Hi everyone, life coach practitioner Katelyn Townsend here! A while ago I was cleaning my back bedroom, when I discovered a water leak on the outside wall. The moisture from the leak had caused mold to start growing. It was working its way up the wall and along the floor where the leak had occurred. The mold was slowly overtaking the entire area, an infestation of sporous fungi. I had to evacuate all of my important things from the room and spray down the area with intense chemicals. The make shift “fumigating” process caused me to have to temporarily move into the living room overnight. As a life coach I like to think I’m usually quite open to change, but spending a few nights on a couch is not something I was thrilled about. Nonetheless I thought it may offer a neat change in perspective. Although I was making the best of the situation my dog could not see the silver linings. He sat outside of the bedroom door whining and crying for hours, begging to get back into his favourite spot! Going about my day I thought he would quickly find something else to do. Soon it was well into evening and the poor dog was still sitting in the same spot, whining, crying and desperately hoping for the door to open up again. He was so confused by what was happening. Often life closes doors on us when it is unsafe for us to be in that area anymore. When this happens many of us become confused or shocked by the sudden change. Sitting in front of the door won’t do us any good. No matter how much we cry, whine, or beg to get back inside the door is going to stay closed. There is a reason it has been closed. It is closed to protect us and redirect us towards something more beneficial.
Here comes the tricky part. How do we turn away from the pain of that closed door? Most of my life coaching clients get stuck at this point, yet it has one of the simplest answers. It starts by taking a step down the hall in a new direction. Rather than focusing on that door we need to shift our focus to look for something new. The first step in getting over the closed door is to simply turn your eyes away from the door. Eventually if you keep your eyes open to new opportunities you will begin to see them. Once you begin to see them you can begin to take steps in that direction and make those opportunities your reality. If you have trouble seeing these opportunities or figuring out how to take steps towards them book an appointment with me, Life Coach Practitioner Katelyn Townsend, and I can help you get the ball rolling. It starts by knowing where you want to head next. You also have to be willing to continue along that process the next time another door closes. You can either stop and stare at the closed door complaining, or you can accept what is and move on, knowing that the door is closed for your protection. That area of your life is now toxic. You need to leave it alone, or the chemicals will harm you. Take your hand off the door knob and walk away. Stop wasting precious time. Instead put that time towards something of value. Before you know it you will even find yourself grateful that that door closed! It’s time to let your mind shift from seeing closed doors as missed opportunity towards understanding them to be a source of protection from danger. It is all about the perspective that you have. Share a story about how you turned away from a closed door in the comments below! To book a life coaching appointment contact Coach Katelyn Townsend by phoning 1-705-206-6786, e-mailing [email protected] or filling out an appointment form online. Life coaching appointments are offered online or in person within the city of Sault Ste. Marie. You can find out more information about the life coaching services offer by Life Coach Practitioner Katelyn Townsend at katelyntownsend.weebly.com.
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Older women role models are missing from the Disney narrative. Perhaps they are not entirely absent all together, but they are certainly never given centre stage and are often found in very minor roles rather than being supportive players throughout the plot. Yesterday I saw an Instagram post by princess_disney_everything credited to @goldoxi21 showcasing Disney princesses on their wedding day with their mothers standing by their side. Many of these mothers are absent from the films, often due to death, such as in the cases of Ariel, Jasmine, and Belle. This got me thinking. Where are the women role models within Disney? Sure there are examples of older women such as Rapunzel’s biological mother or Mulan’s grandmother. Yet these women receive hardly any screen time and their character development is next to non-existent. Lately Disney has done a much better job of showcasing depth to women’s character, with films like Frozen, and the live action Aladdin where Jasmine is finally understood to have the capacity to rule as sultan herself, however there is still a long way to go. It seems that showcasing the ability of women means showcasing the ability of young women. It appears that in North American culture middle aged and elderly women are background noises forced to the corners of the stage of life. As a Life Coach Practitioner I have seen a stream of women come to my office, unsure how they fit into the North American world now that they find themselves somewhere within this category. Is it any wonder that there is tension and uncertainty surrounding this time in life when the voices of this group still remained silenced? These individuals have so much value to offer the world yet come in feeling like their time is already complete. Meanwhile, they are only half way done their lives! If we as a society fail to see this as problematic then we are simply sweeping those diamonds under the rug along with the dust we attempt to hide. Let’s also remember that this problem is exponentially more difficult for certain categories of ageing women, such as immigrants, people of colour, transwomen, etc. The list could go on and on. These individuals have been fighting for a place from the start, and suddenly find age as a new mark against them once they unexpectedly hit that wall. Rather than suddenly loosing privilege it is a matter of having one more additional barrier keeping them from privilege. This can be twice as debilitating. Yet all of these individuals have so much to offer the world, and SO many more years left to offer it! The fact that the film industry literally removes these characters through death encourages us to keep our blinders on to the aging women around us. It seems that even when they are present, such as the cases of Brave or Finding Dory, they are not even in human form! There needs to be representation within media going far beyond film, but it is one place to start.
So I ask us, why are we treating diamonds as though they have turned to dust? How rich would be if we were to peel back the corner of that carpet and count the worth that has been hidden below? Why are we not demanding that screen time be given to a diverse range of middle aged and elderly women so that our children can grow up knowing that richness? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Until next time, Katelyn Townsend Life Coach Practitioner 1-705-206-6786 [email protected] Hello reader,
Thank you for taking the time to explore this blog. I truly appreciate it. If you have not yet met me, my name is Katelyn Townsend and I work as a Certified Life Coach Practitioner. You may be wondering what this means. It means that I help individuals like you to make the future they dream of into their reality. I do this by helping them set and achieve goals, provide accountability and offer encouragement to get them to where they want to be. At this point you are probably asking so why start a blog? There are several purposes to this blog. Firstly, I want to help provide tips, tricks, and tools to help you achieve your own goals. Secondly, I strongly believe that as human beings we learn best through story telling. This blog will also contain stories of individuals like you who have pursued their goals and accomplished great things. Additionally, I want to use the power of fictional story telling to help illustrate the potential for human growth. If nothing else you may just find yourself wrapped up in the drama of the tales that will hopefully at the very least provide entertainment value. Thirdly, I want a platform to be able to provide inspirational motivation. Sometimes, even when you know how to reach your goals on your own it can be difficult to fuel the fire of passion that helps ignite the desire to see those necessary actions through. Thus, there will be several different styles of posts within this blog. I hope that you are able to enjoy all of them, but if not I will do my best to have things nicely sorted so that you can easily find what you are looking for and keep to the posts that speak to you personally. If there are any topics that you hope to be covered please mention them in the comments below. I look forward to journeying together with you in the months to come and see where this leads us! Katelyn Townsend Life Coach Practitioner 1-705-206-6786 [email protected] |
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