When life is a whirlwind….

While I have a coaching business, I also work part-time for a fantastic coach.
She’s a stop-over-drinking coach for women and has an awesome program called Alive AF!
To some people, Alive AF! is alcohol-free; to others, it is Alive ass fuck…and to many, it’s both.

On Tuesday evening, I posted this in our FB group:
I wasn’t feeling very Alive AF! Due to stomach issues from yesterday and a horrible pounding headache today. 
And, to be fully transparent,…from stressing about a situation with my older son. I definitely was ruminating and trying to solve all of it right now, this second. 
But that just isn’t how this goes.

I got the opportunity to talk to Angela (my coach/boss/friend…lol) a bit this afternoon, and she was able to help me gain some clarity.
(Yes, even coaches get coaching!! We are human!!).

I had lifting weights on my schedule today, but I opted for a walk with some yin yoga after I got home due to my headache.
(I could’ve easily convinced myself I should just get in my pjs and lay on the couch.)

I’m really glad I did!
I walked further and longer than I thought I would, saw these amazing mums in bloom on Park Ave., and saw this perfect sign on Madison Ave.

I did a lot of breathing and processing on my walk….. I didn’t realize how I had been clenching my jaw all day until it released!
I didn’t try to change how I was feeling…I just allowed it. 
I’m a mom, of course; I am concerned for my son…but things are in motion.
I’m doing what I can, he’s doing what he can do…and we are communicating with the right people.

It’s all going as planned.

I’m not drinking.
I’m not eating.
I’m not buffering.
I’m not being nasty to my husband.

I’m letting it happen the way it’s supposed to happen.

Just wanted to share. ❤️”

Since Tuesday, it has been a whirlwind of “stuff, “ including
Filling out some very intense personal paperwork for my son.
Running back and forth between two pharmacies (8 blocks apart) multiple times in the same day…and waiting at least an hour at both of them to talk to someone and finally get my prescriptions.
And some other annoying life stuff.

And, though I feel like we are progressing towards figuring out what’s best for my son, there are many steps to get there. 

I would still love it if we could figure it out right now.
Right this very second.

But I accept that is not what is happening.

We are doing our research.
We are not rushing into things.
It’s going at the pace it’s supposed to.

Is it easy?
Fuck, no.

Have we been here before?
Unfortunately, we have.

Has it been a long road?
Fuck, yes.

Before I started working with my life coach and becoming a life coach.
Before learning how to manage my mind.
Before learning that managing my mind was even a thing!

I did not handle stuff like this very well.
I drank.
I binged on food.
I didn’t care for my needs like working out and getting daily activity.
I blamed my husband.

Instead, I am doing things like:
Asking for and accepting support.
Making drink plans and food plans to support myself and my goals.
Getting at least 30 minutes of movement daily.
Enjoying a warm cup of soothing tea with honey before going to bed to read.
And other loving things.

I am also:
Taking a fuckton of deep breaths (when I start to feel that fluttery feeling in my stomach).
Journaling what I am thinking and feeling.
Talking it out with my husband.
And accepting that things are how they are right now.
They won’t always be this way.

I am taking things one at a time.

I am the Get Real coach for women; what you see is what you get.
As you can see, my life has ups and downs, good and bad, just like yours does.
Because of that, I can teach you how to manage your mind. 

Click on the link to schedule your free 30-minute consultation today.
I’d love to talk to you.