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Break Down. Wake Up.

Break Down. Wake Up. is about discovering the world changing wisdom within our distress. I’m Meg Mateer, a psychology nerd turned business consultant and entrepreneur. Join me to hear from leaders about when things in their lives were breaking down and to listen for the wisdom waking up. Along the way, we’ll explore fresh perspectives like (1) how distress is a driver of success, not a barrier to it, (2) how our personal and professional lives are inherently connected and (3) how our individual experiences can help solve broader societal challenges. When things are breaking down, important wisdom is waking up.

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026 - Five types of wisdom we can discover from listening to our distress - solo episode!

November 30, 2020 • Meg Mateer • Season 1 • Episode 26

What kind of wisdom can we get from exploring our distress? This episode is for people, teams, and organizations who want to learn why its worth it to explore and share our experiences of distress and how this exploration makes a deep and lasting positive impact.

We've been taught that disruption, confusion, anxiety, depression, and loss is not worth listening to, and many institutions who support this idea simply want to hand over a quick fix and help you reduce that pain...fast.

But by reaching for a solution to solve our unease, we miss the whole point of the distress in the first place - to help us live more whole, free lives. To help us run more balanced, effective, successful and sustainable businesses.

If breaking down is indeed wisdom waking up, what kind of wisdom is actually in our distress?

Here's the types of things you may discover:

Finding balance - Something in your life, or in your organization is out of balance - your distress signals you to move out of a rigid fixed way of being and into more freedom
Meeting needs - There is an unmet or unacknowledged need that runs deep and needs attention
Processing critical events - A critical life or organizational event needs to be processed so that you can incorporate the lessons from this experience but not be
Shifting Relationships- Relational tension or conflict is signaling a need to get out of a dynamic that is no longer serving your connection
Making social impact - There is a possibility to shift outdated and hurtful cultural narratives and make an impact in the broader societal change needed

It's not easy, but if together we can be brave enough to dive into our distress, sustainable conscious change is possible.

Are you ready to accept the call to this adventure?

If you like what you've heard and want to be part of our community, participate in special events, or discover the wisdom waking up in your own breakdown, its all at our website: www.breakdownwakeup.com.

If you want to connect with me directly, please send an email to meg@empatiko.org

The Break Down. Wake Up. Season 1 podcast is sponsored by JAEC Foundation: Rethinking Mental Health.