Soul Seed Wellness

Woweee. Crying happy tears over here.

I just got word I passed my NBHWC exam and am now officially board certified by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching.

As someone who has dropped put of college twice, and made a 180 degree career shift in the midst of covid when all of Simpls storefronts closed down, and put myself in hefty debt for schooling, there have been many days I questioned "Am I making the right choice by starting over? Will this leap of faith pay off?"

After countless hours of training, personal self work, second guessing myself and my skills, earning a handful of certifications, taking course after course, and coaching into the wee hours of the night, I finally feel like I have achieved something that represents my hard work and dedication of my own outside of the changes I get to see in other people's lives.

This may not mean much to some, but its a very big accomplishment for me.

I'm proud of myself today.

In the words of the wise kid on youtube who learned to ride his bike:

"I feel happy of myself. Everybody, I know you can beleive in yourself. If you beleive in yourself, you will know how to ride a bike. If you don't, you just keep practicing. You will get the hang of it. I know it. You will get better and better at it if you do it. Thumbs up everybody, for ROCK AND ROLL!!"

READY TO HOP INTO A NEW CHAPTER?
Are things a bit stale?
Are you feeling stuck?
Are you wishing for more enthusiasm and joy in life?
I know the feeling.
A few months ago I thought I was climbing the ladder to get out of the hole I was in.
Turns out I was really on a hamster wheel at the bottom of a pit.
I was going nowhere, stuck in “solution mode” thinking:
✔️Once I have this, things will work out
✔️I’ll add this routine and that will get me there
✔️All I need is A,B, & C and everything will be perfect.
✔️”Once everything is lined up PERFECTLY I can finally “Do the thing!””
The problem with me focusing only on the solutions to my symptoms of overwhelm, burnout, and having no real direction, was that I wasn’t even aware of what the “problem” that these symptoms were stemming from.
I was looking at everything external and thought those were the things to blame for my problems. My job, my relationships, my finances, my health, my home, etc.
Each one of these external “obstacles” were another step on the hamster wheel. 🐹
Just another thing to hold on to and blame for the reason for why things weren’t changing.
Around, and around the wheel went.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get out of the pit.
Until one day in that dark, cold pit, down came a rope.
The rope was sparkly and rainbow colored and had a glow to it that lit up the dirt walls around me.
🌈✨🌈✨🌈✨
With that light, I could finally see the hamster wheel I was convinced was a ladder all this time.
🌑And that light I also saw the shadows.
🌑The shadows that made that hole so dark, cold, and scary.
🌑The shadows of my subconscious.
😰Exhausted, defeated, and no longer convinced I could get out of this pit “all by myself”,
I choose to take a leap of faith and begin climbing the rope.
🧗🏻‍♀️I grabbed on and started pulling myself up. It wasn’t easy at first. I slipped down a few times; my feet struggled to support myself and find solid footings; my hands struggled to get a good grip, sweaty from having my energy spent.
But as I was climbing, I suddenly felt a pull on the other end. My weight got a little lighter. Crawling up started to feel a bit easier. I was being supported by something on the other end of this sparkly, glowing, rainbow rope.
As I got closer and closer to the top, the climb became easier and easier. Halfway up the hole I began to hear things. It sounded like music. It sounded like laughter. I could hear joy.
🌥️⛅🌤️Eager now, seeing the light at the top growing brighter and brighter, this new sense of enthusiasm and curiosity came over me.
I began climbing faster and faster as I was supported and pulled up higher and higher.
I could not wait to see what was at the top.
I was finally getting out!
Higher and higher I went until I finally got to the edge and put my hand out to grab onto the grass and just as I was about to touch those sweet luscious blades of green a hand 🖐 caught mine instead.
With one last big heave, this hand pulled me out and FINALLY, I was free! 🌟✨🌟✨🌟✨
Looking up, eyes blinded by the sun, my eyes finally focused on what was waiting for me on solid ground.
Surrounding me was a huge group of colorful, joyous people with rainbow hair and animal onesies, glitter and confetti were flying, music was playing, people were dancing, and they were all holding onto the magical rope that led me to the light.
🎉🥳🎈🎉🥳🎈🎉🥳🎈
They were having a party.
A party for me.
A party for WE.
I looked around and saw more holes. “Pits of gloom” dotted the landscape around me. I realized I wasn’t alone in my struggles. All of the magical beings now surrounding me had been in those pits too. 🧙‍♀️ 🧙‍🧝
They understood me.
They felt my pain.
And they accepted me and LOVED ME.
I had found my tribe.
The tribe of “too much”
🧞🧜‍♀️🧚🧚‍♂️🦸‍♀️🧙‍♂️
And now, surrounded by these magical people,
I’m standing on top, filled with joy, overcome with love, fiercely supported, following my dreams, and holding onto the magical rainbow rope as we help others “get out of the pit” to join our dance party.
I’m living my life in my power and experiencing ecstatic bliss and gratitude EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
You may be wondering…
How did all this happen?
What was this rope I’m speaking of?
Who the heck are these people?
Well my friends, the “rope” was a Facebook challenge (crazy right? I know!)
It’s called the Get Yourself Together Challenge and is hosted by The Little Volcano🔥, a team of magical, whimsical, fiercely loving coaches that are here to support you in creating a new reality for yourself.
A reality that’s not so dark, cold, and lonely like those darn pits of gloom!
💜In the challenge you get access to this community, the tribe of “too much”!
💜Included is 5 days of Masterclass webinars designed to have you face your shadows, embrace vulnerability, w**d out limiting beliefs, create your vision, and truly let your authentic self shine bright through all your toes and fingertips!
💜You also get 3 one on one coaching sessions to support you and help you integrate all of this stuff into your life so the magic continues long after the challenge ends!
🌈✨So, consider this message to be the magical, sparkly, glowing rainbow rope that just dropped into the pit.🌈✨
🧗‍♀️Will you grab on and see what’s waiting at the top?
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
I’ve left the Challenge Link in the comments.
It starts this Sunday.
I hope to see you there.
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

You can't force a flower to bloom!

Wow. Some big wins for me this week.
After a year of procrastination, self doubt, perfectionism, fear of failure, and feeling like I would never get anywhere, I finally launched my business.

What did it take for me to finally do it?

Literally, letting go of my own bu****it story of inadequacy and stepping into my power, regardless of the fear.

Often times we sit for so long in one stagnant place questioning why nothing is changing yet we ourselves are resisting to change ourselves in order to make it happen.

When we come to the realization that WE are the creators of our own life, we realize that WE are the ones keeping ourselves back from truly living it.

In order to get the things you want, you have to believe you are the person who goes to get them or you are stuck with the identity of one who is always hoping, but never acting.

Let today be today, and let the past be the past. You become the person you want to be with a snap of a finger as soon as you choose your new identity.

So, are you ready? Who are you?