1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

To use the word “healing” is a tricky business, because it suggests that there is something that needs to be remedied.


But you cannot fix that which was never broken to begin with.


You are not broken.


But you may have convinced yourself that you are.


Time to let go of that lie.


And step into your power.


Restore your faith in the authority of your own choices.


And redefine “healing” as a return to your NATURAL UNFOLDING.


In case you needed the reminder: it’s time.


Say it with me, “I choose to step into my power.”


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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

To redraw our love maps, we must rewrite our scripts. That means listening to what our feelings are trying to tell us, instead of denying them, running away from them, or numbing them out with ingestive and non-ingestive addictions. 



Feelings are housed in the body. 



We call them “feelings” because we FEEL them.  



A thought might trigger a feeling, but that energetic charge expresses itself through the body, SENSORIALLY.

That energy can be read above and beyond what you actually say and do, no matter how hard you might be trying to hide it.



This is what psychologists call "affect."



So if you struggle to sort your feelings, tune into the body and describe your sensations...this is the foundation for building an emotional vocabulary. 



Let me know below, how does your body let you know how you're feeling?



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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

The word "chakra" from Sanskrit translates to "wheel" or "disk," but references a spiritual energy center within the human body, of which there are seven along the spine, and through the neck and the crown of your head. 



When these chakras are in balance they are able to integrate mind, body, and spirit. They help us organize our life force energy, and provide a powerful tool for mental, emotional, spiritual, social, and physical growth.

When they are blocked, we may fall into habitual patterns that render us stuck, throwing us continually back into survival mode. Or, we may be unable to ground ourselves, lost in a flood of overwhelm and ideas, dissociated from the real world.



Here are some steps to help you tap into your body and begin clearing your chakras..
Step 1. What makes you feel down? How does your body respond to this energetic state?
--Conjure that feeling and body expression NOW, in this moment, and really exaggerate it. Roll around on the ground or throw a tantrum if you want to!
Just keep going until it feels almost ridiculous.
--Then move onto the next step.

Step 2. What hypes you up? How does your body let you know you're feeling excited? 
--Conjure that feeling and body expression NOW, in this moment, and really exaggerate it. Just keep going until it feels almost ridiculous. Make sure you really activate your body. 
--Now, read a few of the affirmations you previously created, as you do so. 
--Imagine you are on top of the world, bigger than life itself, with all that energy and blood pumping through your veins.
--When you are done, notice about how you feel. What thoughts, images, or intuitions come to mind? Write them down or sketch them out. 



These are now "anchors" that can ground you back into this high vibe energy, when you need it! 



And will serve as a pattern interrupt, when you feel yourself being dragged down.



Let me know in the comments below if this was helpful!



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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

You can have perfection, or you can have peace.⁠⠀
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Whenever we are attached to having something in a very specific form, or operate under the assumption that we must be improved upon, we are engaged in a losing battle. ⁠⠀
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Striving for perfection prevents us from being kind and generous to ourselves, to others and to the world in general, because we preoccupy ourselves with judging the gap between what we are, and an impossible standard of what we are “supposed” to be.⁠⠀
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It’s true, sometimes we find ways of doing or looking at things that ultimately serves us better, but this doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the state of things for what they already are, in this moment. ⁠⠀
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For everything, as it is, and as it has been, led you up to this very moment. And every moment has a role to play in the ecosystem of collective consciousness, and the human experience.
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As you step over the threshold of this moment into the next and the next and the next one after that, an attitude of allowance will encourage those moments to accumulate and bloom into the very essence of your desire, like allowing the bud to sprout rather than relentlessly yanking at the seedling. ⁠⠀
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It is this attitude of allowance which makes way for peace. The striving towards the impossibility of perfection is what keeps us at war within ourselves and thus, with each other. ⁠⠀
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So, let me know...
In what ways are you judging yourself today? 
What is one small aspect of your life in which you could make more allowances for yourself?


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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

At the inner core of each of us, spin wheel-like energy centers or vortices. These energy centers are referred to as "chakras" and each one reflects an aspect of our inner and outer experience, as well as the degree of consciousness we have around those experiences.



When these chakras are in balance they are able to integrate mind, body, and spirit. They help us organize our life force energy, and provide a powerful tool for mental, emotional, spiritual, social, and physical growth.



The seven chakras are created by the combination of two active principles, consciousness and matter; If we cannot create conscious spaciousness around our more physical experiences, we cannot reflect, change, grow or expand. Similarly, without the embodiment of intention through matter, we remain scattered dreamers unable to make commitments or put our thoughts into action.



The combination of both currents is the ideal, the "sacred marriage," The congress of heaven and earth. This union of opposites creates limitless possibilities.



When we are blocked in any one or more of our chakras, we may fall into habitual patterns that render us stuck, throwing us continually back into survival mode. Or, we may be unable to ground ourselves, lost in a flood of overwhelm and ideas, dissociated from the real world.



Unblocking a chakra requires addressing the problem on at least four levels:
1.Understanding the dynamics of that chakra.
2.Examining the personal history related to that chakras issues.
3.Applying creative interventions.
4. Balancing over and under active aspects of the chakra.



Let me know in the comments below...
Have you ever heard of chakras before?
How do you know when your energy is balanced or otherwise out of balance?



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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

Let me share with you the number one question I get asked about ALL the time…

“Is there REALLY a way to heal my attachment wounds and have a committed, soul-shaking, passionate partnership?"



Fact #1: Yes, it IS possible.
Fact #2: It’s NOT complicated, but it’s not easy either.
Fact #3: I managed to develop a healthier sense of self and security and STOP falling headlong into unhealthy relationships, by taking a very specific approach.



This approach is called The MacWilliam Method™ (TMM). It utilizes a psycho-spiritual approach to applying creative arts interventions, through the framework of attachment theory. 

TMM is informed by evidence-based practices in attachment and trauma research but is rooted in creative arts interventions as the primary modality.



TMM is composed of three principal tools to address mind, body and spirit: 1) Cognitive Reframing, 2) Body-Activation, and 3) Arts-Based Experientials.



Cognitive Reframing
Raise conscious awareness through cognitive reframing, so you can re-write painful narratives and create an openness to receiving the love you want.



Body Activation
With a blend of guided imagery, basic movement, and sound healing, we gently titrate all that anxious energy stored up in your body to build new neural networks in a healthier framework, using the language of the body and the unconscious. In other words, we use the body and its resources to release the negative energetic charges that have been stored up from past negative and/or traumatic experiences.



Arts-Based Experientials
Through creative expression, we externalize the inner world and achieve self-sovereignty by being in dialogue with the Authentic Self. Creativity is the bridge between body and mind, where they can come together to dialogue through imagery and metaphor, about how you are processing and integrating your growth challenges on multiple levels, including both the relational and spiritual.



Let me know in the comments below...
⭐Are you ready to have a soul-shaking, passionate partnership?
⭐How do you practice tapping into a profound and spiritual sense of self?


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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

Is it too late to have a happy childhood? 

This question makes me think of the quote by Tom Robbins,  "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." It makes me think of the importance of inner child work (first coined by John Bradshaw). ⁠
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When we are willing to engage in inner childwork, we are agreeing to reparent ourselves. To embrace the child that was deemed "burdensome" or "misbehaving" that needs your loving regard and attention, now. ⁠
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Once we realize being "an adult" need not be equated with a rejection of playfulness and creativity, but rather a process of rediscovering it, then we can truly start to live outloud, in the present moment, allowing for all feelings and states of being. In other words, we can give ourselves a happy child hood. It's never too late!⁠
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😍How will you show love to your inner child today? Let me know in the comments below! 👇⁠


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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

We all have different things that gives us a spring in our step each morning.⁠ My sense of purpose stems from an ability to be creative in my work and in my personal life, while also helping others connect with their own creativity in a way that lights them up, and catalyzes change. I love that moment when someone's expression opens, and I know I've just helped something click for them on a deeper level. 
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What lights you on fire and gives you a sense of purpose? 


Comment below👇⁠



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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

Sometimes we don’t listen to our intuition, and we second guess our feelings.⁠ This is understandable when you have experienced significant attachment traumas and threats in your life. Triggered anxiety is often louder than the soft whisper of your intuition.
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That scratchy little voice that says, “This isn’t healthy, we might want to reconsider our options here…”⁠
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If we are afraid of abandonment, rejection, or failure, our tendency is to quickly squash that little voice, in the face of a broad promise, sparkling apologies, and passionate kisses.⁠
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But what if that intuition is trying to guide you towards creating the love life that you ACTUALLY want?⁠ 
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Not just the one you are settling for because you figure this is as good as you could get, and your options are limited anyway.⁠
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Not true.⁠
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Your options are endless.⁠
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The rub is you can only perceive what feel is available to you moment to moment…⁠
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But the largest, most unknowable aspects of you perceive your life with a moon’s eye view.
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If you can tune in and listen to that...all that you want will come that much quicker.⁠
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Your intuition doesn’t always make sense. But believe me when I tell you this: listen anyway.⁠
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So let me know in the comments below…⁠
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⭐What small coincidences have led to abundances for you?⁠
⭐How do you access your intuition, and where has it led you?⁠


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1 year ago • Briana MacWilliam

There are two types of anxiety.



The anxiety of survival, when our body senses a primal threat.



And “neurotic” anxiety... when something just doesn’t match up.



Neurotic anxiety is like when we feel a pull in one direction, but something inside of us nudges us a different way.


“But it doesn’t fit!” A logical part of us argues. “It’s illogical!”

“It will mess up my plans.”
“Piss off my mother.”
“Disappoint my boss.”
“Let down my kids.”
“Cost too much money.”
“Take too much time.”



So on and so forth.



We have all the excuses in the world, and so we stop listening to that gentle push.



We deny it.



Ignore it.



Rationalize it.



Until we don’t even notice it anymore.



Then, that part of you gets so pissed off it has no choice but to throw you into a panic and give you cold sweats, just to get your attention.



And still, you say, “I don’t know...it just came out of nowhere!”



Oh, the exasperation your inner being must feel!



So ardently we resist our own expansion because we have told ourselves so many times that what someone else says, thinks, or does is more important than how we feel about anything; if we are aware enough to even KNOW how we feel.



But that expansion doesn’t stop. And it will never stop calling you to fill the boundaries of its ever-growing circumference.



I recommend surrendering to the flow of life, and leaning into the direction your inner being is nudging you.

And say it with me, “I allow for easy growth.”



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