“it’s a hot one!”

Welcome to the conversation! I am excited to bring this important & relevant topic to the show, and I cannot wait for you to hear [PART 2] where I explore this subject even deeper with my guest, Lise.

Have you ever experienced an uncomfortable confrontation in friendship circles, had to explain your disappointment to a bestie when they continually cancelled plans last minute (or completely forgot altogether), or otherwise been through some kind of friendship conflict?

Confrontation is scary! Especially when the person we are in relationship with is not capable of hearing us without becoming defensive, listing excuses and even adopting a “victim mindset” - therefore unable to take accountability or witness our experience along with their own.

“Experiencing a conflict in friendship can be disorienting.” Kat d

…it can bring up old wounds and past traumas (that may even be unrelated to this person or situation). It can be tempting to disconnect from the body, from the situation, from the present experience when our nervous system feels overwhelmed.

6:19 Journal Prompts for my writers & otherwise questions to ponder in the shower:

how can I know when I am disconnected from my body?
what does my body need to move this [emotion/experience/sensation] through?
how can I make this easier?
what restorative rest practice would support me the most right now?

21:52 tarot card pull

Wanting additional insight & support on this topic?
Check out what the cards have to say re: being present in the body after friendship-conflict,
including what blessings we may enjoy when we continue to practice being present with ourselves & with each other.

17:38 tuning-in to the body VS checking-out

(some examples)

-a long walk VS endless ruminating

-a Yoga Nidra VS either sleeping all day OR “powering through” with non-stop doing

-a supportive phone call to a safe/trusted person or to your therapist VS isolating

-a somatic practice VS ignoring pain, emotions, physical sensation, energy level, mood

-a nurturing snack & hydrating beverage VS ignoring hunger cues and physical needs

pause, breathe, notice

20:38 Resourcing ourselves

20:53 the practice of Being With

21:52 Tarot Card Pull, Fifth Spirit Tarot by Charlie Claire Burgess

CARD 1 Five of Pentacles; CARD 2 Strength; CARD 3 Nine of Cups

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