EPISODE 087 | Self Compassion Should Be the Vitamin You Take Every Day to Alleviate Insecurity, Anxiety, and Fear
Listen to Carrie Akre’s advice
About Carrie Akre’s Follow Up Interview on Our Podcast
Last week on the show, we talked to Nashville singer-songwriter, Jon Mullins, about the healing power of music in his marriage with wife, Whitney Mullins, and the vulnerability behind one of Jon’s top songs.
This week, we’re talking to another brilliant musician, singer-songwriter, and all around badass rocker, Carrie Akre. She’s an intuitive life coach, podcaster, solo artist, and also has fronted the bands Hammerbox, Goodness, and The Rockfords with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready.
Carrie’s a repeat guest at Human Amplified — we just have a ton of fun every time we get together on Zoom. You can find her backstory on the blog in an article titled, “High Volume.”
There, we talk about what it was like coming up in the 90s Seattle grunge scene and the impacts of fame. There’s definitely an undercurrent of dealing with and going against societal conditioning beneath a lot of the discussion. I mean, isn’t that part of why grunge is so amazing?
So today on the podcast, we’re following up on that and diving really deep into unpacking societal conditioning around emotions, that when addressed, bring a relief and healing. From using your emotions to navigate making good decisions to using your intuition regularly to choose yourself, Carrie explains the importance of self compassion in alleviating insecurity, anxiety, and fear, which in turn, leads to a better life.
We also explore shadow bubbling up to be dealt with in the collective and in ourselves, and how that’s a good thing, even if it’s hard.
You’ll leave this episode knowing:
What shadow work is and the importance of it
How to start recognizing the truth and what resonates with you
How to tell the difference between your intuition and your analytical mind or thoughts that you might confuse as your intuition
How to strengthen trust in your intuition
And most importantly, how to make decisions that are best for you, even when that results in hard emotions coming from other people
The Highlights Of Carrie Akre’s Interview at Human Amplified
What Carrie’s been up to since the last time we had her at Human Amplified, including internal work and practicing asking herself if what’s she’s doing works for her.
What’s working for Carrie on her life path - every time you accommodate without asking yourself if it’s okay, you’re abandoning yourself, which creates insecurity and anxiety.
Reconnecting with her own vision to be happier and feel the excitement
Learning to slow down and pay attention to how something works best for her while prioritizing what she needs
Sitting with your inner child
Brandi and Carrie analyze a dream Brandi had and pontificate trauma living in our bodies
How Carrie approaches shadow work
Asking the good questions to break down stories we tell ourselves that shadow is oftentimes beneath
Incorporating self love, self understanding, and forgiving as healing practices
What shadow is and how we all have it.
Carrie’s thoughts on societal shadow bubbling up in the world and if now is a time of reconciliation in our human history that has to happen for healing
How to deal when you don’t like what someone says or believes
How to learn from the shadow to turn it into a positive path forward
The benefits of suspending judgement
How to find the truth and recognize what resonates with you
The role of your higher self, intuition, and your gut in finding the truth
Allowing yourself to be honest about how you feel and use that to make a decision
Honor how you feel is a huge step
Your internal self learns you’ll be there for him/her
Telling the difference between your intuition and your mind
The gut is your authenticity tool
The role of trust
How healing is tied in
How to strengthen trust in your intuition
Examples of Carrie using her intuition
Why choosing to honor your own feelings and take care of yourself first is better for the world
How to choose yourself and focus on the truth of why you’re taking care of yourself is important rather than any hard emotions your choice may elicit in others
Unpacking selfishness vs. selflessness
Observing reactions in others and what that means, despite your own emotions about it
Carrie’s Links
Carrie Akre Creative Facebook group
@akrecarrie on Instagram
Carrie Akre Coaching on Facebook
@musiccarrieakre on Facebook
Official Carrie Akre Youtube Channel
Find Carrie’s music on all the music platforms
Carrie’s Between You and I podcast
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Read or watch Carrie’s First Interview on Human Amplified with her Backstory
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CREDITS: INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC AND EPISODE EDITING BY RYAN SAULS. EPISODE PRODUCTION AND GRAPHICS BY BRANDI FLECK. SOUND EFFECTS FROM ZAPSPLAT.COM. MID-EPISODE MUSIC IS “DARK 'N' STORMY” BY SHANE IVERS AT SILVERMAN SOUND STUDIOS. BIO AND PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CARRIE AKRE.
About Your Host
Brandi Fleck is a writer, artist, and a recognized communications and interviewing expert. She is also an avid student of human nature who’s overcome past trauma. She’s founder of Human Amplified, where she helps people embrace being their true selves so they can expand more fully into their own humanity without fear of being seen and heard. Brandi hosts the top-rated Human Amplified podcast (formerly the On Being Human podcast.) READ MORE
