This one is about aging as I had a lot of requests for it. I find this difficult to write about as I feel unqualified to talk about it. But anyway here are my thoughts, please add yours. I hear people say they wish they would have started aerial earlier in life or they areContinue reading “Aging”
Tag Archives: aerial
Fear
Fear has come up a lot in the research I have done around aerial. Fear of losing strength, fear of not being good enough, fear of body shape changing, fear of doing something embarrassing, ect. Funnily enough not so much fear of hanging upside-down metres in the air. I was a very fearful and anxiousContinue reading “Fear”
Overtraining
Overtraining is not uncommon in highly intense and physical careers but it doesn’t mean that it needs to be this way. I think it’s possible to be high level aerialists without constantly pushing our bodies to the limit, as this can be detrimental to physical and mental health. Reasons for overtraining might include fear ofContinue reading “Overtraining”
Workaholics
When I began freelancing, I felt like I had to fill every inch of my calendar with work related things. The reason for this came down to a few things, the fear of not knowing when the next income was coming so saying yes to every opportunity, feeling the need to prove to people IContinue reading “Workaholics”
People Pleasing
This one is about people pleasing. I have always been a people pleaser and I am getting better at not doing it now but it’s a lifelong habit I am trying to break. This is common with low self-esteem and usually means you are seeking worth from other people via their approval. People pleasers commonlyContinue reading “People Pleasing”
Achievement
When I am teaching kids aerial I always say at the end when we are stretching ‘well done today you achieved so many things’ and there’s always at least one who says ‘I didn’t, I couldn’t do X move’. Then I break into an argument with them telling them how great they are. Breaks myContinue reading “Achievement”
Self-Worth
So my research for my dissertation had the theme of self-worth come up wether that aerial increasing worth due to achievements and progress and also decreasing worth due to comparison to others and tight training clothes. It was very split and very personal. As a kid I was so quiet that I always expressed myselfContinue reading “Self-Worth”
Judgement
A big learning curve for me was learning how fearful I am of the judgement of other people. In the counselling course I’ve just done a key skill is being non-judgemental towards a clients because that in itself can be healing. When you think about that it shows how impactful judgement can be. When IContinue reading “Judgement”
Comparison
I wanted to do a post about comparison because it has come up many times in my research questionnaire. Comparison is everywhere with social media and its talked about a lot in terms of how it can be detrimental to self-esteem and worth, particularly if its already low. Instagram is a game and it’s easyContinue reading “Comparison”
Tangled In Air 