Letting Go of Your Inner Control Freak with Clarity on Fire
Fellow life coaches (and all around badass women), Kristen Walker and Rachel East, interviewed me for their podcast! The topic? Releasing that death-grip on trying to predict the future, and what the process of letting go has taught me. Check out an excerpt from their blog below, and click on the podcast button to hear our conversation:
“Let’s be honest: All of us have an inner control freak that likes to surface from time to time (or maybe has fully taken over and is running our lives!).
And it makes sense — we’re wired, by nature, to hate uncertainty and want clarity, answers, and a solid plan, preferably before taking any action.
Our inner control freak is trying to quell our anxiety about what’s on the horizon, but the need to control everything (and maybe everyone) in our lives ends up creating even more anxiety, because nothing ever goes according to plan.
Caela Gray knows all too well how stressful life can feel when you let your inner control freak run the show. She made the radical decision earlier this year to do less, relax more, and not always have a plan for everything. She was afraid her life would devolve into chaos, but what happened instead was almost magical: her relationships improved, amazing opportunities came out of the blue, and she felt more clear-minded than ever.
Listen in to this week’s interview with a normal person as Kristen and Caela talk about…
Caela’s personal history with the need for control and wanting to have all the answers in advance.
How her inner control freak pushed her into overachieving and constant productivity.
Her decision earlier this year to slow down, let go of the need to be constantly doing, and allow life to just flow … and what happened as a result.
How she overcame her fears about letting go of control and needing a plan for everything.
How she recognizes when her inner control freak is rearing its head again, and what she does in response.”