Dealing with the expansion and contraction of our bodies around income can sometimes be overwhelming and confusing. That is why I am so thrilled to have three guest experts join us in this episode to explain and help us understand these cycles and share with us how to best approach it when it happens.

Christa Bevan, Shelby Leigh, and Renee Reese are entrepreneurs and coaches who help women further understand why nervous system regulation matters, how this impacts their lives, and how they can feel safe in their own bodies to earn, receive, and keep more profit in their online business. In this episode, our three guests all share about how the expansion and contraction in our bodies are normal and safe, and what we can do to manage it better.

[00:01 – 12:54] It’s About the Dynamic Partnership with Your Mind and Body

Christa and her experience working with cycle breaker moms
Going through the expansion and contraction cycle
Expanding into a new reality
Approaching things through a playful attitude and understanding
Titrating changes in our body
Expansion and contraction goes hand in hand
Entrepreneurship takes a certain tenacity and grit
Learning to be comfortable with discomfort
Importance of resting and listening to our bodies
Grant yourself permission to rest

[12:55 – 23:13] Learning to Connect and Approach Your Body with Curiosity

Normalizing the expansion and contraction of our bodies with Renee
Expansion and contraction comes in seasons
Approaching your body with curiosity
Taking the time to work with yourself

[23:14 – 37:46] Understanding Our Bodies and Allowing the Process to be Easy

Shelby talks about helping people regulate their nervous systems
Feeling safe with our bodies
Expanding and contracting is normal and safe
Understanding our bodies better
Allowing the practice to be easy

Key Quotes:

“So much of your body is your subconscious mind. And so what we need to do is sort of incrementally start to open up our capacity to hold more. And when we do that there's more room for expansion, and there's more room for contraction, but you can't have one without the other.” - Christa Bevan

“All our bodies are just telling us stories all the time, our bodies are just giving us signals and just sharing something with us.” - Renee Reese

“This is normal. We expand, we contract, we expand, and contract.” - Shelby Leigh

Connect with our guests!

Christa: www.instagram.com/theradicalmothervillage

Renee https://www.instagram.com/thereneereese/

Shelby https://www.instagram.com/fierceheart.shelbyleigh/

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