When in defensive physiology we are often in what we call DISCOVER.
There is so much to share with you about Discover, but I will keep it brief and give you a simple overview.
Discover: The Season of Self-Awareness and Growth
The Season of Discover is a profound journey into self-awareness and transformation. It is one of the foundational pillars in the Seasons of Wellbeing framework, a key concept within Reorganisational Healing (more info below). This season invites individuals to delve deep into their experiences, emotions, and bodily sensations, encouraging a heightened sense of awareness and presence.
Don't plant seeds in winter
In just the same way in life, you have to honour the season you are in. You don't plant seeds in winter, they simply wont grow.
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Discover is a time (season) in life for when we need to make change/s.
The Two Types of Healing
There are two approaches to healing. Most people only know of one of them.
Restorative Healing
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Seeks cause and blame
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'Fixes' you to a previous state of 'health'
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Symptom is a problem to get rid of
Something is disturbing the way you're living life.
The disturbance is wrong and must be stopped.
By stopping the symptom or crisis, you can resume as closely. as possible to your previous life routines and actions.
Success is return to a previous and familiar.
Re-organisational Healing
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Seeks connections and depth of meaning
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System falling apart so it can be reorganised to a higher level of function
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Creates new life possibilities
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Symptom is a means towards change
Something is disturbing the way you're living life.
The disturbance suggests that a change in perspective or action is necessary in some aspect of your life.
Although life is uncomfortable and disruptive, the symptom is instructive and not an adversary.
The purpose of the symptom is adaptive ; to interrupt existing patterns, behaviours, perceptions and structures.
The Season of
Discover
The way we recognise when we are in the season of DISCOVER is often when we are hurting, life is not working too well, or we have (and this is HUGE) a focus on moving away from what we don’t want!!!
As long as we are focusing on what we don’t want, we will stay in Discover.
This is important to LEARN - to grow - to do things differently.
As we all know, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results..
Discover is the time to learn to do things differently.
Discover is often associated seeking help.
Discover is often associated with initiating change.
It often feels like you're stuck or in hell, but it's important.
TOO much stress in life can cause us to spend too much time in Discover and make it harder to move into the other seasons.
Discover is important - but we want to spend just the right amount of time in there.
Most people are in so much pain because they get stuck in the season of discover.
The care we do is SO important to help you through LIFE because once you become aware of the SEASONS and which one you are in, it will give you more context.
I can think of so many people who are feeling rubbish with no context, they go see a Doctor who gives them antidepressants because the person thinks they are depressed… and what happens is they often then get stuck in a rut for years or more.
I have helped so many people who have suffered with depression, feeling stuck, and life feels like it's not working.
So many of these people have been medicated (with negative side effects), and most were just not understanding that they were in the season of Discover.
And because they are uncomfortable in it, they seeked help - but rather than getting insight, they got numbed! And life became less.
It’s okay to be in these rough, these uncomfortable, these hard states at times. They have a purpose and if we can harness them, our life will transform!
In the beginning of our journey at Inspiring Wellness, we generally want to help you discover more effectively and become aware in life when you are in this rhythm/season, and how to grow from it.
Your life will be better off because of it!
The 3 States of Discover
Based on the 12 Stages of Healing, the first 3 stages correlate to being in the season of Discover.
Stage 01
Suffering
Stage 1 is a state of overwhelm and suffering, when life feels all too much. We disconnect from our bodies and environment. We may think thoughts like "Why does this happen to me?" or "When will it end?"
Stage 02
Rhythms & Polarities
Stage 2 is where we see the world as black and white, right/wrong, good/bad. We feel as if we are being controlled by the external world, and seek others to 'fix' us.
Stage 03
Stuck in Perspective
Stage 3 is where we feel stuck experiencing the same situation over and over again. It feels very frustrating because we can't quite change the reocurring patterns in our lives.