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22 The Voice of a Woman

June 13, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Hi Everyone, I’m Shauna Hoffman

Welcome to Guy Free, Working On Me. The last episode was pretty profound for so many people, including me. The feedback that I have gotten as to the soul searching it brought up for my listeners has been eye opening for all of us. I hope that as we fly through these episodes you continue to dig deep into your thoughts and beliefs, morals, ethics and values. For that is the true path to Self Awareness.

But what good is our new found values, opinions, thoughts and desires if we as woman are afraid to use our voice and share it with the world?

I find myself in therapy constantly trying to empower women to share their voices. In my book I talk about the Adaptive Child State in all of us. It is a side of our personalities that woman have been made to embrace for thousands of years. It is the side of us that adapts our needs and wants to do what others desire versus what we desire. We become adaptive to their needs, their dreams, their lives. And we learn to quiet our brilliant, strong and powerful voices. I call it the No VOICE state. But there is a new shift in the world. It is a shift where woman are not only taking back their voices, but they are shouting them to the heavens. In this time of protests and bloggers and podcasters we are seeing the voices of women claim back our rights. Not only out in the public for the world to see. But in our work places, in our families and most importantly… in our relationships.

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19 Balance, Breath, Lockjaw

May 23, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Hi ladies! Today’s podcast came out of a moment of my own self awareness. It has been a tough 8 weeks as everyone is handling shelter at home during the Covid 19 virus. You may be listening to this a year from now, but regardless, I hope you hear the awareness I want to share with you today. As a therapist I have been seeing clients virtually and by phone to help people make it through this time of fear, uncertainty and massive change.

Now I am not one that usually experiences anxiety or depression. I am lucky in that regard. I have always thought that’s what gives me the opportunity to be there as much as I can when my clients need me. These last two weeks I thought was no different. I have been seeing clients virtually, sheltering at home. I have been hearing stories of anxiety and loss and lots of loneliness. Then the weirdest thing happened… and I mean weirdest! I got lockjaw! Lockjaw! Truly I had heard of it before but never known anyone to get it. And here I had it! Out of nowhere my jaw would just lock, frozen off to one side. The first time it happened I freaked. But with a little help from google and the mighty force of youtube videos, heat and ice it would just pop back. What the hell!!!!!!???

Then next thing I noticed, as I have became highly aware of my jaw, was that while I was editing my podcasts I was clenching my jaw! Virtual health with the doctor and the question asked “do you clench your jaw while you sleep?” “No, doc! Never have.” HA! Well that was a lie! That same day I woke up in the middle of the night and damned if I wasn’t clenching my jaw like a vice! So here I said to you that I usually never have anxiety…and here I am having some of the most bizarre symptoms that anxiety can give you! And leave it to me! I’m a therapist and need to talk! I’m a podcaster and need to record! I am fricking sheltered at home and my oh so big joy is eating delicious meals. And BAM! I can’t talk, I cant record and I cant eat! You know the brilliant Louise Hay would say there are always emotional or psychological issues associated with our ailments. I think my jaw was telling me to stop talking for a bit and check in with… myself! Its kind of a flaw of healers. You know the saying, “physician, heal thyself”?

So here I am podcast after podcast, years of helping others as a therapist and I had forgotten to check in with myself.

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18 Damn I’m Smart! Thought I’d let ME know!

May 16, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Woo! What a week this has been. I am so excited that so many of you are sharing the podcast with your friends. The downloads are mounting up! I am so grateful for all of you and the PM’s I am getting. Ok, today I am honoring you! Today I am filling your heart and soul, mind and thoughts with everything positive about the woman you are. Actually today YOU are filling your heart and soul, mind and thoughts with amazing truths as to what a brilliant and powerful woman you are.

If you listened to last week’s podcast you know that we affirmed how physically beautiful we are. We took back all of the negative thoughts and bullying thoughts we say about our bodies. We reclaimed the truth that when we see ourselves in complete beauty with all of our imperfections then we are on the true path of self love.

Today, we will do the same about how brilliant and capable we are! We affirm our own individual Intelligence! We claim our talents! Our Creativity! Our passions! Our parenting skills! Our athleticism! Our singing ability! Our dancing rhythms! OUR beautiful magnificent GENUINE SELF.

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17 Affirmations of Self Love

May 9, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Hello everyone, I’m Shauna Hoffman,

Welcome welcome! I hope you had a chance to listen to last week’s podcast with Chinese Medicine Doctor Andra Millian. It has kicked off a conversation with a few of my listeners about how hard it is for women to give themselves permission to take care of themselves. I thought that would be a great topic for today’s podcast. But I am also going to up the ante a bit. Today we are going to explore that topic through the power of affirmations. What is it about affirmations that it has become such a strong tool in helping us stay on track with positive thinking, changing our mindset and healing our souls? When I started this podcast I not only wanted to empower you with new ways of thinking I wanted to make sure I gave you the tools to help you along the way. I truly believe positive affirmations are one of them.

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15 From Lover to Friend

April 25, 2020 By Shauna

WHAT THIS EPISODES ABOUT…

Welcome Ladies, I’m Shauna Hoffman. Thank you or letting me pop into your life again today. I have to say I have been so grateful for the emails and messages I have gotten from so many of you about the podcasts. You know sometimes when you record alone in your office you feel like you are talking to a void. So it is so fun for me to hear from my listeners about how the podcasts are helping you. Or just making you think!

I thought I would take a happy jaunt through Guy Free World today and talk about the idea that when a relationship ends you can still have a relationship! Ok, maybe its not the same kind of relationship. But what if you could change the form of the relationship and still be in each other’s lives? Ha! Some of you are saying no way! I just want him out of my life. Fair enough! But there are many of you that miss the friendship or the love.

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