Shedding the Good Girl Archetype with Diana Ng

“We get so hard on ourselves in the way we manage transitions, the reality is what seems to other people like a shift in a job, to me, was a shift in identity and responsibility.”

Summary of Episode:

Jenn speaks to Singapore-based Diana Ng, founder of The Elemental Practice where she offers somatic therapy and coaching! She offers a synthesis of her personal exploration as a kinesthetic, deeply thinking, feeling and highly sensitive individual. Diana shares her journey about shifting out of the good girl archetype, finding her voice, expression and authentic self. The episode closes with two somatic practices you can try which are part of Diana's toolkit of resources.

Linking back to the good girl archetype...if someone is highly sensitive...if from a young age (the sensitivity) is seen as a child not trying hard enough, they grow up constantly trying to override their needs.

About Diana Ng:

Diana is the founder of The Elemental Practice, offering body-based practices to help people restore their capacity to live full, authentic lives. She supports people to rebuild safety with their emotions, connection with their body and to assimilate challenging experiences, past or present. Her hope is for people to feel more at ease with their authentic expression, healthy boundaries and their agency to choose the life they desire. Her grounded and compassionate presence is complemented by her training in craniosacral therapy, TRE, Jin Shin Jyutsu, body-oriented coaching and other trauma-informed therapeutic touch modalities. Her decades of training and personal practice in yoga, qigong and meditation also inform the self-care tools which are often offered between sessions.

Episode Resources:

Website / IG / Highly Sensitive Person How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You