03/12/2025
Some reflections on shifting paths, allowing ourselves to change our minds and change direction, and my renewed mission for The Loud Quiet ☺️
I felt more nervous sharing this update on social media than I did in my newsletter. It felt like I had to get my ducks in a row and write the perfect explanation, to avoid saying something ‘wrong’ or offending anyone. And that’s no way to operate, is it?
I worried I might ‘look silly’ if I changed my mind one day, so I wanted to be absolutely clear on why I’d made this decision that took a while to make, before I talked about it. This demonstrates how we’re so scared of judgement, we can silence our own self-expression.
IT’S OKAY for us to make decisions based on who we currently are, and what we currently feel drawn to. That’s all we can ever do. Do what feels right now, listen to our inner voice, and always be open to change.
If in another era, I changed my mind again to do a Master’s and return to the psychology field, so be it. I just can’t imagine that right now, so this is where I’m at. There is still a vast world I’m continuing to explore in somatics, and as a former chronic overthinker, I am far more passionate about the body’s powerful potential.
There are some great therapists out there, so if you need support, access it any way you can. Don’t struggle alone. But for me, traditional therapy wasn’t something I wanted to work in anymore. I couldn’t continue ignoring what didn’t feel right.
I’m so glad I made that decision, before I carried on committing to something at odds with who I was becoming. Forever grateful I made the other decision in late 2022 to start working with The Other Side of Average 🫶
It’s funny how we can live our lives following paths we imagine will be pleasing to others, isn’t it? Rather than listening to ourselves, trusting our intuition.
We can get a vague idea of ‘letting people down’, based on nothing but our own anxieties. Those unconscious fears can drive everything we do, if we’re not careful.
This is what somatic work does. It makes it impossible to ignore what you really want, what you feel passionate about and what you fully believe in. And so much easier to back yourself ❤️