Have you given much thought to your bra wardrobe lately?
Sports bras, underwire bras, sexy bras, full coverage bras, bralettes, push up bras, minimizer bras. Whatever you want your boobs to do, there’s a bra for it. And the best kind of bra– you don’t even know you’re wearing it. You don’t have to continually adjust it, pull at it, fix it.
There are bras for every occasion– you wouldn’t wear a sports bra with a ball gown. And you probably wouldn’t wear your sexy lingerie bra to work out.
The same is true with the emotional support we have available to us: therapists, coaches, psychiatrists, friends, family, partners, to name a few.
In my emotional bra drawer, I have all of those people for support, and I will tell you, I don’t talk to any of them about the same things– they all offer different kinds of support:
My therapist and I dig into old patterns and family dynamics.
My coach and I focus more on what I am creating in my life, where I am heading in the future. What do I want and what is holding me back from getting it. She is an emotional mastery coach, so there is a lot of focus on dropping into my body and getting in touch with what I am feeling.
My psychiatrist? Those conversations are only about medications and how the meds are making me feel.
My friends and family get to more anecdotal versions of the stories and life haps.
Andrew, well, he gets the whole menagerie.
Is there some crossover between all of my peeps? Of course. My coach is brilliant at helping me see old patterns that are keeping me stuck and how they are keeping me from the life I want most. My psychiatrist helps me get really clear on what I am feeling in my body as it relates to meds. My therapist and I dream together about the life I am building.
I am a firm believer in therapy. I have been working with my therapist for upwards of 15 years. We are so complex as humans, and there are so many different facets to each of our lives, and having someone help sift through the skeletons in the closet and organize the emotional baggage is invaluable.
I am also a firm believer in coaching. Having worked with a coach for the last 3+ years, and really diving in with Jen over the last 2 years, I can say absolutely that coaching is an entirely different form of support, one that I didn’t even know how much I needed until I got it. Jen has helped me navigate so much of my present experience.
Different proverbial bras for different facets of my life. Different support as the occasion dictates.
What about you? What support do you need to make 2022 the reality of everything that you’re dreaming? Are you in need of a new form of support for the new version of yourself? Someone to help call in the highest version of yourself?
What are you dreaming for 2022? Comment below and make your stand!
If you’re ready to jump in and see if coaching is right for you, let’s schedule a discovery call and see if we’re a good fit. I’d love to support you on the journey that you’re on.