Have you ever been put in a situation where you were forced to do something that didn’t ring true to you? Perhaps it was something your parent asked you to do. Perhaps it was a new rule at work…or something you felt pressured to do because of your friends?

When someone tells you to do something that is extremely outside of your deepest desires, how do you respond to that? Do you go along with it happily? Probably not. And everyone has their own ways of reacting to it. Sometimes you might find yourself reacting in an equally opposite way, resisting the pull of someone else’s desires for you.

This is a struggle that our guest, Chauntae Gold, a BCBA and nutrition coach has shared about her early upbringings, and how that impacted her into adulthood. Chauntae describes how she was raised in a very strict evangelical home and how her resistance to follow the many rules and expectations of the household resulted in her feeling isolated and different, so incredibly far from her own desires, how this eventually led her to another extreme…all with the desire to just be normal, to connect with friends outside of her church.

The metaphor that we talk about today is about “being in a trap” and how we resist being in the trap because it is our instinct to escape it. Listen to her story and see if you can relate and how the trap itself, might lead us straight into another kind of trap…

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In this episode I talk about an upcoming change for my business and my podcast. This change will match the changing of seasons for me in my personal life. First, this will be the final episode of the podcast season. In th next season I will plan to shift my focus to telling the real stories of folks who self-identify as introverts and who may experience anxiety or social anxiety through the lens of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. In this work, I hope to empower and uplift the voices of people who are not normally in the spotlight and who aren't normally volunteering to speak up. However, hearing their stories is incredibly important. Because, there are simply a lot out there who can relate.

I also let folks know about my coaching practice, Vibrant Introverts, and how I will be talking more about that in the next season of my business.

Finally, I share that I will have an in-between season bonus episode where I plan to share a very personal story…and you will have to wait to find out what kind of story that will be!

Find me on Instagram @actinspiredbehavior

Or email me at gabbie@actinspiredbehaviorcoaching.com

More about our guest: Chauntae Gold is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, nutrition coach, and entrepenuer. If you are interested in working with Chauntae find her on:

Instagram @thepathtogold

Her website: thepathtogold.com

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