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Stop looking outside for the permission to feel worthy.

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If you've been searching for how to build unshakable self-belief, the answer isn't

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an a thought, it's in your body.

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I'm Martin, and with over ten million downloads, I've seen that true courage isn't the absence

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of fear; it's the presence of somatic safety.

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Today, we pivot from my hope to I am.

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You are safe, you are here, and we are going to re-wire your subconscious self-worth together.

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But first, find your quiet place today, where you won't be disturbed somewhere company,

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you can sit all-I down, the choice is yours, and if you feel safe, close your eyes.

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We'll begin with a vertical reset, where you're sitting or standing, I want you to feel

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the length of your spine.

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This is your postural feedback loop, signaling to your brain that you are alert and that you

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are capable.

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Inhale slowly, feeling the breath expand your chest and pull your shoulders back.

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Hold, feeling the strength in your core, your somatic centre, and then exhale, and as you

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release, just say internally, "I am grounded."

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This is your nervous system anchoring.

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We're moving out of the smallness of anxiety and into the expansive state of biological

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confidence.

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Inhale power, exhale out, I'm here for you.

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Now focus all of your thoughts on the almost rhythmic hypnotic, rise and fall of every breath.

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All the way your ribcage rises and expands, fill your lung with hope, dreams and visions,

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and then on the space between the in and the outrest, allow all the negative thoughts that

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hold you back to fill the space within your lungs so that as you exhale, you release them.

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And like watching your breath on a cold winter's morning, when you see your breath is small,

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tumbling, twisting, small, fluffy clouds, you now see the negative thoughts that hold you

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back, the insecurities, the doubts, they drift away now, like a grey mist.

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You watch as they to tumble and turn before they disappear from you, dissipating, disappearing

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from thought and disappearing from memory, relax and unwind deeply and safely with every

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outrest with every word I say, drifting further and further down, calm and relaxed.

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Your spine straight, your thoughts focused, a new sense of clarity.

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Breathe in, expanding your chest, hold and feel your core, relax, I am grounded.

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Within this moment of mindfulness, we'll treat courage as a muscle, not a trait.

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When you feel less than, your brain is likely stuck in its sub-threshold stress response.

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You aren't lacking words, you are simply lacking the physiological safety.

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By lengthening your breath and strengthening your posture, you are performing a manual

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override.

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You are proving to your nervous system that you have the capacity to take up space.

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This is how we build embodied self-trust.

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Within this moment of calm and in the beauty of your mind's eye, visualise these wonderful

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powerful words allow them to sink past the logic and into the deep subconscious.

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Repeat them as they are already the absolute truth of your life.

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I am the primary guardian of my own peace and my own value.

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I am worthy of respect and I am capable of setting micro boundaries that protect my

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energy.

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I am a masterpiece of resilience and I am growing stronger with every breath.

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And still deeper and deeper, you feel your muscles unwinding, the tension melting away, evaporating

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from the surface of your skin.

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Feel the ground beneath you.

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You are grounded, you are capable.

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Relax now and then once more within the beauty of your thoughts, imagine and repeat.

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I am the primary guardian of my own peace and my own value.

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I am worthy of respect and I am capable of setting micro boundaries that protect my

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energy.

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I am the masterpiece of resilience and I am growing stronger with every breath.

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Feel these words as a physical sensation, a warmth in your chest, a steadiness in your hands.

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Now feel your breathing once more.

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Feel your chest, your ribcage rise, hold for a moment and then sink deeply with every

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out breath, deeper and deeper.

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This gift of time to re-tune, to balance and to expand your horizons, to truly live, to

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carry this self-belief into your day, use these three somatic triggers.

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One, the power pours.

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Before agreeing to something that rains you, take one, I am breath.

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This is a micro boundary for your song.

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Two, the vertical check.

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If you feel intimidated, physically lengthen your spine, change your posture to change

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your neurochemistry.

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Three, the evident journal.

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Tonight, write down one thing and say, "I am proud of this, build that courage muscle daily."

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Now take a deep breath and now stretch out the muscles in your arms and legs.

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Wiggle your fingers and toes and bring your awareness back into the room around you and then

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open your eyes.

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Thank you.

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You've done incredibly well today.

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You are worth the effort it takes to heal.

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If this resonated, please do share it with someone who needs to reclaim their "I am"

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and a full system nervous rewiring.

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Come and join me at calminganxiety.fm.

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If you wish to say thank you in a small way for the work I do, as I am a just solo independent

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no budget podcast, it's just me, my thoughts, my experience.

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Please do share this.

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Thank you.

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Let's reconnect tomorrow, my friend.

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And as always, be kind.

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