Episode 268 Radical Acceptance Part Two

“I feel that what I would like to add to this radical acceptance part two episode is that yes, it is so important to feel all of the feelings, not judge them, and give them space to exist so that you can work through them and move on, but it is also equally important for you to not live there.  You cannot live with those feelings 100% of the time, 24/7. You have to allow yourself space to get out of that funk, go enjoy life, and feel happiness, light, and joy.” Women of Strength, we love you. We are proud of your healing journeys. We wish all the light and joy for you in this difficult, wonderful, exhausting, and rewarding season of motherhood. We are here for you! Additional Links The VBAC Link Podcast: Episode 251 Radical Acceptance Part One Julie’s Website The Lactation Network How to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for Parents Full Transcript under Episode Details  Meagan: Hello, hello everybody. You are listening to The VBAC Link and guess what? Julie is with me today. Hi Julie.  Julie: Hi.  Meagan: She’s actually looking right now for a message. We are going to do a Part Two of Radical Acceptance because we got so many messages on our social media and in our inbox and then even actually, some people who have my personal cell phone texted me about it and was like, “This episode did so much for me.”  We are excited to have a little follow-up. Julie did get a message in her business inbox, right?  Julie: Yeah.  Meagan: We are going to read a little bit about that.  Julie: Yes, so if you are coming in hot right now for the radical acceptance part two, you should go listen to the radial acceptance part one if you haven’t already. It’s episode 251, so go back, and yeah. It was such a good one. I got a couple of people reaching out to me as well on my business Instagram sharing about it and how much it touched them or helped them.  I’m going to read this review that somebody– well, it’s not a review. It’s a message that somebody sent to me.  Meagan: It’s a message and it’s in place of a Review of the Week. We are reading one of the messages that Julie got on her account.  Julie: Yeah, since we are doing Radical Acceptance Part Two, we want to read a message from Radical Acceptance Part One. She said, “Hey, I listened to the radical acceptance as well as your episode about home versus hospital birth–” That is also a good one.  Meagan: Yes, it is.  Julie: “I wanted to thank you for sharing. My son’s first birthday is tomorrow and I feel I got completely railroaded by the medical system. With this birth, I so appreciate you and Meagan sharing your stories and giving me hope that there is light at the end of this tunnel.”  I love that. It makes my heart happy. Obviously, since I’m not actively doing The VBAC Link or anything anymore, I don’t get as many people reaching out or whatever to connect in that capacity.  Meagan: You don’t see these messages.  Julie: I don’t see it, yeah. So it’s always fun when somebody pops into my Instagram DM’s and gives a little shoutout, so that was super fun. Thanks for that message. I don’t want to say the name just in case because it wasn’t a public message, but anyway. So yeah, we’re going to talk a little bit more about radical acceptance as a follow-up and then I don’t know what you would call it, like an addendum to it. Let’s do it. It’s going to be good.  Meagan: It’s going to be so great. Even after that episode, it’s been weeks now, months. I’ve had situations and I’m like, “I need to practice radical acceptance. I need to practice radical acceptance.” It’s so powerful and it’s so easy to use, I think, in all things in life.  Julie: Yeah, everything.  Meagan: Yeah. I think this episode is going to be super fun to follow up.  Julie: Yeah. Meagan: Okay, you guys, it’s almost Christmas and we have had so many amazing episodes, but like we were saying in the beginning, t