Ep 133 Mental Health
Episode Notes:
May is Mental Health Awareness month and today I am discussing why our mental health is important, how coaching can help, and what we can look forward to in the future. Our mental health is one of, if not the most, important thing we have and today I want to share a new opportunity with you.
In this episode:
- Mental Health Awareness
- Emotional wellness
- Stress/Anxiety/Overwhelm
- Coaching for goals – not from broken
- Escaping stress and anxiety
- Flexibility coaching: www.michellebourquecoaching.com/join
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Episode Transcript:
Hello hello hello
Welcome back to the podcast friends
Happy to be here chatting with you
As always
Ok listen
We are going to get right to it
I mentioned it last week
And I want to talk a bit more about it today
Mental health awareness month
And what it means for you
For all of us
I did not realize until I started researching for this episode
That mental health awareness month has been recognized
Since 1949
I have to be honest
That is kinda a little shocking to me
Because I feel like
It has only come into my awareness
In the last few years
And I’m not sure
If that’s because
I’m more involved in it
Or
Because there is more publicity about it
I don’t know
Maybe a combo of both right?
Seriously
Sometimes things are right in front of us
And we don’t even see it
Until we do
I’ll give you a simple example
And wait
Before we go too far
I want to tell you something
Because I think this is important to share
As we talk about mental health awareness
And really being more open
And vulnerable
About the truths of what goes on in life
It’s not all rainbows daisies and butterflies
I say that all the time
But I was recently asked a question in one of my groups
What would a loved one want us to know about you
And for me lol..
The answer was
Well Marc would say
Living with me
Is like a new day everyday
Because
I have to be honest
Sometimes I might not have the most common sense
Sometimes I forget things
And sometimes
I just don’t know
So
Living in my world
Can be quite delightfully surprising ..lol..
Marc says he would like to visit
But not for long..lol..
And my family
Would just straight up say I’m crazy
So
Why am I sharing that with you today?
Because I’m going to share more of the crazy here
I think it’s so important
To really see
That this work
The work on our mental health
Can make such a difference in our lives
So yes,
More vulnerability
Yikes lol..
I actually heard a great statement
On a recent Lewis Howes podcast
He said
Your authentic self
Is the coolest part of you
Wouldn’t it be great
If we all were willing to show more of that
And listen
Doing this
Is not from a place of
We are broken
And we need to be fixed
That is not it at all
Doing this work is
Really the opportunity
To get to your goals faster
To have an accountability coach
To be able to have someone on your side
That can see things you can’t
Because you are in it
So
Back to not always seeing things
That are right in front of you
Marc was recently talking about the WWE headquarters
Yes – we were watching some special on like
Behind the scenes of WWE
So he was telling me how big the building was
And I was clueless
Like why would I ever see this building right?
Well,
Except that it’s literally in the territory I work in …lol.
It’s apparently in Stamford CT
And
Once I looked it up
I see it has an American flag flying high on it
And a WWE flag
I can tell you without doubt
I have passed it
And I can tell you without doubt
The next time I pass it I will see it
But before it was in my awareness
No clue
That’s how a lot of our lives are lived
We just don’t have the awareness
Of what is maybe causing us
The stress
The overwhelm
The anxiety
Like the root of the problem
A lot of times
We just think
It’s the job
The other person
Whatever it is for you
But when we get to the root
It always comes down to
Our awareness of what is
Our awareness of what is possible
Our awareness of what we make things mean
It all adds up to our mental health
And my mental health
I mean emotional wellness
I mean your level of knowing
Your own abilities
The ways you can cope with the normal stresses of life
And the way you can be a productive member of your community.
I would argue
If we don’t have our mental health
We really don’t have much
Think about it
Think about when you are stressed
Or Anxious
Think about how you might want to escape it
Extra wine
Extra food
Extra working
Or
Just totally vegging
There are other options friend
That’s why I do this work
I want to help more people
Just get super clear
On what you want to do in your life
And then
Actually doing more of it
A lot of times we are either running around
Like chickens with our heads cut off
Stressed and angry
Or
We feel like we are doing doing doing
But stuck in life
And not sure
How to get out of it
It’s doing this work
It’s having a coach
It’s doing self development
Like doing it
Not just listening to it
And listening is great
It’s more than a lot of folks do
But doing the work
For yourself
Is when you see the changes
That you really want
Think about Michael Jordan
Or
Whoever your sports person is
They have a coach
A coach helps you get where you are going faster
Maybe its in your game
Maybe it’s professionally
Maybe its in your life
Coaching is becoming
So much more accepted
And well known
I think one day
Most people will have one
The more we talk about the importance
Of our mental health
I think the more acceptable it will be
And the more people will be willing
To invest in themselves
And then what could be possible right?
So fun
And before I end
I want to make sure you know
I have a new coaching program
1:1 private coaching
But in a new flexible way
I’ll give you a quick overview
Because I’m so excited
It will be able to help more people
We have a 45 minute call to go over your goals
Basically look at where you are
And where you want to be
Then
You have access to private coaching
24 /7
With an easy to use app
Basically we can text
We can voice chat
We can share attachments
And then
You have a set number of 30 minutes calls
That you get to use as you wish
So let’s say you are facing something challenging
In a specific time Frame
And you want to do back to back weeks
Cool
Maybe you want to do every other
Or once a month
It’s a 6 month program
And is literally like
Having a coach in your back pocket
And I made sure it is super affordable
In order to help more people
So if you are ready
Let’s get started
Go to michellebourquecoaching.com/join
And you will get on my email list
Which is a great place
To get more free tools
AND you can alway reply to any emails
And just let me know you are ready
I can not tell you how excited I am
To get started with a new bunch of folks
Ok friends
That’s what I have for you today.
Let’s circle back next week
But for now
Stay healthy
And make it a great day
Take care!