Change of Air Callie Miller

This past year - what I’m calling my Year of Noticing - has allowed me to slow down in my daily life just enough that I have been able to notice all the really wonderful things around me and also the not wonderful things around me in a way that gives me more time to process all of it. To really integrate the beautiful things, and to really understand the not great things.

I’ve also been able to notice my own patterns and get quite comfortable with them. And when you notice patterns in yourself over weeks and months, you can start to make decisions about what patterns you very much want to change.

What we notice, we can transform.

I am so excited to share with you that we are going to do this together in the new year starting on Wednesday January 10th at 5pm PST / 8pm EST, you can join me and each other in community to simply share what you are noticing.

No cost, no pressure, no requirements other than showing up and sharing — if you wish — what you’ve noticed that week. The magic and the mundane. The truly beautiful and the truly triggering. Know that you’ll have a safe space to share it all or listen to others - or me! - share.

This will be our space to know that no matter what we notice next year, we’ll have a place to share it. Every week. So you get in the habit, the regular daily practice of simply: noticing.

Here's the link to join us every Wednesday at 5pm PST / 8pm EST, starting January 10th:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87059207129?pwd=QlJweGZPay9BTE9xeFZ1eDZqNW93UT09

Meeting ID: 870 5920 7129
Passcode: 352852

Cannot wait to see you there!

Hi. It's been a minute. I'm glad you're still here.

So much has happened to me since our last episode -- from a health scare to the loss of a dear friend. I had to pause and really take stock of how I was living -- always in a state of "needing to heal" and never fully allowing myself to simply live, as my healed self.

It's easy to make "I still need to heal" a story we get stuck in. A loop we can't climb our way out of...to the point that trauma and healing become our identities. And we begin to identify as our trauma first and ourselves second. Or we lose ourselves completely and our personality becomes "healing."

There is a way through it, a way out of the story, a jump out of the loop and it's so simple I missed it for most of my healing journey: it's joy.

I don't want you to miss out on another second of the joy that is available to you at all moments - even as you heal. So! We're going to start cultivating it together. One episode at a time. Join me!

A head-start on this episode and joy:
http://changeofair.com/blog/livethebenefitsofhealing

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When was the first time you realized you don't know basic life things that other people seem to know? Basic life things like bills and taxes and doctor appointments and basic hygiene things like brushing your teeth? I have realized this many times over the last several years of healing. I even have an app on my phone that reminds me to do these things. Really!
This week, I talk about what we didn't learn growing up in disordered homes, why it's okay, and why it's so important to be ever so kind to ourselves as we learn to make them habits we remember as adults. Our parents weren't focused on teaching us those things when we were younger, but that doesn't mean we can't take very good care of ourselves now.
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Workaholism is the perfect construct for adult children of alcoholics. We use our job and career as a crutch to get value externally from the world. So much of the patterns we experience when we were younger can manifest themselves in our work environment, when we don't even realize it.

This week, I take a look at how we become workaholics in toxic workplaces.

For more resources to help, visit https://www.changeofair.com/blog/acoas-at-work-why-acoas-become-workaholics

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If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I get out and hike in nature nearly every single day. As I've gone through my ACoA journey, being in nature has been one of the greatest tools to help me to get quiet, hear my own thoughts, and process how I'm feeling.

There's actually scientific data that backs up the power of being in nature for humans!

This week, join me by the river in Yosemite as I share why being out in nature can be a huge help. Make sure to wear earbuds when listening so you can really enjoy the river ambience with me.

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Yesterday, I did a thing. That thing? Nothing. I did absolutely nothing.

Often we feel pressure to always be healing. But the entire reason we want to heal is so we can live in our lives as more healed versions of ourselves. In order to live in our actual lives, we need to have days where nothing much happens so we can integrate what HAS happened. That allows us to enjoy the lives we've healed to live. 
  In this episode, I talk about how important it is to remember that our lives are meant to be lived and not always actively worked on.    Follow Callie on Instagram at http://instagram.com/changeofair   For more resources to help you on your ACOA journey, visit http://changeofair.com