42. Comparing suffering and redefinining flourishing
Mothering Ourselves Mindfully · Sarah Harmon
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Show Notes
In this heartfelt episode recorded from the woods, we explore the complex nature of suffering, the danger of comparison, and what it truly means to flourish. Following an emotionally intense week that included a tragic loss and hosting a powerful retreat, we dive deep into the transformative work of becoming "unicorns" - the grounded, compassionate women we wish to see in the world.
Key Points
- Why we can't be in the business of comparing suffering and how all emotional experiences are valid
- The profound connection between personal loss and recommitment to self-awareness work
- How hosting a retreat while grieving revealed the perfect timing of life's challenges
- Redefining flourishing: being weepy and riding emotional waves with grace IS flourishing
- The concept of becoming "unicorns" - radically different, grounded, compassionate women The power of beginner's mind and how we receive teachings differently as we evolve
- Why repetition is essential for rewiring our programming and laying down new neural pathways
- Breaking free from scarcity-based decision making to live from abundance and hope
Quotes "We can't be in the business of comparing suffering. Your heart is valid and your heart is hard 'cause it is."
"There's nothing more important than attending to ourselves and becoming more self-aware and learning how to heal our nervous systems."
"Being weepy is flourishing for me. Riding these waves of my experience with more ease and grace... Flourishing is riding the full spectrum of my human experience with more grace and ease and rest and pleasure and love."
"We are becoming the unicorns... we are becoming the grounded, compassionate, loving their body, women and models that don't really exist around us."
Resources Mentioned
- Radical Flourishing program: https://cal.com/theschoolofmom/breakthrough-call
- Upcoming Nourish retreat at Sky Meadow retreat center in Vermont (limited spaces available): https://checkout.theschoolofmom.com/nourish-retreat/
- The School of Mom community and programs: https://theschoolofmom.com/
Thank you for tuning in to this episode of "Mothering Ourselves Mindfully." We look forward to sharing more insights and inspiration in the upcoming episodes!
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