049: Embracing the Holidays - Bringing Our Stories Forward

The holidays are here! As a child, chances are you looked forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas with great anticipation–the gifts, the food, the cookies, the lights, and even the traditions!

From there, moving into adolescence brought new memories and experiences that began to shift and change perspective that helped to shape your view of the holidays as an adult. 

While some stories are filled with joy and blessings, REALIFE inevitably also has challenges that can make the holidays difficult and let's be real–the expectations from our own selves and others can be overwhelming!

On this episode of the podcast, I'm excited to welcome two of my dearest friends, Terri Johnson and Erica Vinson, to unwrap the idea of Embracing the Holidays. Together we'll share about: 

• Moving from compartmentalizing our lives to "re-membering" them in order to live more authentically
• Shifting from expectation to embrace the holidays 
• Using the FULL CIRCLE wisdom of the Enneagram to bring our stories forward

As you listen to REALIFE stories of joy and pain, you'll hear that a common thread of healing and hope for us all has been a circle of trusted community. There's nothing quite like being face to face in authentic, safe, life-giving spaces with your people and especially for the holidays, we'll encourage you to lean in!

How are you embracing the holidays this year? We'd love for you to reach out and share with us at [email protected]. 

REALIFE Resources from this Episode:

As we move into 2020, the REALIFE Process® is creating space for authentic community through our REALIFE Retreats. Registration is open now for our first retreat that we'll be hosting February 21-23 at the Soul Care Urban Retreat Center in Urbana, IL. Click here for all the details and registration information! 

If you're interested in experiencing the harmony of the Enneagram and the wholeness it invites you to this holiday season:  

• Download our FREE REALIFE Enneagram Typing Guide  
• Start your discovery with a REALIFE Enneagram Personality Profile 

If you're an Enneagram practitioner or enthusiast looking to use the tool in the work that you do, check out REALIFE Enneagram Circles.

REALIFE Enneagram Circles offers three weeks of training through StartingPoint to explore–the 3 Centers of Intelligence, the 9 Enneagram Types, and the Harmony Triad Model followed by a monthly membership community with access to done for you resources to use the tool of the Enneagram with clients and those with whom you serve.  

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 Work with the REALIFE Process®:

• Visit https://teresamccloy.com/work-with-me/ to see many of the ways we can partner together! 
• JOIN THE REALIFE PROCESS TRIBE

About Teresa McCloy:

Teresa McCloy is the creator of the REALIFE Process®, an ACC Executive Coach, and an IEA Accredited Enneagram Professional who helps entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders discover and live out their best REALIFE! She has worked with clients from all over the world to help them bring clarity to their REALIFE and joy to their REALWORK!

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