In this episode, Kimberly A. Spidle shares her heartfelt journey of navigating loss, grief, and the importance of embracing pauses in life and business. She offers practical insights on how to trust the process, remain consistent through seasons of change, and come back stronger.

Key Topics:

The significance of understanding life's seasons and natural rhythms
Rethinking traditional notions of consistency and pauses
The power of allowing and trusting in life's transition processes
How grief and reflection foster creativity and growth
Practical tools: the Come Back to Yourself five-day reset
The importance of self-compassion during challenging seasons
How to return to yourself without guilt or shame
The role of faith, energy, and trust in navigating transitions
Insights from the book Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
Stories of support, love, and resilience within family and business

Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction: Kimberly shares her recent life updates and why she paused
02:11 - Embracing peace in difficult times and shifting perspectives on consistency
03:36 - The misconception of constant productivity and natural seasons of growth
06:29 - Redefining consistency: trees, tides, and heartbeat as examples of rhythm
08:25 - The importance of taking pauses without guilt or shame
09:53 - Recognizing that coming back is part of true consistency
11:14 - Insights from Ask and It Is Given on grief, transition, and allowing
12:43 - The power of allowing vs. forcing in life's transitions
14:36 - Trusting the process: energy, transition, and your place in life’s rhythm
16:31 - When you realize you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be
17:29 - The creative power of grief, reflection, and silence
18:38 - Movie recommendation: Everything Everywhere All at Once
20:47 - Invitation to the Come Back to Yourself five-day reset
21:15 - Encouragement: You can always return, and consistency is understanding who you are
22:27 - Final thoughts: Be gentle with yourself and honor your season of pause
23:02 - Closing words: Coming back to yourself is always worth it

Resources & Links:

Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks⁠

Connect with Kimberly:

Instagram⁠

⁠Website⁠

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