Global Brand Strategist | Women’s Leadership Expert | Female Founder
Global Brand Strategist | Women’s Leadership Expert | Female Founder
I’m so excited to have Rachael Coopes on Powerful Stories today to talk about redefining your sense of self.
Are you at a crossroads in your life?
There are times when the challenges of life seem insurmountable, but despite what it looks like on the surface, it’s during these challenges that we have the potential to catapult our lives into a brand new landscape.
Rachael Coopes is an incredible actress, award-winning playwright, host of Playschool, and author of the exceptional book, Find Your Strength. At a crossroads in her life, Rachael dug deep to find herself and I’m so excited to share her powerful journey with you today.
In this episode, Rachael shares how she translated her challenges into possibilities while she navigated the journey of single parenting. We talk about how she reframed her thinking and the power of falling apart to rediscover who she was.
Rachael talks about being in a place of vulnerability to understand what your true power is and we take a deep dive into energy vampires, how to recognise them, and the power of the word NO!
There is so much incredible value in this conversation and you’re going to love Rachael’s fire. She shares her advice for this season to pay attention, anchor into yourself, and embrace the challenges that are necessary for growth and manifestation.
Topics Discussed
[1:15]: Rachael shares her journey going from living the dream acting and travelling to becoming pregnant and solo parenting.
[2:40]: Rachael was miserable trying to keep up her life while solo parenting, which meant she had to find herself in a new way and let go of her previous life. She talks about the grieving involved in this process.
[5:00]: Rachael reframed her thinking by staying curious, paying attention to life and directing that attention consciously. She also talks about letting go and being aware of the energy vampires.
[7:00]: Energy vampires are very charismatic and draw us in but it’s always up to us if we let them in. It’s up to you if you’re going to give your energy away.
[8:50]: Rachael describes her old self as a people pleaser and was shocked about how much she cared what others thought. She was suddenly the “bad girl” and it was liberating.
[10:30]: You can identify the energy vampires by seeing how you feel in their company
[12:00]: Discipline and sacrifice are the same to Rachael. If you want something, you have to give something else up.
[13:45]: Rachael takes 3 conscious breaths when she first wakes up.
[14:25]: Pay attention. Rachael likens this time to a child going to their room to reground and recentre. This is a time to be anchoring into ourselves, the way an arrow pulls into a bow.
[17:00]: Life is in constant phases and at the moment, we are in the destruction phase, which is a big part of growth, production and manifestation.
[18:15]: Rachel talks about writing and publishing her book, Find Your Strength.
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