This episode is like that deep soul filled conversation you have with a close friend, except Marian and I had never met. We dive right into so many amazing rich topics about personal growth and relationships. I will warn you there is some deep stuff in here. I really loved this episode because I actually only asked 2 of my prepared questions and the rest of the time we just riffed and dove deeper.
I loved where this conversation went and for anyone who is passionate about showing up as the full version of themselves, I know you’ll love it too! This is a good one to listen to after you’ve done some yoga or are on a long walk or chillin’ sipping a glass of wine (or coffee, or kombucha or tea). In fact, after we got off of the call I thought to myself that Marian is like a warm herbal tea for your soul. I don’t even really know what that means but it definitely felt real!
On this Episode We Talk About:
- How Marian starts her morning
- What do you do when you’re under a deadline but want to honor your body when it’s stressed
- How Marian got started with meditation and how she reframed it to just “breathing”
- Being still and what meditation is and isn’t
- What it means to surrender in this moment without the preference on the moment - allowing versus struggling
- Can I surrender to a moment without labeling the pain as something good or bad?
- How we can’t really be happy until we embrace pain without judgment of it
- How our culture has put happiness on a pedestal (and it makes us miserable)
- Appreciating what each kind of emotion provides in our life
- Control - why it’s an illusion
- How we can treat ourselves and others to the best of our ability, without overcompensating and trying to control an outcome
- Expectations - how they create a false reality in the future and block us from accepting and embracing what is
- Why sometimes self-love has to be tough love
- How relationships can be mirrors for our own “stuff”
- Ask “why am I trying to resist this?”
- Why self-love can be compassionate and disciplined at the same time
- Necessary discomfort and why it can be a good thing - there’s magic on the other side of most discomfort
- Small talk versus deep talk - how to make small talk meaningful
- Navigating how to handle what other people think of you
- Sharing your story versus the stories you’re a part of - how do we share our relationships online
- We discuss how we’re working on people pleasing
Connect with Marian
On instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marian.mellen/
On her website: https://www.marian-mellen.com/
Resources:
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
For Full Show Notes Visit: http://init4thelongrun.com