Sunday 30th April 10:00am EDT (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)
When you experience shame,
be it in relation to an event, a decision, and action, or a quality you hold,
it can reach a level of intensity that is difficult to resolve,
and keep your nervous system looping in a stress response.
Looping in shame often looks like
an active or almost omnipresent inner critic,
whose words and intensity makes it difficult to:
find peace with parts of our personality or skills we struggle with
see beyond our weak points, darkest moments, deepest regrets
break out of loops of rumination or mental replays of things we regret
find self-forgiveness or self-acceptance for what we cannot change
The Softening Shame Phoenix Session will offer
body-based approaches and practices
that offer a way out of shame cascades or loops,
reduce the intensity of your inner critic, and help you find more ease
in connecting to compassion, self-acceptance, and self-trust.
In Softening Shame:
I'll offer an interactive presentation on somatic & nervous system perspectives of shame
so you can have a clear understanding of:
How shame & shame cascades fit within the context of the body’s stress responses
(fight-flight-freeze-fawn)
How shame "gets stuck" i.e. the process where shame goes from something you experience to something that’s embedded (and the critical piece that interrupts it)
Why connecting with self-compassion when you're feeling shame might feel
challenging, wrong, scary, or inaccessible,
Throughout the workshop, you’ll be guided through simple and effective somatic practices you can use at home to:
Find and receive compassion even when you can't source it from within
Connect to a sense of stability, support, and increased safety at any time sensations of shame or other challenging emotions become intense
Notice, interrupt, and redirect a shame cycle
Reduce or release the internal charge (felt sense of intensity) when the voice of your inner critic enters your space
Work in cooperation with the presence of stress responses i.e. fight/freeze
in the context of shame & the inner critic/judge/sentencer
This workshop is for you if:
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You'd like some proven methods that go beyond reframes and affirmations & actually work to reduce the volume & increase your resiliency the voice of your inner critic, heckler, or mean girl so that you can experience less frustration and overwhelm.
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You really desire to be more compassionate towards yourself, but it feels difficult, scary, wrong, hopeless, or impossible to do so.
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You'd like to feel more possibility around release or relief from a particular memory, event, or decision you deeply regret but cannot change.
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You're often really hard on yourself for certain qualities, tendencies, challenges, or quirks you have, and you'd really like to feel less shame and more self-acceptance.
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You're a woman or non-binary person.
Due to the (unfortunately) universal experience of shame cascades and unhelpful inner critics,
this workshop is one that's particularly relevant and welcoming to
a wider audience than those in the portals of divorce and breakup.
Please feel welcome to share this free training with anyone you know who may enjoy it.
Come and learn methods and approaches that change your relationship to shame and your inner critic through deeper connections to your sense of self-compassion, integrity, and possibility.
When: Sunday 30th April 10:00am-11:30am EDT (eastern daylight saving time)
Where: Online via Zoom (replay will be emailed to registered participants)
How much: Complimentary
Dear Rising Phoenix,
Alongside the emotions, the logistics, the fears and the stretches, Divorce and Breakup are amongst the
most powerful portals for
healing, growth, and transformation
that you can experience.
That's why I'm offering
Phoenix Sessions:
complimentary live trainings that share the insights, tools, and perspectives that will help you to not only navigate some of the burning topics that arise in this time, but to address, heal, and change the deeper layers that lie beneath them so that you can turn this time of transition into your personal Phoenix Transformation.
Phoenix Sessions are zero-cost, and are typically 1.5-2 hours long Zoom sessions with recordings available.
You can expect a mixture of masterclass/instructional format and
experiential practices of
Somatic (body-based) techniques for
inner exploration and gentle trauma release & resolution.
Who are Phoenix Sessions for?
These sessions welcome women & non-binary femmes. At this time, I do not offer 1:1 or group containers to men, but I am happy to recommend trusted colleagues who do.
Typically, the topics with resonate most with, or will center the experience of those at any stage of divorce, breakup, or relationship transition, however you're welcome to attend even if you don't fit into these categories.
Are Phoenix Sessions LGBTQ+ friendly?
Short answer:
Yes! I wholeheartedly support queer love in all of its forms, and on that note, I'm honored to offer care and support in the context of breakups and divorce.
Longer answer:
As someone who identifies as a cis-het woman, I think it is important to name the limitations due to my lived experience and the privilege that it's brought me. I continue to learn and train in order to hold safer spaces for those whose experiences are different from what I have lived and embodied, but this will never make me an expert.
If you are OK with me being an active learner who is very open to feedback, you’re more than welcome to join!
If instead you'd prefer to work directly with someone who is queer or holds an identity more similar to yours, you are so welcome to reach out and I can refer you to some wonderful and gifted coaches I know.
How much are Phoenix Sessions?
Phoenix Sessions are complimentary. Accessibility is very important to me, and I know that divorce and breakup often come with big shifts to financial arrangements and security. I also LOVE connecting to folks in the divorce & breakup community, and it's a pleasure to do so in these sessions.
Is this going to turn into a sales pitch?
No. However, if you choose to, you can hear about what possible next steps would be if you'd like to hear about how we could partner together to support your divorce or breakup journey.
Workshops are 90-120 minutes depending on the topic, and are fully instructional/experiential until the final 10 minutes. At that point, I'll let you know that I'm about to share current ways that I could support you if you'd like to pursue deeper work around the topic's we've covered. I'll invite you to choose whether you'd like to leave or stay to hear about possible next steps (leaving or staying are equally welcome---I take no prisoners 😉).
Will there be more Phoenix Sessions?---Can I sign up for all of them?
Yes, there will be more workshops in the future. However, the frequency, dates, and topics rotate, so the best way to be sure you don't miss monthly registration is to be sure you're subscribed to the Phoenix Writes newsletter, and keep an eye on your Inbox for my updates.