Oct 18, 2021
Living in Alignment 44
The Power of Receiving with April Boyd
“When we are blocking our ability to receive, we’re also blocking connection. We are blocking our ability for people to get close to us. ”
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For women, precisely, giving tends to be our default; our wheelhouse. Many of us have no problem giving, whether during holiday time or throughout the year; but when it comes to receiving, it can be a whole other story.
In this week’s episode we discuss with guest expert April Boyd the impact receiving can have, how important it is to be able to receive, even if it is hard, and some tools to switch from an over-giver to an easy receiver. April is a psychotherapist and coach and host of the “Is it Them or Is it Me?” Podcast. She helps women and couples across the globe to show up, speak up, and connect with more courage, confidence & kindness. She believes in boundaries, truth telling, and that you can do everything you want to do, just not all at the same time. When she’s not doing the work she loves, she’s usually lost and searching for coffee and Wi-Fi in some foreign country.
“I think the pendulum have swung too far, where then it moved into in order to be a contributor you have to be self sacrificer”
Why is receiving so difficult
What makes cultivating a receiving mindset important
What are the typical ways or behaviors that we block receiving
How perfectionism blocks receiving
What is the real damage and the cost of blocking the mindset of receiving
How can we train ourselves out of over-giving and into more receiving
A powerful inquiry to question give/receive equation
Where can people start to practice receiving
“Am I giving in a way that is effective or am I giving in a way that is damaging the relationship ?”