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Episode 34

ep.34 How resilient are you?

Published on: 29th January, 2021

Hey There,

how resilient are you ?

what is resilience and how can we be more resilient ?

the covid confinement has been a huge challenge for so many.

I find it extremely timely to talk about our ability to deal with stress and change.

in this episode you will find tools on how to be more relaxed in life.

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Hello, and welcome to the Borealis experience. I'm

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your host Aurora. And I'm very grateful to have you here today

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to spend some time with you. If you want to unwind from your

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busy day, if you want to rest and relax, then this is the

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place to be.

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Today I want to talk about resilience, resilience has been

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a huge topic for all of us during COVID. Many people were

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challenged on so many level all at once, and struggle with

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depression, loneliness, mental health in general, and just

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feeling powerless and hopeless. And I think it's most important

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to talk about resilience, because it's during these times

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where we feel lonely, and have the time actually to reflect

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about how we live, that we can work on our resilience for the

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future. And those tools, those thoughts can even have us right

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there in the moment. So I'm very excited to be posting this

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episode today. Because I feel I can

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give you a lot of things to think about and act upon, that

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will make you feel good. Maybe not instantly, but within a day

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or two. So the number one thing is

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what is resilience. So that we define resilience, resilience is

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that when we encounter a stressful situation adversity,

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that we have

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the tools, the confidence,

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the positivity in our bag, to face that challenge, gracefully.

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And in doing so, we need to be open minded. And I don't like to

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say we have to have a plan B, but think of a contingency plan

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where you have several resources to reach one goal. So if

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happiness, if well being is your one goal that you want to reach

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right now, then you have to have several tools that can get you

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there, you cannot just focus on one thing, because this is what

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made it so hard for so many people with COVID.

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If it was people who were very extroverted and outgoing and

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sporty, group sports, for example, and this was all taken

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away from you within 24 hours, then very quickly, you

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would cheat and give up and feel hopeless. Because sitting on a

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couch at home and watching Netflix all day long, is not

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what brings you happiness. But we have to have that plan B to

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be more resilient. So if you are a very sporty person and only

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focus on that, this is awesome and remarkable. But think about

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the bad things that can happen. And I'm resisting here to say

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bad things. Because I don't want you to focus on the negatives

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now. But I want you to be more resilient in having an open mind

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and knowing that if one thing is not possible to do, then you can

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go back to that other thing that you'd like to do as well that

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brings you joy as well. So as a sports person, maybe you can

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discover that you've very crafty and that you love to paint and

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it brings you so much joy it stimulates your creative side of

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the brain. And it is okay then to not go out and be sporty, but

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to paint instead. And this is just a very simplified example.

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But I think you know what I mean? When it comes to

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relationships, you cannot just focus on one person, you can't

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get everything from one person it is not possible. You'd be

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overwhelming that person and for a lot of couples who are stuck

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in a

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apartment No, I can see that happening because the one person

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is maybe very clingy. The other person needs more space and you

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can really

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yeah,

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maybe communicate that at the moment.

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Because you've never been caught in an apartment, and then the

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fighting starts and discontentment. So when it comes

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to relationships, you have to maintain your friendships, you

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have to nurse your friendships. And you cannot expect everything

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from your partner, because imagine that partner going away,

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or you guys breaking up, then of course break up would challenge

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you on so much higher intensity,

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then if you had kept your friendships close at the same

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time, so those are two examples that I want to bring here, then

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there is purpose do you feel a sense of purpose. And if not,

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then I want to tell you that it is so easy to feel fulfilled in

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serving others and to feel a sense of purpose.

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Facebook is awesome for that, when you look at all the people

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complaining and all the opinions that there is out there.

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You can find so many non for profit

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organizations

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and

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just connect with people who are active who are changing the

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world. And you don't even have to be leaving your apartment,

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you can be on your computer right there and investigate

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where you want to put your energy and feel purposeful. Or

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you can ask people around you, if they need your help if they

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need your resources. And it will give you a huge sense of

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satisfaction. If you have that little something that can

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support others.

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And supporting others, you help them to be more resilient, and

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resilient. Sorry. And in doing so you create a beautiful

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friendship or a good solid bond. And in return, you are resilient

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to like it's a total win win situation, when you help another

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person to be more confident and more resilient.

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Then there's the positive focus.

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If you think about change, and change is a nuisance to you. And

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change is always challenging for you, you will have to come to a

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point at some point in your life

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where change is a constant, you have to see that change will

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always happen. And that things will always

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move and

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fade and come close and look for distance. And

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it is very hard to live a happy life if you are clinging to a

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moment to an experience to

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pick with a person. So if you can change that mindset and know

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that change is a given, then you won't waste energy and time and

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trying to fight or resistant. You can change you can see

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change as a positive thing. There's always negatives, but

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there's always a positive side to and you can train your brain,

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like a muscle to see the positive sides.

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Then strengthen your confidence muscle I want to talk about

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next.

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How do we do that? See, put yourself in a position where you

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feel confident. And next time you experience that really feel

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how you feel in that moment and memorize it. So let's think

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about a cook, who is been thrown,

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who has been thrown into a kitchen where there's just

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50% of the ingredients that he or she usually uses. But in the

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past, he learned to cook with minimal ingredients and learn to

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be very creative. So that personnel is being thrown into

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the kitchen with not enough agreements. And you will see

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that he will not panic right away. He will remember how it

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felt to be creative in the moment with only few resources

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in the past and we'll be able to apply it now in the present. So

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this is how you can strengthen your

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Confidence muscle, do something that you're really good at,

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memorize that feeling. And then try something new. And try to

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apply that confident feeling into that situation. And you

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will see you will approach that new hobby, that new experience

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very, very differently. And with a way more open mind with less

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anxiety, and you'll do awesome.

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Then have that question always ready.

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So whenever you are in a situation, you don't want to be

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asked yourself right away? What would make you feel good now?

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And then you reflect, and you see.

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And hopefully it's not binge eating, binge watching Netflix.

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Hopefully, you can even go back to my previous episodes where I

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talk about how good are you with yourself,

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where provide you with tools that are genuinely supporting

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your well being. So in that situation, you find yourself not

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knowing what to do next, then look back, ask you a question,

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what would make you feel good now, and then act upon it right

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away.

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It is very individual for everybody, like very different.

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So for one person meeting up with people is energizing and

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awesome. And for others, it's draining. Then we have super

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sporty people who use sport to Yeah, get rid of that. Stuck

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energy and movement just helps them greatly to feel good about

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themselves. And then we have people who would rather be

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meditating or sitting at home on a couch and just reflecting and

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resting and maybe massaging their feet. So there's very,

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very different ways of taking care of yourself. And with this

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pocket heat posca level up. When this podcast here, I just want

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to Yeah, provide you with the tools and make you aware and

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make you curious about yourself and your needs and how you can

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meet those needs.

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So let's look about three areas that we can kind of dissect out

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of your wellbeing, there's the mental, then there's the

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emotional, and the physical. If you want to go back to my

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episode, where I talk about

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your

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tools that you can use on a daily to make you feel better,

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then please go back It is called How good are you with yourself?

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How kind are you with yourself? It's pretty much at the

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beginning like episode number three or something. And there

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you can

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pick out what is best for you What makes you feel good. So

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that question, what would make you feel good now is the one

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that I want you to take home today. So we have the mental,

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the physical and the emotional.

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And when it comes to the mental, we are some people who love to

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plan and have like a sense of control and structure. They

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absolutely love that and can go to bed relaxed at night. And

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then there's people who love to live in the moment and let

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things happen and spontaneous is their thing to go.

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to support yourself mentally. A big thing is also to ask for

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support.

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As someone who is professional and the area that you struggle

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with, there's no shame in it. I feel that our society is

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drifting more and more into

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you having to be independent and individualist. But we are a

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social species we highly depend on each other and asking for

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support as a beautiful thing.

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Which can help your mental health and your mental

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resilience in a situation that is uncomfortable and it can be a

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counselor it can be an architect, it can be a teacher

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It can be any person who is a professional and the area that

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you're struggling with.

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When it comes to the physical, take action,

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and

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look at your lifestyle.

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your lifestyle is highly influencing your well being, I

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talked about it about

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your food, and water intake and the way, like how we do those

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daily rituals, let's call them highly influences how resilient

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you are in stressful situations.

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It's so obvious when you look at it from an outsider perspective,

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that person that is struggling with

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weight, with diabetes, with confidence and self image will

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have way more difficult in a stressful situation, then a

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person that has healthy body and feels confident and steps out

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into this world feeling good about him or herself.

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So, which are the last styles that are supporting your best

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interests? And how can you get back to that, and work on your

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resilience on a physical level,

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then we have the emotional

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pie pied. And there, it is very critical to learn how to express

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yourself in a way that people can and want to listen to you.

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I talked about it earlier, about aggression and how aggression is

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not the way

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to bring a point to the table is not a way you can bring people

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to listen to you. So if you are in a situation where you

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struggle is very important to learn how the other person will

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receive your message, and then adapt and express yourself in a

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way that the other person will receive it well, and support

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you. And then listen to your inner truth. And really ask

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yourself,

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what is the best for me to do here? Do I just have to leave

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that situation? Do I just have to be patient? Do I just have to

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come to accept that change is a big part of life and will always

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be a constant?

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Is my inner truth fight or flight? Or can I rest and relax

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and just wait and see.

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So this was my episode about resilience. I hope I brought you

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some

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some things to think about here. And also feel good about because

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you are in charge of your happiness and you have to look

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into yourself. What is best to you in a given situation.

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Sometimes we can't look at family

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and friends because they are so very different and you can't be

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limited by beliefs of others. You have your own truth. And

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please follow that always at all times. I'm sending my love out

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to you. You were listening to the Borealis experience. If you

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liked that episode, please share rate or review and we'll be

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meeting up very soon again. Have a good rest of your day. Bye bye

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Hello there,
In this podcast I want to create a space for you where you can recharge your batteries, expand, grow and feel at home with yourself. I will take you on a journey that will get you with ease and effortlessness to a more peaceful state of being. Genuine, raw and transparent - always.
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A little bit about me
Trust me I’m far from feeling, behaving or being perfect.
Perfection is nothing I’m thriving for yet I can say I’m proud of my path/ life journey.

I'm no longer enslaved to my #depression
I'm no longer a #rapevictim
I no longer struggle with #eatingdisorder
I no longer feel the need to hold on to fear, anger and resentment towards men.
I #create podcast episodes and videos several times a week to support and inspire others even on days I feel poorly.
I push through hard times while being gentle on myself.

I'm able to be consistent without feeling drained for the first time in my life because I found something that brings me joy and excitement and stills my hunger to support people out there.

I try my best to understand people’s harsh opinions that are not in alignment with my values .

I learn every day on how to express myself better in a foreign language

I no longer use being bullied back then in school as an excuse in life to not show up for myself or others.

I ask questions, really annoying questions, in order to experience my environment and to find out what is best for me and my people around me ..
Yes, I still feel triggered in many situations.
Yes, I feel depressed and discouraged at times but I embrace it and don’t let it define me anymore.

Doing all this allows me to meet incredible people along the way.

People who:
- inspire me
- encourage me and ignite my deep compassion

I'm grateful for all of you and I’m so happy that I can learn from you and grow together with you .

We are all together in this beautiful mess called life
Thank you for being here

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Aurora Eggert

Hello there,
Born and raised in Germany under the influence of French culture I got a taste of how people perceive life and situations totally differently depending on how and where they grew up. this ignited my deepest curiosity for human behaviour at a very young age.

Being always more of an introvert and observant child I absorbed a lot of stuff that to this day weigh heavy on my soul but on the bright side I can say that these experiences make me relate so much deeper and better to the people around me.

I understand pain. I know suffering. I know how it feels to feel misunderstood.
People say I have a warm, soothing vibe and I enjoyed many years working as a physiotherapist in Germany.

Today I’m more venturing towards bringing healing through podcasting/ Life coaching and yoga. I also encourage people to spend more time out in nature and have a Yurt set up in our forest where I host regular relaxation classes.

I would like to call myself a perception shifter because this is what helped me on my path of (ongoing) healing - I’d love to offer perception shifting thoughts/views in order to make people feel more real and their life easier and their relationships deeper.

I’m also passionate about bringing awareness to locally grown food to people’s table as I’m certain that feeling empowered and real starts with what you nurture your body with and what you absorb with all senses from your environment on a daily basis .

I live in the Rocky Mountains
Raise a couple chickens Free range for eggs and grow a beautiful vegetable garden with my grandmother, fiance and mother in summer.

Podcasting became my passion because I can reach people all over the world- Give hope, make people feel less lonely and self-empowered. Furthermore the interviews with people from around the world expand my horizon and help me heal my soul.
Bonnie my pitbull is always at my side.
connect with me and share your story on my show .

Love ❤️
A.