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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So let's talk about
dating and relationships.
But where do we start?
And I mean that with allseriousness as much as this is a
rhetorical question, becauseLove Frequency is the podcast
where we explore love.
By being extremely honest andself-reflective, I'm also
dead-ass asking where do youstart when it comes to dating
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and relationships?
See, we spend so much timecomplaining about them when
we're in them and then hold onto so much pain when we're out
of them.
Doesn't it beg the question,why aren't we spending more time
at the start, talking about thestart?
You are now tuning in to LoveFrequency, where love grows.
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So let's go.
Welcome to Love Frequency, thepodcast that helps you transform
your pain into power.
I'm your host and favorite loveadvocate, nya, here to guide you
through the journey of breakingtoxic patterns and embracing
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your highest self.
On this podcast, we believethat love is not the problem,
honey.
You are.
That's why, every Wednesday, weask the tough questions, dive
deep into the root of the issueand offer tools to help you get
out of your own way.
If you're loving what you hear,hit that subscribe button so
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Rate and review the podcast tohelp us spread the love and the
truth, because when you knowyou're great.
I'd love for you to join me inan activity that will bring you
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the most value.
If you're in a quiet, reflectivespace, if you can take a moment
to settle in.
Imagine you're about to go on ajourney.
You don't know where you'reheaded, but one thing is certain
You'll need to pack, close youreyes for a moment and picture
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yourself standing in front of anempty suitcase.
This isn't just any suitcase.
It's for your next season oflife.
The challenge you can onlybring what will serve you on
this journey.
Now let's start packing, and Ihave a few questions to guide
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you.
Question one what's thegreatest lesson you've learned
so far in your life and how doesit shape the way you show up in
your relationships?
What's the greatest lessonyou've learned so far in your
life and how does it shape theway you show up in relationships
today?
Take a moment to think aboutthis lesson.
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Imagine folding it neatly likea favorite piece of clothing and
placing it in your suitcase.
If you had to pick three wordsto describe the person you are
today, what would they be?
Are these words rooted in whoyou are or are they shaped by
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past experiences is question two.
If you had to pick three wordsto describe the person you are
today, what would they be?
Are these words rooted in whoyou truly are or are they shaped
by past experiences?
Visualize each of these wordsas small items you're carefully
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choosing to pack.
Are they essential or are theythings you've outgrown?
And finally, number threewhat's your greatest strength,
the thing that has kept yougoing when everything else
seemed to fall apart, and howcan you use this strength to
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move you into your next season?
What is your greatest strength,the one thing that has kept you
going when everything elseseemed to fail, and how can you
use this to move you into yournext season?
Picture this strength as yourtravel companion, the one thing
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you can always rely on.
Now, place it in the bag,knowing it will support you on
the road ahead.
I want you to go ahead andclose your suitcase and zip it
up and, when you're ready, openyour eyes.
I want you to take your timewith these questions and pause
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if you need to, to be morereflective, because we will
revisit them later in theepisode.
This idea of packing our bagreally came from a lot of
conversations I've been havingwith my friends.
We're all at a similarcrossroads, stepping into a new
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season, and a few weeks ago Iwas talking to a close friend
named Q, who I've actuallymentioned in a previous episode,
episode 51.
She was telling me how amazingher life is right now and she's
starting to reconnect with thethings she used to love, one of
which is writing.
But she can't seem to find herdamn groove.
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And she said to me I can writeabout my pain in so many ways,
but I can't seem to write aboutthe happy stuff.
And it's frustrating becauseI'm happy as fuck right now.
And my response could it bethat you're exercising a new
muscle for you?
Maybe what you're feeling isjust a little discomfort.
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Lean into that.
But I also completelyunderstand where she's coming
from.
I remember when I went throughthe same thing when I was first
starting to perform my spokenword.
I used to believe y'all that mypain was my superpower.
How sad is that.
And without it I felt like Ididn't have a voice.
I only wrote pieces or poemsabout what hurt me because it
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was the most familiar subject Iknew.
But then that got me tothinking is this also how people
experience me when they meet me.
So a few days later, q reachedback out to me and had one hell
of an observation.
She said it hit me Joy and painare two different languages,
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and you were right.
It is a muscle and it's onethat I need to rebuild.
Maybe, if I change the languagethat I use every day to myself,
the writing will come Whoo,stop it.
And then that got me tothinking.
When it comes to dating andrelationships, where do we start
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?
When most of us are used toleading with our pain, we start
by looking at what's in our bag.
Before we look at what's inyour bag, let's explore what the
language of pain and joy evenmean.
Taking it back to the questionI asked at the beginning of the
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episode, when it comes to datingand relationships, when it
comes to meeting new friends,when it comes to making new
connections at work, where doyou start?
It comes to making newconnections at work.
Where do you start?
More specifically, what energyare you bringing to these
connections?
What foundation are you thensetting?
What's the tone of thisconnection, and how does setting
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that tone move you forward?
That's what we're talking about.
So, when it comes to joy, thinkof it as a vibe, a vibe that
feels light and open.
When you move in the language ofjoy, you carry a sense of grace
, and not only are you able toextend grace to yourself, but to
others, and by showing up inthis way, you are building
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deeper, stronger connections.
People who move in the languageof joy you will notice their
expectations decrease, baby,because it's replaced by a
deeper understanding of whatthey will and won't accept.
For example, you are no longerafraid to say the word no, do
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you hear me?
No with a period, and you dothat when it's necessary and
there are no issues or frictionbecause your communication flows
with EC.
When you meet people in joy,you smile from the inside and
even when shit goes wrong orthere's a disagreement or minor
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inconvenience is happening, youknow when life be lifin you are
able to approach these with thatcuriosity we were talking about
.
You come in asking questions,wanting to gain understanding
instead of pointing blame,comparing the shit to your past
or, even worse, reacting withoutthinking.
When you move in the language ofjoy, you are able to handle
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life's punches with openness.
That's joy.
It feeds you.
It's the emotional freedom thatcomes from knowing you're worth
love and respecting both yourboundaries and others, embracing
people just as they are.
It's a mindset, baby.
It's a mindset of exploration,absent of judgment.
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When we lean into joy, we showup with clarity, peace and an
understanding of what we need.
Now, on the flip side, if youmeet someone in the language of
pain, it can be immediatelydraining on your energy and,
often unintentionally, theenergy of others around you.
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When you meet people in pain,it's an energy that carries
judgment and defensiveness.
Because you're closed off, youmight find yourself placing
unrealistic expectations onfolks or trying to control
situations to avoid being hurtagain.
I even think this is wherestandards come from, when people
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got expectations and they wantpeople to be a certain height
and a certain all the thingsthat they think matter.
It's like Build-A-Bear.
You're really using your painas building blocks to your
present, and that makes no senseto me.
See, pain ends up showing upwhen you struggle to uphold your
own boundaries.
So this is more of aconversation for yourself versus
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an opportunity for you toproject on other people.
Baby, it's time to pause.
Pain also shows up whenfrustration and complaints
dominate your thoughts.
That's that exhausting energyagain.
What's even scarier is sometimespain shows up as isolation.
It's another subtle attempt totry to control your surroundings
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.
I know for some of us, silenceand isolation is healing, but
there are some of us that areusing isolation and calling it
healing.
When it's an excuse to keepyourself protected from the
outside world, it's okay, baby,but in pain, when you're trying
to connect, it's always going tobe a struggle, because you're
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going to compare your presentcircumstances to your past
mistakes, and that's not healthy.
Life is always going to feellike a constant battle instead
of a natural flow.
When you carry that kind ofpain, the external world becomes
the bad guy.
Baby, rather than youreflecting on what energy you're
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bringing to the table, painkeeps you stuck to past wounds,
preventing you from fullyengaging in what's happening
right now.
See, when we carry pain fromour relationships, it gets
reflected back to us in the formof unmet expectations and
emotional exhaustion.
See, the language we choose tospeak the language of pain or
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joy has a powerful effect on howwe show up with others and,
ultimately, how we experiencelife.
So what's in your bag?
Question one the greatestlesson you've learned so far?
The answer to this questionreally speaks to the energy that
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you're bringing into this nextseason and, a lot of times, the
energy you're bringing into yournew connections.
Are you showing up with theenergy of growth and resilience,
or are you still carrying theweight of past hurt?
Consider whether your lessonhighlights personal healing and
accountability or if it's rootedin what someone else has done
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to you.
Your energy sets the tone forhow you meet everybody.
Now question two since we'vetalked about the energy you're
bringing, now let's talk aboutthe foundation that's already
been set.
Those three words that youwould use to describe yourself
lets you know what you arepacking into this next season.
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And these words build on astrong sense of self-worth,
self-confidence, self-awareness,and for many of us, they are
still shaped by past experiencesthat no longer serve us.
Reflect on these words, askyourself do they align with my
core values?
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Do they align with the person Iaspire to be?
Remember, your foundationdetermines how solid you'll
stand in the face of challenges.
And question three what's thegreatest strength that you have?
Or that very thing that keptyou going when everything else
seemed to fall apart?
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Your answer here uncoverswhat's your motivating force.
Is your strength empowering orpushing you forward, or does it
need a little fine tuning, baby?
No matter what your answers aremake sure that they are
something that is going to serveyou in this new season.
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So, after answering thesequestions about your energy,
your foundation and yourmotivating force, are you happy
with what you packed in your bag?
Are you bringing joy or pain,or a little bit of both?
Whether you like it or not,this is how we meet people.
The emotional baggage that youcarry with you is how you show
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up in the world, and if you findyourself constantly leading
with your pain, wondering whythings aren't improving, it
might be time to start unpackingwhat no longer serves you.
Dear love, before stepping intoyour next chapter, it's time to
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pause and reflect.
Knowing what's in your bag isthe key to answering two
essential questions.
Are you in a season to date and, if so, what are you bringing
to your next connection?
When you take the time tounpack your emotional baggage,
you gain clarity about yourenergy you're bringing into your
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relationships.
This is your opportunity toshift from carrying past pain to
embracing joy and emotionalfreedom.
If your answers to thereflection questions filled you
with pride, clarity andexcitement, that's a sign you're
packing your bag with the rightshit for a healthy and
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fulfilling connection.
Continue to lean into thatenergy as you step into this
season.
But for those who feltchallenged by the exercise,
remember that's okay.
This is where transformationbegins.
Take the time to sit with youranswers, reflect on what no
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longer serves you and begin theprocess of letting that shit go.
The beautiful thing about thejourney is that you can always
repack your bag.
Dating and relationships startwith self-awareness and by
understanding your lessons,strengths and the foundation
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you're building on, you setyourself up for deeper, more
fulfilling relationships.
Love thrives when you meet itwith clarity and intention,
honey, and it's such a beautifulthing.
So let go of what's weighingyou down and pack light for this
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new season of joy, growth andpossibility.
Thank you for hanging with metoday, love.
Be sure to come back next week,where we will dig in a little
bit more about how to unpacksome of this by simply washing
your face.
If this episode has fed yourspirit and increased your love
frequency, don't forget to rateand review us on Apple Podcasts,
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forget to share this episodewith at least one person you
know who needs to pack their bagfor this season, because when
you know, you grow.
I love you.