Whole Heart Transformation
By Melissa Elguera
Whole Heart TransformationMay 22, 2024
How did I get like this?
Ever wonder why you do the things you do? Or why you think the way you think?
Today I will be discussing some of the reasons we end up the way we do and what we can do about it.
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From devastation to transformation. A story of hope.
Join me today as I interview Shannon and Kendra as they share their story from addiction, betrayal and real transformation.
Shannon and Kendra have walked the fire of betrayal and recovery. After many failed attempts, they got healing and relief. This is their story and it's powerful! They are now a part of our Character Formation Coaching crew.
I am honored to have them share their story!
Want to get coaching with them?
Go to: https://www.feelinganddealing.coach/
or email Kendra: kendradisney@ymail.com
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How could they do this?!
Curious to understand how people can do destructive things and also have an aspect of themselves that did good things too?
Join me today as I unpack this and what I have learned about the, "How".
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Why you may not have capacity for life situations
When considering why we get triggered, can't empathize, people please, need to escape pain through numbing out behaviors (even ones that seem harmless) , or we just, "Can't!"
We are talking about internal capacity to handle the difficulties (or even joys) of life.
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Why can't they receive my love?
Ever feel like you have so much love to give but the people you love can't receive it?
Or maybe you feel like something is wrong with you because they can't receive your love?
If you find yourself in this place, this will be such a helpful podcast to understand why and maybe why you take it personally.
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The importance of emotional growth
Join me today as I discuss the importance of emotional growth.
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How shame keeps you from receiving love
Shame is a belief that something is so wrong with me that if people knew me, they wouldn't love me.
Shame keeps out love.
Take a listen today as I share more and give insight on how this can impact individuals and relationships.
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Keys to a better marriage with Brandon Doerksen
Join me today as I had the honor of interviewing Brandon Doerksen. He's leading the way in helping men into healthy masculinity and healthy marriages.
His insight on emotional health is so powerful! I hope you gain wisdom and hope as you hear him share his story and how he's currently impacting others.
Want to join his men's community? You can join here: https://app.groundedmen.co/checkout/grounded-mens-community-membership?via=melissa
Want more resources from Brandon? Click here: https://linktr.ee/brandontalksmarriage?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
Are you a partner who wants support and really heal?
Go to: https://identitylife.coach/ for my coaching services.
How explosive ANGER (or frozen) is most likely unprocessed grief
Anger is a part of the grief process. When we are not in touch with anger or if it has become our first emotional response, there is most likely a place where anger was the safest emotion to express rather than deep sadness.
On the opposite side, frozen anger ( when we aren't even connected to it) could reveal that we aren't even in touch with grief in many ways. Which means we could be disconnected from reality.
Listen as I shared further about this on today's episode.
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How to stop passing generational trauma
Here's some key steps to awareness of how generational pain and trauma gets passed down and how to stop passing it.
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What's the cost of avoiding grieving?
Grief is a part of life. Many of us weren't taught how to grieve. Science is revealing the deeper harm that is caused to ourselves when we don't process emotions, but not only does it cost us, it costs future generations as well.
Take a listen as I share how avoiding grief is harmful and what you can do about it.
Interested in my coaching? Go to https://identitylife.coach/contact
How to get to the root of our issues
Many times when we attempt to deal with the issues we are facing whether that is overeating, not working out, addictions, inability to stop yelling at our kids or whatever else we could put on the list, we need to get to the root. All the behaviors are just symptoms of soil and root issues and not the problem itself.
Most of the work I see people attempt to do is behavioral management. This doesn't get to the roots. It's cutting off the fruit. Which means that eventually the old fruit will be produced at some point again. You can take that to the bank!
Today I share how to get to the roots so you no longer produce the fruit that you don't like.
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How can we change the real issues within church culture?
If you’d like to learn more about Annie’s service you can go to Charactergrowthcoaching.com or Charactergrowthcoaching@gmail.com
Why do I keep having the same problems?
Wondering why you are going back to the same things and having the same problems?
Today I will be talking about the "why" and how to change PERMANENTLY.
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Want to discover your values and grow in them?
Get my Daily Values book here:
https://identitylife.coach/resources
The benefits of facing emotional pain
Many of us want to avoid emotional pain. We will do anything not to sit with it and avoid it at all costs.
But in order to heal grow and change, we have to face it. Without facing the pain head on, we will find ourselves repeating painful cycles.
Join me today as I share how to face the pain and what to expect on the other side.
Interested in my coaching? You can contact me here: https://identitylife.coach/contact
How to gain joy after betrayal and hardship
Have you gone through hardships that have left you joyless?
Has betrayal hit your relationship and you feel as if you're sinking in grief with no way out?
Join me today as I address what happens to our brain when we aren't getting the proper chemical in our brain and body that give us joy and how to gain joy back even in the midst of grief.
Want support that is transformational? Contact me here: https://identitylife.coach/contact
2 main components to healing
There are 2 main components to getting our healing process started. Without these 2 components, we won't even begin the process of healing.
Take a listen as I share these components and next steps!
Want support? Go to www.identitylife.coach to connect with me and my coaches.
How attachment deficits are damaging your relationships (and what to do about it)
Attachment is the very foundation of our beginning as a human. If that foundation isn't developed properly in childhood, we will be left with attachment deficits in adulthood.
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My story from this place in my healing journey
Join me today as I share my story from the lens of healing and post traumatic growth.
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Why healing is so hard and takes so long
Reach out for support and start your healing journey. www.identitylife.coach
My secret sauce methods to healing
Join me today as I share some of the most powerful and impact ways to heal
How our body remembers what our brain forgets
Our body carries our story more so than our brain. When we become curious with the signals our body is attempting to point us to we can begin to heal as a we discover what it is trying to say. When we avoid curiosity, we stop the healing process and stifle our growth.
Join me today and I talk about examples from my own healing journey and some of my clients who have overcome with simple curiosity for what is happening inside.
Healing requires self reflection skills
Self reflection is a skill we learn in childhood. If we aren't able to self reflect, we won't be able to discover how to heal and change. Listen, as I share how I help my kids learn to self reflect and how you can learn to even if you didn't gain the skills in childhood so you can grow and heal too.
Why your betraying partner can't heal you
There is a real need to heal when betrayal hits your life. Here are some reasons why looking for healing from your betraying parter won't heal the deep pain.
How your childhood attachment affects your adult relationships
Many people believe that once you become an adult that your childhood experiences are no longer an excuse or reason for how you show up as an adult. Unfortunately nothing could be further from the truth. Join me as I share my journey and the journey of supporting others in their process to healthy, secure attachment.
Why we fill loneliness with false connection
False connection is a fleeting experience. It is not sustainable but we do this because it appears that it will make us feel better and fill the deep hole inside.
Hook culture is breeding avoidant attachment and leaving many people more lonely than ever before. It's a real concern. Take a listen as I share more about the concerns and what can be done to change and heal.
How infidelity shatters the soul and the process to heal
How infidelity shatters the soul and the process to heal.
Embodied beliefs keeping you stuck?
Embodied beliefs are what we experience as beliefs in our whole body. The only way to heal these beliefs is to feel them all the way through. Listen for how in todays podcast.
How your childhood shapes you
Our childhood either prepares us to be healthy adults, or it leaves us to grow up with deficits and unable to deal with difficult situations.
Why you may not be experiencing real transformation
Why you may not be experiencing real transformation and how to get there.
How to recognize emotionally safe people
Ever wonder if you can/should share your emotions or experiences with people, and later regret sharing because of how they respond?
I will share 7 signs of emotionally safe people so you can understand what to look for when leaning in to share. And so you can understand for yourself if you are an emotionally safe person.
How being emotionally deficient shows up in adulthood
In order to mature in emotional intelligence, you have to recognize where you are deficient.
Bad anger versus good anger
Anger is good! Many of us were taught that it was bad or we witnessed out control anger so we don't know how to express it at all or we don't know how to express it in a healthy way. I will discuss these facets of anger and how to heal.
Empathy, Sympathy, Empaths, none and how to know the difference
Empathy, Sympathy, Empaths and none is the topic of discussion for today. If you find yourself wondering why you may fall into any of these categories, here's some reasons why.
The root of unwanted behaviors
The root is the fruit of all behaviors that we don't want or like. And that root is always disconnection and aloneness. Join me today as I talk in depth on why this is the root and how to heal.
4 ways complaining points to unmet needs or longings
Notice that you complain more than you like? Or that you complain attempting to be heard but don't get the needs met that you were hoping to be met?Take a listen to why you might be doing this and what's underneath the complaints and how to change it.
Why reality is so hard to face and how facing it leads to healing
Struggling with facing difficult realities? In this podcast I will share why we struggle and how to start facing reality so you can heal.
Crucial steps to heal from betrayal trauma
Betrayal leaves you isolated and alone internally. The trauma of these events happen based on the reality of feeling completely disconnected from the primary person in our lives. Many partners share how the betrayal left them feeling isolated and even disconnected from God and other people because why would God allow this to happen to them, and the shame of sharing with others what has happened. In order to heal we have to go to the places that have been isolated and alone and undo aloneness. It is truly the only way to heal.
What does the ideal growing environment for transformational change look like?
Check out today's podcast on what type of environment for transformational change looks like.
How addiction, coping mechanisms and avoidance tactics keep you immature.
Avoiding life and our reality keeps us from being present with what's really happening inside us and the world. It completely stops all character growth to the point where we HAVE to use an unhealthy means to get through life instead of thriving in it.
Here's some deeper insights into these tactics and how to start the process of healing.
How unprocessed grief keeps you stuck
If we are experiencing a regular pattern of feeling and being stuck, we most likely have unprocessed grief.
Know yourself better by becoming curious
Curiosity opens the door to discovering what is really going on beneath the surface.
My shame is harming my relationship! How do I make it stop?!
Shame is a part of the human experience. The issue is when shame is not being processed through and leaving us alone and isolated. When shame isn't shared we go in a toxic loop of disconnection. Here's some tips to get out of the loop.
Why do I keep having the same things happen to me?!
Ever wonder why you may have the same things happen in different places, with different people or circumstances? It could be that there is some unfinished parts in your story that could use healing. Take a listen!
HELP!!! My spouse triggers me!!
Ever been triggered by your spouse? Here's some possible reasons why.
Why when we avoid difficult emotions, we stop the healing process.
Take a listen to why staying with difficult emotions until they are safely processed through is important for us to heal properly.
Struggling to be an efficient adult? Here's some reasons why.
Adulthood is something that is built in childhood, believe or not. It is based on capacities to be in reality growing up. Here's some basic understanding of why.
Awareness is only the starting line to transformational change
Last week I shared the importance of awareness. This week I am bringing a deeper understanding into transformational change.
How to build more self awareness
Many of us didn't get the emotional support we needed as kids. A parent would have needed to attune to us and respond to our emotional needs in order for us become self aware. When we didn't get the skills growing up, we have 2 options..... We can stay unaware of what we are experiencing and have difficulty in our relationships or we can grow and have healthier and more fulfilling relationships. In today's podcast I share some tips on how to bring more self awareness.
What is attunement?
Attunement is vital to empathy. If we didn't get it, we won't know what it is and why its important to healthy living and loving relationships.