding.

Growing up I was taught to prioritize “security" above all else, especially financial security. Thus, when changes come about, there can be fear that arises of the loss of that security & I end up shutting down, mis-communicating, & feeling anxious about “what ifs”. What if I mis-manage my finances, what if I'm judged at work for taking time away, what if my choice to go back to school was the wrong one, what if…

I can feel isolated while also feeling a lack of trust in myself. This in turn, can lead me to comparing myself to others & desiring to be “farther along” on my path than I am. It can be a torturous place if I let it go unchecked.

Thankfully, I have developed practices to be with “what’s so” about my situation & have learned to ground into & take inventory of what I can control & what I cannot.

I've come to learn that my worry doesn’t care WHAT the plan is, but rather that there IS a plan.

And so I make time to journal & be with all of the parts of myself, ensuring them that they are welcome & have a say in the plan.

Having these practices have helped me navigate uncertainty that I encounter in my life & have allowed me to re-attune to my intuitive sense of self & begin to trust myself again.

I am building back my self-confidence and assurance that this life is abundant and happening “for me” rather than “to me”.

Where in your life are you being held back by fear & limiting beliefs or struggling w. scarcity mindset?

I had the incredible opportunity of leading & learning alongside a powerful group of men this weekend. My heart is full & I feel a strength & a passion running through me as I arrive home today.

Alex & I hosted our Men’s Embodiment Retreat at a cabin in the woods near Mt. Hood. And throughout the weekend we released old stories that no longer serve us, we brought in new & expansive energy and got clear on each of our purposes in the world. We dove deep into ancestry work, engaged in meditation, deep breathwork, yoga, ecstatic dance & spent time reflecting & journaling.

We played at our edges & had the courage to be truly vulnerable & to trust that the other men in the container would fully witness & hold our experience with love & compassion.

We shared in the weekend experience together as a community of men. Men from their mid-30s to early 70’s, men from various backgrounds and orientations.

We ate together, we laughed, we cried, and we expressed healthy anger.

It was a truly transformative weekend for each man in the group.

Each time I come out of a coaching session, group workshop, or retreat, I always come away with a sense of empowerment and inner knowing that I am living from a place of true authenticity and purpose.

During the weekend, each man was challenged to write a mission statement for their life and purpose.

Mine?

“To build a generation of emotionally empowered men.”

It starts with me.

I chose to show up with authenticity, compassion, & integrity AND I invite you to join me on the journey.

Warmly,
Josh