Episode Details

Christina Smith is a life coach specializing in confidence and self-love in midlife so that women can finally truly like themselves and how they show up for themselves and their relationships. 

She's helped people move through tough transitions with coaching and with her book, Inviting Shift. Her focus is on helping women to empower themselves so they can make their second half the best half by dropping the people-pleasing and perfection and stepping into desire, authenticity and joy.

She is also the host of The Inviting Shift Podcast - a place for midlife women to embrace their uniqueness and truth with confidence. 

In this interview:

• Christina discusses her journey from a challenging childhood to finding empowerment through therapy and coaching, emphasizing the importance of helping women embrace authenticity and joy.
• She delves into the roots of people-pleasing and perfectionism, highlighting societal expectations and the fear of judgment as driving forces.
• Reflecting on childhood conditioning, Christina explores how women may suppress their true selves to conform, leading to a loss of identity.
• Christina talks about how curiosity emerges as a tool to overcome judgment, encouraging individuals to ask questions and foster self-compassion.
• She discusses her archetype class about feminine archetypes, urging women to balance different energies beyond the prevalent "warrior" archetype in midlife – Click here https://christina-smith.com/archetypes/
• Christina emphasizes the importance of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, advocating for vulnerability and self-validation, offering a free archetypes class for further exploration.

Christina’s words of Wisdom:

Be kind to oneself, slow down, and savor the joys of life.

Contacting Christina:

Website: https://christina-smith.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christina_smith_xoxo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/invitingshift

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-smith-12101710/

Podcast: https://invitingshift.com/podcast/

Note: Just a reminder that this information presented here is for informational and educational purposes only and not intended to replace professional help.

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