My personal testimony. (Aka: Getting high on your own supply)

(Addiction warning: Extremely high chances of addiction to this articles contents)

Being a life coach, being in your purpose, and wanting this for anyone who wants it, I must admit that it took me a while to figure out that, we want to overcome all these self-limiting beliefs (stories) yet at the same time we also don’t want to let them go. This is the basis of resistance and this in turn equates to physical frustration which is expressed through our body. 

Let's look at it like stretching an elastic band, on one hand we hold fast while the other pulls and pulls. Eventually something has to give. Either: 

1: We revert back to old beliefs, which serve us to an extent if I am honest, but they mostly inhibit us and are the main source of physical ailments. 

2: We get propelled forward and let go of the old self, with its stories thereby liberating the body and this shows in our mental-health, emotions, and the surrounding environment will be impacted too. 

3: The elastic band snaps. We need not describe what this part of the metaphor is expressing.

I was with a friend last week that used to join me in the gym over one year and a bit ago. We would spur each other on during these intense sessions. I was in my flow in those moments or so I thought. Wanting to let all these suppressed emotions out through physical expression. Which we all do one way or another. One more pull up! One more squat! Never give up! Never say die! Blab la bla. 

During our get-together, Ekaterina asked how my workouts were going because I looked great. Until this point, I had not asked myself this question. I knew what she meant instantly because I felt it. While introspecting my reply I realised I was training considerably less with way less intensity too but somehow, I felt and looked way better than probably ever before in my life. I am 42 years old by the way. (It isn’t easy writing about myself with such confidence, but I am working on accepting myself and not putting so much focus on seeing the negative in me, as was so common). 

This is when it dawned on me, I was healing many aspects of my psyche and in doing so I was releasing so much stored trauma and energy. I feel a renewed sense of pride towards myself. I do not need to beat the weights in the gym anymore. By working on pent up emotions, I am freeing much needed life energy within me. I notice I organically take better care of what I eat without a need for, don’t eat this and don’t eat that and I even still indulge. I am kinder and more compassionate towards myself. I have meditated for 446 consecutive days. And I have my own coach to bring awareness to my blind spots and subconscious mental and emotional blockages.

The point of all this is, I realised, this shit works. It usually sounds all lardy da but being my own guinea pig, I cannot deny the effectiveness of healing, letting go, reframing, coaching and basically just wanting better for myself which starts with a healthier self-perception. It doesn’t have to be all pain and grit it can really be all love and embrace. 

I work with my clients on such pain points, and we come to prescribe all the aforementioned remedies. But taking the medication myself, well I am in love and a full believer in, anyone can heal (their body) and let go of their past. The by-product of this work is revitalisation, overall wellbeing and a love for self that many of us seldom experience. When we change the world changes.

Life is not without its challenges, it is probably the most challenging time of my life but you know what? I feel amazing. I look amazing. And all I want to do is spread love. Crazy stuff!

Fancy a “hit”? :-)