Becoming Human AF Podcast

In this Epsiode the two Steph’s chat about boundaries, which, understandably have become a popular topic of discussion in the online space.

However, many people misunderstand what boundaries are and what their role is in our lives.

Including Steph Laffey.

The boundary belongs to the person setting it; the responsibility to communicate & uphold it also belongs to the person setting it.

In this episode, Steph Taylor teaches this to Steph Laffey (& blows her mind in the process!)

All that & more on this epsiode of Becoming Human AF Podcast!

We'd love to hear your thoughts on boundaries. How has this theme shown up in your life?

In this week's episode, the 2 Steph's are joined by our friend Meleah Rose, to continue the discussion we had about the book, The Body Keeps the Score.

As a Neurosomatics Mentor & Breathwork Facilitator, Meleah is the perfect person to discuss questions like:

What does it actually MEAN to feel your feelings?

What does it actually LOOK like to feel your feelings?

Why do most people avoid feeling their feelings, and what happens when we signal to our body that it is safe to do so?

How can we give ourselves the space to feel our feelings, even when life is busy?

How can we separate ourselves & our identities from our (temporary) emotions?

...and so much more.

This particular episode was a real treat; we were both so excited to have Meleah on, because she has helped both of us unpack a lot of our own emotions over the years, through her work as a healer.

If you loved hearing Meleah's insights & thoughts, we cannot recommend reaching out to her enough. In addition to her breathwork membership & coaching packages, Meleah has tons of free resources, all geared toward helping you optimize your mind, manage your nervous system; and feel your feelings in a safe & healthy way.

Reach out to Meleah here: https://www.instagram.com/meleah.rose/

In this episode, the two Steph’s are shifting gears again, to talk about how all of the foundational stuff we’ve talked about so far, feels in our bodies. We speak at length about the book The Body Keeps the Score, by renowned Boston-based Psychiatrist, Bessel van Der Kolk. The book came highly recommended to both the Steph’s, and at the time of this recording, Steph Laffey had finally started reading it after avoiding it for years. She was only 70 pages in, but as she likes to say, her brain was one giant pretzel already. Since recording this episode, Steph Taylor also started reading the book. So expect a followup episode next week, with a very special guest! In the meantime, in this episode we discussed questions like: What does “the body keeps the score” mean to both of us? Why were both of us afraid to read this book? What does it mean to “know what you know and feel what you feel?” What are some examples of our own bodies “keeping the score”? All that & more on this epsiode of Becoming Human AF Podcast! We'd love to hear your thoughts on our bodies keeping the score. How has this theme shown up in your life? REFERENCES: Our friend, Julie Cyvonne microdosing mentor for professional women The Body Keeps the Score (book) by Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D.

In this episode, the two Steph’s are shifting gears just a little bit, to talk about extreme ownership and accountability.

What was interesting about this conversation, is that:

• we each came in with a completely different perspective on what it means to take ownership, although we ultimately met in the middle
• One of us started taking extreme ownership AFTER her boundaries were in place, while the other one of us had the opposite experience.

We ask questions like:

• What is extreme ownership?
• What does it look like to take ownership of our actions and words?
• What does it look like to take ownership of our thoughts and emotions?
• How does setting boundaries and taking ownership go hand in hand? How can both empower us to live life more authentically, while feeling more relaxed and aligned?
• How does strike a balance between taking extreme ownership for ourselves, without taking ownership for what’s not actually ours?
• What are some ways that we’ve recently taken ownership in our lives based on whatever that means for each of us?

If you're just getting started on your own extreme ownership journey, here is the podcast we mentioned, by our friend Marsha:

https://ownyourchoicesownyourlife.libsyn.com

https://www.instagram.com/marshavanw/

https://www.instagram.com/ownyourchoicesownyourlife/

All that & more on this episode of Becoming Human AF Podcast!

We'd love to hear your thoughts on ownership. How has this theme shown up in your life?

In this Epsiode the two Steph’s chat about the impact of having 24/7 information available to us, thanks to the internet, media, and technological advancements.

Access to information has never been easier, but is that necessarily a good thing? And on the flip side - is it really such a bad thing?

How has constant & instant access to information been both beneficial and detrimental to us as individuals? What about society & the human population in general?

How has the internet empowered us to discover answers and knowledge we never had access to previously, while at the same time. made us forget how to look within and live by our own values?

All that & more on this epsiode of Becoming Human AF Podcast!

We'd love to hear your thoughts on social media! Let us know if 24/7 access to information has been overall a good or bad thing in your life, amongst your loved ones, and for society as a whole?