Ep 50) Be yourself and make your heart soar - Happy 50th episode to the Two Natural Ladies

<p>Two Natural Ladies discuss their upcoming book and the tricky road to being yourself and acceptable.</p> <p>It sounds so easy when you hear the words ‘Just be yourself. Don’t worry what other people think. Just be you. Acknowledge your wonderfulness.’</p> <p>But it’s not easy at all.</p> <p>We all struggle to feel ok and not get caught up with the internal monologues that plague us, whispering ‘I should be thinner / smarter / talk less / talk more..’ We automatically compare ourselves to the other people around us and, more often than not, find ourselves lacking.</p> <p>But I’m the only me I have, so it’s important to accept who I am. And, what’s so ironic is that while I’m busy thinking I should be more like ‘Jane’, because she exercises, always eats well, cooks homemade delights, sews, knits and loves gardening, someone else is looking at me thinking ‘Why can’t I be more like Jo?’</p> <p>Jo &amp; Vicki discuss finding your tribe- those that will have your back.</p> <p>We are humans walking around with voices in our head and we have to navigate the internal and external worlds</p> <p>Then conversing with others who also have their internal conversations. When there is conflict it usually isn’t what we think it is. If we can get out of the way and listen, we often find what we thought was the issue isn’t actually the issue</p> <p>We will go to war over ‘the truth’ – and when we look back at decision made 25 years ago do we think they are still ‘right’?</p> <p>Two Natural Ladies talk about Sally Wilson’s discussion on her website, I am Sally</p> <p>“From early childhood, we start taking on beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. These unconscious core beliefs form our identity, drive our decisions and shape who we are.</p> <p>Have you ever thought...</p> <ul> <li>I’m not good enough.<br> </li> <li>I don’t deserve love or respect.<br> </li> <li>If I try, I’m going to fail.<br> </li> <li>Life’s just too damn hard.<br> </li> </ul> <p>Those are unconscious beliefs. And those sneaky little suckers manif