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Tea & Trauma
Author: JD Finau
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Unsolicited, uncensored, and unapologetic - Tea & Trauma is a weekly pep-talk show/crash course to self-therapy for the every day messy b*tch. πππ«
Grab a cup of tea (or wine if you prefer π€ͺπ·), and join your host: JD as she navigates through her trauma, breaks down her Lβs, belly-flops her way through adulthood, & digs deep within herself - with the hopes of inspiring you to do the same. π
Instagram: @dragonlady_jd
Grab a cup of tea (or wine if you prefer π€ͺπ·), and join your host: JD as she navigates through her trauma, breaks down her Lβs, belly-flops her way through adulthood, & digs deep within herself - with the hopes of inspiring you to do the same. π
Instagram: @dragonlady_jd
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April is here & we are officially entering our second quarter of 2023! π€β¨ Todayβs tea party is short & sweet: letβs review the month of March & give thanks for all the blessings & challenges we received & overcame before we forge into a new month. π«β¨π
Come on in & take a seat. π₯°π«π° If your cosmic year started off rough & you feel like youβre waiting for a shift: this might just be it. π€ This episode is for my hard nuts, control freaks, perfectionists, & people pleasers. Welcome to our Soft Girl Era. π€β¨| References: π₯ How to live a softer life (practical tips): https://youtu.be/8LdfIPmeLEw . π₯ How to remove trauma from your body - https://youtu.be/Ah71MQM6cMc . π₯ How trauma gets trapped in your body (part 1: the vagus nerve) - https://youtu.be/dpN6bAc0T40 . π₯ Turn off anxiety in your nervous system - https://youtu.be/FPH5CFSmYEU . π₯ All 7 chakras: Crystal singing bowls 30 mins - https://youtu.be/qn5KYYxYMqU .
Todays tea party is dedicated to all my crazies who are dirty, thirty, flirty & thriving. π€β¨ Welcome to your best decade yet. π₯°πππ½
Iβm so happy to finally be talking about this topic & to be sharing my own reflections & experiences with social anxiety. π£ For all my social anxiety bugs and beloved introverts: this is my love note to you. π€ Be brave. Be bold. Defy & rebel. & in all things: refuse to be anything else but your amazing self. You are seen & adored. Love you xx
This one is for my crazies who struggle to say no; who fear disappointment; and who struggle to share & show who they truly are. π€ Keep doing the work: the breakthrough is just around the corner. πͺπ½ Love you xx
For all my crazies who struggle with self-sabotage: this one is for you. π€ Letβs learn how to start showing up for ourselves & others. Love you. X
With the new cosmic year coming in tomorrow, today is the perfect day to reflect & release old hurts, shames, & anger: so weβre going to do just that! ππ«β¨The table is ready for you sis: letβs heal that mother wound of yours. β€οΈβπ©Ήβ¨π | References: π₯ How to re-mother yourself (reparenting): https://youtu.be/gJ_GruafcDk . π₯ Healing wounded feminine energy: https://youtu.be/eAmJb76pq4Q . π₯ The hidden meanings of Yin & Yang: https://youtu.be/ezmR9Attpyc . π Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.
If youβre still healing from your father wound: this ones for you. π | References: π₯ Things you must know as a father: Jordan Peterson - https://youtu.be/q23cBMvPE7Q . π₯ The importance of fathers - https://youtu.be/Eu22Wgu98VE . π₯ We need to change the conversation about fathers: Anna Machin - https://youtu.be/cul4L441x9o . π₯ Jordan Peterson - the importance of father figure - https://youtu.be/hpkdzDLD4JA . π₯ The life long impact of absent fathers - https://youtu.be/vIAFSKr2xvE .
I thought Iβd reintroduce myself & the show as our tea party is slowly growing! π₯°βοΈ if youβre new to the party: welcome!!! You are just in time. π€ Take a seat at the table, grab your cup of tea, & letβs talk about self-perception. π #GROWTH
Todayβs pep talk is your reminder to celebrate your existence every.damn.day. π€β¨π₯°
I needed to vent & download my thoughts in todayβs chin wag after a difficult week of sickness & reflection. Sit back and relax as I share my thoughts & feelings on guilt, and the impact it has on our health, wellbeing, and peace. | References: π₯ Relationship with guilt - https://youtu.be/ozFMecgzjfM .
This week I want to expose my relationship a little bit π & debunk the value we place on happiness. If the pursuit of happiness is nothing but an oversold lie from society: what is it that we should be chasing? #NoWaterfallsHere
Todayβs βοΈ is all about evicting our inner-critic, shining a light on unknown shadows, & choosing to share ourselves & shine our light completely. β€οΈβπ©Ή
You thought I was joking about that 2023 EOY Vision? π Are you enabling the energy vamps in your life to jeopardise that vision? Are you sabotaging yourself by trying to help the energy vamps? Letβs chop it up & find out in todayβs episode. π§π» | Reference: π₯ Teal Sean - Psychic Vampires (How to recognise and protect yourself from an energy vampire): https://youtu.be/FWM-92ripck
New year, new goals. β¨ Grab your notebooks & letβs explore some questions that will help us uncover not only what we want to achieve this year: but also, why we want to achieve our goals and who we want to become in the process. πͺ΄β¨ Happy planning! π | References: π The 5am club - Robin Sharma. π The Monk Who Stole His Ferrari Method - Robin Sharma. π The courage to be disliked - Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Kota. π The courage to be happy - Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. π 23 goals to set in 2023: Goal ideas for self-investment - https://gentwenty.com/goals-to-set-in-2023/ . π Dayplanner - https://www.kikki-k.com/au . π‘π§½ Long handled scrubbing brush - Kmart: https://www.kmart.com.au/product/long-handled-scrubbing-brush-43140237/ . π‘π§½ Wet & dry hand vacuum - Kmart: https://www.kmart.com.au/product/wet-and-dry-hand-vacuum-42735878/ .
Happy New Year Crazies!!! β¨π€ππ½ To kickstart 2023, letβs discuss how we can begin moving away from denial and distraction, & closer to ourselves & our truth. β€οΈβπ₯ | References: π₯ Why denial is unhealthy (psychology): https://youtu.be/I2OYoauwv1I . π₯ How to call bullshit on denial (Teal Swan): https://youtu.be/mcg1WPuMX5M .
Letβs explore the functions of shame, the implications of toxic shame, & how we can begin the process of βunshaming ourselvesβ. βοΈTrigger warning βοΈShame is intense & painful to talk about, so be ready to step all over your triggers in todayβs chat. | References: π₯ What is the difference between guilt & shame (Dr. Todd Grande) - https://youtu.be/E-r0x6Sxrv4 . π₯ Nietzsche - overcome shame, become who you are: https://youtu.be/XnGIzeVRcow . π₯ Shame is physical -Yoga helps (Carolyn Cowan) - https://youtu.be/_Kwt5Fb50wc . π₯ 3 ways to work with toxic shame - Part 2: https://youtu.be/4dnOzP29OWA . π₯ Self-hate (the most dangerous coping mechanism): https://youtu.be/uvhhubvTX1o .
Grab your shovels & your tea cups, & letβs discuss the most common mistake we make when it comes to understanding our self-worth. Weβre digging deep today. β€οΈβπ₯ | References: β¨ my go-to daily bath bomb: https://www.lush.com/au/en/p/sex-bomb-bath-bomb . β¨ My favorite bath bomb ever: https://www.lush.com/au/en/p/goddess-bath-bomb . β¨ My night time shower gel: https://www.lush.com/au/en/p/sleepy-shower-gel . β¨ Must-have post-shower body lotion: https://www.lush.com/au/en/p/sleepy-body-lotion .
In todayβs episode, letβs breakdown the difference between good & bad stress, & investigate how our stress may be tied into our childhood trauma. | References: π§ Ms. Stress - Floetry. πStress effects on the body - https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body . π How some stress can actually be good for you - https://time.com/5434826/stress-good-health/?amp=true . π Google: The effect of stress on human behavior research. ππ½ 10 minute guided meditation - https://youtu.be/QHfy9J89mmY .
Letβs explore our ideas around conflict & the important role it plays in our relationships. Our goal for today is to challenge our current perspective of conflict, to get better at building βgood fencesβ, & to learn how to create more SYNERGY in our current relationships. β¨β¨| References: π The Symposium - Plato. π§ Amar Pelos Doir - Salvador Sobral. π§ Love Rain - Jill Scott. π₯ Les Brown - Love Yourself: https://youtu.be/5dfC2OYh9VQ . π The 5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman.




