The Lies We Tell Ourselves

PODCAST EPISODE 14

"I had no idea when I was signing up that I wasn't just signing up to walk the Camino; I was signing up to have 15 other sisters for the rest of my life. The structure of the HHJ Camino trip lets women be themselves without judgment."

Social emotional learning coach and Camino sister Donna Bennard joins me this week to talk about how she's integrating the new paradigm for how she sees the world, and herself, which she found while doing The Work of Byron Katie on this year's HHJ Camino.

I love the open curiosity and intelligence that Donna brings to everything! As a retired beloved kindergarten teacher, lover of historical fiction (always enjoyed with a cup of tea), and member of a State Department family who's explored multiple cultures living abroad, she's a voracious learner. With aspirations of becoming a blogger and author - integrating the worlds of spirituality, nature, and travel.

HHJ Camino de Santiago Trip https://www.honestheartjourneys.com/products/camino-de-santiago-the-inner-outer-journey-44bbd5bc-509b-4382-a8e6-4455fc0b911a

Four Liberating Questions, Byron Katie

https://thework.com/2017/10/four-liberating-questions/

HHJ Camino Host, Aileen Cheatham

https://www.theworkwithaileen.com/

Serenity prayer

https://www.beliefnet.com/prayers/protestant/addiction/serenity-prayer.aspx

Changing Our Mental Habits, Joe Dispenza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYGPoqISMgQ

The Woman Who Walks Alone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXCd5iKW4Qo

"Gratitude isn't soft--

its a full-bodied surrender,

a deep bow to everything life has thrown at you.

its standing in the storm,

soaked to the bone,

and knowing the rain is part of

the cleansing.

Gratitude doesn't come wrapped in

comfort;

it shows up messy, raw,

etched into the scars that tell stories of survival"