Everyone wants to leave a legacy, make a great impact on the world and for those they care about, while simultaneously avoiding all conflict, pain, and suffering. This episode introduces my concept of what it means to feel more fully into even the stuff that scares the crap out of us so that we find our lives becoming a symphony of harmonies rather than only a three-note refrain.
Some highlights:
0:56 We begin to pick and choose the emotions we are most comfortable with, even if they aren’t ones we necessarily “like”
3:01 Why the term Full Spectrum Feeling came about, and how it can help you live a more vibrant life
4:20 Numbing out as a teenager; how we can sometimes choose to turn off a feeling in an instant, but it carries consequences that we then deal with for years and even decades down the line
6:07 Why I don’t believe we are meant to get stuck in any one area of emotion, even though most of us do
7:20 What I am learning from my 4-year-old about letting emotions flow and my admiration for her ability to fully feel HUGE feelings in a short amount of time
8:00 Why grieving, anger, and injustice can take more time to feel through
10:26 You are your own source of empowerment and you can energize yourself & motivate yourself by seeing yourself in the stories of others and allowing it to open you up more and more
11:50 We are all making a profound impact on the world and the people around us at every moment. While we often forget that just being and existing is enough – it really IS enough!
13:17 Remembering depression and low self-esteem from my childhood and finding that now I feel such a connection to others that share a similar fear and self-doubt
14:40 There is nothing for you to prove and nothing you have to change in order to have a good and even joyful life
16:03 We have so much capacity to grow and develop and reinvent ourselves, and that gives us such permission to experiment with thoughts and feelings as we try new things
18:10 Growth takes failure. Failure gives us lots of feels. But it’s OK – and stumbling through life is better than not living it at all. What is the legacy you want to leave behind, and how do you want others to feel around you?
19:21 I want you to feel courageous and supported in your life, and to know that you can handle anything that comes at you!
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.