Today we talk through the Hero’s Journey following four stages and how this can be applied to our life, past and present. We like this framework as it helps us put challenging times into the context of the big picture, and also see when we’re stuck or trying to push a gut feeling down with numbing behaviour.

We discuss the narrative self, doing things for the story, like the story of what we want our life to look like in our 30s and how it’s linked to the hero’s journey. Carly talks about main character energy and Matthew talks about how he likes the dynamic where Carly pushes us to do more things as a family and Matthew help make it happen.

We get into the details of challenges around starting a podcast and what the actual stats have been in our first month. If you’re on the fence maybe this podcast is for you just to remind you, it will be challenging but you can do it! Carly was stuck being the reluctant hero and just not starting for almost a year.

Whether it’s moving to a new county, quitting drinking, starting that podcast or something smaller like starting a workout program, cold plunging, journalling or waking up earlier - the hero’s journey is a great framework to use.

We were inspired by Mel Robbin’s latest podcast episode to talk about this topic - thanks Mel Robbins!

00:00 What is the Hero’s Journey

02:05 Stage 1: The Call to Adventure

06:33 Narrative Self vs. Experiential Self

10:08 Main Character Energy

14:52 Stage 2: You’re the Reluctant Hero

20:12 Stage 3: Cross the Threshold

25:11 Stage 4: The Midpoint & Challenges

28:14 Stage 5: The Journey Continues

33:54 Changes we’re making

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