🎧 Hi there! I’m so excited to share this episode with you where I dive into why changing your life through personal development can feel so impossible sometimes. After taking almost a year off to have my baby and study, I’ve been thinking deeply about why some self development ideas around changing your life often leave us feeling more stuck than before.
In this episode, I share my own journey with changing my life – from standing in a parking lot trying desperately to “think positive” at 20 years old, to discovering why these strategies weren’t helping me grow. Through my own experiences and my deep dive into psychotherapy studies, I’ve discovered that real change comes from understanding ourselves rather than trying to force positivity.
I talk about:
- Why replacing challenging thoughts with gratitude lists isn’t always the path to changing your life
- How our “negative” parts often serve important protective functions
- What happened when I started reading psychotherapy books to help myself change
- Why understanding ourselves is more powerful than trying to force change
- How I’m bridging complex psychological concepts into simple, actionable strategies through The Self Development Collective to support inner growth
I share openly about my experience growing up with a parent with narcissistic personality disorder and how understanding my background helped me recognize why certain parts of myself developed as protection. This understanding was far more powerful than any amount of positive thinking or gratitude lists.
The Self Development Collective was born from my own struggle to find genuine ideas and concepts that helped me understand why I was the way I was. After discovering transformative psychological concepts in my studies, I realized these incredible insights often stay locked away in complex academic books. That’s why I’m passionate about breaking down these ideas into accessible, practical strategies that actually help us change our lives.
This episode is perfect if you’ve ever felt frustrated with advice that tells you to “just think positive” or “eliminate your inner critic” when changing your life. I share a different approach – one that honors all parts of ourselves while creating space for genuine growth and transformation.
I’m releasing new episodes every two weeks, bringing you accessible strategies based on powerful psychological concepts. Because I believe change and growth start with truly understanding ourselves. Join me as we explore how to bridge the gap between deep psychological insights and practical, actionable strategies for real transformation in our lives.
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