When We Change Our Perspective, We Change Our Thoughts
Last week a dear friend was lamenting about how overwhelmed and exhausted she was feeling. She was being critical about her perceived inability to “manage it all.” I listened quietly, gave her a long hug and asked,” Have you perhaps forgotten that you’re navigating a career change, you’ve taken on a new role at work, you’re not sleeping well and your child is struggling in high school?” She paused and took a deep breath. “Well when you put it that way, yes, I do have a lot going on and probably need to be a little easier on myself,” she said and exhaled. Watch (2 min. video) “Is It Time to Change Your Perspective?” where I share my favorite exercise and antidote to overwhelm.
Last night my family went up to the Blue Ridge Parkway for an evening picnic. The view was amazing. This week, I’m sitting with the reflection: “Is it time to change my perspective?”
Interested in more ways to invite in self-compassion? Read 4 Ways to Experience More Self-Compassion. I’d love to hear how you create an inner shift when you’re feeling overwhelmed. We’re all in this together!
Warmly,
SEEKING SUPPORT FOR MAKING YOUR SELF-CARE #1? HERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES:
Fiddlehead ferns—a harbinger of Spring and desired spring edibles—always make me smile and feel a sense of inner/outer renewal! I saw these on my walk in the Pisgah National Forest.
- *ALMOST SOLD OUT!* April 26 – 28th ~ Awakening Your Wild Soul: A Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (Berkshire Mountains, Western MA). Join me for a complete re-set: replenishing rest, divine natural foods cuisine, song/movement, restorative yoga and more. I’d love to mentor you in learning the art/science of extreme self-care. Packages start at just $635 for this deeply supportive, replenishing weekend. Learn more and register. I’ll be back here Oct. 25-27 for Soul Tending: Cultivating Grace, Power & Intuition—a weekend retreat.
- *NEW OFFERING!* Secrets to Facilitating Life-Changing Women’s Groups/Retreats in Uncertain Times ~ the course. Are you passionate about empowering other women in your area and would love to lead groups/retreats? It’s a whole new world and now more than ever we need each other—in person. Created by Renee, this beautiful self-paced, online mentoring/training course/resource library—based on our now retired wildly popular 18-year-old Facilitator Training Program—offers everything you need to begin facilitating women’s circles/retreats. Download today. Only $195 for a limited time. Learn more.
- April 18th ~ “Refill Your Well: Tools & Practices to Build Resiliency.” Feeling burned out, live in Western NC and work in education/healthcare/nonprofit management? Through the generous support of NC foundations, The Center for Trauma Resilient Communities will offer several half-day self-renewal retreats for leaders in healthcare, education and nonprofit management. I’m excited to facilitate these grant-funded events for men/women around creating sustainability for self. Register here to attend the last one or hire me to speak to your organization.
- Wild Souls Nature Adventures (based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC): authentic movement classes, community song circles, full moon hikes, meditation workshops, women’s circles & more. New offerings listed each week; have me design a custom experience for your team/friends. Join us Sunday, April 21st for our next Wild Souls Authentic Movement near Asheville, NC. No class April 28th. Learn more.
Join me for a date with your Wise Self in just two weeks: April 26-28 at Awakening Your Wild Soul at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (MA).
Subscribe here to Live Inside Out, a weekly blog written by transformational coach/author/speaker and self-care catalyst Renée Peterson Trudeau. Passionate about helping men and women find balance, resiliency and well-being, Renee has been facilitating high-impact, interactive workshops for Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits/conferences and organizations/teams worldwide for 25 years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping, Yoga Journal, AARP Magazine, Spirituality & Health and more. She and her team have certified more than 450 facilitators in 10 countries around the globe to lead self-renewal groups/retreats based on her pioneering self-care curriculum. She’s the author of two books on life balance including the award-winning The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life. She and her husband live in Western North Carolina; her latest venture is Wild Souls Nature Adventures. More on Renee here.
