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I often times feel guilty for not being productive or not “doing”. But I’m here to encourage you to actively tell that inner dialogue to take a hike. Because you are allowed to just be.

All I got for ya this week ladies and gents

Just me here. Real and raw, letting you know that we are in this together

This week on the Silk Strong Podcast....
I take a deep dive into what it looks like to become emotionally healthy.
To ride out our emotional rollercoaster.
Not to stop at the low points.
But not to settle into the high points either.
There are times in life where we need to boss up.
To focus and accomplish whatever is in front of us.
But with that comes scheduling intentional time to feel your emotions.
To let all the emotions in, feel them, and ride them into the next one.
Emotional health is just one of the four pillars of health, but in my opinion it is a big one.

This week on the Silk Strong Podcast....
I talked all about how growth is never done.
The work of taking care of our physical health, or emotional health, or mental health is never going to be done.
There is no end date.
This is the work that we have to be doing our whole lives.
We are beings that are meant to constantly evolve and grow and discover and be curious.
Those things have no expiration date!
You are a lifelong project and you are worth the work.

This week on the Silk Strong podcast....
I talked about the realization that so many people are giving up on themselves.
Giving up on their:
Health
Relationship
Friendships
Mental health
Careers
Dreams
People are giving up these things without even realizing it.
They’re giving up on themselves
They’re giving up on their dreams
They’re giving up on their happiness
This is NOT OK!
No excuse in the world is big enough to give up on YOU.
We have to FIGHT for what we want.
We have to CHOOSE our own happiness.

I talk about how I’ve made some big decisions this past week that were driven by my fear. When faced with fear we have two options. One is to push through and leap. The second option is to stay hiding in that fear. We only get one life and tomorrow is never promised. I encourage you to make the best of today. To battle your fears today.

This week on the Silk Strong Podcast I talk about battling fear.
There is so much around us that is unknown, uncertain, scary.
But that doesn’t mean we have to live in a state of fear where the negativity wins.
This means we get an opportunity to practice our peace, practice winning, accomplishing things-no matter how small.
Now is the time to push to love, to take care of ourselves, to win the day.
Now is the time to become stronger than yesterday.

I truly believe that your schedule should reflect you, your values and your priorities. Right now looking at your schedule what does it reflect? Does it reflect how much of a family person you are, how much you prioritize yourself through self-care, how you value your relationship? What needs to change on your schedule so that it aligns with you?

This week I got kicked out of therapy. Not really but that’s how it felt! I had to trust in myself to begin a new chapter, on my own, before I felt ready to do so. But that’s where the magic happens.

Learning how to bypass the stage of being a dreamer and a planner to become a hustler is the single most important thing you can do to achieve a better life. You can dream the dream and you can plan the goals all day long but until you become a hustler and take action nothing happens. You must take action on the life that you want for yourself. That means becoming a hustler and developing a good work ethic and a strong internal motivation.

When ever you take that next step to enter that new level of your life you will inevitably be faced with new challenges. You have to overcome and persevere through those new challenges to learn and enter that next level of your life that you are wanting so badly. Nothing gets better until it gets harder.

I give you a prime example of how what if thoughts are affecting my life decisions in real time. I also explain why what if thoughts are one of the scariest things to me. And how to break through them!

Someone needs to hear what you have to say. You just have to be brave enough to say it. Or express it. Or show it. Don’t waste your life living in fear of anything. Choose bravery.

This week I have a very special guest joining me. My life partner and boyfriend Jake. We talk very openly about our experience with couples counseling. Including the highs, the lows and what we learned.

Now more than ever it is up to us, our responsibility to create our own happiness. I share a couple ways that I am working on creating my own happiness and I encourage you to find your own. When you have these specific things that can instantly bring you happiness you can hold onto those and rely on them to get you through harder seasons. Life is too short to rely on other people to bring YOU happiness.

My sister and I sit down as two white women to discuss current events. How we are impacted, what we can do, what we should do, how to educate ourselves and those around us. Raw, unfiltered, and us just learning how to be better. Saying the wrong thing is often better than saying nothing at all. So here’s our try.

On today’s episode of the Silk Strong Podcast... I open up about my journey with anxiety. I share how it’s shown up in my life-the good and the bad.
I share some tried and true tips that have helped me live with my anxiety.
And I share how it has made me stronger.
This year is all about pushing through for me. Pushing through the barrier that this is a negative thing in my life.
Pushing through the belief that you’re not supposed to talk about such things.
Today’s episode really helped me push through my belief barriers, I hope it can do the same for you.

In my current stage of life I found myself consuming other people’s media and lives before creating my own media and own life. Once I realized I had a problem, I made a promise to myself- I have to create SOMETHING before I consume anything.

I finally share all the details from our house journey. I take you through every twist and turn, every decision we had to make together and the ups and the downs.

I talk about deeper level thinking into your core values, your purpose and your why. And his can be extremely valuable tools when pursuing personal growth and learning more about yourself and in your relationships.

I share my best tips for time management planning and creating a schedule during these uncertain times. Hopefully creating some sort of schedule and managing your time better will give you a sense of normalcy.

With everything going on I talk about how I need to focus on creating intentional good things for myself rather than trying to overly control the things that I still can control. Hopefully my tips and rant helps you figure out what you want to create during this time.

This week I share what really spoke to me this week and how I plan to handle the rest of this quarantine.

During these uncertain times I share some of my top tips for having some of those hard conversations that might be coming up during this time.

With everything going on right now I want to empower you with the tools to find the good in all of this. Rather than get caught up in the negativity and fear.

Despite these crazy times there are still ways to take control of your life and your growth journey. By starting with what you can control you work to become responsible rather than a responder.

Bravery is doing something that scares you, or that you don’t know you can do. Even if you experience negative feelings along the way, bravery is the choice to make.

On this episode Bryn talks about her struggles with rest and how it interferes with her do-er personality. She also shares her top 9 favorite ways to rest!

Bryn talks about the lesson her grandfather taught her on their last visit while playing board games. Consistency is better than perfection is the whole idea of today’s episode.

As you progress through your personal growth journey you will be presented with opportunities to level up. Level up spiritually, financially, emotionally, mentally, energetically. But will you show up as you level up?

Bryn describes the 3 most common relationship types and breaks them down. Compares toxic to supportive relationships. Provides examples of each. And explains how to distance yourself from potentially toxic relationships.

In this episode we talk about one of the biggest excuses that listeners reported struggling with-ENERGY. How to change your mindset on energy, create your own energy and how to implement it into your life.

As we head into February Bryn talks about excuses as limiting beliefs that hold us back from our potential. And how to overcome them moving into the second month of the year.

Today Bryn celebrates her 21st birthday by sharing 21 lessons she’s learned in her life and throughout her journey.

Bryn describes her struggles to de-stress over winter break and offers some tips on self care. Bryn also points out how important incorporating self care into your routine can be.

In this episode Bryn walks you through how to start the new year off right by taking inventory of your strengths and weaknesses. As well as how to become more self aware and use your weaknesses to help you grow.

In this episode Bryn gets you excited for the new year by talking about healthy habits that can make a difference. She outlines 4 keys to successful health habits and shares her 4 health habits she works on everyday.

In this episode Bryn Parker walks you through how to figure out what your dreams are, what to do once you figured out your dreams, and how you can get started on achieving them.

This episode dives into what personal growth is, who it’s for, how it works, and what it looks like in my life. Bryn outlines 5 key points of the journey that will help you as you begin yours.

In this episode Bryn Parker introduces herself to you as well as this platform and how she intends to use it!

Here’s a trailer of what’s to come on the Silk Strong with your enthusiastic host Bryn Parker. Get ready to become #SilkStrong