PASSING THOUGHTS

EPISODE 62: 5 SELF-CARE JOURNAL PROMPTS FOR 'THE STRONG ONES' AND PEOPLE-PLEASERS | PASSING THOUGHTS PODCAST | rbccmnq

• Rebecca-Monique • Episode 62

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Question 4: Who am I when I’m not helping others?

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Hi, I’m Rebecca-Monique: an ICF accredited (PCC) grief and trauma coach, and coach supervisor. My work is centred around supporting individuals through their healing and growth. 

My specialist areas are grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, sense of Self (identity), boundaries and confidence. My modes of coaching are somatic (i.e. embodied awareness) and transformational (i.e. a focus on attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviours, etc.).

I have particular interests in social sciences and human-centred disciplines, including psychology, psycholinguistics, sociology, spirituality and philosophy. 

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Hi, I’m Rebecca-Monique – an ICF accredited coach and coach supervisor – and these are my passing thoughts.

“People like me don't have people. We are the people that people have.” - author unknown

Many of us may have been forced into responsibility at an early age and have taken that duty of care into adulthood.

Some may have had to step up into positions of leadership in the absence of adequate guidance. 

Maybe we came to believe that our value and worth was directly linked to what we could be for others. 

It’s a lonely and heavy place to be. Having no one to turn to. Having nothing to fall back on. 

We’re there for others but who’s truly there for us?

There’s nothing honourable about being self-sacrificial. Fill your cup. What overflows is your offering to others and the world. 

Here are 5 self-care questions to consider:  

  1. When was the last time I did something for myself, guilt-free? 
  2. Which boundaries need my attention - think in terms of various categories such as emotional, physical, psychological, financial, and spiritual. 
  3. What’s currently my most unmet need, and how will I resolve this today?
  4. Who am I when I’m not helping others?
  5. What will I say no to today in order to say yes to myself? 

My question for you this week is: 

What obligation might you need to re-negotiate or release? 

Speak to you next week. Until then, be well.