- False Identity: Who am I?
Hey family, welcome back to a new episode. Yes, things are looking different because we decided to rebrand. We could've waited for a new season for this but listen, a fresh start is a new mindset not new season.
So, on today's episode, we are going to be talking about the importance of knowing your identity in Christ and how the enemy bargains from your distorted view of self. We are going to be talking about how to let go of your "old self" and be one with Christ Jesus and lastly we are going to share with you what God says about you so you don't fall vicim to the enemy's lies.
We hope you enjoy the episode
21m - Aug 23, 2023 - IS IT REALLY STAGNATION?
Hey family, welcome back to yet another episode. On today's episode Crystal discusses stagnation and if we truly are stagnant. She delves deeper into comaprison as it relates to stagnation, how we are to optmize our stagnation and four things that your stagnation might be telling you. We hope you enjoy the episode <3.
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22m - Jul 26, 2023 - Inner vs Outer Zones of Comfort
Hey Becoming family, welcome to yet another episode. On today's epsiode, Crystal talks about the role that our different zones of comfort play in our lives. She takes on the commonly understood perception of the comfort zone and shares a different perspective pertaining it. She emphasises the importance of our comfort zone for solidifying the self and the outer zone of comfort for exploring and developing the self further. We hope you ejpy today's episode.
20m - Jul 5, 2023 - Imposter-Syndrome: Help, I'm a Fraud!
Hey my angels, welcome back to anpther episode! I am so excited to be back from my unexpected but refreshing break. On today's episode we are going to be closing the self-sabotage series by discussing imposter-syndrome from what it is, its causes, the different ways it shows up in our lives to how it leads to self-sabotage and ways to deal with it.
It is such an informative and valuable episode, we hope you learn something from it.
With Love,
Crystal
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55m - May 17, 2023 - Anxiety & Self-Sabotage
Hi family, Crystal is back with another instalment of Becoming. This episode is a vulnerable one where Crystal brings you in on her anxiety and how it affects her day to day. She then talks about the relationship between anxiety and self-sabotage. She talks about what anxiety is, the realities of living with anxiety so we can better understand why self-sabotaging behaviours come in. She discusses the component’s of anxiety from cognition to the behavioural responses. Then she delves into avoidance as a self-sabotaging behaviour, how this behaviour gets justified by the person suffering from the disorder. She then briefly touches on rumination, procrastination and perfectionism. This is an eye-opening episode and we hope you enjoy it.
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1h 7m - Mar 23, 2023 - Self-sabotage: Cognitive dissonance & distortions
Hey family, welcome back to another episode. Today's episode is the first part to a three-part series on self-sabotage. We'll be focusing in large part on the relationship between cognitive dissonance and self-sabotage; and how cognitive distortions fuel our self-sabotaging behaviors. We reference to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to explain the implications of the feedback we receive from others on our cognitive distortions and ideations of self.
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41m - Feb 16, 2023 - SZN 3| Actualizing Potentional: Mindset & Systems
Welcome to season 3!! We are so happy to bring you a brand new episode. Today Crystal discusses potential and what it means and looks like to actualize it. She speaks on fears and the importance of positive self talk. Crystal also talks about mindset and the different mindsets that exist. She then touched on habits; systems and goals and how they can help us work effectively and at our optimum.
Episode starts at 09:10
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40m - Feb 1, 2023 - SEASON FINALE: Ebb and Flow
This episode is a special one, it is a creative expression. Crystal reminds us that life is beautiful. She talks about being intentional and attentive, how it is important that we find meaning in the littlest of things. The concepts covered in today's episode are soul, ebb and flow, intrapersonal conflict, meaning and the little joys of everyday. Also, she geeks about her favourite movie towards the end, it's cute.
We hope you enjoy the episode. Xo.
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39m - Dec 9, 2022 - The Fear of Vulnerability
Crystal is back with yet another episode where she talks about the one thing we all fear: vulnerability. In this candid episode she walks us through what vulnerability means and what it looks like in our interpersonal relationships. She then talks about the sad consequences of fearing vulnerabillity and yet in all this she affirms us and shares ways in which we can try being vulnerable. Baby steps.
We hope you ejoy this episode.
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41m - Nov 16, 2022 - A HOUSE ON FIRE: Limiting Beliefs
Limiting beliefs are a crises that if left unattended will cause massive destruction and loss of identity. On today's episode, Crystal talks about he process of limiting beliefs, from how they germinate, how they are fueled to how they ultimately take up our minds and obscure our reality. She also talks about self-belief here and there, then moves on to examining the nature of limiting beliefs and then lastly how we can uncover and thus tackle them. We hope you guys enjoy the episode.
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23m - Oct 26, 2022 - What characterises a mentally strong person?
Hey guys, Crystal is back with a new episode for us this week. She will be talking about the ins and outs of being mentally strong. from what it means, the characteristics of mental toughness, to why it matters and the benefits of being a mentally strong individual. We hope you enjoy the episode. XoXo
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32m - Oct 19, 2022 - OUR THOUGHTS IN RELATION TO OUR LIVES
Hey family! We hope you are having an amazning morning thus far. Thank you for starting your day (or ending your day) with us.Today Crystal talks about the magnitude of influence our thoughts have in our lives. She talks about the different types of thoughts there is and how such thought require differnt things from us. She also talks abouut thinking in general. We hope that you enjoy this episode.
Crys, xo
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30m - Sep 28, 2022 - ALLOWING TIME
Hey everyone, we hope you are all keeping well. Today's episode is an amzing one, Crystal talks about TIME. She talks about how we ought to let time flow as it does and not interfere with it. She talks about time in relation to our existence, our future and why we ought to undertsand and allow time. We hope you find it transformative.
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21m - Sep 15, 2022 - PASSION MEETS LOGIC
Hey angels, on today's episode Crystal talks about passions, how they differ from purpose, how they ought to be in balance with your life and how to embrace them logically. It was a joy to pre-listen and we hope you enjoy it.
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25m - Aug 30, 2022 - GROWING PAINS: Transitioning to Adulthood
Hey everyone, on this episode Crystal talks lightly and candidly on the transition to adulthood. She talks about how we ought to go about our new found autonomy, navigating relationships and a whole lot more. The goal for this episode was to have a light conversation and we did just that. Enjoy.
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19m - Aug 9, 2022 - THE PRESSURE TO SUCCEED
Crystal is back again with another episode. Today she talks about the pressure we put on ourselves to chase ideals of success. She elaborates more on instant gratification, comparison and social media. Enjoy
28m - Jul 27, 2022 - The Anatomy of Goals
Crystal is back with yet another insightful episode. Today she talks about goals and how intense they are. She dives into the reality of pursuing your goals, why we are more inclined to leave our goals unfinished and what goals really entail. Grab something to drink and enjoy today's episode.
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20m - Jul 13, 2022 - CULTIVATING INDEPENDENT THINKING
Welcome to the first episode of season 2. We are so stoked for today's episode as Crystal shares with us her thoughts on today's culture of lack of thought. She talks about the different influences that influence our mindsets; how social media takes away our individuality and how we ought to learn to formulate our own opinions outside of religion, social media and society as a whole. We hope you enjoy today's episode.
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