#anxiety Archives - Lisa J. Weiss - I of the Storm Coaching & Consulting

The current pandemic has heightened our stress and anxiety levels.

In the best of times we all have our moments when we feel the tightness in our chest, the heat rise in our bodies, the sensation of feeling like we’re free falling with no bottom in sight. Some call this anxiety. Some call it gripped with fear. It’s like we see the wall coming at us and we can’t slow down the inevitable crash.

The current pandemic has heightened our stress and anxiety levels. Because, we’re now dealing with financial, emotional and psychological activities all at once. Now, I know it’s not all bad. For some, it’s been an experience of going inside and cleaning house so to speak; getting in better shape physically, reconnecting with family in a way that’s more meaningful, and fulfilling while still working and getting paid.

Today, I’m going to talk about being in the grip of anxiety and fear of seeing your savings dwindle, of feeling emotionally vulnerable and where the committee of the mind is running rampant with all the doom and gloom scenarios. How do you move through and beyond that?

I recently had a moment where I found myself in that old story of scarcity and not enough. The tightness was in my chest, the heat rising in my body and my intellect running rampant. I was beginning to panic about my future. I knew the signs, and I even know what to do when these sensations rise up inside of me. In a moment, I had forgotten one key element; to let myself BE in it. And then a gift presented.

Recognize the Gift…

I’m so fortunate, I have people in my life who constantly remind me of who and what I am. My cousin, who is also an incredible friend, called because, as she said, “her soul told her to.” At the time, I was busy doing laundry, cleaning, listening to music, everything to distract myself from what was moving inside. Her call was an invitation, for me to give myself permission, to ‘STOP’ and ‘BE’ in all that was swirling inside me…I didn’t realize, I was being swept up in the storm.

There are always lessons…

With just a few words, the words I have said to her many times over the years, I let the tears come. The word that rose swiftly to the surface was “Surrender!” Not from a place of defeat, rather a place of release. Like falling back in a pool of water and letting it all rush over, knowing you will rise to the surface. I had lessons to learn, they include:

Asking for help from a place of strength.

Seeing the resources at my disposal when I stop long enough.

Acknowledging I’m surrounded by many who love and care about me.

Being grateful for ALL that I have in my life.

Life is not always easy, or fun. There are times when we create situations that seem to push us to our edge. It’s in these moments we’re invited to remember the four lessons above, and engage a process that invites and allows us to ‘stay present’ to ourSELF. When we have others bear witness, we get to discover the resilience, innovation and creativity and that lives within us.

I’m here… to listen, bear witness, invite, and engage in conversations that creates the space for you to elevate yourself into new states of being.

Until the next time!

Lisa

Tackling feeling tired, lonely, stressed, anger…

Are any of these familiar?

You:

Feel self stressed out, anxious, and not sure how to cope with all the uncertainty.
Are feeling tired on all levels, physical, emotional, mental.
Crave to feel connected to your family again.
Find yourself wishing for things to go back to what was…even if they weren’t great. want things to be different.
Want to feel alive again, you want to have joy
Are experiencing even more work expectations for productivity even though you have more on your plate at home, and you feel like you’re falling into a dark pit.

Well, you’re not alone. Here’s the thing, going back is never an option…however, you do have an opportunity to move forward.

You want in because…

Old patterns, habits and coping mechanisms are no longer working.
You know you want more, to move beyond the old stories you keep repeating to yourself and others.
You’re ready for your life to go into a different direction.
You’re scared.
Your intellect keeps telling you it’s better to stay with the devil you know than to venture out into the unknown.
You are looking to connect with your inner knowing and intuition to guide the choices you make. AND you don’t want to do it alone.

What’s Included:

Pre session discovery session
Four (4) x two (2) hour group online facilitated conversations
Resources such as podcasts, blogs, and books
Access to closed Facebook page for interaction with group members

This is a necessarily small, purposeful working group

I limit the size of the group size to a maximum of 10 participants to ensure our conversations are relevant, individualized, and immensely beneficial.

All sessions will be held online via videoconferencing.

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Each of issues above will be explored through…

Play with no Outcome

Our world is in a serious state. Play is on the back burner. And when we do play, we don’t play with abandon. Play, often, has an outcome. For example, we play to reduce stress, blow off steam, or to be a distraction from our every day life.

We will explore the various ways you can bring play back into your life, as intended, with no outcome. For the simple pleasure and joy we can feel in the moment.

Connection and Community

Connecting with others is essential part of our survival. And, before we can connect with others at a deeper level we must first discover what prevents us from connecting more deeply with ourself. Disconnection begins from within and expands externally. What we see outside ourself is people not understanding us, an inability to share what is really going on, and shame around not having it all together. As a result, we feel alone. We all want to belong, to be a part of a community, it’s part of our DNA. Let’s start the journey of connection and community here!

We will delve into how connecting to your your Self is the gateway to connecting and creating community with those around you.

Choosing with Integrity

What does it mean to live with integrity? To make choices that are in alignment with your core being. This is not an easy task. We get swept up in making choices in habituated ways, that often, choice by choice, chip away from who we know ourself to be at our core. In other words, we lose ourselves.

You will discover how to reconnect with your core and how to choose with integrity, in ways that honours you, and those in your life that is not tied to habituated cultural conditioning.

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