Learning Self-Trust By Nurturing Your Emotional Integrity With Stacey Leigh Barnes
Having emotional integrity means having the courage to own one’s true desires without concern about societal expectations. It is about being 100% honest with yourself, no matter what others say or do.
My guest on this week's episode is the wonderful Stacey Leigh Barnes, who discovered how to trust her emotional integrity through a beautiful inner journey. As an empath and highly sensitive person, she has learned to own her deep emotions and intuitive nature, and has come to accept that these traits are a gift. On today’s episode, we discuss Stacey’s journey to authenticity, self-acceptance and inner peace and tips she has for anyone who would like to embark on that journey themselves.
- Stacey discusses the link between self-trust and emotional integrity in her life. [3:07]
- Knowing how to navigate your emotions through life is discussed. [6:00]
- Stacey tells the story about how she began to develop her emotional integrity. [8:27]
- Stacey reflects on the changes to her mentality since beginning therapy. [13:19]
- The challenges Stacey has faced on her journey are described. [17:58]
- RAIN as an acronym to help create time to pause before reacting is discussed. [20:49]
- Learning how to retrain our brains and subconscious is discussed. [24:01]
- Stacey reflects on the human experience of feeling emotions. [28:25]
- Using journaling as a tool for healing is described. [33:28]
- Stacey discusses her new definition of success. [38:40]
- Advice for those who are nervous about beginning their journey towards emotional integrity is touched on. [42:00]