Untangling Past Experiences

Ever notice how the same issues keep affecting you?

Perhaps anxiety comes up when someone doesn’t text back.

Or maybe you feel anger when your romantic partner continues to ignore your request to clean up the apartment.

You want to transition into a new career, but you feel anxious and uncertain about whether you will be successful.

You feel sad all the time. No matter what good things happen in your life, depression looms just around the corner.

These are all common reactions, but there might be a bigger story that explains why you keep struggling with the same things.

We carry our past experiences with us.

The past holds so much power because it is where you learned how to be a person. It is where you first experience joy, sadness, and anger. How you experience yourself and the world today is a direct response to the experiences you’ve had in the past.

Whether you were told it was okay to feel sadness or hold your anger in, that will impact your understanding and expression of your emotions as an adult.

The past informs how we receive the present and the future.

Part of creating the life you want now…

… is becoming free from reliving your past experiences over and over…

… to have the space to decide how you want to experience yourself NOW…

… to not be condemned to have an automatic reaction when feelings come up.

… to have the power to experience the freedom of choosing how you want to respond, instead of reacting automatically when feelings come up.

To be free, you have to understand the impact of your past.

You also have to be aware of how you can react differently in the present.

In a safe, comfortable environment, you will start to explore past experiences that have impacted you.

You will see how your current reactions are rooted in the past.

And when you can see how these patterns no longer serve you, you can choose to reorganize your experience to let you respond differently to your present.

Taking a look at the past isn’t easy…

But freeing yourself of the weight of the past lets you build the life you want now.

Let’s create a space where you can clear up the brush to make your life path more accessible.

Ready to get started? Call me for a free 15-minute consultation: (310) 435-2495.