If You’re Anything Like Me

If you’re anything like me…

you hoped your problems would
sort themselves out in time. Now in your
40s or 50s, you’re finally getting that
THIS SH!T DOESNT WORK ITSELF OUT.
You find yourself thinking, “I thought I’d
feel better in my life by now.”

If you’re anything like me…

you’ve tried to browbeat yourself into
being a different person. “I just need to
try harder, push more, work harder, then
I will feel differently about myself and my life.
Once I attain [goal], I will
feel better about myself.”

If you’re anything like me…

the browbeating ISN’T WORKING and also
feels more and more painful. “I tortured myself
to attain that particular goal, but
I feel worse than ever about myself.” 

If you’re anything like me…

You wonder if this is ALL THERE IS to your
life, whether you’ll EVER feel differently
about yourself, whether you’ll EVER
resolve any of your issues. Whether
you’ll EVER feel at peace with yourself.  
“I CANNOT keep going this way!”

BUT if you’re anything like me…

you CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE a way of
relating to yourself, of being in your life,
that does not involve either hoping for
change or beating yourself up. 

/// My beloved friend, time’s up. ///

TIME
IS
UP

on these ineffective, punishing strategies! 

You’ve got the rest of your life to live.
You cannot keep living it this way! 

You cannot keep browbeating yourself,
punishing yourself, or crossing your
fingers and hoping it will all go away. It’s
time for new strategies. New growth. New
contracts with all your various parts. 

And I can promise you that
while you will first have to make a mess—

(because it is not easy to change the
deeply held patterns that have been
running your life into the ground)—

… there is a whole New World on the
other side of the demolition! A renewed
self and a new life. 

A life in which you can experience
wonder and joy and awe—feelings you
may have thought just aren’t a part of
Adult Life.

One last one—
if you’re anything like me, you
cannot travel this path alone. You need
a friend, an ally, a coach (that’s me!).
Someone who has traveled this road before,
for herself and with many others. 

🤔Does this post speak to you? 🤔

👉Then it’s time to speak to me. 👈

Let’s get on the phone and
see what’s waiting for you.

Warmly,
Emma

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