Adjusting Podcast
This podcast is all about the journey of healing, growth and self-discovery. It's called Adjusting, and it's going to be a space for candid conversations and inspiring affirmations to help navigate life's inevitable changes and transitions.
Whether you're recovering from trauma, redefining your purpose, managing mental health, or simply craving more authenticity - this show is for you. We'll get raw and real about confronting struggles, while motivating you to adjust your mindset every step of the way.
I'll be bringing on amazing guests to share their own stories of resilience and reinvention. You'll hear practical tools for adjusting to your most empowered self through self-love, vulnerability and courage.
This is about tuning into what your soul has been calling you towards. It's your weekly reminder that adjusting your life is possible with an open heart and mindset.
Adjusting Podcast
Adjusting Your Approach: Avoidance Is Just Settling With Better Excuses
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Let's be honest, avoidance rarely looks like hiding under the covers. Most of the time it looks like staying busy, saying "I'm not ready yet," keeping your distance in relationships, not having the conversation, and never quite letting yourself explore what else might be possible for your life. And here's the thing nobody says out loud: avoidance isn't the opposite of settling. It is settling. Just with more sophisticated excuses.
In this episode, we're getting into all of it: what avoidance actually is, how it shows up in your relationships, creative work, community, and daily life, and why the cost of staying frozen is so much higher than we want to admit. We're also talking about what it means to live a purposeful life and why you genuinely cannot afford to let fear be in charge of how you use your time and your gifts.
In this episode:
- What avoidance actually is — and why it's not laziness or weakness
- How fear keeps you frozen and what that really looks like in everyday life
- Why avoidance of conversations, community, and new possibilities is avoidance of hope
- How avoidance quietly becomes settling — and what that's costing you
- Why you have one life and your gifts were never just for you
- The difference between courage and confidence (and why you don't need to feel ready)
- What your nervous system needs before you can take the next step
- Six things to consider as you start moving toward the scary thing — one small step at a time
You don't need a big breakthrough. You don't need to feel ready. You just need to be willing. This episode is going to feel like a diary entry — and that's completely on purpose.
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