My CURIOUSLY GUIDED podcast interview just dropped!

My CURIOUSLY GUIDED podcast interview just dropped!I am so excited to share that my interview on the Curiously Guided Podcast is finally live!​Curiously Guided, hosted by Shay Schindler and Mariah Liszewski, shares stories of curious humans dedicated to building life and business on their own terms. Mariah and Shay are are two intuitive business strategists exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship, spirituality and the subconscious mind.I was so thrilled to be able to have a chat with them — and I'm even more thrilled to be able to share it with you.​​In this episode, we discussed:

• What relational trauma is and how it’s incredibly common, yet under-recognized (more likely than not, it’s impacting you and you don’t even know it!)

• Why our authentic self-expression is so often compromised in childhood, and what this means for us as adults

• Perfectionism and people pleasing as brilliant survival adaptations (and what to do if they’re no longer serving you anymore)

• How a lack of emotional attunement when we were young can impact our self-concept and wellbeing as adults

• The importance of creating a more trauma-informed world so that we can better meet people where they are

• Plus, my journey to becoming a trauma-informed Resilience & Self Trust Coach

And so much more!Check out Episode 23 on Curiously Guided's website: Trauma 101: What is Trauma? Relational Trauma + How to Become More Trauma-Informed in Your Work with Resilience and Self-Trust Coach Lindsay Tauscher.By the way... If you have the chance to give the epsiode a listen, I would love it if you could reply to this email and let me know the #1 thing you got out of my conversation with Shay and Mariah.Can't wait to hear what you think!xo,Lindsay

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My Claiming Your Resources Workbook is Here!

My Claiming Your Resources Workbook is Here! I'm so excited to share that my Claiming Your Resources workbook is finally here! This one-of-a-kind workbook is designed to help you illuminate the not-so-helpful habits that have been keeping you stuck and get crystal clear about the beneficial resources that are uniquely available to YOU. What's a resource, you ask? According to Dr. Albert Wong, the Director of Somatic Psychology at JFK University: “Resources are anything that a person can call upon, internal or external, that helps to reestablish a sense of well-being or safety in the world." Resources don’t have to be tangible. They can be anything at all that helps us to cope with what we’re experiencing, both within ourselves and from the environment and relationships around us. It can be as simple as taking a deep breath during a tense moment, or as complex as clarifying and communicating a boundary in an important relationship. Whatever we do to take care of ourselves when we're feeling stressed, triggered, or overwhelmed can be considered a resource. And resources are key to cultivating our resilience, establishing (or deepening) our self-trust, and navigating difficult situations without losing ourselves in the process. Inside the Claiming Your Resources workbook, you’ll learn about and explore... 

• Why I believe resourcing yourself is essential to successfully navigating the curveballs life throws at you.
• An honest look at the ways self-care, community support, and systemic oppression intersect.
• An exercise to help you identify your stressors and triggers… and what to do when they disrupt your day.
• The difference between Survival Resources and Generative Resources explained (and why this distinction matters).
• Gentle practices for honoring the thoughts and behaviors that have been keeping you stuck.
• Your most effective resources in eight different categories, as well as practical tips for integrating them into your life.

Plus, you’ll also develop your own personal Roadmap to Resilience, so that you can be prepared with the tools to grow and thrive, wherever life’s journey takes you. And its all yours... for FREE! Yes, this is a totally free resource, at least for the foreseeable future (though I'll be honest... I put so much work into it that I will likely convert it to a paid product later this year, but not just yet). Just fill out the form in the green box below this post to get your free copy of the Claiming Your Resources workbook! A bit more info about the workbook can also be found here. I hope you get lots of benefit from this workbook! If you love it and you know someone else who would love it too, go ahead and forward this email to them so they can claim their copy (while it's still free)! xo,Lindsay

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Claim Your Resources Now!

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The Eight Categories of Generative Resources

The Eight Categories of Generative ResourcesAs important as our survival resources can be in helping us deal with stressful circumstances, they generally will not support us to heal, grow, or move forward. The resources that help us survive are rarely the ones that will enable us to thrive. That’s where Generative Resources come in!I’ve identified eight different but interrelated categories of Generative Resources. These categories are as follows: I’ve included an example of each to get you better acquainted with the idea of these distinct categories. Environmental Resources - such as physically connecting with your environment through your five senses. Somatic Resources - such as moving your body in a way that feels good to you.Emotional Resources - such as giving yourself time and space to feel and release emotions.Mental Resources - such as researching or studying a subject you’re passionate about.Interpersonal Resources - such as spending quality time with friends, family, or loved ones.Creative Resources - such as making something with your own hands, whether art, food, etc.Energetic Resources - such as setting healthy boundaries around your time and energy.Spiritual Resources - such as meditation, yoga, prayer, or religious practices. These categories tap into practical, essential aspects of our lives: our environment, our creativity, our relationships, our spirituality, and so on. Once you begin to look around you, you’ll notice that there are ways to resource yourself in nearly every situation. Simply pausing and noticing what you need in the moment is enough to begin your journey toward becoming better resourced and more resilient.I can’t wait to share the full workbook, which will support you to expand your awareness of your resources and build your resiliency “toolbox.” The forthcoming Claiming Your Resources workbook has pages for you to fill out on your own, so you can get clear on what resources relate best to your life and your needs. xo, Lindsay

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When toughing it out alone isn't enough

When toughing it out alone isn't enough

I've been reflecting a lot lately on how transformative it can be to ask for help. How absolutely life-changing it can be to receive support. So many things become possible when we get the right support. Less stress and overwhelm, more ease, grace, and alignment with our goals and values. When we're not trying to be all things to all people, or tackle every last item on our to do list alone, we gain the freedom to live in a way that feels authentically good and right to us. We're able to breathe a little more easily knowing we don't have to figure it all out by ourselves, because other people are there to help us through. And, while I don't want to suggest that productivity is the most important thing, it's also true that receiving support enables us to be more easefully—and joyfully—productive. No one enjoys having to put out fires all the time, alone. No one enjoys having to navigate big feelings, major hardships, challenging relationship dynamics, or painful traumas alone. Yet so often, we hesitate to ask for the help we need. We assume there must be something wrong with us if we're not 100% self-sufficient. We worry that others will perceive us as incompetent if we're not able to do it all ourselves. So we stay quiet and attempt to power through, alone, until we're exhausted, discouraged, left wondering where we went wrong. The truth is, you don't need to try harder. You don't need to strive more. You don't need to tough it out. I'm here to tell you unequivocally: You do not have to work hard to earn the support you need. You don't have to wait until you've exhausted every last effort. You are not in any way incompetent for needing (or perhaps simply wanting) help. You deserve to be supported right now simply because you are human. Especially when it comes to your healing. We do not heal alone, in a vacuum, shut away from other people. The hard truth is that much of the time, we require caring relationships to heal. You are worthy of the support you need to heal. You are innately deserving of the ease, trust, and freedom that will allow you to thrive. If you're ready to receive the support you need and deserve, I would be honored to be in your corner. Apply to work together right here. xo

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You are more than deserving of support

You Are More Than Deserving Of Support

I have to admit that it took me a reaaaally long time to sit down and write this post. Like... weeks, maybe even a month. The writing that I do for my newsletters, social media, and now blog(!) feels SO important that it brings up all sorts of old stories and painful self-doubts. My inner dialogue tends to go something like this:

• Is my writing smart enough? Articulate enough? Engaging enough?

• I hope people find this valuable/useful/helpful, but maybe I'm just annoying them, ugh.

• Does anyone actually care what I have to say?

• Why does this always take me SO LONG?!? I've been sitting here for an hour already!

• OMG, what if none of this makes any sense??

I don't know about you, but when I'm really invested in something I care about, I tend to develop a lot of fear around it... which more often than not, presents as procrastination and avoidance.

I used to wonder why this is. If I care SO much about something, why do I drain my energy by avoiding it for days, weeks, even months on end? It made no sense to me.

Now I know that all that procrastination and all the avoidance (and all the self-shaming that goes along with it) are trying to keep me safe.

Why? Because even though my logical brain knows that it's really not such a big deal,part of me is terribly afraid making mistakes. Part of me, a much younger part of me, is deeply afraid of embarrassing myself. Of disappointing other people. Of being rejected. Of—god forbid—failing. Of never, ever, being good enough, no matter how hard I try.

When I'm in that headspace, I can't help but put an immense amount of pressure on myself to get it right, whatever "it" is. Ideally, to do it all perfectly.

And of course, it goes without saying that "doing it all perfectly" invariably means "doing it all alone."

• No matter how difficult the task is (or how utterly unqualified I am to do it).

• No matter how swamped I am with other work and commitments.

• No matter how many sick foster kittens have been keeping me up at night.

• No matter how mentally and emotionally drained I am from living through a pandemic.

• No matter how much sleep I have or haven't gotten, how hydrated I am, or how exhausted from coordinating a million different little things.

• Like so many of us, I have internalized that self-worth exists in direct relation to my productivity and my success (or lack thereof).

Further, I learned from a young age that if I had any hope of receiving the (actually very conditional) "unconditional" love I craved, I better be pretty darn perfect. And to be perfect meant to figure it out, to suck it up, to look good and perform well, and to abandon my needs in the process. And of course, true perfection meant that I should never need to ask for help.

When I step back and evaluate these beliefs from my adult vantage point, I can see how utterly unreasonable—and how utterly heartbreaking—they are.

And yet, to this day, it can still be hard for me to ask for help. Often, I'm so used to doing everything myself, that I don't even know what to ask for or where to begin. Maybe on some level you struggle with this, too.

Asking for help brings up many difficult emotions, undoubtedly. Yet when I look around, I am surrounded by evidence that when I get the right help, I am actually much better off for it.

• If I hadn't worked with a web designer and a copywriter, I wouldn't have a website that represents me and my work.

• If I hadn't hired a house cleaner, I would waste precious time and energy just trying to maintain my space.

• If I hadn't hired an accountant, I would surely have the IRS on speed dial to fix my tax filing errors.

• If I hadn't accepted a friend's offer to help organize my closets, I'd still be drowning in old clothes I no longer wear.

• If I hadn't committed to working with a coach and a therapist, I would be living in a state of chronic anxiety and overwhelm.

At this point, I have enough experience to know that I cannot do it all alone, even if the scared child inside of me thinks I have to. I now know that a self-sufficient life is a figment of our collective imaginations. We always have and always will need each other. Our interdependency is part of what makes us human, and that's a good thing.

Recently, I made the decision to seek a level of support beyond what I had ever sought before. I decided to stop trying to power through the various business-related tasks that have been keeping me drained and overwhelmed. (Oh my god, there are so many.) I finally decided that I am deserving of the support I have needed for a long time now.

Without further ado, I am delighted to introduce you to my new Virtual Assistant, Miranda! In their own words:

Miranda (she/they) is a business owner, makeup artist, educator, and producer. Their multi-layered talents intersect with mindfulness and self-care to create a powerhouse of strategic knowledge and logical magic. Miranda loves peonies, animals, Halloween, crystals, coffee, the smell of rain, glitter, rainbows, and the sound of babies laughing too hard. She is thrilled to be joining Lindsay to make Work With Lindsay work for you!

I truly could not be more grateful to have someone as talented, dedicated, and empathetic as Miranda on my team. After many years of teetering on the edge of burnout from trying to do it all alone, Miranda's support comes at the perfect time.

I have learned that asking for help is THE thing that creates better outcomes in my life, relationships, and business. I spend more time focusing on the things I love and care about, and less time trying to problem solve the stuff I hate doing, just because it has to get done by someone, somehow. And that means less stress, less overwhelm, and more time for joy, pleasure, and connection... both with myself and those I love.

Most importantly of all: When I have the right support, I no longer have to strive to be perfect. Instead, I am free to be exactly who I am, with all my talents and flaws. I can simply do my best and trust others to do their best, because I know we're committed to figuring it out, together.

I want this ease, trust, and freedom for you, too.

If you're ready to receive the support you need and deserve, I would be honored to be in your corner.

If you're eager to dive in, skip on over here and fill out the questionnaire. Once you tell me little bit about you, I'll reach out so we can schedule a time to connect.

Sending you so much grace and love.

xo,

Lindsay

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