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Why Is Change So Hard, And How to Support Your Body Through It

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life, Dream Big - Start Small, EMERGE Method.

Discomfort, struggle, and frustration can be perceived as signals to stop, But they may be signals of a very different sort.Your nervous system is designed to keep you safe, not necessarily to ensure success. Understanding this has been eye-opening and transformational for many of my clients. I’ve heard them say so many times, “Why is change so hard?” And that thinking throws up roadblocks because it believes that discomfort, struggle, and frustration are signals to stop. But in truth, they may be signals of a very different sort, as we’ll see in a few moments.

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Feeling Resistance to Change? How to Listen to Your Body’s Hidden Clues.

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, EMERGE Method, Handling Change.

Sometimes trying to make progress feels like you’re pushing a boulder uphill. When that happens what do you do…push harder, give up, or pause to see what your body is trying to tell you?Sometimes, trying to make progress feels like you’re pushing a boulder uphill. When that happens, what do you do… push harder, give up, or pause to see what your body is trying to tell you? For example, 

Maya had made the decision. She was finally launching her new business after years of dreaming about it. She invested in a branding coach, mapped out her offer, and scheduled her first announcement email.

But as launch day approached, she felt herself slowing down in ways she couldn’t explain.

Her neck seized up. She couldn’t sleep. Tasks she normally breezed through now felt impossible. The email draft sat untouched. The excitement she once felt dulled under a fog of procrastination and tightness in her chest.

“What’s wrong with me?” she wondered. “Why am I resisting the very thing I said I wanted?”

The truth is — her body wasn’t sabotaging her. It was trying to tell her something.

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The Liminal Space: Navigating Transformation’s Uncomfortable In-Between

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, EMERGE Method, Transform Your Life.

The liminal space is a transitional period between two states or stages, often causing feelings of uncertainty, ambiguity, and disorientation.The liminal space is a transitional period between two states or stages, often causing feelings of uncertainty, ambiguity, and disorientation. You’re neither here nor there, where familiar surroundings may feel altered and unsettling. My client Sophie (not her real name) found herself dealing with the discomfort of the liminal space…

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5 Priceless Human Skills AI Can’t Replace —Why YOU Are Indispensable!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Creative Thinking, Dream Big - Start Small, Somatic Embodiment.

The skills that make us beautifully, unmistakably human… the skills AI can’t replaceAI is moving fast. Faster than most of us can wrap our heads around. It can write our emails, plan our meals, and answer questions we didn’t even know we had. And while there’s a lot to be excited about, there’s something quietly at risk in all this: the skills that make us beautifully, unmistakably human… the skills AI can’t replace.

What are they? And how can you nurture them now?

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