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May marks an important time for two significant observances: Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
We want to take this opportunity to remind everyone about the importance of mental health. We urge you to take care of yourself and those around you, and remember it's okay to seek help when needed.
On this episode of The Lightcast Podcast, Stephanie talks about how easy it is to get stuck acquiring more and more knowledge without allowing it to integrate. She discusses how the “healing hustle” of learning more information can be counterintuitive to our growth and healing..
On this episode of The Lightcast Podcast, Stephanie talks about what it means to engage in radical self-acceptance and responsibility.
On this episode of The Lightcast Podcast, Stephanie talks about how the process of embracing and expressing our authentic self involves a release of what dims our light. She discusses how the protective mechanisms that helped us survive may be the very behaviors that hinder our growth into the expression of our truest self. She also shines a light on how depression is often a signal to get our attention and call us back home to ourselves.
On this episode of The Lightcast Podcast, Stephanie talks about how perfectionism is often a protective mechanism from feelings of insecurity, inadequacy, and shame. She discusses how the fear of being shamed or rejected develops and how we may protect ourselves from re-experiencing it and shines a light on how you can start to break the shame cycle and learn to compassionately embrace all of yourself.
In this episode of the Lightcast, Stephanie talks about how listening to your desires can cultivate self-trust and guide you toward deeper life satisfaction. She discusses multiple influences that may contribute to why we block or ignore our desires, and shines a light on how you can start to form a relationship with your desires and how they hold the hidden truth of what you might be longing for.