Hi 2021

01/01/21 • 23 min

Happy New Year! A few notes...

“I once heard Pema Chodron explain that no emotion lasts longer than 90 seconds. You heard that right: no emotion we feel lasts longer than a minute and a half if we let it run its course without interference. Emotions, the result of chemical response to a thought, appear, intensify, de-intensify, and subside: and they do this in less time than it takes to microwave a frozen burrito. What prolongs them isn’t emotional wiring gone awry but the stories we lay on top of them that keep our brains dumping more of those chemicals into our system. A prolonged emotional experience is the result of the stories we keep alive in our heads.” -from Holly Whitaker’s book, Quit Like A Woman

“I don’t think we talk enough about the sadness and the grief that can come when we set boundaries with those we love.” -unknown

Book mentioned:The Writing Life, Annie Dillard

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Happy New Year! A few notes...

“I don’t think we talk enough about the sadness and the grief that can come when we set boundaries with those we love.” -unknown

Book mentioned:The Writing Life, Annie Dillard

Follow @wokebeauty @rileyblanksreed

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Heidi Childers Jones – It's Ok to Not Be Ok

Heidi Childers Jones is a Birthworker, Bodyworker, & Strength Coach based in Austin Texas. She is a full-spectrum birth and postpartum doula, meaning she provides culturally-sensitive support and advocates for all birthing people across all birthing experiences and preferences. She has studied with Birthing Advocacy, Mama Glow, and Doula Training International. Heidi’s life philosophy, which carries over into all aspects of her work, is flow. It’s about shifting, transforming and being receptive and adaptable to change. What washes up, good or bad, will always wash away. She is guided by the knowledge and practices of her ancestors, with strong Thai and Southeast Asian influences found in her birth and bodywork; in an effort to keep traditions alive and respected.

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Keon Saghari – Letting Go and Skating Freely

Keon Saghari is a roller skating dancer extraordinaire. She thrives off of connecting with people in her community through movement, joy and liberation. From roller skating in Venice Beach to making incredible dance films for her thriving Instagram audience...well that’s not all. Keon also manages to find time to work a 9 to 5 on the employee experience team for a tech company, developing and curating their wellness program and planning events. She recently proposed to her now fiancé (he said yes!) and continues to shine like the sun. At the end of our interview she reminisced on where she was in her career just 1 year ago...it was so beautiful to hear her expand on her evolution, I just had to throw it here at the beginning.

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Read the feature at https://camillestyles.com/wellness/roller-skate-dancing-keon-saghari/

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