My kid heads to school for the first time this fall and it opens up so many opportunities for her and for me, too. And also feelings. Lots of feelings!
Episode Highlights
00:30 It’s always extra emotional and challenging when you head into a “first” anything.
01:00 My parenthood so far has been an education in my own psychology, to put it mildly.
03:00 OMG, yes, please go have your own space, your own experience, and let me have my own thing, too, finally! Said every mom at the end of the toddler years
04:00 It feels like if I don’t go out of my way and hunt information down, no information is forthcoming about anything in life, but particularly about my kid’s school situation.
05:30 When communication is lacking it makes it really hard to plan a life.
06:00 I can’t be outraged for years without refueling – eventually I just stop being able to care that much and focus on survival instead.
07:00 These days we seem to be lacking the community and support that I can only assume was the basis for humanity making it this far. It’s like we’ve lost all sense of connection in our mad dash to matter as individuals.
08:40 For each thing I am excited about my daughter gaining this year, I am equally excited about what I gain – and it’s a lot of the same things.
09:30 I frequently think of parenthood as this experiment where you start out thinking it’s about how you can shape a better human than you are, but it turns into showing you the human you are instead.
10:40 If I don’t plan ahead what I’d like to fill in the new space in my life, I know stuff will just fall in and fill it up without my awareness.
11:30 This transition is an opportunity to consciously decide what I’d like my experience to become and take steps to make that happen.
11:50 When given the opportunity to take care of myself, my thought was, “what, you mean EVERY DAY? That’s crazy!”
Welcome to the full Spectrum Feeling Podcast. I'm your host, Blaze Schwaller, life coach and former tattoo artist. I help people heal their past, speak their truth to those they love, and learn how to feel ALL their emotions, so that they can live lives they love no matter what comes up. Join me here every week for conversations on how to live an imperfect but fully engaged life that embraces all the feels, so you can stretch into your best life while enjoying the you that's here now.