8. Tricia Fishbune - Recovering from Rock Bottom & Rediscovering Self-Worth: I am enough as I am

<p class="p1">As a high performer and accomplished Sports Reporter, Tricia Fishbune worked <em>really</em> hard to get where she was. As a woman in a male-dominated field, she often thought to herself, “I need to prove myself!” How many of us have ever had that thought?!</p> <p class="p1"><strong>TRICIA’S OLD STORY</strong>: Happiness + Fulfillment = Achievement</p> <p class="p1">As we’ll hear in Tricia’s episode, some of her beliefs were actually conflicting and causing internal turmoil.</p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 40px;">One part of her said: <em>I need to be successful!</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 40px;">And then other part of her said: <em>I’m not worthy of success, happiness, wealth or love UNLESS I:</em></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li class="p1"><em>look prettier</em></li> <li class="p1"><em>look thinner</em></li> <li class="p1"><em>am more charismatic</em></li> <li class="p1"><em>am smarter</em></li> <li class="p1"><em>have more qualifications</em></li> <li class="p1"><em>work harder</em></li> <li class="p1"><em>please other people</em></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p class="p1">How can these two parts coincide?</p> <p class="p1">Well the truth is: they can’t, really. They were in conflict. And if you know anything about conflict, you know it it is exhausting!</p> <p class="p1">And Tricia was <em>exhausted</em>. She eventually hit her rock bottom.</p> <p class="p1">She had worked so hard to get her successes as a sports journalist - and now what?! She should just “give up?!” on something she worked for hard for!? Even if it wasn't what she hoped it would be? That’s not what “high performers” do!!</p> <p class="p1">…And then Tricia found hypnotherapy.</p> <p class="p1">As a self-described sceptic (and high performer), Tricia thought the concept of <em>achieving</em> something via <em>relaxing</em> was <strong>laughable.</strong> However, she stuck with it and eventually realized how impactful her shifts were. For a whole year, she listened to self-worth and confid