Ep #80 - Unblocking Energy from Past Trauma with Phil Lee

The Happiness Project

Like I mentioned last week, this chat keeps getting deeper and deeper and deeper. Just in case you’ll have the previous episodes with Phil Lee – please do make your way right now and listen to those episodes to get a full-fledged understanding of the concept of ‘Shift’. I remember Phil sending me an email last week asking ‘if I experienced any shift after our conversation’ and I did share about my experience where I was kind of subtly blocking myself from feeling whole and complete because of some recent past trauma and I was sort of holding onto the idea of something that isn’t real. And Phil replied to that email saying ‘ The Shift is a knowing and experiencing that you are not the thoughts about past “trauma” or the feelings associated with the thoughts (anxiety, fear, remorse etc). You are the one who notices them arise. From the place You can simply observe them and they will dissipate. t’s not easy and it takes work. In truth, thoughts and feelings of this type (we call it trauma) are just the energy of painful experiences from the past we have held onto. They are not You and you can let them go!’ I am not saying that – I radically accepted what Phil said (and not like I didn’t know all of this) but the best part is – I needed to hear it from someone else. And this email reminded me of all the things that ‘I am not’. And it doesn't happen overnight – it takes work. All of this takes practice. And that’s something that Phil and I are going to discuss in this episode. Ah, so well – In this episode, Phil helps us understand that ‘The Shift’ essentially is about working on the inside and not the outside, for example – none of us could control the pandemic irrespective of how everyone’s doing their bit. Shift is understanding that Happiness is an inner experience. Phil believes – everything is energy. And there are times when we are not able to experience emotions like ‘happiness’ all the time and why is that? That’s because we have a lot of energy from our past experiences (mostly traumatic ones) that are stored within us that makes it difficult for us to be open to new positive experiences. And if we want to unblock that energy, he says, it’s not easy. It takes up a lot of work. And you have to be willing to do it and be committed to it every single day. He also talks about the importance of emotions that control the experience of our lives. In fact, we were all children. And most of us experience childhood trauma that does control our behaviors, actions and emotions as we evolve into adulthood. Because of lack of understanding, we keep telling ourselves a narrative for years and that controls our lives. So, Phil talks about how we can change that narrative so we can experience a healthy way to manage our lives. It’s about realizing that ‘a story is a story’. It’s about observing our thoughts as we go through the day. Identity crisis is another focus of discussion in this episode – he says, it’s the mind trying to figure out all the stuff. Oh, I don’t know who I am supposed to do, what am I supposed to be etc. What you do is you identify with your thoughts and you think they are you – that’s where the problem lies. Well, this is just a glimpse of the entire episode. So do tune into the episode till the very end – because like I said – the conversation just keeps getting deeper and deeper and deeper. And on a very serious note – I genuinely do want you all to understand this concept and live this with us throughout these episodes!! To know more about Phil Lee - (Helping Technology Salespeople Find and Close Bigger Deals in Less Time Even During an Economic Downturn): CLIENT TESTIMONIAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1bKZ9UMMfk&t=9s Website: www.phillee.com.au | Email: [e-mail] LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sales-trainer-coach-sydney