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The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

The Power of Choosing Yourself – With Alex Elle

The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

Dr. Mindy Pelz

Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

For full show notes, resources mentioned, and transcripts go to: www.drmindypelz.com/ep104/

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This episode is all about journaling as a form of self-expression and therapy. We also dive into what it means to be selfish and self-centered and how that differs from self-care.

Alexandra Elle is an author & self-care facilitator living in the Washington, DC metro area with her husband and children. Writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling. Quarterly, Alex teaches workshops and retreats centered around assisting others in finding their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing rooted in truth without shame. Her mission is to build community & self-care practices through literature & language. She is currently an author at Chronicle Books.

Alex is the author of multiple books and journals, most recently After the Rain, Neon Soul, and Today I Affirm: A Journal That Nurtures Self-Care. She also hosts the hey, girl. podcast.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I think going back to that question like who am I what do I want and what do I need talk yourself through those questions

0:07.2

everything else is secondary you are your own inner expert you are your own greatest teacher and your answers will come to the surface if you get

0:15.5

curious enough and quiet enough to hear what you're trying to say.

0:20.6

Resetters, Dr Mindy here and I am on a mission to teach you just how powerful your body was

0:27.5

built to be. This podcast is about giving you the power back and helping you believe in yourself again.

0:35.0

Let's jump in.

0:37.0

On this episode of the Recenter podcast, I bring you Alex L.

0:42.0

Now this is one deep conversation so let me tell you a little bit about

0:48.4

Alex she is an author and not only has she written several books, but she uses writing as a form of therapy and

0:58.4

self-discovery. And what attracted me to Alex's message is that she's very clear about where self-care fits into her life, despite having a very

1:15.0

typical, typical rushing woman.

1:19.0

this woman has got her self-care, her boundaries, her nurturing down and that fascinated me.

1:28.4

So I wanted to talk to Alex about several things. One I wanted to hear her ideas around journaling as a form of self-expression and therapy.

1:39.0

So we talk a lot about gratitude, gratitude journals, we talk about the art of journaling

1:44.9

where it fits into our self-care practices. We also dove into and this is the part of

1:51.3

the conversation that blew me away was we dove into what it means to be selfish,

1:58.0

self-centered, and how does that differ from self-care?

2:04.3

That was a burning question in my mind.

2:07.2

And I've never had anybody explain to me

2:10.3

so clearly the difference between those three things.

2:14.0

So if you are a rushing woman like I am,

2:17.0

if you are looking for how to set up better boundaries for yourself

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