We recently connected with Elizabeth Roden [Eliza Jayne] and have shared our conversation below.
Elizabeth , appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.
I was very fortunate to have super supportive parents. They both allowed me to express myself as an individual growing up. I was never discouraged for being myself and being unique. I grew up with 3 sisters and I was the Tomboy of the 4 of us. Always wanting to play sports and rough house. I believe that their support and encouragement helped me to grow into the confident and successful person that I am today. I can remember when I was 17 and I tan for Miss Pennsylvania USA which was the preliminary to Miss USA. My parents took the time off work to spend the weened and to take me to Monroeville, PA for the pageant. We drove through a blizzard to get there. It was an amazing experience and I would not have been able to live that if it wasn’t for their support. They both have supported just about everything that I have ever wanted to do. I believe that is a critical part of your childhood and it ultimately influences who you become and how you see yourself when you become an adult.
Elizabeth , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I have too many titles to list. I guess you can say I am a Jayne of all trades. I focus a lot of my spiritual and personal growth which is what influences me as a therapist. It’s incredible to see your clients grow and over come obstacles. I enjoy teaching and that’s a big part of what therapy is, teaching someone to step outside of the box so that they can see their life and experiences from a different view. I am like anyone else and generally have trouble with voicing my strengths, I certainly could list all my flaws. But I am very proud at the amount of supporters I have received over the years, it’s absolutely astonishing. Never in my life would I have imagined so many people who have never met me would be such an incredible piece of my life. I enjoy trying new things and staying busy, I’ve been known to be a workaholic. Most likely why I have so many side gigs that I enjoy pursuing. I don’t know that there is something specific that sets me apart, however I believe we are all unique in our own ways and once you find out what your purpose is that becomes a big piece of the drive that propels your life choices and your focus. You can’t compare apples to oranges so to speak and if every individual would recognize that they could focus more on themselves and their goals than on comparing what they have and don’t have that someone else does. You can find out more about me by reading my Mental Health and Wellness blog www.RealElizaJayne.com as well as find all my social media links at www.ElizaJayne.com
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
I am a big fan of the late Dr. Wayne Dyer. His work focuses on what I tend to teach and believe. The spiritual aspect of life and connecting with your authentic self. Like happens and sometimes good things and sometimes not so good things. We have a choice to let those not so good things set us off track or we can utilize them and learn from them for our own personal growth. Our brain tends to focus on the negative events and moments in our life. It’s our responsibility to unlearn those toxic thinking patterns if we want to change the way we think or live. I recommend watching “The Shift” which is a movie by Dr. Wayne after. It’s a wonderful example of challenging how you think in order to shift into your authentic self.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
I could probably list a million lessons because life is full of them. If you pay attention you can learn something every day. As a child your mind is like a sponge and everyone and everything around you influences who you become and what you think about yourself. Something as simple as a teacher comparing you to your sibling and questioning why your grades aren’t as good, or a teacher giving you a hard time for not being able to write your name in kindergarten have an impact on what you think about yourself. When they say it takes a village to raise a child it is really no joke. The problem is when someone say a teacher behaves in that manner their intention isn’t to hurt the child, however the child can’t know what someone’s intention is. So it plans a seed, and not knowing what kind of home life or other outside influences there are in that child’s life it really can but a negative spin on how that child views themselves. If you take a moment and think back through your life and take a look at the positive and negative seeds that were planted, you will be amazed at what it grows Those two examples were real and as an adult you can process those things but as a child you can not. If you are struggling with some part of your life and want to do better it’s your responsibility to take a look at those things and find a way to challenge them and to heal. So what we have to unlearn is what other people think of us or the imprint at times that they have on our thoughts.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.RealElizaJayne.com & www.ElizaJayne.com
- Instagram: RealElizaJayne
- Facebook: RealElizaJayne2.0 & TheRealElizaJayne
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realelizajayne
- Twitter: RealElizaJayne
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/ElizaJayne
Image Credits
Images by Eliza Jayne Productions