For my clients: You need to read this.

I’ve been receiving the most amazing feedback from clients the past few months. I really have, and I’m proud to say it. Sititng on the train last night coming home from a day in clinic I allowed myself to take part credit for their shifts, for their progress. I allowed myself to sit and bask in it.

This is a big thing for me cause I’m usually very quick to deflect a compliment about the work I do. There is a part of me that doesn’t allow myself to take responsibility for it. I mean, it’s the client, it’s the universe, it’s not me. Right?

Wrong.

One thing that I’m incredibly mindful of is when my ego is at play and when my higher self is at play. I am mindful of this because I used to live a life where my ego dominated my existence. It wasn’t pleasant, for me or for those around me. It was a life filled with insecurity and the need for outside validation.

Life started to change when I realised life surely wasn’t meant to be lived this way. And so I started exploring. I started doing courses, I started seeing a kinesiologist, a coach, I started putting into action the things I was learning. I started taking responsbility for myself.

The reason I’m allowing myself to sit in the energy of humbled pride is because I’ve realised that part of the reason as to why my clients are experiencing these shifts is because I’ve experienced these shifts. I’ve done the work, I’ve sat in the shit and I’ve doubted myself. I’ve hated on myself. I’ve lived with anxiety and insecurity. Hell, who hasn’t!

But I made a choice to get myself out of it.  I made a choice to do the work, to understand myself in new ways. I made the choice to love myself.

I chose:

• To forgive myself.
• To let go of shit from the past. It has no place but to stay there.
• To manage the stories I tell myself. Because at the end of the day everything is just a story.
• To be nice to myself. To be nice to other people. To do something about it when I’m not doing these things.
• To know how and when to nourish myself.

I live and breathe what I speak about. I practice what I preach. And I’m proud to say I do.

To my clients – I am so proud of you. So proud. And I’m proud of me too. Thank you for sharing this journey with me.

If this post has resonated with you be sure to check out the Self Love & Nourishment e-course I’ve created with Cass from Elevate Vitality.

It’s a beautiful piece of work written straight from the heart. It will help to keep you on the straight and narrow when it comes to all things SELF LOVE. Even if you’re seeing a practitioner this is the perfect accompaniment to keep you on track.

Clare Woodward is a Transformational Coach + Kinesiologist with a busy practice in Surry Hills and Crows Nest. Using a combination of powerful techniques, Clare assists her clients to access their immense potential, empowering them to lead authentic, responsible and fulfilling lives.