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Maureen Wiley | Narrative Drive
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2017
I'm Maureen Wiley, a professor of composition, a writer, and a huge proponent of feeling your feelings.
The channel is about learning to process your emotions to help you achieve your goals, writing advice, productivity and life optimization.
The channel is about learning to process your emotions to help you achieve your goals, writing advice, productivity and life optimization.
Chronic Pain: Fast and Simple Relief
Chronic Pain Relief Journal Guide: narrative-drive.ck.page/a07892a811
In this video, I share my personal experience with chronic pain and how I’ve found relief using three simple techniques. Join me for a quick 5-minute reset to calm your nervous system, reduce pain, and feel better fast. Grab your favorite warm drink, and let’s get started!
Chat with me about how to use emotional literacy skills to reduce your chronic pain. Book a free curiosity call here: narrativedrive.as.me/
Join my mailing list to hear about my monthly workshops: narrative-drive.ck.page/newsletter
Follow me on Instagram: @narrativedrive
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In this video, I share my personal experience with chronic pain and how I’ve found relief using three simple techniques. Join me for a quick 5-minute reset to calm your nervous system, reduce pain, and feel better fast. Grab your favorite warm drink, and let’s get started!
Chat with me about how to use emotional literacy skills to reduce your chronic pain. Book a free curiosity call here: narrativedrive.as.me/
Join my mailing list to hear about my monthly workshops: narrative-drive.ck.page/newsletter
Follow me on Instagram: @narrativedrive
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The 10 books I read in June ✨📚💖✨ *Summer reading review*
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How to Use Ancient Storytelling to Achieve Your Dreams
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Joseph Campbell changed the world when he wrote The Hero With A Thousand Faces, his book about the myths and stories that exist in every studied culture on the planet. In this video, I explain how you can go on your own hero's journey to achieve any goal. Chat with me about how to use emotional literacy skills to achieve your goals. Book a free curiosity call here: narrativedrive.as.me/ Join my...
How Reading Fiction Reduces Anxiety
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How to Heal Chronic Pain by Unlocking Emotional Wisdom
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Build Any Skill With A Growth Mindset
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I use this daily
I'm delighted to hear that! Are there any topics you would like me to make a video about?
I’m giving this a try, thank you ❤
Thank you so much for your valuable program.🎉🎉🎉
I couldn't agree more! I LOVED Joseph Campbell. I discovered Joe's work in the Bill Moyers interviews The Power of Myth - and they're on TH-cam for people who've never seen this wonderful TV show. The Hero's Journey was a revelation, and I used it many times during the challenges of living with CFS/ME and fibromyalgia, and getting off benzos (as addictive as heroin and 10 times harder to quit.) When withdrawal got VERY challenging, his words resonated and reminded me this WAS a hero's journey - and I refused to give up. I healed 80% from 5 supposedly "incurable" diseases, and literally went from crawling to dancing! Mythology helped me too, enormously. Whatever you're facing, others have been through this and found ways out. Through that process, I went back to my first loves - theatre, comedy, and storytelling. Now I have dozens of stories, some of which I've turned into a one-woman show: Escaping Benzo Oz. Thank you for reminding me of this - and for bringing his words to help people figure out their OWN hero's journey.
Your video is so important and good! But 😮😢im shock why there's less views,likes and comments!?! 😞 Anyway,thanks for the meaningful review.
Thanks for the kind words! This was my first book review, so perhaps there will be more book lovers who find me in future videos :D
Can’t wait for the July books. Thanks for your suggestions!!
You are so welcome! I'm already working on July's video 😀📚
Thank you for sharing 🎉
Thanks for watching! 😄
This is so good! I totally enjoyed it. I've kinda known about the Hero's Journey, but I love how you've applied it to LIFE. Thanks! I took many notes in my Commonplace Book and plan on listening to it again. Best video of the week.
Thank you! I love that you have a Commonplace book. I just have notes everywhere 😀
@@narrativedrive I love my Commonplace book because I think through ink. Writing, especially long hand opens my mind. Here's a quote from our favorite Carl: "Where your fear is, there is your task."
@@HagothVoyage Ooh, that's a great one. I might need to make a video about that! Thank you for sharing. 😄
I like the Message of safety: how human of me.
I just discovered your channel and like your content. I'd like to hear you elaborate on procrastination. When I have to prepare for a weekly meeting, I almost always leave the prep until the last minute. I often distract myself with playing games or watching videos until late when I finally have no choice but to do the prep.
I just made a series of videos on procrastination for you :D
@@narrativedrive How to view them?
@@sunshinenOJ I'll be posting them soon!
Your videos are brilliant. Please make more meditations,
More meditations coming!
So helpful! I suppose that tracking is similar to a body scan. But I’ve never officially done tracking until today. I watched a different video from another practitioner before hand. It wasn’t for me. I found this, and my pain decreased considerably. Around half way mark of the video. I wasn’t even done listening yet! Thanks so much! Have a great week! You’re a beautiful human being ☺️ 💛
I'm delighted to hear that your pain decreased! Somatic tracking is a fantastic tool, but I agree, we have to find an approach we connect with.
That’s was great thank you.
You are so welcome!
very well mam. . . It was really a wonderful lecture on Feminist literary theory ❤
God Bless you, I thank you
I keep coming back - this is SO helpful!
I'm so glad you find it helpful!
please
i watch your videos to learn english make more videos
Maureen, thank you so much I have been consuming a ton of books and videos and teachings on somatic tracking. This video is perfect perfect length perfect messaging thank you thank you.
Thank you for the kind words! I hope more people learn about somatic tracking. It has helped me so much in my own recovery from chronic pain.
Wonderful video! I'm definitely going to try the 90-minute timer idea.
Fantastic! What are you going to read? I could talk about fiction all day 😄
@@narrativedrive The Stolen Throne by David Gaider! It's a book based off of a game series that I love (Dragon Age), which is, in turn, highly influenced by Arthurian legend. Dark fantasy is my favorite fiction genre, followed very closely by medieval/Renaissance based historical fiction. :')
@@aelfenpath Sounds like a great adventure to escape into!
This is something I've always felt but could never articulate! The feeling of reading about someone going through the same thing as you is so healing in of itself, but its even better because books have such a funny tendency to always provide a thoughtful solution to those pains as well
Reading fiction can be a safe space to explore those feelings and play around with possibilities as we resonate with the characters and their experiences. I'm experiencing that right now while reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. My life is nothing like the characters in that novel, but they are helping me process some feelings anyway! I'm glad you enjoyed this video.
can i be your friend please i have no forein friend
If you watch my videos, you already are my friend 😄
you are good @@narrativedrive
Each time I do it, I find it more powerful. The emotion that seems so entrenched and monolithic is breaking up and moving much more quickly. I'm finding emotional somatic tracking even more effective than pain somatic tracking - as the emotions are behind the pain. Thanks, Maureen - this is a terrific video for working with your emotions!
Thank you! Yes, the emotions are behind the pain. Our bodies don't have a lot of ways to get our attention and pain is a powerful tool to get us to pay attention. Sometimes, when pain or big feelings come up for me, I pause and even ask out loud to my body "What's going on? What do you need to tell me?"
@@narrativedriveI've tried that many times, but mine remain mute. Perhaps as I let them know I'm truly listening rather than shutting them down, that will change.
Thank you for this! I'd really love some more videos about perfectionism and studying or the need to "control" everything. 🙏
Thanks for the kind words! I will definitely be making more videos on perfectionism. I see it everywhere!
Fascinating! And yes we can jump to conclusions or catastrophize fairly simple sensations. Somatic tracking is so powerful for sitting with the emotions which I love. I can look for the silver lining too quickly and without realizing repress some important but challenging emotions. Sitting with your other emotions tracking lets me sit with it briefly, which often gets it to flow, and then go, rather than remaining stuck in the body which is what happens when we shove it down, repress it, or whitewash it with perky positive thoughts. I'm with you - often there's a lot of power and beauty in the emotion struggling to be heard, and wisdom. I'm good at anger, but dislike fear or anxiety - as the latter is new in my life, and frustrates me. Another fine video!
Thank you for the kind words! I agree that emotions can get stuck in the body when we try to cover them up with relentless positivity. In my experience, allowing myself to feel them without silver-lining them has been the greatest tool for healing. 💜
I love this somatic tracking! I've noticed that when I face my challenging emotions, particularly fear - I often have a surge of energy later and can accomplish more, as though repressing emotion takes energy - and when we face it it becomes free-flowing and helps instead of harming. This is a wonderful short video to sit with our emotions. Many thanks, Maureen, another winner.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@@narrativedrive I just wanted to add that it gets better the more I work with it. I'm beginning to delight in facing challenging emotions, and seeing as I sit with them they "flow and go" so much more quickly. Thank you, I'll recommend and share this on Facebook and with friends!
I didn't understand please help!!!!!,❗❗❗❗❗
Thank you, Maureen - this is a lovely and effective short somatic tracking meditation and the video is very relaxing. I have MEFM, so I need to keep my eyes open or I'm liable to fall asleep, so I appreciate the video.
Very informative video! I especially found helpful the notion that dread and other emotions can be survival instincts. I wonder if fatigue may be another one? Especially when there's a big event or activity that will require a lot of energy coming up, I feel especially fatigued the day before. Fascinating, and I agree wholeheartedly that feeling, processing, and releasing our emotions is key to better health. It's the ones we repress that turn into health problems according to a number of trauma -informed doctors like Gabor Mate. Thanks, Maureen!
Yes, I think fatigue is an example of our survival brain trying to conserve energy in case a greater threat appears later and we need to mobilize that energy. I like to just acknowledge that fatigue and try my best not to judge my body for having this very normal reaction. Fatigue can be present and we can still do what we need to do to move forward with our lives and our goals. :D I find Dr. Gabor Mate's work fascinating!
This is great! Very informative. Just one tiny correction.... it's John Sarno, not Joseph Sarno 😊
You're right! I make that mistake all the time. I'm sure the spirit of Dr. Sarno would understand. :D
@@narrativedrive I think you're right 😊
This was great, thank you
Record audio of the text with expressions and voice modulation in your mobile while visualizing the scene and paying attention to the context of the scene...use earphones and keep listening and repeating along while doing other tasks.... Voila😊
I found the presentation very interesting though I missed the class about feminism theory. I would like just to know about the link to the other literary theory you talked about. I looked for it but I couldn't find it
"Everything is optional," that thought helps so much. I don't *have* to do anything, I can choose my own adventure!
Much needed in the current socio-political chaos, dear Maureen. Keep up 👍
Tried it Different palaces ,… Does not work for me After a while it all becomes a blur and the palace crumbles ! The kitchen , living room ,bathroom get all piled up into rubble 🤷🏻♂️
Some people can't visualize. It's called aphantasia!
The bookshelf is an usefull memory palace. A lot of people have a bookshelf in their home. If you think about it, each bookshelf have a list of books that can be a topic, and each tópic have more info or sub topics, like chapters.
your videos helped me so much because it allowed me to be aware of what i was going ghroıgh. now that i have the awareness i can overcome them 😊
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I'm so glad to hear that! Is there a topic you would like me to make a video about?
I would be glad if you made a video on how to have a morning routine that sets up the day for studying ?
I think this is great for chronic pain recovery as well! I've read "The Way Out" and to be honest it doesn't do anything for me. Which makes me think that it's not so much the method you're using as it is the attitude towards it. Would love to hear your thoughts about this!
I agree, Nick. The attitude we bring to chronic pain recovery has a huge impact on our capacity to rewire our brain to stop sending danger signals and turn down the volume on the pain. I think what growth mindset and chronic pain recovery have in common is the idea that our brains are neuroplastic, and we can rewire our brains to both think differently about building a skill and we can rewire our brains to stop creating pain sensations. I could talk about this topic all day!
@@narrativedrive yeah I feel like it's really easy to get stuck in a "fixed mindset" whenever you have a flare up. Then you start thinking it's never going to go away, I"ll be stuck with this forever. But with a "growth mindset" you just see these setbacks as part of the process. Personally I've had psychosomatic pain in my stomach for 5 years and it's only now that it's starting to get better
Amazing content as ever, Maureen. Keep up great work. Always motivating.
Thanks so much!
That's kind of where I've been with analysis paralysis... There are so many topics I've wanted to make short videos on that I learned in my undergraduate education but I never seem to believe the content I'd produce will be to my standards. When I look back on every difficult thing that I've started, the hardest part is getting over the initial starting hurdle. Great videos! Definitely will be watching more :)
Thank you! The hardest part is definitely getting started. I like to change my goal from "achieve the thing" to "practice failing at the thing" which helps my rebel side want to get going!
Mam when I read something how can i visualise what I read.
Some people are not able to visualize what they read. It's called aphantasia!
I'm a law student + ex-history student but CPC as in Civil Procedure Code & Drafting, Pleading & Conveyancing this 2 subjects are super hard to remember because the legal(lawful) concepts are super hard, super complex & totally opposite of CRPC as in Criminal Procedure Code, P.E. as in Professional Ethics & Evidence Law.
❤🤍💙 all your videos mam👍
Keep up good job...❤
1. Rule out physical causes of pain 2. Learn about Mindbody Pain (TMS) 3. Cultivate a mindset of curiosity 4. Try Somatic Tracking 5. Notice your thinking sand traps 6. Send your brain messages of safety 7. “Rage on The Page” 8. Practice self-compassion 9. Create your Protective Persona 10. Build your emotional literacy skills
Beautiful comparison, survival and happiness. 👍
Great inspiration ✨🙌
Wonderful job. Do you do one on one help ?
I do! Check out my website narrative-drive.com and click the "Work with Me" tab to schedule a free consult call. We can talk about strategies to reduce and even eliminate your chronic pain. 😀
Will a stellate ganglion block help with calming down these sensations?
@@annap1191 I'm not a medical professional, so I can't comment on something like that. Whatever you choose to do, somatic tracking can help reduce the fear and anxiety that contribute to the experience of chronic pain.