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Show Notes
In today’s episode we talk about navigating fear and “life quakes”. A life quake is a term defined by author Bruce Fellar in his book “ Life is in the Transitions”.
He defines a life quake is a massive life disruption.
In this episode we discuss:
-Kate’s life quake of an empty nest and how she’s been anticipating and preparing for this time in her life.
-How caregiving is shifting to our aging parents and the emotions surrounding that reality.
-The 3 distinct phases of life quakes that are non linear
- Long goodbye
- Messy middle
- New beginning
-Betsy’s experience with the messy middle as they are putting their house on the market after 19 years and not knowing what comes next.
-How fear plays into life quakes and the double arrow when you berate yourself for your fear
-How fear is wired into us and ways we can work with it
-How important it is to reach out when we are in the hardest darkest places –
-How we come into the world afraid of only 2 things, loud noises and falling and all other fears are conditioned.
-How fear shows up as anxiety and rumination and you can feel it in your body.
-The Buddhist term bardo which represents the in-between place and how we must not get stuck in the messy middle but go toward the bright light.
Books:
“Life is in the Transitions” Bruce Feiler
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