A Costly Mistake: Ignoring My Inner Wisdom

It was 2008. Markets crashed. The economy plummeted. The company where I’d served struggled to weather the economic storm. I ignored my shouting gut feeling, suppressing the inner wisdom that communicated to me through my emotional body. “Don’t do it,” my gut screamed while my mind rationalized my decision. Those difficult internal arguments between my head and my gut continued until my head accepted my gut’s unconditional surrender, although something definitely didn’t feel right. Along with 3 powerful journal prompts, Karen Shier shares how ignoring her inner wisdom resulted in a very costly mistake and a major life shift.

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My Body Kept Score

Looking around me that day on the sandbar, I saw beautiful, tanned bodies enjoying their lovely sunbathing routine. As I sat there holding back tears, I thought that there just had to be more to life. Why was my life always so hard? Why was I constantly feeling that the life had been sucked out of me? In this blog Karen shares her life struggles, her decision to draw a line in the sand, and choices she made to arise from the darkness along with 3 powerful journal prompts.

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