Are you grateful for your life and still secretly whispering, "I don't think this is it"?
Andrea sits down in person with Hana Hein, a nervous system coach, yoga teacher, mom of two and part of the medical team behind Canada's bronze medal in women's soccer at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
They talk about the diary entry that took her to the Olympics, what being regulated actually looks like, and how to know when you're safe enough to make a leap.
In this episode, we cover:
(00:00) Intro
(03:05) How we met: don't sit with the people you came with
(06:41) The illusion of the always-calm, grounded person
(08:06) How do you repair with yourself?
(12:08) What Hana does now
(13:21) Sport as her safe space
(16:16) "I'm gonna be an Olympian" and the diary entry
(19:52) The mind-body connection on the national team
(22:34) Becoming a mom and walking away from the team
(27:33) Who am I now? Worth beyond what you do
(33:44) "I don't think this is it"
(37:28) What is the nervous system, anyway?
(41:13) What regulated actually means
(44:38) Grateful and still "this is not enough"
(46:47) **The lung analogy and the air mattress pump
(51:34) What disembodied looks like
(56:58) Don't try to win nervous system regulation
(58:30) The boldest version of yourself
(01:02:00) Inside The Embodied Entrepreneur
(01:06:21) Why we forgot how to lean on each other
KEY TAKEAWAY
You can be grateful for your life and still want more from it. Go when you feel safe enough, expect to still be scared, and give yourself the time and the grace to grow into it.
About Hana Hein
Hana Hein is a Master Certified Life & Success Coach, nervous system coach, registered yoga teacher and former registered massage therapist with more than 15 years of experience. She has worked with international athletes, including the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team, and was part of the bronze medal-winning medical team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Today Hana coaches ambitious, heart-centred entrepreneurs and leaders on nervous system regulation, money blocks and self-trust, drawing on Applied Polyvagal Theory and pain care neuroscience, through 1:1 coaching, retreats and her somatic group program, The Embodied Entrepreneur™. She also hosts the Root To Rise podcast and lives in Williams Lake, BC, with her husband and their two boys.
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