Unbounded Self

What does it mean to live "unbounded?"

Unbounded: having no boundaries or limits, not kept within bounds; unrestrained, having no bounds or limits.⁣
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The concept behind the Unbounded Self brand is that every one of us has the innate impulse and ability within to grow, reach our goals, and find fulfillment. ⁣
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However, our self-sabotaging patterns, habits, beliefs, trauma, emotions, conditioned responses, and self-concepts often get in the way. When this happens, we tend to blame ourselves and feel that we are not "motivated" or "disciplined" enough to reach our goals or create the life we desire, leading to shame and guilt. Then, we feel that we are not "worthy" or "good enough" for our deepest desires and make ourselves or our bodies the problem. ⁣
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Many other methods and techniques aim to “overcome” or “get rid of” these parts of ourselves. However, this is not effective because these parts of ourselves have become adaptations or survival strategies that serve a purpose in our lives, and trying to get rid of them only leads to tension, frustration, and resistance. ⁣
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However, by understanding them and learning to work with them, we are able to stay connected to our innate impulse and ability to grow, reach our goals, and find fulfillment, even when these patterns are present. ⁣
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This place of self-acceptance, self-respect, authenticity, and freedom allows us to build a greater capacity within to move toward all that we desire in life without any bounds or limits, hence, the name, Unbounded Self.

Pillars of The Unbounded Self Brand:

1. Psychoeducation: In each program within the Unbounded Brand, you will learn about any psychology, neuroscience, nervous system regulation, nutrition information, etc. that is relevant to that course. This information is broken down into easy-to-understand and apply concepts and examples and will help you to better understand yourself and your body.

2. Agency: No one knows your body, experience, or mental state better than you do. While it is often necessary to shift slightly outside of your comfort zone in order to grow and/or shift your relationship to yourself, you do not need to push yourself into anything before you are ready. You get to lead the way and determine how far you are willing to push yourself and when. The goal of any Unbounded program is never to put you on a strict plan but rather for you to learn how to tune into your own self and body to make the choices that are truly nourishing and beneficial to you.

3. Acceptance: Growth is like peeling an onion, there is always another layer. "Perfection" and "total healing" do not exist in life since life is a never-ending journey of healing and growth. Approaching transformation from a place of acceptance allows us to stop waiting until we reach our goals to respect our body, feel confident, nourish ourselves, and enjoy life. Our bodies and lives fluctuate on a daily basis and practicing acceptance helps us to ride the ebbs and flows of life rather than resist them.

4. Curiosity: Even our most frustrating and destructive self-sabotaging habits and actions formed for a reason and at one point in our lives they served a very important purpose. Rather than approaching ourselves with guilt, shame, and judgment, we approach these "survival strategies" with curiosity and openness. This allows us to better understand our inner world (states of being, relationship to ourselves, how we relate to others and the world around us, what motivates our behavior, what drives us, why we do what we do or don't do what wish we would, etc.).

5. Embodiment: We utilize an embodied approach to transformation as opposed to solely mindset work or "mental reprogramming." Mindset work alone often leads to resistance, tension, frustration, and mental overwhelm. Since the majority of our fear, resistance, discomfort, trauma, past patterns, etc. live in the body, we use embodiment practices to recondition the body and help the nervous system "re-regulate" itself with each new level of growth. Mindset work never ends! You will always discover new "limiting beliefs" or fears to work through. However, when you are able to cultivate a deep sense of peace, fulfillment, worthiness, stability, etc. within your body, you will realize that you no longer need to listen to or work through all of this mental chatter.