Ep. 80 Mental Wellness: Having Fun Building Self-Confidence & Self-Awareness with the Enneagram! (Part 2 External Self-Awareness)

Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships

Have you ever wondered how others see you and how it shapes who you are?

External self-awareness is crucial for cultivating mental wellness, yet many of us overlook it, believing that internal self-awareness is enough. In this episode, MJ and her guest explore why both are essential. Through real-life examples and practical insights, you'll discover how gaining a balanced view of self-awareness can significantly boost your growth and mental well-being.

In this episode, you will:

1. Learn how to gather and integrate external self-awareness to enhance your personal and professional relationships.
2. Gain insights into overcoming defensiveness, enabling you to receive feedback without feeling threatened.
3. Discover practical steps to balance internal and external self-awareness, leading to a more authentic and confident you.

Tune in now to uncover the secrets of external self-awareness and start creating a healthier, more balanced approach to building self-awareness and increased self=confidence.

Don’t forget to listen to Part 1: Ep. 73 Mental Wellness: The Enneagram & Internal Self-Awareness.

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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.