Finding Fun: Embracing Your Inner Child for Success

Published: June 11, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

Episode Summary:

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Welcome back, listeners! Host Bronwyn Corkery navigates us through a deeply personal and transformative episode of the "Express Your Wonders" podcast. In this episode, Bronwyn addresses the changes in her podcast schedule, shares her journey of self-discovery, and explores the challenges of coping with ADHD.

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Bronwyn reflects on her current life's pivot, moving from weekly to bi-weekly episodes to balance her love for crafting and podcasting. She opens up about the ongoing struggles in identifying her true calling despite various therapeutic and life-coaching interventions. Her journey is generously sprinkled with nostalgic childhood memories and recent insights gained from mental health strategies and ADHD awareness.

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Key Takeaways:

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* Balancing Passions: Bronwyn shares the importance of reevaluating and redistributing time between her crafting business and podcast.

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* Slowing Down for Clarity: Learn how slowing down can provide clarity and rejuvenate one's passions.

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* Reflecting on Childhood Joys: Bronwyn emphasizes the significance of reconnecting with joyful childhood memories to combat adult stress and limiting beliefs.

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* Mental Health Awareness: The revelation of her ADHD diagnosis helps Bronwyn understand her behaviors and challenges more deeply.

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* Fun as a Guiding Principle: Reintroducing fun as a critical element in pursuing and achieving life goals.

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Notable Quotes:

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1. "I have a very strong feeling inside myself that I have a purpose, that I have a calling, but I just can't nail it down."

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2. "I've always heard that clarity comes from action, so I always thought I had to keep doing keep trying, keep producing."

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3. "When I start taking life too seriously and I start to think I'm not good enough for my dreams, I'm going to get on that wonder wheel and I'm going to laugh because that's who I am."

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4. "It's the same for when we hang on to beliefs and thoughts that we had as a child, beliefs we developed as a way to keep safe."

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5. "I didn't realize how much I didn't know about ADHD until I got the diagnosis."

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Resources:

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30 days of affirmation cards: https://express-your-wonders.ck.page/a57cf3e85b

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