“The Butterfly Knows: A ‘Not This’ Moment”

Butterfly series: Episode 1

“Not This — The Moment the Butterfly Knows”

 

Series: Becoming the Butterfly (6-part mini-series with Tribe Sober & Janet Gourand)

Host: Lynette Le Roux

Music: “Remember” by Sutherland (used with permission)

 

Episode summary

Lynette opens the series with the tender, catalytic moment of “Not This”—the quiet inner knowing that your current life no longer fits. Through the butterfly metaphor, mindfulness (Ellen Langer), and Positive Intelligence, she invites you to notice where your own wings are beginning to stir.

 

What you’ll learn

• Why a Not This moment is both painful and sacred
• How surrender (the cocoon) precedes transformation
• A gentle mindfulness lens: “the simple act of noticing new things”
• A reflection prompt to begin moving from awareness to change

 

Reflection prompt

 

Journal: “I don’t know exactly what’s next, but I know… not this.”

Then ask: “If not this, what feels lighter, truer, more alive?”

 

Timestamps

• 00:00 — Opening music: “Remember” (Sutherland)
• 00:44 — Series intro & collaboration with Tribe Sober
• 03:52 — Lynette’s story: the Not This moment
• 07:23 — Teaching: Mindfulness in transformation (Ellen Langer)
• 09:34 — Reflection & call to action
• 10:47 — What’s next in the series + how to connect
• 13:25 — Outro music: “Remember” (reprise)

 

Resources & links

• Tribe Sober — community, challenges, and support: tribesober.com
• Email Lynette — coaching & programs: [email protected]

 

Teaser — Episode 2

Turning Not This into a clear vision: Lynette introduces the cognitive tool that changed her life and how to cross the “river of misery” with compassion and practice.

 

Credits

• Host & writer: Lynette Le Roux
• Collaboration: Tribe Sober & Janet Gourand
• Music: “Remember” by Sutherland (used with permission)