11/24/2023 0 Comments Grieving life changes quotes![]() And I actually coached someone on this recently, the idea that if she just enjoyed fantasizing about other things she could do but didn’t really want to change up her life, that was okay. ![]() And so fantasizing about those can be quite delicious. Those are all still lives that I might lead in the future. I can imagine moving to New Orleans or the mountains of Tennessee or the Bay Area or Paris or maybe Madrid. It’s really fun to fantasize about future lives that you might lead. So really more it’s, what if we lived abroad after the kids go to college? And that’s always fun. It was just such a beautiful example of people’s brains.Īnd one of the things that the gentleman consort and I were talking about while we were there was the idea of ‘retiring’ to Europe and that’s in quotes because he’s kind of already retired and I’ll probably never fully retire in the sense that I can’t imagine not teaching or coaching or writing at all. ![]() But I mean if you went to France you’d be hearing all about how incredible that period of artwork was. Court art, and who cares, and now we’ll go to Goya. Her thought about the art history of Spain was, all the stuff was important until the French kings come then it’s boring. How are we going to wrap this up in time? Are we just going to be here for hours? What’s happening?Īnd then she speed walked us through 100 to 200 years of art history because according to her, it had happened under the Bourbon Kings which is a French dynasty. And 90 minutes in I started to kind of be thinking, we’re only in the 1600s right now. We’re kind of going through the museum and she’s taking us chronologically. But as we were going through, we had two hours to do the tour, because I can take about two hours of art lecture and then I’m done. So we had a great tour of the Prado Museum and we had an amazing guide, she’s an art historian, she’s super knowledgeable, it was really interesting. And one of my favorite things when I travel is just to see how different people’s thoughts are in different places. And the gentleman consort and I went to Madrid first. So it was nice to have a trip where I actually relaxed and I had fun. If you listen to the podcast you know that we were in Morocco in February and that the entire trip, my nervous system was just in intense fight or flight. Hello my chickens, how are you? I just got back from a trip to Europe which was awesome. And now here’s your host, Harvard Law School grad, feminist rockstar, and master coach, Kara Loewentheil. Welcome to UnF*ck Your Brain, the only podcast that teaches you how to use psychology, feminism, and coaching, to rewire your brain and get what you want in life. Fill in the pop-up that appears on my podcast page to join. Sign up for my email list to be the first to hear about upcoming Clutch events, scholarships, and more.If you want to start building your confidence right away, download a free Confidence Cheat Sheet.Why we sometimes feel stuck or unable to make decisions and move forward.How we continue the fantasy of our lives not lived in unhelpful ways.What it means to grieve lives not lived.Why it’s important to give yourself space to grieve the lives you haven’t or won’t ever live.Hope to see you inside the Clutch soon! What You’ll Learn From This Episode: Joining The Clutch is easier than ever! Text your email address to 34 and we will text you right back with a link to all the information you need. Join me on this episode as I offer what it means to grieve at lives not lived, what prevents us from fully acknowledging the grief of the lives we’re not going to live, and how there is truly no perfect life that you’re missing out on. That’s why it’s vital to give yourself space to grieve the lives you haven’t or won’t ever live. Real grief and loss are a part of life, and even if both your reality and fantasy are rich, meaningful, and challenging experiences you could have, both aren’t possible. This week, I’m exploring how we feel and think when we’re fantasizing about the lives that we know we won’t ever have. Are you grieving that version of your life? Do you have a fantasy of a different life you could or might have lived? Maybe it’s moving to a different city, staying in a marriage, or having children, and those experiences aren’t going to happen.
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