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How To Let Go of Self-Doubt and Transform Your Life with Elena Brower

Nov 17, 2025
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Elena Brower
Elena Brower, a teacher, poet, and author, shares her journey from self-doubt to sobriety, offering powerful insights on self-compassion and Zen practices. She discusses how self-doubt stalls action and the importance of releasing identity attachments for true freedom. Elena explores the significance of apologies in healing relationships and emphasizes creating inner safety as the path to security. She introduces practical tools for personal growth, highlighting the power of community and compassion on the journey toward transformation.
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INSIGHT

Self-Doubt Is A Stall Not A Feeling

  • Elena Brower reframes self-doubt as a stall rather than a feeling that blocks action.
  • She advises prioritizing principle over certainty and acting on what you already know.
ADVICE

Move Past Doubt By Acting

  • When doubt appears, set it aside and keep moving toward the task at hand.
  • Ask practical questions and focus on how you can serve instead of ruminating.
ANECDOTE

Morning Numbing While Teaching Yoga

  • Elena describes teaching yoga while spending mornings getting stoned and then ‘purifying’ before class.
  • That decade-long cycle of avoidance and shame led her to an intervention and decision to stop.
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