What drives my work…
Get to the core and the rest will follow.
It is my belief that while there may be many symptoms that you are currently experiencing, they often tie back to one or two root causes. When you are able to identify the root underlying beliefs or experiences that are contributing to the surface symptoms, healing on a foundational level begins.
I often liken my style of coaching to “interior gardening”.
It is the kind of work that if you were to imagine driving down a rural country road you would see a bed of dirt on the right and a field of flowers on the left. For most of us, our eye is drawn to the flowers while we ignore the dirt.
We value observable shiny objects, direct evidence of prosperity, wellness, and growth.
What we often fail to recognize is that for the flowers to form, you must once and often be the bed of dirt that you see on the other side of the road.
For it is what lays the foundation for everything else.
Every day a farmer goes out there to till and water the soil.
Every day you have the choice to drive right by and get distracted by the field of flowers.
What we often fail to recognize is that in addition to the daily tending, the farmer knows that when the flowers begin to sprout and blossom, they are at the end of their cycle.
Once they arrive at their pique they begin to shed and fade away into another season.
It is my belief that our time here on earth is to spend time valuing the core inner work that shifts the type and frequency with which your “flowers” grow.
We can do this by getting to the core and reframing your symptoms so that you can begin to break free and regain ownership of your life.
You are made perfect and whole. Your body is wise and knows what it is doing. Your mind is your friend when it is in balance. Your emotions are there to guide you.
You may be saying, “Wait, you don’t know me!”
“You don’t know what goes on in my mind.”
“The mind that keeps me lying awake at night, that runs tapes on repeat of self sabotage or fear.”
“You don’t know my body, the body that betrayed me through the pain I experienced by the hands of someone else.”
“You don’t know the body that doesn’t look the way I want and causes me to feel things I don’t want to feel.”
“You don’t know the emotions that make me want to lie in bed forever or skip events with friends.”
You don’t know the grief I feel that makes me think I will die if I allow it to come rushing through.”
I hear you, I do. I’ve been there in my own life- hating to be in the mind and body that are my own. This is how I know it is possible to shift.
THE SHIFT.
It is my philosophy that pain and suffering come from resisting the messages and signals our minds and bodies convey. Suffering occurs when we try to resist what is- when we try and slow the mind, stop the thoughts, squash the emotions, squeeze into the jeans, disconnect from our bodies, just to name a few.
Inner peace comes from embracing what is.
Acceptance does not mean agreeing, rather it means acknowledging that what IS or HAS happened simply is. Inner peace comes when you learn to listen to the messages your body and mind send to you and lean in to yourself rather than distract yourself from them.
Society today often shapes us to believe that we need to be different, do more, and blend in. Before you know it, you have been trained out of your own inner-knowing and you begin to turn on yourself in ways both subtle and extreme.
Anxiety, cutting, hallucinations, over-eating, isolating, staying in bed, changing from career to career, moving from relationship to relationship, staying in friendships that are no longer serving you are just some of the ways one tries to ease one’s discomfort.
When you learn to get to the core of your true self, uncover your own core beliefs, values, and reclaim your wholeness, the journey of life begins to lighten.
Authenticity breeds authenticity and I believe in the power of supporting you in living your truth out loud by getting to the core of what has been holding you back. Healing occurs when you honor yourself. I can help guide the way.
xx
Hallie