We all get stuck from time to time, especially when things feel a bit flat or mundane.
But sometimes all it takes is a good night’s sleep, a heart-to-heart or a breath of fresh air for us to feel unstuck.
But life isn’t always that easy – and even with the best intentions, untangling a sense of ‘stuckness’ doesn’t always go to plan. Often a strong desire for change is met with an equally strong desire to stay put.
After a few months into working as a personal coach, ‘stuck’ is a word that I frequently hear. For such a small word, there are many interpretations – and each person has their own way of experiencing this situation. Ranging from a sense of minor discomfort or irritation to a deep sense of paralysis.
It’s important to truly understand and observe what your version of stuck is
Clients can usually identify the situation that is making them feel stuck: work, relationships, the predictability of life and so forth. But asking them to explain what it feels like to be stuck and to tap into the emotions of their stuck feeling can prove very challenging.
The ‘Doodle Diary’ is especially beneficial when working to understand emotions that are more
abstract and deeply hidden. Using this tool in combination with powerful questions – and acting on
intuition – I doodle the thoughts, emotions and sensations that arise during our sessions together.
This way we can better define and align on your version of stuck – scribbling the feelings down on
paper until the doodle truly resonates. And often, for the first time, your idea of stuck feels
understood and tangible.
Some of the ‘stuck’ that I discovered during my coaching sessions, whilst we brainstorm and bat around what stuck means for them are:
ï‚· I feel like I am stuck in cement
ï‚· Like I am trapped in a box
ï‚· With my back against the wall
ï‚· As if I am frozen in ice
 As if I am attached to rubber bands that keep pulling me back…
Using the doodles as a supporting tool throughout the sessions is proving to be both insightful and often times emotional for my clients. As they observe their state of stuck a deeper awareness arises – an important step towards becoming unstuck, as it is from here that we can begin to dig deeper and to start to discover more.
Are you feeling a sense of stuck? Then contact me for a free 45-minute chat so we can get to know
each other and see if The Serious Sofa will work for you.
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