It's Friday Focus! Today we'll focus on memories that resonate with our identity, which can be used as one way to reconnect with the present when feeling dissociated or disconnected. The soundscape is from the forest behind my house. Enjoy the rain and ravens in the distance as we focus on the parts of our identity we value the most.

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This is a Stereo Forest production from StereoForest

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advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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If you have specific mental health concerns, please

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consult with a qualified healthcare professional.

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Now, on to the show.

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In today's episode, we'll focus on memories that

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resonate with our identity, which can be used

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as one way to reconnect with the present

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when feeling dissociated or disconnected.

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Welcome to the Daily Reconnect.

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It's March 28th and I'm your host, Jenda

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Han.

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This podcast aims to help you reconnect with

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the present when feeling disconnected or unmotivated, when

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reality seems quite distant and far away.

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Together, we'll re-engage with the world.

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Take what works for you and feel free

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to adjust or set aside anything that doesn't

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resonate with you today.

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This time is yours to center yourself, find

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balance and hopefully become a little bit more

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energized in today's exercise that helps you connect

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with your core identity during moments of dissociation

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or disconnection.

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So, find a comfortable position and take several

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deep breaths to center yourself.

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When we experience moments of disconnection from ourselves,

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deliberately reconnecting with our personal narrative can serve

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as a powerful anchor to back our identity.

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So, begin by bringing awareness to your body.

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Just notice the sensations of being present in

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this moment.

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Feel the weight of your body against your

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feet that are standing firm on the ground

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or on the floor.

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And if you're seated, feel the weight of

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your body against the chair.

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So, this presence is going to form the

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foundation of your memories today.

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So, begin by bringing your name to mind.

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Repeat your full name to yourself in your

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head or out loud three times.

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So, your name represents your distinct identity.

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You have your own unique story that continues

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on regardless of all these things happening around

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you, regardless of all these big things happening

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today.

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Now, expand your awareness out to include some

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of the important parts of your personal narrative.

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Think of three roles or relationships that define

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very important parts of who you are.

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This might be a family member or friends

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or found family.

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Perhaps it's your professional life or from the

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things that you create or maybe it's who

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you are in the community or if you

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are an educator.

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Maybe it's your relationship with the environment.

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So, take a moment to identify some of

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these connections that form this web of your

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identity.

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It's a connection to the world, to each

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other, and when things become surreal, we can

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use these parts of our identity to ground

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ourselves.

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Next, bring to mind three personal values that

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guide your life decisions.

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Maybe it's a value that comes up often

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in your life.

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This might be a pattern.

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It could be values that are tied to

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your family or your workplace or your community

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or the land.

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These could include compassion or truth, justice, family,

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creativity, learning, community.

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So, take a moment to identify some of

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these values that really resonate with your daily

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life.

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Now, let's recall a time when we felt

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really present and engaged.

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A time when you experienced something that felt

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very important to you.

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Remember the details, where you were, who was

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with you, what were you doing, how did

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you feel in this moment.

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Now, as you continue to think of this

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memory, just notice what made the memory stick

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out to you.

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Think about what it means.

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Why do you identify so strongly to this

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memory?

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Why did you choose it?

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Why does it make you who you are?

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This is a memory you might want to

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use when you feel particularly disconnected from reality,

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when you are somewhat dissociated.

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See if there's an easy way to return

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to this memory to help you in difficult

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times.

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It's a tool that you can use to

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help you with this reconnection.

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So, that's it for today's show today on

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Friday, March 28th.

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We'll be back next Monday with another Motivation

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Monday.

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Thank you so much for joining me here

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today.

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Thank you for listening to The Daily Reconnect.

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Episodes are released on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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every week.

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This show was created, written, hosted, edited, and

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produced by Jen DeHaan.

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Links to contact information, ways to support the

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show, transcripts, the free newsletter, and our community

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