Surviving the Arena

Thank you for joining me for SEASON 3 of Surviving the Arena! As usual, it has been an honour to be able to be on this platform and have a safe space to share what is going on in my life and the lessons it has been teaching me. Thank you Warriors for giving me that gift! I am not sure when Season 4 will begin, but I promise I will be back in due time. Make sure to follow the podcast on all social media to stay updated on episode uploads. Thank you for joining me for another season Warriors and I will see you all again in the arena soon!

To my fellow serial apologizers, this week in the arena, I'm talking directly to you!

This week in the arena I am playing catch up and talking about SETBACKS. I have had a month of unexpected obstacles and really felt like I had taken a hundred steps backwards with regard to my mental health progress. But then I remembered some important lessons that life has taught me about setbacks. Tune in to hear all about it!

This week in the arena, join me as I talk about "Me Time" and why I believe it is crucial for our growth and healing to include time spent on our own in our weekly and monthly schedules. Tune in to hear about some of the ways I spend time with myself and some of the lessons I have learned about myself during those times. 

This week in the arena, I am getting ready to celebrate my 28th birthday and talking about mindset! You mindset determines your reality, I strongly believe that. Tune in to hear about why and how I manage my mindset to make sure I always recognize and celebrate the blessing that life is!

This week in the arena I am talking all about SUPPORT and what it really is. I think we all have moments in life where we want to do something but are lacking the support for it. In these moments, it may seem like the people we love and trust are not looking out for us. We may have the desire to cut them out of our lives. But is this the right move? Tune in to find out!

This week, I am joined in the arena by Canadian bobsleigh pilot Cynthia Appiah to talk all about discipline and dealing with adversity from the perspective of a professional athlete and Olympian! In this episode she shares some of her personal experience with adversity and provides A LOT of advice and inspiration to get us all motivated to go after our goals and keep believing in our dreams!

Cynthia's Contact Info:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecynapps/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecynapps

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cyndiesel?lang=en

Article: https://olympic.ca/2021/01/08/cynthia-appiah-a-desire-to-be-not-just-the-best-but-also-the-best-representation/

This week in the arena I am talking with you Warriors about my least favourite word in the English language, "CAN'T". Hearing that word upsets me and I want to talk to you about why that is. When we say, "I can't", I believe we actually mean one of two things. Tune in to hear what I think we are really trying to say!

This week in the arena I am sharing with you Warriors about a new journey I am on. On this journey I have been confronted with a lot of doubts, doubts which brought forward a lesson I learned a long time ago but have failed to put into practice lately. Tune in to hear about how I stay focused on all that I am instead of allowing all that I am not to hold me back from living this beautiful life.

Welcome to Season 3 of the Surviving the Arena podcast! I am back, back again in the arena sharing more life lessons with all of you Warriors! This season, you can expect to hear about more growth, more life lessons and experiences, and more blessings. Tune in, EVERY FRIDAY for a new episode of Surviving the Arena! Thank you again Warriors, for joining me for another season, and for being there with me as we all learn how to THRIVE in this arena called LIFE!

THANK YOU WARRIORS! We made it to the end of SEASON 2 and I couldn't be here without all of the support and love I have received from all of you. I'm taking this time to put all the lessons I have acquired this season into practice. During the break, make sure to catch up on any episodes you have missed and stay tuned for SEASON 3! I will be returning to the arena on July 1st, so save the date and join me then!

This week's class is all about RELATIONSHIPS! We're doing things a little bit different for the final class of this season. I asked you Warriors for your questions about relationships and in this episode I give you my insight and experience, in the hopes that it helps you to navigate your relationships (romantic or otherwise)! Tune in and remember to let me know what you thought of this segment and if you would like it to return in Season 3!

This week in the arena I am talking all about the silent killer: comparison. Comparison truly is the killer of joy and we all know this. Yet, we all still give into it. It's one of those inevitable feelings we all experience, but if we don't learn how to manage it, how to prevent it from making us doubt ourselves, it can have some lasting effects. This week I am sharing some tips and advice on how I manage the feeling of comparison, allowing me to stay focused on what really matters; me, my happiness, and my success!

This week in the arena I am talking about worry! We all do it. We spend so much of our time and mental energy worrying about those things in life we just cannot control. This week I am sharing with you what happens when we worry, and giving you Warriors an exercise to try along with me, so that we can all get our heads out of the future we cannot control, and into the present that we should be enjoying!

This week in the arena, I am talking about fear. It's been a year since all of our lives were changed by the pandemic and with the continued uncertainty comes fear. Fear can be a bad thing, it can hold us back from living our lives, from making connections, and having genuine experiences. But fear can also be a good thing. Fear is a friend, a teacher, a reminder, that we are stronger than we know. So, tune in to hear about how I view fear and why I trust it to remain my friend in life, keeping me safe but not keeping me from truly enjoying my life. 

This week in the arena we are talking all about forgiveness and setting boundaries, two crucial skills you will need on your healing and personal development journeys! They are tough to do, but so worth the effort! Tune in to hear some of my boundaries and why I believe that these two skills are so important.

This week in the arena I am talking about discipline and habits! Discipline is very important to me and a true key to success. Successful people do consistently, what others do occasionally. In this episode I will talk about why discipline and forming good habits is important to me. I discuss the lessons I have learned from making bad choices and what "good" and "bad choices really are. 

This week I share with you one of the hardest and most unfair lessons that you learn as you get older: YOUR PARENTS ARE HUMAN TOO. It has been a hard one for me and I talk about that with you as I share what I have learned from each of my parents and how their individual styles of parenting have affected me. 

This week I am talking about mindfulness and the importance of practicing mindfulness. It is something that takes a lot of practice but the more you do it, the better you get at it. Mindfulness has taught me how to identify my needs, it has taught me how to understand and manage emotions without judgement. That is why I am sharing this with you Warriors! Mindfulness can be a powerful tool to help you thrive in the arena! 

This week I have been thinking about the idea of "failure". What is failure? Is it real? Or is it just the idea of stumbling, of making mistakes, of rejection, that holds us back from trying to achieve our dreams. 

This week I share with you a memo that I left myself, an important message we all need and one that I want to make sure comes through every single episode of this podcast! Make sure to check out the episode art while listening!

Welcome everyone to Season 2 of the Surviving the Arena podcast! I am elated to be back here, recording again! Our community has grown since the first season and I am excited to see it expand even more! This season, I have a lot in store for you. We have a new look, a new segment, and a new schedule! STA episodes will be published weekly, EVERY FRIDAY, with bonus episodes posted TWICE A MONTH on Wednesdays! Thank you for joining me for another season!

We made it! We made it to the end of Season 1 of the Surviving the Arena Podcast! I am immensely grateful to all of you for joining me on the first leg of this journey and I cannot wait to bring you more and better content in the next season! This is not goodbye, it is SEE YOU SOON!

In this episode, I share with you the most important lesson that I have learned on my self-improvement journey: my happiness depends on me and on what I choose to give my attention to. 

This week I am talking all about discovering our talents and skills and sharing with you, my personal process for doing so! It requires a shift in mindset so it may not be a particularly easy process but it is an enlightening and highly motivating one! Make sure you have a pen and paper handy, and tune in!

We've got an information packed episode this week! Today I'm talking all about goals, how to set them and prioritize them, and why they are important. I share with you some of my personal goals and how I plan to achieve them to give you an idea of how to put goal-setting systems into action. 

This week I am talking about the importance of healing and how to begin the healing process. Healing does not mean acting like things didn't happen, it simply means we learn to move on from trauma and stop letting it stand in the way of our futures! 

Welcome to the Surviving the Arena podcast! I am excited to launch this pilot episode and start this journey of self-improvement and healing with all of you listening. This episode gives you a brief introduction to me, your host Christabel, and an explanation of why I have decided to start this podcast. Please enjoy and stay tuned for tips and advice on how to overcome your past and create the future you have always wanted!