Episode description

Today I want to share some scripts that will help you advocate for yourself in a couple ways. We'll talk about when you are discovering things about yourself and you need to have discussions with someone you trust as well as how to ask for help.

• Step one to having a productive conversation is you learning to become aware of your own thoughts.
• You don't need a quiet place to start to figure out your thoughts. It can be while you're making lunch or doing other things.
• Try saying "the story I am telling myself is..." to start how you are feeling.
• Try saying "I am feeling ___ because of ___."
• Throughout a discussion with a loved one, listen to understand rather than respond. (Check out Episode 53 for more info)
• Podcast Episodes on the Seven Habits of Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
  • The Emotional Bank Account with Madeline Casey [Episode 48]
  • Living Your Life in Quadrant 2 with Madeline Casey [Episode 49]
  • Seeking For Paradigm Shifts with Madeline Casey [Episode 50]
  • Expanding Your Circle of Influence with Madeline Casey [Episode 51]
  • Seeking to Understand and Thinking Win-Win with Madeline Casey [Episode 53]
  • Synergizing in Daily Life and with Major Decisions with Madeline Casey [Episode 54]
  • Create Your own Personal Mission Statement with Madeline Casey [Episode 55]
• If you're feeling defensive, try responding with "thank you for telling me that hard thing."
• Allow for responses of how the other is feeling.
• If you know circumstances are adjusting and you don't have the same capacities, you can say "I can tell I'm not going to be able to do all the things I was doing because of XYZ, so what can we let go of or decrease our expectations of so we can choose where my effort goes?"
• If you try to power through for too long, you'll likely crash and burnout and might even get sick.
• Choose what you let go of and do it in a way that is not a surprise to everyone else in your household.
• Practice with a friend so it's low-stakes.
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