How To Find Your Passion Again When You're Feeling Lost

[@lindaevans5044]

I have tears in my eyes as I type this. Thank God you're not Brene Brown or anyone else. You are totally speaking from your heart, and mine has finally heard the message! I still have to figure out how to act on it, but now I understand where the disconnect began. I see that the ubiquitous advice to "ground" yourself, is not to connect with mystical earth elementals or somesuch, but to actually feel the planet from which we are made - to complete the circuit in the body to the heart. Thank you for addressing the issue of such loss of passion that you can't answer the irritating question of "Well, what DO you want?" I am nearly 70 and the indoctrination runs deep, but I will dig again, this time with the help of your videos, trying to find myself. Also, as someone who has taken days to write and refine an email or two, I very much appreciate the time and effort you put into this video.

[@archerten]

I am 63 and recovering from early childhood trauma, CPTSD, exploring Polyvagal, IFS, Chakras. Thankyou. even at this stage of my life what you are presenting is very relevant. And I much appreciate your very personal perspective in this video.

[@siobhanfraser8190]

Hi nice to meet you I'm 55 been a carer for 20 years My daughter has an Acquired Brain Injury Now she's Plato It's now my time There's so much inside Just need to take the first step Hope you well And good luck To find your passion

[@kcarver0614]

All the best from another 60 year old with a similar history. I keep telling myself it’s never too late 😎

[@MeissnerEffect]

Oh hello, almost identical back-story here. Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 to you. I sincerely hope you are well, I am grateful to have read your message on this great video presentation.

[@cindydavidson1562]

I'm 65 and feel the same way...but also for my daughters and granddaughter.

[@egnurevets]

At 12, my dad had 3 passions: sailing (he built his own lake-boat), recorder (he crafted a recorder-the instrument-through a YMCA program), and electronics. Aside from a few years in the early 70’s when he tried running a stereo/tv repair service (he was amazing at repairing but terrible at running a business) he’s never made money on any of these passions. What does he do for fun now, in his 80’s? Sailing, playing recorder, and messing with electronics. He never let them go, in spite of his wife denigrating all 3, nonstop. I only realized this recently, in my 50’s, and now really admire his persistence at finding joy.

[@created4passion442]

I'm getting back on track after taking a very bad left turn that took me down many years of Destruction

[@ritaolk3810]

I’m 85 still alive. And realize I have to daily find my passion!!! Back surgery & 1st time with health problems. Listening to your tapes I realize my vagus nerve got suppressed causing lots of anxiety & depression This is phenomenal started with your vagus nerve work & other things to get that nerve free and help me to share in the joy of my grandchildren… & “children”. Sent this to all my grandchildren & look forward to sharing their passions!!! Each day is it for me right now… it’s what we have!!! Mucho gratias🤗☀️😍

[@brianpatridge9774]

Genuinely, the most authentic, real video I’ve seen in such a long time. You spoke to my heart and I thank you so much. 🙏🏾

[@mlekake6]

Thank you for creating this video. You're right, you aren't Brene. You're the best Sukie, and that is enough. The world may be huge but today you are the reason I do not feel alone. Thanx again.

[@AmberSmith-gr8sk]

Your video today has really helped me, along with your healing and releasing trauma videos. I’m 27 and just feel like I need to do what I want to do, but it’s not ‘the right thing for me’ in other peoples eyes. But it’s like I couldn’t even feel my body before and now I’m aware and present and I cried a lot to be honest because it was awesome to feel again. Thankyou

[@kmcq692]

I was just talking with a friend trying to suss out what was going on with me lately because I’m feeling at loose ends and she sent a video about managing anxiety but then your brilliant vagus nerve positions and then, miraculously, THIS. Thank you! Feeling hopeful that there IS a way out.

[@rebeccagraziano1679]

This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen. Sukie you have a unique voice. I hope your platform continues to grow so that more people discover you.

[@EugeniaCollazoVaccaro]

thank you Sukie for shearing this because in this moment is what i needed to listen. I feel it absolutely as you say, just dont know what i want to do because since a child i've been silencing my body!

[@Marina_7]

The disconnection between the head and body that you talk about is so obvious I felt crazy for not realizing it sooner! It's so important to get to move your body, and fall in love with moving your body instead of seeing exercise as a huge chore.

[@JessicaHeart-o9z]

I am so grateful for this video Sukie, it validated feelings that needed to be heard for a very long time. Working towards healing. I look forward to having my own horse. With gratitude

[@joncaldwell4753]

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman

[@luisfranco6099]

Such a voice of reason! This was not cliche at all and wish more people saw things this way

[@b.a.d.andproud3468]

Speaking as an artist who skipped art school so as to reassure my parents' needs for my financial safety, your video echoes in my cerebellum as i'm typing this. Thank you.

[@SukieBaxter]

Aww, I hope you're able to connect with your artistic expression now. It's hard to go against expectations even if it means that we are being true to ourselves.

[@krustyoldhag11]

I feel for you. I did the exact same thing...got accepted to the San Francisco Art Institute when I was a teenager and my dad was a single father raising 4 girls. Needless to say, there was no money to go and that has been one of my life's biggest regrets. Now I'm 44 and have never done anything with my artistic talent. :/

[@JimithyJ]

@@krustyoldhag11 It's never to late to get into it! As someone who went to art school, I would like you to know that you still have the power to create no matter where you went to school, or even if you didn't!

[@ladysuzify]

Same!❤

[@JustusOutLoud]

Such an excellent video ; I’ve heard a lot of people talk about this topic but you included - social conditioning, the body, mind, and life philosophy with concrete simple but specific examples from your life that deeply resonates - thank you ❤️‍🔥

[@seamonkeyl9061]

Omg, are you an angel? I wasn't 'purposely naughty' at school, but boy was I BORED. I used to draw and draw and draw to keep from falling asleep. I would look out the window, I would wish I could sing or stand or dance. I didn't find out I had ADHD until I was 41, haha!

[@moniqueneser8555]

I resonated with every single word. I'm 25 now and experiencing literally every single thing that you mentioned you struggled with. I don't want to live for other people and you helped me see that it's okay to live my passion. Thank you. I hope the likes & comments you get destroy your doubt in the future when trying to decide if you should share something or not. If it helps in any way, the answer will always be yes. And we appreciate you for it. PS. Heard of you through someone else - your message is spreading!

[@Sn3akyChipmunk]

I feel this, so deeply, and I know there are so many people out there who need to hear this. The whole world needs to know this. We need to help people feel connected. Lit up, as you said. So, thank you for sharing. I know it's hard to overcome the critical inner voice. You are a gem and what you have to say is important.

[@fayehope9140]

I found you two days ago and have listened to and practiced your vagus nerve reset and massages, listened to 4 videos and clicked the link for the email videos. Today I have shared two of your videos to my Facebook friends they will only get out of it what they will be able to but I have found you at the perfect time in my healing and listening to you is just amazing for me right now I’m understanding, absorbing and resonating with your information and it feels good to be able to “get it” I thank you Sukie my body as a whole thanks you💖

[@AllisonBalanc]

I needed to hear this today. I can't thank you enough.

[@SummerIsaacs]

It's still like this in school. I was highly creative too. I like to "think" and write etc. The school system kills your spirit. They want you to conform to what they want. They don't allow tactile learning. I was in trouble a lot too. Sometimes they won't let you go to the bathroom

[@Notchoosen]

Your vagus nerve reset video was tremendous. Thank you for identifying it and making it accessible for me.

[@pietrja]

This is really resonating, it feels like we had a very similar childhoods (as do so many others, which is also comforting in a way). I'm just trying to remember what my "horses" are, because I'm a bit lost at the moment.

[@SukieBaxter]

I so get that feeling of being lost. For me, it helps to just focus on what I want in the next five minutes. Or the next thirty seconds, even. Sometimes contemplating anything more than that feels too big, like it will swallow me whole. I hope you find your horses, whatever form they may take 💜

[@mitra2028]

@@SukieBaxter what about the cat you have?

[@carole-annecordero4924]

Thank you for being brave enough to put out this message despite what the "inner critic" was telling you..and not scripted. What you said resonated so much and has always been stuff that I've thought a lot about; especially our schooling system and the conformist, non-embodied paradigm we live in. As a dancer (who was not encouraged to do it as a career by practical parents)and ex-athlete who aspires to inspire humans to be more in their bodies, I also appreciate your somatic approach-while not dismissing the usefulness of other modalities such as mindfulness, etc....hence holistic approach. Thank you.! I look forward to hearing/seeing more from your channel.

[@Ela-eh3hm]

"You can't create from a cut off place"👏

[@markbrenneman5219]

That was the part of the message that really resonated with me in an extraordinary way! I formerly had a passion. Almost seemed to be part of my identity. Like it was ingrained in my DNA in a special compartment in my brain. Had it since I was 3 years old. Fast forward 54 years later - it inexplicably disappeared. Seemingly overnight. It really has confounded me. All those years. Was it all a lie…?! In hindsight, the evaporation of my passion really seemed to coincide with the start of an ongoing struggle with severe, debilitating anxiety. Sickie gave me my “eureka” or “a-ha” moment! …You can’t create when you are struggling with fight-or-flight… Hopefully when I get the anxiety under control, the passion will once again return. Susie offered some of the best insight I’ve heard in ages. I’m glad others are getting similar benefits.

[@FaithFashionFinances]

I was allowing people in my life who wanted me to fail. I have to take partial responsibility for feeling lost because I didn’t remove the people who were toxic in my life. The wrong people will hold you back.

[@shannon6718]

Found this message just when I needed it! I’m 50 and kids are nearly grown, and I have had a recent opportunity to take a job as a summer camp director next year. It’s literally my dream job, and I’ll need to be away from home for two months. Feeling this on my heart. Thank you!

[@sherrygirson1486]

Thank you ❤

[@jessenoelle262]

I can't thank you enough for your willingness to create and share this video. This resonated to my core. I've been living w/ my head disconnected from my body for years and years. I heard it described once as "living from that place behind your eyes," as tho we experience our SELVES as being or dwelling solely in this space in our heads and our minds. For me, conscious awareness of my body has felt like the piece that's been missing most of my life. But I was never able to articulate what or why before now. I can totally relate to trying live my life by some perfect set of rules or criteria that would please other people-and how much of an internal struggle it can be when doing what would honor my true self is in direct opposition w/ one of those rules. Thank you again for all of the work you do on your channel to educate and demonstrate the importance of coming back home to our bodies and visceral experience, and how to work thru pain and other blockages. P.S. I'm so glad you're not Brene Brown. You are a blessing. 💙

[@alisa9195]

This just explained a lot of why I have had such a hard time moving out of fight or flight and making decisions of what I want. I really appreciate all your videos. I’ve had really bad ptsd and everything happening in the world has made it far worse. I am grateful for your videos to have easy ways to begin to come back to my body. I’ve meditated for quite sometime, but often feel I’m not able to let in all the goodness I want and I’m feeling this is because I’ve shut off from my body and the present moment always worrying about what’s next

[@imagicat_]

I am the most stubborn person when it comes to taking stuff like this on board, but I was hanging on your every word. You actually make sense and your examples are so relatable. Thank you 💜

[@permami]

It is 12:39 am in the morning here in Miami, FL and I am listening to this absolutely beautiful human, teaching with love more than with the so structured “science”. I do not think that there’s a better way of learning something than having love and care as main ingredients. Thanks a lot Sukie! My best wishes to you always!

[@Sunnigirl07]

What a fab video! In my 40’s & still don’t know what I want career wise & the anxiety/depression doesn’t help! I hope I can find my passion in career soon! 🙏💕🙏

[@onlypearls4651]

My mother threw shade on all of my passion when I was young. As a result, I have CPTSD, and life is hard (I'm in my mid 50's). I'm working with an amazing therapist who specializes in CBT, Polyvagal theory, IFS and EMDR, and things are starting to happen. Thank you for all that you do! This video is very warm and encouraging :)

[@eweyoga]

I am listening and changing my own conditioning, it's hard but I also feel it's possible now. To anybody who's trying to fight their way back into themselves, no matter what age you are, I wish you strength and sending you much love.

[@newcomedienne]

What you say about being sensorily disconnected and unable to connect to my desires makes so much sense. I so resonate with that. You also validated an experience I often have-I can't create when I am in survival mode. And that happens all too often. Thanks for sharing your passion and your journey to it and all the wisdom you share in this video. It is very illuminating I have been working to reconnect my mind and body for many years and have felt that lost feeling you talk about when it comes to know what I do want. I am going to pay attention to the sensations in my body and see where it leads. :)

[@charikloangel33]

So glad your channel was recommended to me, both for the vagus nerve exercises and information but also this video. What you said about knowing what it is that you DON'T want as opposed to what you DO want was eye-opening. I feel like I'm surviving and stuck and I'm trying to reach for things that will give me stability and some form of satisfaction but it's not coming fully from my heart space. I'm realising more and more that the body-brain link is integral to recovery with mental health issues, and how disconnected we have become from ourselves, and by extension, from the natural world. No wonder I didn't feel I got very far with things like counselling when recovering from anxiety and depression. I've applied to study a post grad in cognitive behavioural interventions in the hope that I can incorporate more somatic approaches to recovery alongside those interventions in my future career.

[@redpillgirl1843]

This is so important. As someone coming out of a religious system it’s key to moving forward in life. We have given our dreams over to death to follow someone else’s rules for life. At 58 I am discovering that I have been duped and I want my life back now please! It’s very helpful and encouraging to hear other people’s journey. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@keziahdaniel3740]

People do care what you have to say. And you are amazing. Appreciated.

[@johnmorris5384]

Thanks for sharing, Sukie! 😊 Glad you listened to your heart and put this video out into the world! 👍

[@txspacemom765]

I think people feel as if they are not being paid for their "passion", they have failed. My passions in life are animals, photography, space and travel. I am only starting to get paid for photography but I work in a field I can say I am excited about, interested in but honestly, I get my pay check and go home and enjoy my passions.

[@SukieBaxter]

Yes, I think this is a big misconception, too -- that if your job isn't your passion, you're doing it wrong and you must be miserable. There is absolutely nothing wrong with working a job you like just fine and spending your free time exploring your passions. Horses are my passion, but they aren't my job (although I do bodywork on horses, but not full time). I love how spending time with horses grounds me and deepens my insights around the work that I do with my human clients. Sounds like you've found an excellent balance, Heather.

[@txspacemom765]

@@SukieBaxter thanks! Just older and learned a long time ago not to compare and move along at my own pace.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

I was reading The Body Keeps the Score, then had to put it down. I just picked it up again the other day. Very heavy. Agrees with everything you say. This is so true, so difficult to hear.

[@siobhanfraser8190]

Thankyou What a beautiful person you are I get about being labeled trouble child Much trauma was inside the home So I couldn't settle Thankyou God bless

[@dmaria848]

Watching this video was the best gift I could have given myself today, it actually brought tears to my eyes. I was raised in the 50s, and completely related to everything you said Sukie. Thank you for your honesty and wisdom, and ability to explain why many of us are stuck and confused about how we feel and what we want.

[@bellajoy5827]

People do want to hear what you have to say. It resonates with me perfectly. I have felt like this my whole life. Thank you for speaking your truth 🙏

[@Melody-hf1zn]

Oh My Sweet Suki...You are like NO ONE else...but YOU !!! ...and that is BEYOND BEAUTI-Full. Thank You for having the courage and conviction to not need to BE ANYONE ELSE. You are a TREASURE...and if I were Your parents I couldn't be prouder of who You have become...in every way!!! This personal reflection was a beautiful, encouraging, heartfelt, inspiration, indeed ❤🤗🙏

[@Msfruity44]

Absolutely beautiful!!!!! I can’t express how much of what you’ve shared resonated with me on so many levels. I’m a trauma survivor/thriver but I’m also a family counselor and I am so passionate about what I do. I’ve also worked in the public school system for almost 10 years before branching out on my own. You are so on point!!! So thank , you so very much for following your heart by sharing life changing information, while relating in such a personable, simple yet powerful way. Let’s continue caring and sharing, 🌺💯😇

[@missyroper9013]

This is me right now! After having 5 kids, being married for 32 years & I don't know who I am anymore I was a mom/wife for so long that now I feel lost since my kids are grown. I'm still married but feel disconnected in it. I'm doing classes online in holistic nutrition trying to find myself but, still feeling lost in life itself. 😔

[@maryfitzgibbon7210]

This is me right now! 33 yrs married 4 kids last one a senior in college..

[@e.6468]

You may need a purpose which you want to find yourself in it

[@janel342]

How honest you are! Brava! You have faced the truth about the end of a certain kind of mothering ! Instead of hanging on to it and stopping your childrens’ growth. The rest of life is Yours! What excitement- new hobbies- travel new friends new interests. I wish you so well with the conscious enjoying of who you are.🌹

[@missyroper9013]

@@e.6468 how do I find new purpose though?

[@margiewhite5738]

@@missyroper9013 experiment with different opportunities to find those things that make YOU feel good... then pursue those things.

[@joseeleclair4455]

Loved this straight talk! You are a natural: so enlightened and enlightening! I finally understand what is really meant by mind and body connection. You give such good examples and visuals. Yes, my mind has been sending pain signals to my disconnected body. Lots of nerve and muscle pain for no apparent reason (so I thought). I’ve watched several of your videos and practiced your exercises, which I will continue. Thank you! You are a joy to watch and listen to! 🤗

[@showercapchats8838]

Thankyou authentic and relevant my dear ❤️

[@sethflix]

Thank you, Sukie Baxter. I needed to hear this. It's hard to create alone yet I'm doing the best I can and I know you are too. I wish I had a woman like you in my personal life. Be well.

[@artanddesignstudios]

As an artist and extremely empathetic and sensitive person, this is one of the most important, supportive, and validating things I have ever come across in my life. And I needed it now more than ever. Thank you so much for doing this video! ❤️

[@michelefitzmaurice4610]

Horses are healers, that makes sense that you would be drawn to them & vice versa.😊 My cat has helped me A LOT over the last 13+ years & she’s taught me unconditional love.💕

[@davidsmith6976]

There is so much anxiety/depression ,in the world ,youve hit on a big part of why ,some folk are living a limited life ,when they have so much to offer,so many ,teeling you ,what you cannot do,limiting your belief that you CAN ,I know ,many people have been stifled ,it takes away confidence ,the teaching methods ,are so one track ,need to take into account ,indiiduality,and how people connect in different ways ,if you dont fit into ,the current ways ,you are devalued ,its like ,too many are left ,and lost,thanks for seeing through,the systems that bind us ,instead of letting us fly,and be ,who we should be.PEACE.

[@mrs.g.9816]

Thank you, Sukie. You made a lot of sense. I've been going through therapy for complex childhood PTSD and lately panic attacks. I'm retired, widowed, isolated and can't drive. I have lower G.I. issues that the doctor says is psychosomatic. I've recently discovered the "why's" and how's" of vagus nerve exercises and centering exercises, and may be improving. And how true - throughout life, I knew what I _don't_ want, but still am struggling to know what I _do_ want. So I'll take more time to just be aware of I feel in the current moment. So far, I feel I'm not yet ready to commit to anything outside of cooking, housework and errands, and I have no idea what the heck I'm going to do with the rest of my life. I hope this will change soon. In the meantime, I'm trying to learn how to enjoy the "now" and not always what I have to do later!

[@hazew8413]

thank you !!! shed so much light for me

[@susandesisto6805]

I can’t thank you enough for explaining for me what has been a life long struggle, and that is not knowing what my passion was. Even as a child I felt there was something terribly wrong with me because I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. It created a great deal of low self esteem and humiliation. I didn’t like school and I didn’t want to be there. I got decent grades, but my report cards always said the same thing. “Susan tends to daydream.” At least we had recess when I was in school. I shudder to think how disconnected people must be since schools started cutting back on playtime. You are so on spot with your observations! We have much to learn for the future of our children.

[@celinecormier2060]

Wow. This is huge. This is powerful! The way you explained it from being a little child to adulthood, and how disconnected we are groomed to become. What great insight you provide in your analysis. Thank you so much.

[@barbaralawrence6226]

Love you Sukie! Sharing this with my EMDR therapist, energy awareness guide, and Havening Techniques Practitioner, among others. Your voice is SO needed in this world. I'm so grateful you came into my feed!❤

[@melodylynden5810]

Brilliant video! So clear. Thank you so much for this Sukie, and for sharing your own life experience. Connection or re-connection with our body and understanding and respect for the signals that it gives us is absolutely essential for Self Knowledge and understanding, self compassion, and and Self Realization or being the best Self that we came here to this planet to be.

[@ana0g]

Bravo, Sukie! It's the truth.

[@janmarbol2023]

I was, and still am, exactly the same! You describe things that I went through, and the same things that I loved but was discouraged to do. At least you "conformed' at some point. I didn't and that cost me a career. I am in my 50s and don't know what i want to be when I grow up. I like too many things and don't like one enough, and the ones that I do like over other stuff, aren't at my reach anymore.

[@sophiemiller9819]

This helped me so much! I'm rediscovering my passion, slowly but surely. This was a wonderfully confirming video of the process I'm going through and to help me not lose hope. Thank you for persisting with this video & for posting it. Remember that the world doesn't need another 'Brene` Brown' but the world does need a Sukie Baxter with her unique perspectives and heart centered communication style :D

[@pukasmom]

Well said! 🙏💖✨🧘

[@alisa9195]

Agreed!

[@Midimoho]

Wow!! This has been my issue for so long (I'm 55) . I'm so glad ai found your channel and am about to begin healing my CPTSD and figure out who I really am & where I go from here.

[@patitadelrosario4910]

How wise you are!! Thank you. I finally understand why I can not find my passion but now I have a hope. I thank you so much. The childhood is the most important part of our lives because on that time we define ourselves and then, well, we are the result of that. It is amazing how you could realize what was happening to you, I never did, I never could. I really hope with this enlightenment that you have given me I will be able to overcome my frustration. Big and thankful hug from the heart :)

[@sarcatstix]

I really appreciate this video. I have spasms in my Vagus nerve from a disease called Achalasia- they’re like heart attacks as they center around the esophagus. I used to be super creative writing, sax playing, art, tons but since moving to a foreign country and getting sick it’s all stopped. This video makes a ton of sense. I felt lost and disconnected even though I teach college and spend 90% of my lessons motivating my students I don’t seem to be able to do the same to myself. The fight or flight really makes sense. Thanks for giving me a nudge to think again- or rather- to remember to feel again.

[@georgie6443]

You speak with a nice and gentle manner when addressing such important topics, which I think are the key in addressing the world's greater problems. Such a fan of your channel and your philosophies ring completely true with mine. I'm happy for you that you chose to pursue your passion and thank you for going the extra mile to help the rest of us. Blessings from UK.

[@7melodyjoy]

Sukie, thank you so much for making this video! Yes, there are many other videos/books on the subject but your unique voice and perspective is what I connected to. This is exactly what I needed to hear at this moment. I totally get what you related about feeling disconnected from your body and how it probably started in elementary school settings. As a child I really wanted to sing and dance. Those things made me happy. My dad wouldn't let me take lessons. He just wanted me to do well in school and become a psychologist. I eventually became a chiropractor for about 20 years and at least got an alternative view of the body that was a bit more wholistic. But after being stuck in the fight/flight mode for many years and not realizing how to come out of it until recently I developed some major health issues myself and wasn't able to practice anymore. Now at age 62 I'm trying to heal and find my passion again. I trying to find what I can do and want to do at this stage in my life. As I watch your videos I'm amazed at the wisdom and knowledge you've acquired at your age. You are a bright light shining. Thank you for what you do and I look forward to continue learning and following your channel.

[@lynnebedient5832]

This is an important perspective that resonated so much with me. I feel like you said gratitude, for even the smallest of things, will train your head to start listening to your heart again. That’s brilliant.

[@amanwell3619]

Everything you said is so well spoken and beautifully portrayed. This resonates on a very deep level. I totally with you regarding schools. They are definitely (intentionally) designed for conformity thus causing us to be disconnected. I am 50 years old and working through a lot of trauma. I'm really going to put effort in becoming connected again. I recently discovered your channel and am going through all of your videos. Thank you so much for all of your wonderful work! ❤️

[@adriancaldwell]

As a 50 year old male from the UK I resonate with everything you've said. Thanks

[@81kikyo]

This is spot on in so many ways. The way you explain this made my light bulb light up in my head.

[@jspjyc7072]

Thank you so much Ms Sukie. I've just started your pfaaa and I wrote what i want and why.. It was all about meeting my head to my body again and feeling clearly what I want and acting on it. I have quite tense neck and shoulders since I was a kid and I had a stroke, y'see. It hit me when you spoke about your insecurities of making this video and some few tears were shed i say without shame... Thanks, sister

[@marlenecochran6324]

I could never thank you enough for having the courage and love to share what you shared in this video! Thank you Sukie!!♡♡♡ It is exactly what I need and I am hopeful and excited to keep reconnecting with my body and heart. Thank you for your skill, Wisdom, vulnerability, expertise!! Thanks again! You are making a huge difference in our lives!!

[@nicola1466]

Hi, I loved this video. Personally I find your information and videos for releasing anxiety and trauma so refreshing, gentle and authentic. I find it difficult to be gentle with myself from my upbringing...you really really help me with this. Love you, and love these kinds of videos from you. Animals are so healing. My beautiful rescue dog helps soothe me so much ❤️❤️

[@davidjarcher9769]

Thank you so much Sukie. It is so easy to lose track in life, especially with the challenges that we have had in the world recently. My passion has always been music and for me it's such a positive way to relieve anxiety and stress. I now work with young people who have emotional difficulties and challenges and use music as a Mindful activity. It is so rewarding to share my passion and to see the positive effect it has on these young people. Just discovered your videos and they are amazing 🤗

[@kinzelurban]

So very glad you did this video. I found everything you talked about so interesting and true! Your experience of school is what happened to me in school and 40 yrs on I'm only just learning to listen to my body, searching for knowledge to help me to heal and move forward in this tough but eye opening transitional period of my life. This video especially, and many of your other videos have been a great guide and inspiration for me, thankyou!

[@bryeee]

I really resonate with a lot of what you said. I remember when i was around 8-9 years old, I told my body to be quiet because what my body wanted wasn’t want my mind told me to do. My mind said it wanted to be normal so badly. I desperately wanted to fit in so badly, but i always stood out. I didn’t have the best grades and was told I was not a good student even though I had a desire to learn. After many attempts to shut my body up, my body gave in and was disconnected. Speed up 21 years later at 30 years old i still feel lost, and now just beginning to unlearn bad habits and learning to love myself again.

[@jacd8666]

Thank you.......you were totally speaking from your heart and that’s is why it is resonating so much with your listeners. Brilliant.

[@vickihanson5383]

You just described my childhood...lol. Following one's heart, passion or dreams is absolutely chronically discouraged and I think it's the root of many anxiety and other emotional issues. I kid you not, I had the exact same reactions from family and those who had my best interests at heart about the exact same pathways I wanted to take...artist, horse trainer, writer, etc. I wasted my whole life listening to them, instead of knowing I could do whatever I aspired to at anytime. However, these experiences have made me who I am and given me a skill set I wouldn't have developed otherwise. I am about to embark on my life's mission and want to thank you for this video. Well said and presented.

[@lakergreat1]

Amazing. Thank you for taking the time to create this video and putting aside your doubt that people wouldn't be interested. It's beautiful.

[@michellev.8739]

I’m still really new to Suki’s channel but already I’m feeling healing I have such a long way to go but I’m so encouraged that there is light at the end of the tunnel I hope she continues to do more of these and digs in deeper

[@juliolopez2065]

Agreed 100% with the comment before, this is one of the best videos I've ever seen. I must confess I almost skipped the horses part, but I understand why she told her story. 👏 👏 👏 Thanks for your words and your wisdom. I really needed it. 🙏

[@vickihanson5383]

New subscriber and shared. WOW! JUST WOW! Thank you for sharing your story and thoughts.

[@1la1dy74]

what a great way to explain it. I love how you went back to childhood. Absolutely can relate to that. I do remember the day i woke up and was almost a different person. I remember even seen things differently. Like they weren’t as clear and detailed as before. I was 12. And i feel like that is when i started growing up and molding with the society’s standards of what is.

[@dixieandkurt]

Thank you for your authenticity. 💞

[@beverlyclark8324]

You have a right to share what is in your heart and your passion.Thank you for all your videos they have helped me so much especially about the vagus nerve, it helped with pain in my neck during these fight or flight times of lockdown madness here in England. Now it all makes sense to me reconnecting to my body. Getting out of our heads into the body to find our passions!!! Keeping on with the exercises to reconnect to my passion. Thank you again 🙏💚

[@robertsest5619]

Sukie, just go on. World needs you. Wishing you all the best and good journey to your aim. 🌼

[@claresage]

I lost it before I really found it, like by age 6 I already lost it. Maybe before that. There's a lot of activities I kinda liked, but I don't know if anything really lit me up. I don't listen to much about finding passion. I only listened to this because you come from a different way of doing things. So I did find it of interest. It makes sense that trauma repair and strength of vagus is maybe the way to focus first in order to listen better to the heart

[@sharmaraygoldman9415]

I resonate with your story in being super creative and feeling bored. I hated middle and high school. I went through a transition from being in a free school to one that was more about the conformity and felt lost. What I really loved though was sewing. I lost my way from it cuz I had to “ grow up” quickly from trauma I experienced . I rediscovered my passion for sewing about 10 or so years ago! I love sewing just for me. I tried making clothes to sell however it was not the same as just making them for myself. The pleasure of repurposing clothing is so satisfying. There is therapy I think connected to it! Currently though I feel blocked with my sewing as I heal my body from old anxiety that I am connecting to now and with tending to my body I feel less of a desire to sew! I am unclear how I will or how much time I will devote to sewing.

[@joshuadavid4688]

Beautiful, heartfelt and authentic personal testimony from an inspiring woman. Inspiring. Thank you Sukie.

[@veganlife9205]

You are one of my favorite youtubers and one of the biggest inspirations in my health and happiness journey. I'm so glad you shared this and that I found your channel. You are so down to earth and real, I love listening to your intelligence and wisdom. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you are happy and doing well ♥

[@MrTobie11]

I loved your video. I only wished I had seen it 35 years ago. One of the things I remember you saying was when you were referring to your uncle or grandfather having a ranch and or horses. At 68 I am so sensitive to the male successes. I almost force myself to read about women in particular who have struggled and overcome against many odds to be not just successful but happy and kind and loving. Your journey is a beautiful one. Because it is your journey and you decided it. That is a beautiful thing! I love your videos and please keep making them. The world needs women that have steered their own boat, so to speak A woman is referenced. In my teens I wrote a story about people shouldn’t be labeled men or women, that we should be referred to as people and not identified by sex. My teacher wrote back how unrealistic I was. But even today I look at people and not as their gender. I just don’t care about gender. I care about what’s in their heart and how they treat people. Life is just beautiful even in difficult times.

[@apoorva2822]

Resonated with this a lot, thank you Sukie! Just what I needed to hear I guess. Cried for a straight 20 min while watching this, it resonated that much.

[@carlosapodaca8719]

Thank you so much I’m recovering from general anxiety with ALOT of physical symptoms and I couldn’t figure out why I can connect with my heart and now I got it I’m still in fight or flight move . Still have a road to travel but slowly but surly I’ll get there . Big hugs ..

[@suzanahas4740]

Just discovered the little treasure you are..so full of passion and wisdom at such an young age. Wish you were my daughter.. have only boys.. keep doing your work..

[@sandyfeet1220]

I love that you shared this! It’s everything! I can relate. Discovering yoga started me on the path to myself.

[@maxinegibson6270]

Thanks a lot for your supportive videos, they are helpful and insightful. Horses are also a passion in my world, they’re such beautiful creatures and I love them. I’ve ridden a few times but never had the opportunity to be close. I’m a fine artist of age in a digital world with many challenges, and much anxiety. Sending you love and gratitude, thank you, Maxine

[@SuperKasper333]

I was always very passionate about my creativity, thinking that, no matter what, it would always be with me. Well it isn't. In the past few years, I've been undergoing terrorism at the hands of ppl that I don't even know. I've had to divest myself of all that I thought I'd never lose in order to keep my family and myself safe. Local bullies who, during the Covid quarantine, became terrorists- I seemed like easy prey, because I'm a single, ( no boyfriend, partner etc) disabled mom. I only know how to survive and protect my family- I've lost me. I don't know if I'll ever get me back.

[@kaciehillstrom6633]

I'm so so glad that you made this video. It absolutely resonated & I needed to hear it like you can't imagine. Thank you