This here, is EPISODE THREE.
Join us every Sunday for this weekly audio feature where we get obsessed with helping you create a life that is centered around you. It’s time to become self-FULL.
Those Closest To You.
One of the most complicated areas of our lives to navigate in the midst of healing, growth and change… is relationships.
I’ve always believed that people are here for either a season, a reason or a lifetime- and most of them? They fit into those first two categories.
As we enter our thirties and begin to truly find ourselves (and put ourselves first), we start to realize what relationships are equal give and take- and which are not.
Some relationships fill our cups, make us feel good, and excite us to be a part of. Other relationships deplete our energy, leave us feeling funky, and can cause us to walk on eggshells each time we interact.
It’s taken me a long time to realize the difference between these two- but lately? I’ve been making a conscious effort to ‘assess’ and make changes. I want (and deserve) to have people in my life who raise me up, have my back, and contribute equally to the relationship we have.
And you know what? You deserve that too.
Therefore, in today’s audio, we’re chatting about exploring the areas of relationships, how to tell if certain relationships are not giving you what you need- and most importantly, what to do about it if they are not.
Go ahead and dive into today’s audio transmission, and then pop down below to the reflection section to think about the next steps that you can take.
Reflection Time.
Take a few moments to sit with today’s audio and think about what this brought up for you. What do the relationships closest to you currently look like?
Are they supportive? Loving? Equal give and take? Or… do you constantly find yourself pouring from your cup into theirs- and never feeling full?
Most importantly… how do you feel when you are with those people? And how do you feel afterwards, when you’ve left those interactions? If you feel anything but good (nervous, anxious, stressed, low energy, sad, disappointed, fearful)- then this is an area to explore deeply.
Spend some quiet, uninterrupted time exploring what comes up for you in each of these areas and why you are feeling that way. Once you’ve reflected on each of the relationships closest to you (or maybe just the one that sticks out the most), consider what changes might need to happen in order for this relationship to continue.
Some might need distance, while others might need boundaries. And in some cases? You might decide that the relationship is not worth salvaging. But the only one who can decide that is you, and reflection is required in order to make change.
When you’ve sat with this, drop below into the comments and share with us what came up for you in today’s episode. Lets support each other in creating and cultivating healthier relationships for the good of our ‘self’!
I’ll catch you in the next episode.
Choosing you always,
Brianne xx
