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This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace therapeutic services of any kind. Please refer to the list of references if you need support.

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Show Notes:
It’s been a very focused season for both of us. And in different ways, we’ve both found ourselves asking, “Am I doing this right?” and “I can’t show up the way I want to.” And when we’re in seasons like that, it can be really easy to create a narrative about someone else based on how their actions are seeming to us.

It’s harder to stop and ask, “I wonder what’s coming up for them right now?” Because it’s so easy to take things personally. But what if, instead of immediately making someone else’s behavior mean something about us, we got curious about what we’re actually needing in that moment?

Do we just miss them?
Are we feeling disconnected?
Are we wanting reassurance?
Are we just worried about them and wanting to know that they’re okay?

There’s usually something underneath the story we’re telling ourselves. And like we always say, the goal isn’t to never have those feelings. It’s to get more familiar with what’s happening in our own bodies—to notice what comes up before we react, and get curious about what we might actually need. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do for ourselves, and for the people we love, is pause long enough to get curious instead of making it personal.

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RESOURCES: This is not an exhaustive list of available resources. Please also refer to your own state, county, or city for even more readily available resources.

ROOTED ALCHEMY COLLECTIVE BLOG:
https://rootedalchemycollective.com/blog
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING PRACTITIONER DIRECTORY:
https://directory.traumahealing.org/
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL/ SOMATIC THERAPY DIRECTORY:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA FACILITATOR DIRECTORY:
https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/facilitators
SUICIDE PREVENTION:
https://988lifeline.org/
SELF HARM PREVENTION:
https://www.crisistextline.org/topics/self-harm/#what-is-self-harm-1
CHILD ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES:
https://justiceforchildren.org/our-philosophy/
SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES:
https://www.thehotline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=domestic_violence
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ASSAULT SUPPORT SERVICES:
https://www.rainn.org/
DISORDERED EATING SUPPORT SERVICES:
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
SPIRITUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES:
https://www.spiritualabuseresources.com/
CULTURAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES:
https://refuge.org.uk/i-need-help-now/how-we-can-help-you/culturally-specific-services/

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