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What Are You Saying To Yourself? | Monica Bennett | TEDxDeerPark


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imagine you are a police officer and you

imagine you are a police officer and you just arrived on the scene at this

just arrived on the scene at this

just arrived on the scene at this horrific car accident and you see this

horrific car accident and you see this

horrific car accident and you see this woman a few feet from the vehicle

woman a few feet from the vehicle

woman a few feet from the vehicle flaring her body in all different

flaring her body in all different

flaring her body in all different directions her arms and legs and spine

directions her arms and legs and spine

directions her arms and legs and spine and twisting and turning all about

and twisting and turning all about

and twisting and turning all about at first the officer wasn’t quite sure

at first the officer wasn’t quite sure

at first the officer wasn’t quite sure what to think or make of her

what to think or make of her

what to think or make of her he thought that at first he thought she

he thought that at first he thought she

he thought that at first he thought she might be having a seizure but he saw

might be having a seizure but he saw

might be having a seizure but he saw that she was upright and her movements

that she was upright and her movements

that she was upright and her movements just seemed to coordinated and almost

just seemed to coordinated and almost

just seemed to coordinated and almost choreographed he then thought well maybe

choreographed he then thought well maybe

choreographed he then thought well maybe she’s intoxicated but again he thought

she’s intoxicated but again he thought

she’s intoxicated but again he thought her movements just seemed too

her movements just seemed too

her movements just seemed too coordinated she eventually slowed down

coordinated she eventually slowed down

coordinated she eventually slowed down and stopped and he asked her if she was

and stopped and he asked her if she was

and stopped and he asked her if she was alright and proceeded to give her a

alright and proceeded to give her a

alright and proceeded to give her a sobriety test which turned out to be

sobriety test which turned out to be

sobriety test which turned out to be negative now her car was completely

negative now her car was completely

negative now her car was completely totaled but she seemed unscathed this

totaled but she seemed unscathed this

totaled but she seemed unscathed this woman was a dance instructor that I

woman was a dance instructor that I

woman was a dance instructor that I trained with a few years back and she

trained with a few years back and she

trained with a few years back and she told the story to me and the rest of the

told the story to me and the rest of the

told the story to me and the rest of the class to emphasize how she used

class to emphasize how she used

class to emphasize how she used movements to discharge the impact of

movements to discharge the impact of

movements to discharge the impact of that accident on her mind body and

that accident on her mind body and

that accident on her mind body and emotions at first she thought it was a

emotions at first she thought it was a

emotions at first she thought it was a miracle that she even was able to get

miracle that she even was able to get

miracle that she even was able to get out of the car any injuries this dance

out of the car any injuries this dance

out of the car any injuries this dance or technique is a comprehensive way of

or technique is a comprehensive way of

or technique is a comprehensive way of healing the mind body spirit and

healing the mind body spirit and

healing the mind body spirit and emotions and that is what my instructor

emotions and that is what my instructor

emotions and that is what my instructor was doing right after the accident

was doing right after the accident

was doing right after the accident you see a trauma as severe as she

you see a trauma as severe as she

you see a trauma as severe as she experienced could have created a

experienced could have created a

experienced could have created a physiological effect on her emotions

physiological effect on her emotions

physiological effect on her emotions what she was doing was moving that

what she was doing was moving that

what she was doing was moving that energy of that trauma out of her nervous

energy of that trauma out of her nervous

energy of that trauma out of her nervous system before it could set in her

system before it could set in her

system before it could set in her cellular memory and possibly create PTSD

cellular memory and possibly create PTSD

cellular memory and possibly create PTSD one of my favorite quotes is from

one of my favorite quotes is from

one of my favorite quotes is from Nicholas Tesla and he said if you want

Nicholas Tesla and he said if you want

Nicholas Tesla and he said if you want to know the secrets of the universe

to know the secrets of the universe

to know the secrets of the universe think in terms of energy frequency and

think in terms of energy frequency and

think in terms of energy frequency and vibration our thoughts are energy that

vibration our thoughts are energy that

vibration our thoughts are energy that vibrate out into space our feelings are

vibrate out into space our feelings are

vibrate out into space our feelings are the frequency that we resonate back to

the frequency that we resonate back to

the frequency that we resonate back to us from the thoughts we are thinking in

us from the thoughts we are thinking in

us from the thoughts we are thinking in other words we are electro magnetic

other words we are electro magnetic

other words we are electro magnetic beams attracting to us our most

beams attracting to us our most

beams attracting to us our most dominating thoughts and feelings we

dominating thoughts and feelings we

dominating thoughts and feelings we sense this energy in our body through

sense this energy in our body through

sense this energy in our body through our nervous system our nervous system

our nervous system our nervous system

our nervous system our nervous system consists of our brain our spinal cord

consists of our brain our spinal cord

consists of our brain our spinal cord our sensory organs and all the nerves

our sensory organs and all the nerves

our sensory organs and all the nerves connecting these organs to the rest of

connecting these organs to the rest of

connecting these organs to the rest of the body it together they are

the body it together they are

the body it together they are responsible for the control and the

responsible for the control and the

responsible for the control and the communication among its parts the nerves

communication among its parts the nerves

communication among its parts the nerves send out signals letting us know what is

send out signals letting us know what is

send out signals letting us know what is pleasurable or painful to end we know

pleasurable or painful to end we know

pleasurable or painful to end we know also we also know that the first law of

also we also know that the first law of

also we also know that the first law of the universe is order that there’s a

the universe is order that there’s a

the universe is order that there’s a divine intelligence keeping the planets

divine intelligence keeping the planets

divine intelligence keeping the planets orbiting in precise mathematical order

orbiting in precise mathematical order

orbiting in precise mathematical order we could send a rocket to Mars and times

we could send a rocket to Mars and times

we could send a rocket to Mars and times landing to a fraction of a second the

landing to a fraction of a second the

landing to a fraction of a second the this divine intelligence is in

this divine intelligence is in

this divine intelligence is in everything in nature we also know that

everything in nature we also know that

everything in nature we also know that the second law of the universe is order

the second law of the universe is order

the second law of the universe is order we live

we live

we live of motion we know from quantum physics

of motion we know from quantum physics

of motion we know from quantum physics that when you break things down to this

that when you break things down to this

that when you break things down to this sub atomic field that everything is just

sub atomic field that everything is just

sub atomic field that everything is just energy and information vibrating at a

energy and information vibrating at a

energy and information vibrating at a certain frequency again this

certain frequency again this

certain frequency again this intelligence is also in our bodies we

intelligence is also in our bodies we

intelligence is also in our bodies we breathe and most of the time we’re not

breathe and most of the time we’re not

breathe and most of the time we’re not even mindful of the breath we take on

even mindful of the breath we take on

even mindful of the breath we take on average our heart pumps and circulates

average our heart pumps and circulates

average our heart pumps and circulates blood throughout the body at

blood throughout the body at

blood throughout the body at approximately 75 beats per minute our

approximately 75 beats per minute our

approximately 75 beats per minute our organs and cells are performing their

organs and cells are performing their

organs and cells are performing their designated function every nanoseconds in

designated function every nanoseconds in

designated function every nanoseconds in perfect order without us being aware of

perfect order without us being aware of

perfect order without us being aware of how utterly amazing this truly is

how utterly amazing this truly is

how utterly amazing this truly is however if there’s some sort of

however if there’s some sort of

however if there’s some sort of emotional physical or mental trauma that

emotional physical or mental trauma that

emotional physical or mental trauma that occurs once or repeatedly our bodies can

occurs once or repeatedly our bodies can

occurs once or repeatedly our bodies can seem to get out of order our nerves

seem to get out of order our nerves

seem to get out of order our nerves begin to send signals out into the body

begin to send signals out into the body

begin to send signals out into the body letting us know we are under stress

letting us know we are under stress

letting us know we are under stress they’re creating possibly creating the

they’re creating possibly creating the

they’re creating possibly creating the fight flight or freeze response you know

fight flight or freeze response you know

fight flight or freeze response you know from the time we are born we are being

from the time we are born we are being

from the time we are born we are being bombarded by stimulus that can throw off

bombarded by stimulus that can throw off

bombarded by stimulus that can throw off this delicate balance that stabilizes

this delicate balance that stabilizes

this delicate balance that stabilizes our body mind and emotions being born to

our body mind and emotions being born to

our body mind and emotions being born to parents that were both Holocaust

parents that were both Holocaust

parents that were both Holocaust survivors set into play a series of

survivors set into play a series of

survivors set into play a series of circumstances that would alter my

circumstances that would alter my

circumstances that would alter my emotional vibration from a very early

emotional vibration from a very early

emotional vibration from a very early age

age

age both my parents came over from Germany

both my parents came over from Germany

both my parents came over from Germany after the war with very little luggage

after the war with very little luggage

after the war with very little luggage but a lot of baggage psychological

but a lot of baggage psychological

but a lot of baggage psychological baggage that is they both experienced a

baggage that is they both experienced a

baggage that is they both experienced a tremendous amount of trauma and stress

tremendous amount of trauma and stress

tremendous amount of trauma and stress in their childhood years they both had

in their childhood years they both had

in their childhood years they both had post-traumatic stress disorder

they both were either emotionally

they both were either emotionally unavailable or emotionally to reactive

unavailable or emotionally to reactive

unavailable or emotionally to reactive they didn’t know how to express their

they didn’t know how to express their

they didn’t know how to express their feelings of the healthy way because

feelings of the healthy way because

feelings of the healthy way because their childhoods they had to navigate

their childhoods they had to navigate

their childhoods they had to navigate uncertainties and fears at all times

uncertainties and fears at all times

uncertainties and fears at all times their survival was at stake and this

their survival was at stake and this

their survival was at stake and this triggered the fight flight or freeze

triggered the fight flight or freeze

triggered the fight flight or freeze response in them quite often my

response in them quite often my

response in them quite often my relationship with my father was not very

relationship with my father was not very

relationship with my father was not very good

good

good he often raged and my brother or I were

he often raged and my brother or I were

he often raged and my brother or I were the recipients of his emotional

the recipients of his emotional

the recipients of his emotional instability that got unleashed when

instability that got unleashed when

instability that got unleashed when certain triggers were pushed this left

certain triggers were pushed this left

certain triggers were pushed this left me feeling unworthy and unlovable for

me feeling unworthy and unlovable for

me feeling unworthy and unlovable for most of my childhood

most of my childhood

most of my childhood boy did I fear him his energy was just

boy did I fear him his energy was just

boy did I fear him his energy was just so volatile it was like when he got

so volatile it was like when he got

so volatile it was like when he got angry like acid pouring through his

angry like acid pouring through his

angry like acid pouring through his veins he was addicted to his emotional

veins he was addicted to his emotional

veins he was addicted to his emotional pain my mom well she was like this lost

pain my mom well she was like this lost

pain my mom well she was like this lost little girl she seemed to be afraid of

little girl she seemed to be afraid of

little girl she seemed to be afraid of everyone in everything she had her

everyone in everything she had her

everyone in everything she had her emotional outbursts from time to time –

emotional outbursts from time to time –

emotional outbursts from time to time – and she was so dependent on my father

and she was so dependent on my father

and she was so dependent on my father that when he passed away at the young

that when he passed away at the young

that when he passed away at the young age of 49 she completely lost it now

age of 49 she completely lost it now

age of 49 she completely lost it now don’t get me wrong my parents were good

don’t get me wrong my parents were good

don’t get me wrong my parents were good people

people

people they taught us to respect all people and

they taught us to respect all people and

they taught us to respect all people and cultures and the planets they educated

cultures and the planets they educated

cultures and the planets they educated themselves and believed in higher

themselves and believed in higher

themselves and believed in higher education they just didn’t have the

education they just didn’t have the

education they just didn’t have the emotional intelligence to guide us to

emotional intelligence to guide us to

emotional intelligence to guide us to where we needed to go their emotional

where we needed to go their emotional

where we needed to go their emotional intelligence got stunted at a very early

intelligence got stunted at a very early

intelligence got stunted at a very early age and they did the best they can with

age and they did the best they can with

age and they did the best they can with what they knew if they knew better they

what they knew if they knew better they

what they knew if they knew better they would have done better and what we don’t

would have done better and what we don’t

would have done better and what we don’t fix our children inherits these patterns

fix our children inherits these patterns

fix our children inherits these patterns repeat themselves from generation to

repeat themselves from generation to

repeat themselves from generation to generation until we become aware and

generation until we become aware and

generation until we become aware and take responsibility

take responsibility

take responsibility our thoughts feelings and actions which

our thoughts feelings and actions which

our thoughts feelings and actions which are our energy frequency and vibration I

are our energy frequency and vibration I

are our energy frequency and vibration I was 15 years old when my brother when my

was 15 years old when my brother when my

was 15 years old when my brother when my father was first diagnosed with cancer

father was first diagnosed with cancer

father was first diagnosed with cancer my brother was off in college and I was

my brother was off in college and I was

my brother was off in college and I was left home having to cope with emotions I

left home having to cope with emotions I

left home having to cope with emotions I had no idea with how to navigate through

had no idea with how to navigate through

had no idea with how to navigate through I didn’t know where to turn to for help

I didn’t know where to turn to for help

I didn’t know where to turn to for help and often felt alone my parents were

and often felt alone my parents were

and often felt alone my parents were wrestling with their own fears and

wrestling with their own fears and

wrestling with their own fears and survival and I was just left to fend to

survival and I was just left to fend to

survival and I was just left to fend to myself for myself

myself for myself

myself for myself when ever I fell down I would dance

when ever I fell down I would dance

when ever I fell down I would dance dancing was always my way of releasing

dancing was always my way of releasing

dancing was always my way of releasing my pensive emotions it was so liberating

my pensive emotions it was so liberating

my pensive emotions it was so liberating however because of my unhealthy and

however because of my unhealthy and

however because of my unhealthy and horrible relationship with my father I

horrible relationship with my father I

horrible relationship with my father I was always looking for daddy dearest I

was always looking for daddy dearest I

was always looking for daddy dearest I was always looking for my father’s love

was always looking for my father’s love

was always looking for my father’s love and approval and this took presidents

and approval and this took presidents

and approval and this took presidents above everything else I felt like I had

above everything else I felt like I had

above everything else I felt like I had a hole in my soul like I was out of

a hole in my soul like I was out of

a hole in my soul like I was out of order but what we don’t again what we

order but what we don’t again what we

order but what we don’t again what we don’t fix our children inherit so I was

don’t fix our children inherit so I was

don’t fix our children inherit so I was just repeating this pattern again I

just repeating this pattern again I

just repeating this pattern again I played the victim so well I didn’t just

played the victim so well I didn’t just

played the victim so well I didn’t just have a violin playing cry me a river I

have a violin playing cry me a river I

have a violin playing cry me a river I had a whole string section you find me

had a whole string section you find me

had a whole string section you find me you know we all sit on the pity potty

you know we all sit on the pity potty

you know we all sit on the pity potty sometimes we all feel sorry for

sometimes we all feel sorry for

sometimes we all feel sorry for ourselves we just have to remember to

ourselves we just have to remember to

ourselves we just have to remember to flush that pity party and I was

flush that pity party and I was

flush that pity party and I was forgetting to flush but then something

forgetting to flush but then something

forgetting to flush but then something wonderful came into my life I became a

wonderful came into my life I became a

wonderful came into my life I became a mother my firstborn child was healthy

mother my firstborn child was healthy

mother my firstborn child was healthy and beautiful I wasn’t loved holding her

and beautiful I wasn’t loved holding her

and beautiful I wasn’t loved holding her in my arms was pure bliss I never felt

in my arms was pure bliss I never felt

in my arms was pure bliss I never felt anything so wonderful before three years

anything so wonderful before three years

anything so wonderful before three years later I had another little healthy

later I had another little healthy

later I had another little healthy little girl again this feeling of love

little girl again this feeling of love

little girl again this feeling of love and a hormone oxytocin the love hormone

and a hormone oxytocin the love hormone

and a hormone oxytocin the love hormone flooded every cell in my body

flooded every cell in my body

flooded every cell in my body my babies I was healed I was in love

my babies I was healed I was in love

my babies I was healed I was in love like I never ever was before this

like I never ever was before this

like I never ever was before this feeling of love is the greatest emotion

feeling of love is the greatest emotion

feeling of love is the greatest emotion and energy that there is and I just

and energy that there is and I just

and energy that there is and I just wanted a bottle it however this feeling

wanted a bottle it however this feeling

wanted a bottle it however this feeling would soon end because my relationship

would soon end because my relationship

would soon end because my relationship with their father ended because deep

with their father ended because deep

with their father ended because deep down inside we were just both emotional

down inside we were just both emotional

down inside we were just both emotional wounded little children trying to make a

wounded little children trying to make a

wounded little children trying to make a go out of it

go out of it

go out of it I quickly found another man to devote my

I quickly found another man to devote my

I quickly found another man to devote my life to which also ended because of my

life to which also ended because of my

life to which also ended because of my emotional baggage that I was still

emotional baggage that I was still

emotional baggage that I was still carrying around with me then a few more

carrying around with me then a few more

carrying around with me then a few more relationships that never ended well you

relationships that never ended well you

relationships that never ended well you see the men I chose were men that I

see the men I chose were men that I

see the men I chose were men that I thought I could fix supersize or heal

thought I could fix supersize or heal

thought I could fix supersize or heal I saw the hurt little boy in then and I

I saw the hurt little boy in then and I

I saw the hurt little boy in then and I wanted to rescue them I saw my father

wanted to rescue them I saw my father

wanted to rescue them I saw my father and wanted to rescue him and rescued

and wanted to rescue him and rescued

and wanted to rescue him and rescued myself as well well after a few more

myself as well well after a few more

myself as well well after a few more emotional and financial setbacks I

emotional and financial setbacks I

emotional and financial setbacks I finally said enough but then something

finally said enough but then something

finally said enough but then something even sinister came into my life my

even sinister came into my life my

even sinister came into my life my darkest and deepest nightmare surfaced I

darkest and deepest nightmare surfaced I

darkest and deepest nightmare surfaced I discovered that my older daughter was

discovered that my older daughter was

discovered that my older daughter was using heroin at this point in my life I

using heroin at this point in my life I

using heroin at this point in my life I was so down and desperate

was so down and desperate

was so down and desperate how could this have happened what could

how could this have happened what could

how could this have happened what could I have done to prevent this the guilt

I have done to prevent this the guilt

I have done to prevent this the guilt the shame the blame if these feelings

the shame the blame if these feelings

the shame the blame if these feelings just flooded every cell in my body I

just flooded every cell in my body I

just flooded every cell in my body I knew I had to stop I knew I had to take

knew I had to stop I knew I had to take

knew I had to stop I knew I had to take control of my thoughts and feelings and

control of my thoughts and feelings and

control of my thoughts and feelings and take a brutally hard look at what I was

take a brutally hard look at what I was

take a brutally hard look at what I was attracting into my life and that’s

attracting into my life and that’s

attracting into my life and that’s exactly what I did and never turned back

exactly what I did and never turned back

exactly what I did and never turned back you see emotional intelligence is

you see emotional intelligence is

you see emotional intelligence is essential to get you to where you want

essential to get you to where you want

essential to get you to where you want to go in life we all have emotional pain

to go in life we all have emotional pain

to go in life we all have emotional pain in our lives it’s part of the human

in our lives it’s part of the human

in our lives it’s part of the human experience

experience

experience we all have trauma in our lives however

we all have trauma in our lives however

we all have trauma in our lives however we do not have to suffer

we do not have to suffer

we do not have to suffer and stay stuck in the bondage of these

and stay stuck in the bondage of these

and stay stuck in the bondage of these emotional pains as a life coach I work

emotional pains as a life coach I work

emotional pains as a life coach I work with many people who are struggling with

with many people who are struggling with

with many people who are struggling with emotional blocks that are preventing

emotional blocks that are preventing

emotional blocks that are preventing them from living their best life when we

them from living their best life when we

them from living their best life when we learn how to release and detach from

learn how to release and detach from

learn how to release and detach from these feelings we can then begin to have

these feelings we can then begin to have

these feelings we can then begin to have a healthy happy and prosperous life when

a healthy happy and prosperous life when

a healthy happy and prosperous life when we understand and work with these great

we understand and work with these great

we understand and work with these great laws of the universe we will become

laws of the universe we will become

laws of the universe we will become aware that we are these electromagnetic

aware that we are these electromagnetic

aware that we are these electromagnetic beings attracting to us what our

beings attracting to us what our

beings attracting to us what our dominating thoughts and feelings are we

dominating thoughts and feelings are we

dominating thoughts and feelings are we can then raise our vibration to align

can then raise our vibration to align

can then raise our vibration to align with higher frequencies such as love it

with higher frequencies such as love it

with higher frequencies such as love it is time on this planet to raise our

is time on this planet to raise our

is time on this planet to raise our vibration and to heal the devastating

vibration and to heal the devastating

vibration and to heal the devastating effects of what wars and conflict have

effects of what wars and conflict have

effects of what wars and conflict have done to this planets the destruction

done to this planets the destruction

done to this planets the destruction that we are doing to this beautiful

that we are doing to this beautiful

that we are doing to this beautiful planet Earth the harm that we are

planet Earth the harm that we are

planet Earth the harm that we are inflicting on ourselves and each other

inflicting on ourselves and each other

inflicting on ourselves and each other are just the result of the emotional

are just the result of the emotional

are just the result of the emotional baggage that we are still dragging

baggage that we are still dragging

baggage that we are still dragging around from generation to generation

around from generation to generation

around from generation to generation when we learn to forgive ourselves and

when we learn to forgive ourselves and

when we learn to forgive ourselves and learn to forgive others of the mistakes

learn to forgive others of the mistakes

learn to forgive others of the mistakes that they have made releases so much

that they have made releases so much

that they have made releases so much emotional freedom for healing within us

emotional freedom for healing within us

emotional freedom for healing within us when we face our deepest and darkest

when we face our deepest and darkest

when we face our deepest and darkest fears and work through them we can then

fears and work through them we can then

fears and work through them we can then release their hold that they have on us

release their hold that they have on us

release their hold that they have on us you know we are all doing the best we

you know we are all doing the best we

you know we are all doing the best we can with the awareness we have at the

can with the awareness we have at the

can with the awareness we have at the time we have just forgotten this divine

time we have just forgotten this divine

time we have just forgotten this divine intelligence that courses through our

intelligence that courses through our

intelligence that courses through our lays

you know there’s an energy within us

you know there’s an energy within us around us and everywhere at all times

around us and everywhere at all times

around us and everywhere at all times when we quiet our minds and listen to

when we quiet our minds and listen to

when we quiet our minds and listen to the small voice within we could tap into

the small voice within we could tap into

the small voice within we could tap into this energy that guides every breath we

this energy that guides every breath we

this energy that guides every breath we take

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