Seen but Not Heard — Michelle McGlade

It’s just Michelle this episode! Michelle gets a bit emotional this episode because she recalls a bit of her traumatic past and why she felt like she needed to ‘not be heard.’ She’s been practicing breathing three deep and meaningful breaths lately because one of the negative mechanisms she has developed was to hold her breath. More on how to work on your mechanism in this week’s solo episode!

 

Key Takeaways

You need to go into the mental gym and work on yourself from the inside. You have exactly what it takes to change the world. You always have a choice! How do you go to the mental gym? Michelle’s parents were teenagers when she was born. Because they were so young, they were still figuring out how to communicate with one another. There was a lot of yelling. Michelle thought if she was quiet, the yelling would stop. And this is how ‘Seen but not heard’ came to be in her mind. Michelle gets a bit emotional remembering why she stopped breathing. Michelle’s mechanism of not breathing is not serving her! So, how is she trying to stop it? The mechanisms you have in place today served you at one point.

 

Resources

“Don’t Be Afraid to Fall” — Brené Brown

 

Quotes

 

“I believe in leadership from the inside out.”

 

“You have exactly what it takes to change the world, but it won’t be on your terms or your timeline.”

 

“We have negative and positive mechanisms in place. The negative ones have served you in some way, but they’re not serving you right now.”