Finding Our Bravest Self - OTB3

Outside The Boxes

This episode is all about what it means to be courageous and fearless.

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First of all, there's time to mention a question which was asked in the Facebook group - Join Pragya’s Raising Feminists Facebook Group.

'Should I call my daughter pretty?'

Main topic: Courage and being Fearless

It's common to want to hide things you are feeling fearful about. I hid my TEDx talk when it appeared - even from my family. However, I received emails praising my courage but I didn't feel like that myself. I didn't feel fearless.

Admitting fears makes us vulnerable but it's a useful thing to do.

I wonder if we only realise what we are capable of when we are most broken - when we are pushed to our limits. Our courage also comes from our deepest love and our passion.

Through being a single mother and suffering very unexpected workplace bullying, I had to learn how to trust people again. What helped was going back and finding the core of what made me - I had to really dig deep and find out how I wanted to define myself. Also, creativity helped me enormously. It remains the best mindful technique I have discovered. This is not just artistic creativity but thinking outside the box as well.

I used to think that asking for help was a sign of weakness but I realise now that asking for help is a courageous thing to do.

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