I have a confession to make 🙈

Every so often, I step back.

If you’ve been here a while, you’ve seen me do it before. I go quiet for a few months, then I come back with a lot to share. It’s become part of my rhythm, and honestly, I recommend it to anyone. Some seasons are for doing, and some are for stepping back.

And if you’re new here, welcome! 
I’m Angie. My husband Shane and I created Behavioral Breathwork, which is breathing taught through the lens of behavioral science.

We teach breathing as a skill for deepening awareness of the needs of the body and mind. So... rather than handing you a technique, we share what’s actually happening when you breathe, how to regulate through stress, and how to bring a sense of safety and trust back into the body.

So, here’s my confession...I’m right in the middle of a midlife crisis. 🤪

Not the typical kind. My marriage isn’t falling apart, and my teenagers don’t hate me. If anything, I’d say the 12 years we've spent learning and practicing breathing work is a big part of why those relationships are so strong.

This one is more personal than that. It’s a realignment of passion and purpose. I see the stages of life as cycles, the way summer follows spring.

Here’s how it caught up with me...

I'll be up front here. I’m so passionate about helping people, and about sharing this work with as many people as possible, that I forgot about my own needs. If you know me, that isn’t exactly new. I’ve always taken on more than I probably should. 🙈

Here's what happened... I was doing life really well (or so I thought). Then one day I woke up and my body said I wasn’t. I ended up with really bad vertigo. 😵‍💫 I was sure it was a virus, but no, it was just vertigo. And it really shocked me for a good two weeks.

When I look back at that time, my breathing was great! I felt well regulated, and I think that’s why I had so much energy and could handle a lot of the stress I was carrying.

So this time, it kind of wasn’t about the breathing. There are other things that matter just as much, and I’d let a few of them slide while I put my career first.

My world had to literally spin before I could step back and get honest about what’s important, what isn’t, and what I want the second half of my life to look like.

So I spent a lot of time with my family, my friends and the people closest to me. We flew to the US (we live in Australia) to see my family, and I took some extra time to meet Dr. Peter Litchfield and Sandra Reamer in person for the very first time!

If you’re not familiar with them, Sandra and Peter developed the Breathing Behavior Analysis program at the Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences. Sandra brings a background in education and years of hands-on work with people, and Peter is a long-time research psychologist specializing in behavioral physiology.

A lot of what we teach has come from their work. I’ve learned so much from them over the last six years. Being welcomed into their home was really special, and we had some beautiful conversations.

Now I’m back home, starting to feel fresh again, and ready to share what I’ve learned with you over the next few newsletters.

The first one is this week’s blog, I was doing all the right things. So why did I still burn out? It’s the deeper story, and if you’re someone who gives a lot of yourself, I think you’ll get a lot out of it.

Grateful to have you part of this community,

New Blog

I was doing all the right things. So why did I still burn out?

In our work, we meet a lot of people who give. Facilitators, coaches, health professionals, parents. People who hold space for everyone else and quietly move themselves to the bottom of the list.

I’m one of them.

In this week’s blog, I share the signs I couldn’t figure out, and what I’m doing differently now. Read the full story →

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