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The holiday season is here, and Jill is also here to share her thoughts on how to avoid the holiday season being the stressful period that you probably believe it to be. Focusing particularly on Thanksgiving in the United States, she directly challenges listeners, stating that if you are tired of doing the holidays the same way every year, then it is you who has the power to make a change! Jill encourages listeners to examine your holiday routines and question whether those routines are truly serving you, and she cautions against falling into patterns of resentment, self-sacrifice, and victimhood.

Jill also walks listeners through a quiet exercise to reconnect with yourselves through breath, body awareness, and intuitive movement. She suggests writing exercises to uncover what you no longer want to participate in during the holidays and then to envision your ideal holiday experience. Jill stresses the importance of believing that you deserve this, being open to receiving it, and committing to holding onto that vision.

While Jill acknowledges that making changes to holiday traditions may be difficult and cause conflict with family members, she also highlights the fact that with love, clarity, and compromise, you can rewrite the holiday narrative in a way that serves you, and she encourages listeners to have the courage to say no, set boundaries, and prioritize your own needs and desires!

Jill ultimately wraps it all up by expressing her belief that when listeners stop making yourselves last on the list, the holiday season will look very different (and better) than years past, and she reminds listeners that you have the power to create the holiday experience that you truly want!

Also, don't forget - Jill will be hosting an upcoming retreat - the More of Me retreat - offering a deep dive into self-discovery. Head to jillherman.com for more details!

Show Notes:

[1:36] - Jill welcomes listeners and reminds them they already contain their best selves.
[4:44] - Hear Jill discuss her raw, unscripted approach to the podcast.
[6:51] - Jill urges women to claim their agency and to stop repeating holiday "obligations" that drain them.
[8:59] - Unspoken resentment can destroy relationships.
[11:16] - Jill invites listeners to find quiet pauses to reconnect with the body and inner guidance.
[13:32] - Jill describes building intuition via silence, body awareness, and gentle movement free of judgment.
[16:35] - Jill encourages listeners to free-write holiday boundaries to release tension.
[19:29] - Hear how imagining detailed, desire-filled holiday scenarios increases the likelihood of you eventually creating them.
[22:19] - Jill highlights the importance of claiming permission, deserving joy, and welcoming a holiday experience that you truly want!
[25:29] - Jill encourages rewriting holiday patterns via boundaries, self-worth, and intentional loving action.

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Join Jill this week as she discusses the difference between someone feeling truly heard versus someone hijacking a group setting. She uses the example of a Zoom call in which two participants dominated the conversation, going on lengthy tangents instead of following the facilitator's instructions. Jill offers the possibility that such behavior is not meant to be malicious and discusses some possible reasons for it, including nervous system dysregulation, ego protection, and general lack of self-awareness.

As the leader of a group, Jill stresses the importance of politely yet firmly redirecting someone who is monopolizing time and energy in order to maintain the structure of the container for the entire group, and she provides some specific suggestions for how to handle these situations with compassion. Jill also touches on the holiday season quickly approaching and promises to share tools and strategies in an upcoming episode to help listeners navigate family dynamics and personal boundaries during this time of year!

She also spends a little bit of time discussing the recent in-person BeYOULive event which was the 300th episode of the podcast. She describes how she forgot to give away two of the raffle prizes at the event and reveals the winners in this episode of the show! After spinning the virtual prize wheel, Jill announces the winners of the 5-month house cleaning service and the $1,500 dinner at her favorite local restaurant!

Also, don't forget - Jill will be hosting an upcoming retreat - the More of Me retreat - offering a deep dive into self-discovery. Head to jillherman.com for more details!

Show Notes:

[01:27] - Jill emphasizes the fact that her podcast centers on self-worth and has naturally evolved into mostly solo episodes.
[03:31] - Jill reflects on having hosted her recent first ever live event.
[06:55] - Jill announces prize winners from the recent BeYOULive event!
[9:00] - Popular Be YOU merch, especially the green sweatshirts, will be sold through an upcoming boutique collaboration!
[11:19] - Hear Jill read a recent glowing review from a listener.
[12:44] - Jill is contrasting being heard with hijacking a space after witnessing two men dominate their introductions in a Zoom meeting.
[15:11] - Jill suggests that over-talking can stem from nervous-system dysregulation masquerading as control.
[18:10] - Jill explains that performative over-talking often reflects insecurity, masking a need to feel relevant.
[20:51] - Grounded people share concisely, unlike those compensating through dominance.
[22:45] - Jill argues that leaders need to gently interrupt rambling participants to protect the group's structure.
[25:11] - An effective leader prioritizes the group's container over one person's comfort or ego.
[27:37] - Jill suggests that if the facilitator won't reestablish structure, you can respectfully interrupt to save time.
[30:33] - Jill previews some upcoming lessons on aging, boundaries, and taking on holiday pressures with self-confidence.

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This week on Be YOU, join Jill as she revisits an exercise from two episodes ago in which listeners were asked to do a "brain dump" of their fears and worries and then rewrite/reframe them in positive ways. She encourages listeners to continue doing this exercise, even affirming that many people around the world are participating!

The key part of the exercise now? As Jill explains, be aware of when you are speaking your fears and worries out loud, and immediately "flip the script" by saying the positive version out loud instead. Jill gives some examples, like if you find yourself complaining about someone being irresponsible, you could instead say out loud that they are learning and growing. She highlights that it's really important to say the positive version out loud and not just think it.

Jill makes the argument that the words that we use have a lot of power and energy and that we often speak our fears and worries into existence without even realizing. By consciously flipping the script out loud, she reiterates, we can change the way we see the world and the people in it.

Jill also takes a moment to plug a book written by a previous guest of the podcast, Lisa Morton – a book titled Aligned at Home: How Feng Shui and Holistic Design Can Restore Your Energy and Well-Being. Grab a copy here!

Also, don't forget - Jill will be hosting an upcoming retreat - the More of Me retreat - offering a deep dive into self-discovery. Head to jillherman.com for more details!

Show Notes:

[01:59] - Jill encourages listeners to leave podcast reviews, and she praises her hardworking editing team.
[04:53] - Jill is revisiting episode 299, highlighting the power of words through a "flip-the-script" exercise.
[07:03] - Listeners all over the world are encouraged to speak positivity out loud, recognizing how words manifest energy and truth.
[09:22] - Jill advises literally "striking and reversing" negative self-talk by instead saying affirming statements aloud.
[11:39] - Jill reflects on how speaking of our worries only reinforces negativity.
[13:55] - Jill plugs the book Aligned at Home, written by previous guest Lisa Morton!

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