Kris Carr on Life as a Stage IV Cancer Thriver & Braving the Big Messy Emotions When Life Falls Apart
Oct 2, 2023
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Kris Carr, a 20-year stage IV cancer thriver, shares lessons from her book on embracing messy emotions, changing physiology, and creating ease in life. She discusses living with stage IV cancer, facing grief, and seeking support. The podcast explores the power of moments and appreciates the guest's impact. Kris also shares her experience thriving with stage IV cancer and embracing life's challenges.
Prioritize consistency and momentum in self-care practices instead of striving for perfection.
Approach all emotions with curiosity and learn from them, embracing the concept of living in the gray.
View setbacks as opportunities to learn and grow, making peace with the human condition and your own unique experiences.
Deep dives
Lower the bar and show up for yourself
Lower the bar and show up for yourself by easing into self-care practices that prioritize your well-being. Instead of striving for perfection, focus on consistency and momentum in taking care of yourself.
Welcome all emotions to the table
Embrace the concept of living in the gray and making space for all emotions, whether positive or negative. Rather than judging or suppressing emotions, approach them with curiosity and be willing to learn from them.
Embrace your humanity and experience
Recognize that it is natural to both awaken and go back to sleep in our personal development journey. Instead of seeing setbacks as failures, view them as opportunities to learn and grow. Embrace the human condition and make peace with your own unique experiences.
Practice self-reflection and self-awareness
Start with simple self-reflection techniques, such as asking yourself how you are feeling and exploring those emotions without judgment. Use this self-awareness as a tool for understanding yourself better and tending to your own needs.
Foster self-love and self-acceptance
Look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I love you.' Start your self-love journey by nurturing a positive relationship with yourself. Recognize that true transformation comes from this foundation of self-acceptance and self-compassion.
When you're struggling through a difficult transition in life, how do you make space and honor all your emotions? Kris Carr, New York Times bestselling author, wellness activist, and 20-year stage IV cancer thriver was dealing with the pain of her dying father and a major change in her business when she realized that running from the grief was more exhausting than facing it. She shares lessons from her newest book, I'm Not a Mourning Person, like how to live in the magnificent gray, how to stop being so judgmental towards yourself, how to be curious and learn from your messy feelings, how to change your physiology (without kale), and how to create more ease in your life.