A weekly convo I have on IG Live where my guests and I share the shit we wish someone told us!
And now I’ve created this space on the internet so that you can share all of the shit you wish someone told you- and read what others have to say!
Send me your additions at the contact form below and keep scrolling to see what people have already said!
To join the convo that happens every week, head to @HeyJohnnaRenee to see the time and date of the next scheduled live at the top of my profile!
I am grateful that you’re here and I cannot wait to share some shit I wish someone told me with you!
Happiness + gratitude,
Johnna Renée
Self-care
Related Episodes:
- SIWSTM37: Self-care w/ @JoshBrintnell (Also available on Spotify and Apple)
“I wish someone told me that self-care isn’t selfish” – Josh Brintnell
“How freaking time consuming it is!” – Johnna Renée
“Agreed. Time consuming because there is just not one style of self care that helps. Evolving self-care techniques. What may have been self care to me before is no longer fulfilling/’working.'” – Sonya Annett
“I have been finding that my self-care changes and evolves as I change and evolve. Sometimes it’s simply changing the timing of my routine and sometimes it’s a total overhaul.” – Lauren from Goodmind Coaching
Saying “No”
Related Episodes:
- Why We Say “Yes” When We Mean “No” with Sharon of @BeingABadass (Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts)
“When done repeatedly to please someone else, you wind up in a whole ass fake life and trap yourself” – Taryn
“Mom used to force me to say hello and chat with adults I felt uncomfortable with. ‘No’ was a ‘yes’ by default.” – Bea
“When you say ‘yes’ to someone you say ‘no’ to yourself” – Sabrina
“Wanting to be liked and not disappoint people” – Melisa
“That it’s OK to do so. I’ve always been the go to guy for my family and friends my whole life” – Lyle
“Agreeing to do things you don’t want to do only hurts who you said yes to. Because your heart and focus won’t be “‘in it'” – Lucas
“It always harms you and makes it worse in the end”
Grieving
Identity Loss
Related Episodes:
- Grieving The Loss of Your Identity w/ Abigail Wilber of @Abigail_TheMindfulnessPractice
“How they view me as a person”
“Identity has nothing to do with your job or your achievements”
“That implicit racism is real and insidious and it fucks you up when you figure it out”
“When I was too gullible”
“You don’t owe anyone anything. Don’t let others control your identity.”
“Hearing the mother call me horrific names as a child didn’t help me formulate an identity”
“It was taken away.”
Feeling Your Feelings
Related Episodes:
- That they’re all valid. No matter what I’m feeling… it’s valid
- That I was processing everyone else’s first.
- It’s not an attack towards your manhood
- You have to learn how to do it.
- That it’s a hard, and possibly ugly/slow process. It sucks. Dig deep and push through.
- Take time to process on your own. Respond rather than react
- Although we are unique beings we share types of emotions. They are often patterns
- As a kid it was tough when my parents divorced. No one to talk to. Writing in a journal helped me.
