If you do this one thing: Ask for help
Welcome to the Befriend Your Brain interview series. In this episode we explore going at it alone, smashing the patriarchy, and cognitive dissonance (or as I like to call it, living in the messy).
I conducted this interview with Lizzy Atwood Wills, founder and CEO of Meridian Boutique Travel (aka MBT), almost a year ago. She had just finished a coaching package and I wanted to capture some of her wisdom—that I was fortunate enough to have experienced over the previous months. We recorded. Then I got busy. And so it sat. Until today when it called to me.
MBT is a travel company for women who want to live boldly. But it’s not just that. It’s an invitation to push past our comfort zone into places that help us grow so that we can be better humans. Lizzy refers to this as “Type two fun”—you may not fully enjoy what you are going through at the moment, but it’s good for you.
I’m constantly asking what this world would look like if more women realized their own potential. And MBT gives an opportunity to do just that by allowing women to see what they can do, and be, when they are taken out of their normal. But it goes even deeper. Lizzy believes we have an individual responsibility to give our gifts to the world in order to create a changed society. And, that changed society she’s talking about, is a smashed patriarchy and dismantled consumerism, so I am 100% on board.
Listen to the whole interview below. Thirty minutes with Lizzy isn’t nearly enough, so head to www.meridianboutiquetravel.com or meridianboutiquetravel on Instagram for more. This isn’t a advertisement for a travel agency—it’s a connection to a woman you want in your world.
10 steps to Befriend Your Brain the Lizzy way:
Realize there’s never a moment when you’ve made it to the other side—what you want in life is an ever evolving process of compassion, dedication, and perseverance.
Believe that you have all the tools you need within you—but they need to be sharpened based on the growth opportunities before you.
There is power in the collective. Find your people. Support is everywhere.
Take care of yourself first so you are more capable to show-up the way you want.
Accountability matters. Ask for it from yourself and others.
Harness the power of talk therapy—professional or not.
Journaling works. Write it out.
Soften the inevitable moments that feel unsurmountable and unsurpassable.
Know that can and should are different things. Just because I can, doesn’t mean I should. Ask yourself, does this help me reach my goal?
Asking for help is not a sign of weakness—it’s an act of self-worth.
