Eps 369: Rachel Macy Stafford teaches us how to Soul Shift

Episode 369


My guest today is Rachel Macy Stafford. 

Rachel joins me to share about her new book, “Soul Shift,” and how to find joy and get back to yourself.  Rachel shares the painful truth that started her journey.  Rachel and I connect over the challenges that raising teens can bring, and how we can be present, relationship-focused, and connected with them during the tough times.  Rachel shares a beautiful story about how being human and vulnerable with your teens allows them to be authentic with you, too.  We touch on the messiness of teens and how we need to deeply know our children so we can best support them.  Rachel shares some of her best practices to find self-worth & growth, like speaking to yourself compassionately and taking time for yourself.  


Guest Description 

Rachel Macy Stafford is the New York Times bestselling author of Hands Free Mama, Hands Free Life, Only Love Today, and Live Love Now. Rachel is a certified special education teacher whose personal strategies are universal invitations to embrace life with urgency and cultivate connection despite the distractions of our culture. Her blog is a source of inspiration to millions. Rachel lives in Georgia with her beloved family and rescue cat, Banjo.

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Takeaways from the show

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  • Cultivating the practice of presence 
  • Asking yourself and owning why you do what you do 
  • Finding time to nurture yourself 
  • Uncovering and responding to one’s deepest truths 
  • Connecting with your teen through presence 
  • Being real, authentic, & vulnerable with your teen 
  • Presence as a door opener for your teen 
  • Letting go of distractions and prioritizing connection 
  • Finding your self-worth 
  • Being in your experience vs. observing the experience

What does joyful courage mean to you

Joyful courage means knowing that when we show up as our truest, most real self, we get a chance to experience true belonging.  For the longest time, I thought, “I can’t tell anyone how I’m really feeling about this.  I can’t admit that I’m struggling.”  What I found was I never really connected to people until I began telling the truth about how I was feeling and who I am.  That’s where true belonging is born, and that’s, to me, the joyful courage – those moments when you connect with somebody on that level, that soul-to-soul level, and there’s nothing like it in the world.  You can both be going through a horrible struggle, and for them to say, “I know.  I’m here.  You are not alone.”  That is healing; that’s life-changing.  So, the courage part about showing up as your most authentic self.  We don’t have to be afraid.  We are going to be scared; it is scary to show your true self, but the reward of that, to meet someone in that light of realness – “I accept you as you are, and you accept me as I am,” there’s nothing like it in the whole world.  

 

Resources

Rachel’s Website

Rachel’s Blog

Rachel’s new book: “Soul Shift” 

Rachel’s Facebook

Rachel’s Instagram  

Rachel on Joyful Courage: Episode 11 

Rachel on Joyful Courage: Episode 80 

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Transcription

SUMMARY KEYWORDS
life, feel, book, rachel, joy, practice, cultivate, people, avery, stepping stones, parents, kids, teen years, connection, shift, learned, sabotaging, experience, support, step
SPEAKERS
Rachel Macy Stafford, Casey O'Roarty

Casey O'Roarty 00:05
Hey, welcome to the joyful courage podcast a place for inspiration and transformation as we try and keep it together, while parenting our tweens and teens. This is real work people and when we can focus on our own growth, and nurturing the connection with our kids, we can move through the turbulence in a way that allows for relationships to remain intact. My name is Casey already I am your fearless host. I'm a positive discipline trainer, space holder coach and the adolescent needed sprout double. I am also the mama to a 20 year old daughter and 17 year old son walking right beside you on this path of raising our kids with positive discipline and conscious parenting. This show is meant to be a resource to you and I work really hard to keep it real, transparent and authentic so that you feel seen and supported. Today is an interview and I have no doubt that what you hear will be useful to you. Please don't forget sharing truly is caring. If you love today's show, please pass the link around snap a screenshot posted on your socials or texted to your friends. Together we can make an even bigger impact on families all around the globe. I'm so glad that you're here. Enjoy the show.

Casey O'Roarty 01:21
All right listeners. I am so excited about today's conversation. My guest today is Rachel Macy Stafford. Rachel is the New York Times best selling author of hands free mama hands free life only love today and live love. Now Rachel is a certified special education teacher whose personal strategies are universal invitations to embrace life with urgency and cultivate connection. Despite the distractions of our culture. Her blog has been a source of inspiration to millions and continues to be Rachel lives in Georgia with her beloved family and rescue cat banjo. longtime listeners may remember Rachel from Episode 11, as well as another episode that I can't seem to locate. And yet she's here to talk about her latest book Soul Shift. Welcome back to the podcast, Rachel all it's so good to be here. Thank you. Yes. And I have to start by fangirling out for a second, your work always speaks directly to the heart. And as I got familiar with your latest book and read through the intro, I was brought back to that that special gift that you have as a writer, it feels like it's just you and I in a room. And you and I on the journey. And I just have to say thank you, you have made a profound impact on me, my work my personal journey, and I know for so many others. So thank you for that. Thank you. Well, that is such an encouragement to me. Good. Talk to us about Soul Shift, what brought this book through you and I'm intentionally using that language, what brought this book through you?

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