The Art of Being Yourself with Chris Rodriguez

Commitment Phobe

"Just be yourself" isn't such a simple task to take on.

As a Jamaican Puerto Rican man from Jersey, Chris Rodriguez struggled with that as he experienced many situations where we muted or changed his personality to fit into the proffesional industry, from softening himself so he wasn't perceived as a threat, to the way we dressed.

Eventually, he lost himself, his expression of his authentic emotions and his connection to his true passions and talents.

How can we really be ourselves if we're not realizing the ways we're abandoning ourselves to fit? All the while being told mixed messages to be ourselves but also not too unique that it disrupts the norm?

Chris comes on to tell his story on reconnecting to himself and how he helps others do that through movement and coaching and what he says is "living through that soul place."

Chris talks about how innovation can't happen when you don't let people bring their soulful presence.

He also talks about how to bring your story into your world without bringing your unresolved trauma by blowing it on other people.

He emphasizes on the importance of having people in our lives that can see us in all of our unresolved places.

Tune in to listen to so much more about expressing anger in relationships, the turtle and storm spectrum in conflict, and the role of permission givers in our lives. Connect to Chris on Instagram at @coach_chrisrodriguez