Liz has been deeply impacted by the knowing that we all have exactly what we need in any moment.  We are health. We are life itself. Fresh ideas and wisdom are constantly moving us through life. From that grounding, she sees that listening is one of the most powerful ways we can be with someone. The post EP245: The Power of True Listening with Liz Scott  appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the difference between welcoming what arises and wallowing in what arises. In this episode, we’ll explore how welcoming is rooted in curiosity and not knowing what we’re exploring.Welcoming is “dumb”, while wallowing tends to be “smart”. We wallow in something (anxiety, depression, sadness), meaning we’re feeling what we The post EP244: Welcoming versus wallowing appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Animal trackers don’t know where the animal is, but they know how to get there. They get there by following the fresh track that presents itself.  It’s immediate. There is no extensive planning or imagining future scenarios, just following what’s right here, right now. Then doing that again, and again, and again until you don’t The post EP243: I don’t know where I’m going, but I know how to get there appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Sam is a talented coach who supports people with ADHD. He does this from his own lifelong experience with ADHD and from his deep grounding in the health and perfection in any and all neuro-(or other)-diversities. We are not our brain patterns and each of us lives with a bodymind that operates by its own The post EP242: Beyond ADHD with Sam Led appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Ken says he has an avoidance problem. He feels stuck avoiding projects, work, and life in general. He talks about how much easier (albeit still painful) it is to watch YouTube than it is to do the things he knows he wants to do. He knows his mind is trying to protect him, but he The post EP241: A coaching session on feeling stuck and avoiding life appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Allysen says she hates having a bad day. She feels like every day could be her last and if it is, she should feel grateful, positive and productive. Because she feels this way, when she wakes up feeling bad, her mind spirals quickly. It scrambles to change things, which always makes things worse.In this session, we The post EP239: A coaching session on having bad days appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

In Part 3, I walk participants through leaning into what’s arising.  I answer a lot of excellent, thoughtful questions about this process and everything that’s been shared so far. Participants share their experience and how this class has opened up so much for them already. And I talk about going right into the things we least want The post EP238: Welcoming What Arises Part 3: Q&A appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

In Part 2 of the Welcoming What Arises series, we look more deeply at how to lean into what’s arising. There is no one way. It’s something we each experiment with and find our own way.But in this class, we look at breathing into the physical sensations of what’s showing up with curiosity, from an The post EP237: Welcoming What Arises Part 2: How to do it appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

In the next three podcast episodes I will be sharing the 3-part class I recently taught called Welcoming What Arises.  Today’s episode shares Part 1 where I focus on why we don’t welcome what’s arising. I speak to the misunderstandings behind our habitual resistance and fear of feeling and the promise, power, and true freedom available The post EP236: Welcoming What Arises Part 1: Why we don’t appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

An incredibly common thought that doesn’t look like a thought is, “It won’t work for me”. Whether it’s becoming free from a habit, anxiety, or some other type of personal change, or becoming a successful coach or being able to support others, have a successful business, or any other venture, I hear it all the The post EP235: It won’t work for me appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.