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New moon energy- November is going to bring big changes (166)

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Hey friend! Join me, Aubrey Bahr, in this powerful episode where we’re diving into the intense vibes of the November 1 portal and the transformative Scorpio New Moon energy. My voice might be a little scratchy, but I’m still bringing all the insights on how this astrological moment can supercharge your growth—especially if you’re a creative entrepreneur.
In this episode, we’ll get into how to release limiting beliefs, clear out trapped emotions, and use heightened feelings as fuel for positive life and business shifts. I’ll break down why communication, relationships, and even diving into new learning are huge right now, and how embracing this fast-moving energy can spark fresh starts and boost your success.
Plus, we’ll explore grounding practices to help you stay balanced during these emotional shifts. This is all about going deep, facing those shadowy spots, and using the energy to propel forward with clarity and confidence.
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Navigating Life's Storms: Overcoming trauma and finding resilience even during a hurricane (165)

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Join Aubrey Bahr in this insightful episode of "Deep Healing for Creative Entrepreneurs" as she shares her personal experiences of dealing with significant life events, including recent hurricanes in Tampa. Despite battling a sore throat from cheering at her daughter's hockey tournament, Aubrey dives deep into the concept of "hurricane fatigue" and how it mirrors other personal and communal traumas.
Discover valuable insights on understanding the emotional and energetic responses to trauma, whether personal or community-wide. Aubrey explores the importance of emotional intelligence and offers tips on how to reset your nervous system and move past overwhelming situations. She emphasizes the power of a growth mindset and the ability to regulate emotions in the face of adversity.
Learn how to incorporate small daily practices to help rejuvenate your mind and body, and find hope in the journey toward healing and thriving in both life and business. Aubrey also introduces her upcoming "Lit Up Collective," an opportunity for creative entrepreneurs to come together and support each other through personalized activations and meditations.
Whether you're dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster or the stress of daily life, this episode provides practical advice and encouragement to help you navigate through life's storms with resilience and hope.

Light-filled Human Design & Astrology with special guest Naomi Fox Reina (164)

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Join us in this enlightening episode as we sit down with Naomi Fox Reina, a light-filled astrologer and human design expert. Discover how understanding your own divine self through human design and astrology can transform your life, helping you live free of shame and aligned with your true purpose.
Naomi delves into the intricacies of human design, explaining the five different aura types and how they influence our interactions and energy management. Learn how recognizing your unique design can unlock creativity and provide profound insights into your relationships and daily life.
Explore the pressures and inspirations unique to your human design, and gain valuable advice on how to navigate life's challenges with greater ease and understanding. Naomi also introduces her upcoming human design certification program, offering a deep dive into this transformative system.
Tune in to uncover how embracing your true self can lead to a more fulfilling and harmonious life. Don't forget to check the show notes for links to Naomi's courses and her vibrant Facebook community.
 
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Naomi Fox Reina is the founder of lightfilled.co. She has a Divine Affinity for Astrology and certifies Light-Filled Astrologers and Light-Filled Human Design Experts to bring more light, alignment, and freedom to the world. When she's not geeking out about Astrology and HD charts, you'll find her spending time with her family or hiking around the red rocks of St George. She has 3 children, 3 step children, and is blissfully married to her best friend, Ralph.
 
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Working from home advice for the busy season: Overcoming burnout and finding balance (163)

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In this episode of Deep Healing for Creative Entrepreneurs, host Aubrey Bahr delves into the exhilarating moment when you first decided to pursue your entrepreneurial dreams. She guides you through reconnecting with that initial spark and offers transformative tips to combat burnout and maintain your passion.
Aubrey shares personal anecdotes and practical advice on balancing a busy schedule, especially during peak seasons, while preserving your mental and emotional well-being. Discover the importance of self-care and community support as she introduces her upcoming eight-week group program designed to help creative entrepreneurs thrive.
Tune in to learn how to keep your light burning bright, even in the busiest of times, and ensure your business continues to be a source of joy and fulfillment.

Victim mindset vs. Growth mindset: Create your reality.

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In this insightful episode, Aubrey addresses a common struggle: shifting from a victim mentality to a growth mindset. Many of us unknowingly fall into patterns of self-defense and blame due to past experiences, but this episode offers a powerful perspective shift.
Discover how our nervous system's safety mechanisms often lead us to assume the worst, and learn practical tips to reassess and realign your thoughts towards peace and growth. Aubrey shares a profound release technique to help you let go of blame and criticism, enabling you to thoughtfully navigate life's challenges.
Join Aubrey as she guides you through a transformative process, helping you to connect with your body, release negative energies, and embrace a mindset of abundance and gratitude. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to break free from limiting beliefs and thrive in both life and business.
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Tips for successful manifestation in your creative life (161)

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In this episode of "Deep Healing for Creative Entrepreneurs," host Aubrey Barr delves into the powerful realm of manifestation and visualization. After overcoming technical issues, Aubrey is back to share her experiences and insights with clients who struggle with visualizing their next steps in life and business.
Learn how to harness your spiritual gifts to achieve your big goals, whether it's transitioning from a nine-to-five job to running your own business, cultivating a relationship, or visualizing financial success. Aubrey emphasizes the importance of taking smaller, manageable steps and avoiding the overwhelm that can come with setting lofty goals.
Discover practical advice on bypassing nervous system dysregulation, overcoming subconscious blocks, and building self-trust to create a flow towards your aspirations. Aubrey’s approach encourages listeners to focus on short-term goals to gradually train their minds and bodies for larger successes.
Tune in for a transformative discussion that promises to inspire and equip you with the tools needed to visualize and manifest your dreams effectively. Don't miss out on Aubrey's valuable insights and the chance to join her community for ongoing support and growth.

How to let things go mentally; The power of emotional intelligence (160)

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Today, I want to focus on emotional intelligence and what it is and also why you as an entrepreneur or as just a creative person that's trying to navigate all the things in life and do everything you want, while also feeling that balance, right? And being able to have your rest and being able to have time away. It's just complicated mess in our busy, busy society. But one way for sure to help you get through that and to help you to be able to prioritize what you need personally in your life is by having emotional intelligence. So let's talk about that and let's talk about how you grow that part of you. So let's go ahead and get started.
Hey friend, welcome to Deep Healing for Creative Entrepreneurs. My name is Aubrey Barr and I am a subconscious release technique practitioner and photography business owner. I know you are sick of ending your day feeling overwhelmed and exhausted and you are seeking a solution to help you feel creatively inspired and actively engaged in your business as well as personally. In this podcast, we are going to dig into any limiting beliefs or subconscious programs that are keeping you in a space filled with anxiety and stress. This work is not a temporary solution for your life. No, this is a complete transformation. So grab your coffee or tea and let's start you on the road to healing. And let me just say, you can do this. you are worth it, and you are meant to thrive in life and business. So let's dig in.
If you're new here, welcome. Absolutely. I hope you find some knowledge and some encouragement in this episode today. For those of you who have been around, you know that I love to talk about this topic. And it's not something I would say I have mastered in all areas of life, But I can definitely promise you that I've taken my own experiences and my experiences with my clients, and I've came to a lot of really in-depth conclusions about how being emotionally intelligent reflects in your life, in your priorities, in your way of handling situations that come up. And that is by far one of the greatest things we can do is to invest in something for us that helps us live our lives easier.
You know it's so funny I have just ADHD you guys know that there's certain things that I'm not great at and I absolutely can up front say hey I am not good at that and that's okay because there's plenty of things I am good at but one of the things that that is really difficult for me is organization, and being really in line with, let's say, a schedule or understanding how to lay things out so that it makes more sense to me. I recently started doing a program with some other people I met in the podcast world that also have a podcast. They're amazing. And I'll share more with you about them in the future. But for now, I'm going to say that they've really helped me start to lay things out. And when I can do that, when I could take this template of how to manage my money and the best ways to set aside certain amounts, if I have certain goals or, you know, and this includes my husband too, it really has been this missing link between how I want to run my life and how it was just organically playing out.
And so it made me think, you know, a lot of people don't have the insight that I have when it comes to the emotional regulation to being able to feel your emotions and move on with a problem and learn from it, most of all, so you don't have to go through the same learning process again. And so because that is a gift of mine, I want to share with you a couple things that I feel like it's overlooked. And I want you as my listener and a friend to be able to look at your life and say, okay, these are the places where I'm having issues emotionally regulating, or this is the area that probably is showing me I have some some underlying trauma, and it's affecting my life in these ways.
So I want this to be super helpful to you guys, and I know it will be. The biggest thing that is going to get in the way of you being able to regulate and prioritize and all the wonderful things that come with emotional regulation and intelligence is being able to decipher between what is going on in your past that has caused you to be reactive to certain things in your life. So a lot of you that are listening are going to be in this phase of reaction. And that's okay. hey, we've all been there. Everybody's been there. But staying in a state where you are constantly reactive to situations around you, and you are likely not reacting in the best way, maybe you feel anger, maybe you feel sadness, maybe you're uncontrollably crying. There's different things that come up where we're reacting to how we feel because we were not safe at some point.
So for example, from a childhood perspective, maybe you didn't feel safe at home. Maybe you didn't feel safe at school, right? Something about that scenario made you super uncomfortable. So when something comes up where let's say you're being questioned. You could be in a situation where you honestly feel like people are attacking you or your credibility, when in reality, they're just asking for further facts. They're just asking for more clarification. This comes up a lot because it does feel like a personal attack. We kind of revert back to that six-year-old. Who maybe dealt with a lot of bullying or, you know, was super shy and just felt super traumatized when the teacher would call on them. So your subconscious mind is going back to those scenarios when you were six and how you perceived that situation based on the knowledge that a six-year-old has.
Now, I have said, and I will continue to say, small children are intelligent. It's just that our our perspective is much different. It's that our emotional capacity is much different. We're told to do things that we don't understand or not to do things that we don't understand. We're told not to cry. That shows up as someone who's repressing their feelings and their emotions for their entire lives until we unlock that, until we say, you know what? It's okay to cry. It's okay. We all do it. come on, raise your hand. I was crying like yesterday in my car. So that's just life sometimes.
So that's really what I want you to think about when you're assessing where you're at with your emotional intelligence is how do I react to situations? You know, it's okay to be upset. Like it's actually good to feel in the moment, wow, this really made me angry. You know, know, I don't like being taken advantage of or whatever. This phase of really feeling the emotions. Is so important, and it can last 10 minutes, and it could last, I'd say, up to a day, just depending on where you're at and also how severe the situation is, right? I'm not suggesting that in a serious, you know, family emergency or something, you should be fine in a day. I'm I'm talking about a situation that comes on, not something that you're, you know, living in deeply. Okay. So don't, don't get that out of hand because we all have grieving processes too, and that's going to be completely different.
But the next phase of this situation would be, okay, I've felt my feelings. I've recognized them for what they are. I even started already to say, okay, but why are you angry? Well, duh, it's because X, Y, Z, right? Like you already started to kind of do that insight as to why you're feeling what you're feeling. The next thing you need to do is start the positive self-talk. You know, how do we make it better? in your own time when you are ready you get to make it better okay it doesn't matter about the other people it is nice when somebody offends us and they decide to apologize but to be honest with you a lot of emotional intelligence is being able to say even if this situation doesn't get better or doesn't get fixed even if that doesn't work the way I would like it to what can I take from this? How could I move on from here? You know, what things are, am I going to change in my own life as well as how am I going to put myself out there in the world to really define who I am and what I am okay with, right? Because a lot of this could be fixed by simply having that self-value and having this positive self-talk. That is how we do our own critical thinking. Our own problem solving is by being able to relate it to ourselves. Say, this is the lesson I need to learn here.
Now, a lot of people go on the super defensive with this and they think they're doing it right and they're not. Because when you go super defensive, you become the victim and you stay the victim. Victim so if you're not questioning how you can alter your life to shift the situation around or to make sure that you don't have to deal with it or whatever then you're staying in the victim mentality and you might even be triggered by me saying that because it's crappy to be honest with you nobody really wants to be a victim it's not naturally fulfilling to be a victim of anything right so when you look at it and you're able to work through it and say this is how i will change the situation for the future. That is emotional regulation. That's the part of the puzzle that a lot of us can get muddied just based off of being hurt, you know, and a lot of people do a lot of mean things out there, right? But being able to regulate ourselves regardless of what other people do or say is a magical place to be in.
I recently had a situation come up where I was really poorly treated and I don't really deal with that so much in my life anymore because I'm in a really healthy relationship with my husband and my daughter and I work for myself. So really, I'm not in workplace situations where people get undercut or things are said or there's gossipy situations. So I steer clear of that. And I was out of my game. Like I was really, I was quite shocked that this person treated me a really horrible way and it didn't make me feel good at all. I was very upset about it. So I'm driving around in my car and I'm like, whoa, is me, right? That's what I felt like because honestly, just completely blindsided by being treated bad, that bad, and that obviously manipulated. And so So I'm not feeling good about it. And I decided, OK, I'm going to take this opportunity because I can feel the energy around me and I could feel that I was like really hanging on to this, like this wrongdoing. It definitely triggered past experiences of my life where I was treated very unpoorly. And so I saw that coming up for me. And I'm like, this is not healthy to 20 hours later be this upset about this situation. And so I said, OK, I'm going to say a prayer because I really needed to clean this energy out. And that was my surefire way to connect back to my intuition, get a grip on things and clean out this energy without just straight up saging my Subaru.
So that's what I did. And I laughed to myself because I just said I just, you know, having a conversation and I'm like, OK, OK, God. God, if you could help me to get over this, because I really, I can't hang on to it. I really couldn't, okay, because life has to move on. You know, when I'm that dysregulated, I'm not really as great at my job. So I know it affects my work, pretty much all of the jobs I do it affects. So I don't like being there. And I was ready to move on. And I just simply was asking, like, what can I do to make sure that I can shift this energy out? I can release these bonds like it always feels like to me there's an energetic grip hold on a situation that's what it feels like inside of me and I've seen it in other people too so how do I release this death grip on this situation so that I can move on I can be happy again you know and love my life again and I was thinking you know if they would just apologize if this person would would just apologize to me. I would absolutely accept it. Like I would be okay with it. I just don't want to be treated that way. And I know that personally knew that apology was an order.
And so I said that and immediately my thoughts went to, no, you forgive first. And this may be, to you listening, a very Christian standpoint, which is okay. I am Christian. I wouldn't say that I'm a perfect Christian. Why would I need Christ? But when I heard that, I immediately knew that was true. I immediately knew that being in a place where I am emotionally intelligent, I get to see that next part. And I know that holding on to this emotionally triggered situation was not going to help me at all in any way possible and that is what I think we miss a lot of times when we want to hold on to it is that we're not hurting the other person we're hurting ourselves now mind you of course some people really do want to apologize and they really do want to feel like you know know, things are fine and that's great. But inside the amount of sadness and pressure that was being added into my daily routine was detrimental to where I like to live my life. You know, I like to be in a certain standard. I like to move through the cycles of thing without having this extra baggage. And so I knew in that moment that I had to forgive. And that may not be always the a story with certain traumas in our life. Okay. But understanding that you can go from being just completely upset to a place where you're like, wow, I have to move on from this and it's for my best interest. And then being able to go back to work, get my stuff going, you know, take care of my family without feeling this cloud of sadness or whatever over me is so empowering. Empowering, it is hard to even describe what that really feels like.
Some of you know what I'm talking about. And sometimes it takes longer that cycle. But that is true emotional intelligence. And I'll say one more thing about it. When you're in that space, you are less likely to do things to other people that cause emotional distress. Because you're more compassionate, you're more empathetic towards what that life looks like, you know, that we all come into adulthood with some kind of trauma, either from childhood or generationally even, that hasn't even embelled itself yet. Every single one of us comes with that. But those of us that can work through that and can find that emotional regulation, we have a better chance of leaving this world with people People who are empowered with friendships that do last forever, with relationships that are super compassionate, love-filled, and just endearing, right? That is, I mean, to me, the ultimate way to live is being able to emotionally regulate regardless of what happens to us in our lives. Because. Crap is going to hit the fans, right? It is absolutely going to. And I just want you to know that you are fully capable of taking on these periodic situations in your relationships and in your life and in your schooling and in your work where you can come out stronger because of it. You know, you can come out with this lesson.
You don't have to relive things. People think that we are destined to relive problems with boundaries or not having enough money or, you know, getting a divorces all the time, right? Like we think that that is just our life story and we have to relive it that way. And I am telling you right now, that is absolutely not true. So now that you've heard some of this about how we can take in those situations and we can feel them, we're not going to avoid them. We're not going to put them away in a little closet that we find in a year, right? We're going to feel them, and then we're going to process them. We're going to use our positive self-talk. We're going to use our ability to critical think. We're going to put ourselves in other people's shoes and understand that they obviously are reacting emotionally because they're triggered about something that has nothing to do with us. When you are able to work through those problems, I can promise you that life gets easier. I can promise you that you reach your goals faster. That you're able to become someone that is a leader in your community in whatever way possible. That you're able to empower other people to become better people, to follow their own personal goals and their own dreams. So I'm going to encourage you today to do that.
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From surviving to thriving: Characteristics of a resilient person (159)

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In this episode, Aubrey Bahr uncovers the extraordinary resilience of creative entrepreneurs who have faced life-altering challenges and emerged stronger. As a seasoned subconscious release technique practitioner, Aubrey shares powerful personal experiences and professional insights into the mindset that drives resilience and the transformative power of self-discovery in overcoming adversity.
Aubrey opens up about her escape from an abusive relationship and the life-changing journey of healing that followed. She highlights the critical importance of self-worth, making empowered decisions, and maintaining hope through the toughest times. Aubrey also introduces the concept of intuitive coaching, offering an inspiring message on how to let go and pivot towards a more fulfilling future.
Join us for an enlightening conversation on resilience, mindset, and the healing process. Don’t miss the special intuitive reading at the end of the episode!"
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Stop letting fear take over: Embracing challenges for emotional growth mindset (158)

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Join Aubrey Bahr in this insightful episode of "Deep Healing for Creative Entrepreneurs" as she shares her recent adventures in the Tennessee mountains and the valuable life lesson she imparted to her daughter. Through a heartfelt conversation, Aubrey explores how our subconscious mind can deceive us and hold us back by clinging to negative experiences.
Discover how to challenge these limiting beliefs and transform your mindset to achieve personal and professional growth. Aubrey also shares a powerful testimonial from a client who experienced profound healing through her Subconscious Release Technique sessions. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to overcome self-sabotage and thrive in their creative endeavors.

Seeking clarity: How childhood physical setbacks clouded Tracy’s vision

Welcome back, beautiful friends! In this episode, I had an insightful conversation with Tracy, a talented photographer and a member of my group, "We are Magnetic Women." Despite her success, Tracy struggles with setting clear goals and aspirations for her business and personal life. Join us as we dive deep into her subconscious to uncover the roots of these challenges. We explore how past experiences, even from childhood, have shaped her current mindset and how subconscious programs solidified before the age of seven can influence our adult lives. Tracy shares her journey of overcoming significant medical issues and the emotional burdens carried forward from those times. Through our session, we identify and release limiting beliefs, making space for new, empowering thoughts. This episode is a testament to the transformative power of deep healing work and the importance of allowing oneself to dream and plan for a brighter future. Grab your coffee or tea, and join us on this road to healing and self-discovery. Remember, you are worth it, and you are meant to thrive in life and business. Let's dig in!