We recently connected with Chelsea Robinson and have shared our conversation below.
Chelsea, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. So, let’s start with a hypothetical – what would you change about the educational system?
Coarse on how to manage emotions. This would include recognizing them, allowing them, investigating, and nurturing them. Students would be taught the difference between our primitive brain, prefrontal cortex, and the limbic system so they can understand why humans behave the way they do. They would be provided tools and practices on how to not react to emotions. As well as learning how to push through negative or uncomfortable emotions to create the outcomes they desire.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
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My name is Chelsea Paige. I am a Registered Nurse with 8+ years of experience working in a vast array of specialties. Since forever I have wanted to help people feel better physically and emotionally. Being a nurse sounded like the perfect job for that. However after my 7th year are started getting fed up feeling like I hadn’t made one difference. I knew I was there to care for people while they were IN the hospital, but this wasn’t doing anything to prevent them from getting there in the first place. I didn’t know what kind of job it would be, or if it even existed, but I knew I had to find a way to stop easily preventable admissions by getting ahead and improving individual’s physical and emotional well being first.
The coaching I provide helps people control and understand their mind so making better health choices isn’t a daunting undertake.
I had also found myself in a situation where I was in an unhealthy relationship I didn’t know how to get out of, doing I job I was miserable at, my eating behavior was uncontrollable, I was addicted to sugar, depressed, and anxious. I looked at my life realizing I wanted to do a massive overhaul on just about every aspect of my life; health, career, love, emotions, finances, spirituality, fun, friends, and family. My only set back that many people share is I didn’t know HOW. I felt like I wanted someone to give me their hand and pull me out. Ironically that is when Life Coaching crossed MY path. I got a coach and my life started evolving into something I never knew was possible. I can’t help but want to try to help as many people gain the knowledge that I have therefor I got certified as a Life Coach. With that along with numerous other trainings and teachings from mentors, I guide people in making the decisions they desire to reach the goals in their life.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
The amount you can be loved is dependent on your weight. Society has taught us that the most beautiful, desired people on earth are those with a minimal adipose tissue or large muscles. From thousands of experiences we encounter throughout life, our mind were evolved to believe this. A common trend is when we believe we aren’t worthy we tend to treat ourselves as such- meaning we accept the love we think we deserve, we don’t treat our bodies with love by giving it the movement and food is needs to optimally function. We don’t create boundaries to protect our physical and mental health and respect ourselves. However, I’ve learned that once you’re able to love yourself and untie your worth to your weight, endless amounts of opportunities arise and self doubt vanishes.
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
Books: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant
you are here by Thich Nhat Hanh
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Podcast:
Nurses Living the Good Life by Ann KonKoly