Join Matt as he speaks with Nyle Biondi, a trans and queer psychotherapist, as they discuss protecting their peace in a divisive world. They explore giving away power, protecting peace from family dynamics and media, and balancing caring about systems while protecting your own peace. Discover strategies to protect your peace and stand in your own truth and power.
Finding balance between caring about the systems around you and protecting your own inner peace is crucial.
Discover and accept your authentic self by shifting focus from pleasing others to tuning into your own wants, needs, and desires.
Embrace openness and authenticity, while discerning when to engage with the systems around us and when to take a break to maintain personal well-being.
Deep dives
Protecting Your Peace: Finding Balance in a Divisive World
Protecting your peace in a world filled with division, blame, and anger can be challenging. It is important to find balance between caring about the systems around you and protecting your own inner peace. Strategies such as spending time in nature, setting boundaries, and engaging in self-care activities can help protect your peace. It is also crucial to cultivate an open heart, practice intentionality, and seek support from others when needed. By finding the right balance between caring for the world and caring for yourself, you can navigate through challenging times while maintaining your inner peace.
The Journey of Self-Discovery and Healing
Discovering and accepting one's authentic self is a vital part of the journey towards protecting personal peace. This involves shifting the focus from pleasing others to tuning into one's own wants, needs, and desires. Embracing vulnerability and setting healthy boundaries are key strategies in protecting peace. Additionally, accepting oneself as unique and embracing life experiences as opportunities for growth and empathy can contribute to finding peace while existing in a complex world.
Embracing Openness and Authenticity
One of the main strategies to protect personal peace is embracing openness and authenticity. This includes letting go of the need to convince others to share the same beliefs and focusing on personal growth and self-acceptance. Developing an open heart and seeking connection can help build resilience and inner peace. It is also important to discern when to engage with the systems around us and when to take a break to maintain personal well-being.
Processing Emotions and Seeking Support
Processing emotions and seeking support are crucial in protecting personal peace. Journaling, finding physical outlets for emotions like anger, and seeking professional or personal support can contribute to emotional healing and a regulated state of mind. It is important to find a balance between staying informed about societal issues and taking time away from news and social media to protect personal peace and well-being.
Balancing Self-Care with Care for the World
Balancing self-care and care for the world involves finding intentional ways to prioritize personal well-being while still acknowledging and addressing societal issues. This may include engaging in activities that bring joy and peace, establishing boundaries, and engaging in open and empathetic communication. It is important to remember that personal and societal growth is a journey, and finding a balance between self-care and maintaining awareness of social issues is crucial for protecting personal peace.
In this episode, Matt speaks with Nyle Biondi, a trans and queer psychotherapist, about protecting their peace. In a world that is divisive and full of violence, oppression and hatred, how can we protect our peace?
This episode explores ways in which we might be giving away our power and how we can stop doing this and learn to protect our peace. Come spend an hour with Matt and Nyle and learn how to protect your own peace from things like family dynamics, media, oppressive societal views/beliefs/laws, hatred, etc. Your power and peace are in your hands more than you may think.
The questions we will be unpacking in today's episode are:
What does it mean to protect your peace?
What interrupts our peace?
What are strategies you use to protect your peace?
How can we balance caring about the systems around us and protecting our peace?
How can we come back into our center and stand in our own truth and power?