Self Awareness

40 I Learned a Damn Good Lesson. Moving On!

October 17, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Hello and Welcome! I’m Shauna Hoffman.

I can’t tell you how excited I am that the new revamp to A Journey To Awareness has been so successful! We have had more downloads in the last week than ever. And needless to say, the last podcast on “the art of healthy fighting” is getting the most downloads! I am hearing from couples who are having their partner listen to it, friends who are having issues with each other hang out with a glass of wine and listen, and a bunch of moms and daughters listen to it! Nothing like bringing a little peace to this crazy world right now!

Now let me share what we are digging into today. Lessons learned! And for some people… Lessons you just don’t want to learn! See here is the thing. Self-Awareness’s best growth comes from getting through some lesson… learning from it and then moving on! We are going to dig into these pieces and see where you may get stuck. It was easy when we were in school. We learned a lesson and then moved onto the next.. then onto the next grade.. then onto the next school. Then we graduate!

There is a great saying… The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson. ~ Tom Bodett

But for some reason we humans have life lessons that we just don’t want to attack, or don’t want to learn from… or for some reason can’t let go of our emotions around in order to move on.

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35 Doing Dating Differently With Molly Lyda

September 12, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

We are so lucky to have Therapist and Dating Coach Molly Lyda on our show!

We will talk about what women need to do to keep their genuine selves in a new relationship! We will talk about the Queen Energy and how we can manifest that within our relationships! And we will talk about women and self-growth. You can’t get much better than that!

Let’s go!

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34 I Am So Worthy of Receiving the Best in Life!

September 6, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Welcome back to Guy Free Working on Me, I’m your host Shauna Hoffman.

I hope you have been good to yourself this last week! Which is what brings me to this week’s podcast! I decided after months of not spoiling I would just book myself a facial! And as I was lying there getting totally pampered I realized what this week’s podcast had to be…Receiving! And one big piece of receiving… accepting that we deserve it!

Let’s look at the relationships we choose. What we receive is all are wrapped around what we feel we deserve…what we feel we are worthy of. If we feel we are worthy of a healthy loving relationship then we should be able to receive love in a healthy loving relationship. But if we are taught that we do not deserve to be loved, or that we must earn love in some way to be worthy of it then the kind of relationships we choose will be based on that. We repeat the same kind of love relationships that we were taught we deserved.

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ~Audrey Lorde

Ready? Let’s get started…

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33 The Lessons of Mothers and Daughters

August 29, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Hello and welcome! I’m Shauna Hoffman.

Today I am finally talking about mothers and daughters. I have promised this podcast for a few weeks now. I think the reason that I kept putting it off is that it’s such a profound conversation. It’s filled with so much emotion, joy, or pain for so many people. And where do I begin? This is a relationship that is different for each and every one of you. Whether you are listening today as a Mom, or as a daughter or as both, the story of moms and daughters weave a very colorful canvas. There are those of you who have had truly beautiful relationships with your mothers. There are those of you whose biggest sadness, heartache, and pain is from what should be a truly sacred bond. And there are those of you who are currently trying to navigate this journey every day with your own daughters, young, teen and adult.

This podcast is meant to be a journey to self-awareness. And there is no way that I can help you do that if you don’t take a deep look at the relationship you had with your mother. There are models online that talk about the different kind of mother-daughter relationships. From best friends, or sister relationships to cheerleaders or authoritarians. But the best way that I can help you today is to help you see that this relationship is one that deeply affected your idea of who you are. It is the relationship that helped you know what unconditional love is or isn’t. It is the relationship that either empowered you, or broke you down. It is the model for you of what a woman is. And what a woman’s role in society is. Most importantly it is what you were programmed about who you are and what you deserve in life.

Listen in to hear more…

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32 Talking Power with Laura Piening of the Power Peers Network

August 22, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Welcome, everyone. I am so excited about today’s podcast because we have a wonderful guest by the name of Laura Piening. Laura has created something called the Power Peers Network. It is a forum to explore the heroic nature of who you truly are. Seriously! Can it get much better than that? Let me tell you a little about Laura.

Her professional path includes experience as a Wall Street banker, corporate organizational consultant, nonprofit executive, motivational speaker, and writer. The depth and breadth of these experiences have strengthened her ability to inspire vision, to bring people together, and to develop successful partnerships.

As a child, Laura’s mother asked her if she wanted to be a big fish in a little pond or a little fish in a big pond. Laura responded, “Neither. I want to be a big fish in a big pond with other big fish, loving life, and living in harmony!” She knew, even then, that true power seeks peers.

Today, the Power Peers Network is the actualization of this intention. The one-hour Power Peers video-conference calls encourage participants to speak from their hearts about what matters to them. They engage in conversations based on respect, with the integrity of listening, and understanding. The experience is exciting and rewarding for all who participate. So now let’s welcome Laura Piening.

Quotes by Laura Piening-
“We have to grab back power as a positive force.”
“The feminine power is the one that’s connected to the non-material reality.”

Shauna’s favorite quote about power
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ~Audrey Lorde

Listen in to hear more…

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