Self-Expansion

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

A few months ago, I had a fantastic conversation with Monica Packer (@aboutprogress) about the uncomfortable, rewarding, and essential process of self-expansion. As human beings, we have a strong drive to develop, create, learn, and grow. But the uncertainty of growth keeps many of us afraid to start the enriching process of developing who we are. And, to be clear, it IS a process. Self-expansion isn’t about meeting metrics or checking off goals. It’s a mindset. It’s about striving, staying open to possibilities, and being courageous enough to tolerate the inevitable bumps along the way. In this episode, I discuss with Monica the importance of expanding ourselves and how constricting this process and taking refuge in stasis and what is familiar, limits not only our peace with ourselves but also our ability to whole-heartedly love our partner. Listen to the full episode to learn more about how the courage to grow will impact every aspect of your life, including your intimate relationship. To learn more about this topic, consider enrolling in my Art of Desire course for women!

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0:00.0	Welcome to Conversations with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of relationships, sexuality, and more, all featuring Dr. Finlayson Fife.
0:22.0	Hi, Dr. Jennifer here. I wanted to talk to you a moment about my Art of Desire
0:27.3	course. This course was designed to give women a new and powerful way to think
0:32.0	about desire, sexuality, and what it means to be a strong woman.
0:37.0	The principals taught in this course will help you bring more courage, open-heartedness, and confidence to every aspect of your life.
0:45.8	You can learn more about this and my other courses by clicking on the link in the show notes.
0:51.1	Welcome to About Progress. I'm Monica Packer, a regular mom and recovering perfectionist
1:01.0	who uncovered the truest model to dramatic but lasting personal growth.
1:05.9	Its progress made practical.
1:09.0	Join us to leave the extremes behind and instead learn how to do something to grow in ways that stick.
1:17.0	When we fail at our habits, we find ourselves shaming and blaming ourselves, but women often miss the
1:25.9	important fact that we must do habits differently, and it's not because we're weak,
1:30.6	it's because we're not robots. To learn why, check out my free class the number one reason why
1:36.7	women must do habits differently at about progress.com slash habit class. If I were to ask you to define this phrase, self-expansion.
1:52.8	What would you say?
1:54.9	This came up for me in late 2021
1:57.1	when I recorded an interview
1:58.8	with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson Fife
2:00.5	and her sister, Carolyn Bever. We were there to actually discuss parenting but
2:05.0	Jennifer said something about self-expansion that immediately set off this
2:11.1	whole host of internal fireworks.
2:14.6	I'm gonna play that part for you right here.
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