Kids can be stubborn for a million different reasons. Sometimes it's because they're hungry, over-tired, have eaten too much sugar, or spent all day on a screen. Teens, especially, might see Mom or Dad as too strict, or feel that their freedom is being squashed. It may be that they've been ordered around at school all day, so they have zero patience left to comply with house rules. Energetically-speaking, though, stubbornness can emerge because our energy, as parents, comes into contact with our kids' energy, and together, we form a powerful, sometimes contrasting, conflicting, resistant bond, simply by sharing the same physical space. Other times, depending on who we are and how we parent, we just perceive kids as stubborn. BUT!  There are also those special beings out there who were just born to defy -- and that doesn't have to be a bad thing!  This week Janeen shares snippets from one of her recent videos explaining 3 of the most common places she sees in the Human Design chart that reveal why people of any age are experienced by others as stubborn, hard-headed, strong-willed or defiant. She offers tips and tools on how to work with these big energies so you can help your child turn them into superpowers instead of into shame-causing character flaws.  If you have a stubborn, spirited, strong-willed child, reach out to Janeen to see if she can help. She's got loads of experience working with kids, is the mom of two spectacularly spirited 'tweens, and was, herself, an extremely stubborn child who gave her parents a hard time! Learn how to view this challenging energy from a new perspective so you can experience more compassion for those powerful beings you're raising AND create more peace in your home. Catch the full episode on YouTube to follow along with visuals so you know exactly where to look in your kiddo's chart to see if they have these energies flowing through their body. Get that chart for free here. Learn more about Parenting with Human Design to get help raising your S.O.S. (Stubborn, Sassy, Strong-Willed Or Spirited!) child here! Be sure to stay connected by following on IG @janeenjustlikeitsounds, and FB @healwithHD.

Are you languishing in the dark, stinky sewer of shadow work? Stuck in a cycle of inner child healing that never seems to end? Do you believe you will manifest whatever you want...as long as you can finally heal all the stuff that's ever wrong with you first?! If so, you're wrong (there's nothing you need to 'fix' about yourself before you can manifest whatever you want). More importantly, you may be addicted to, or at least obsessed with, self-help, personal development or spiritual growth. If this is the case, it may be time for an intervention. In this episode, Janeen covers some of the signs and symptoms of self-help addiction, based on her own experiences, and shares a few simple ways to break the habit and break free from the belief that you need to heal more before you can access your dreams. Learn how believing you need to be 'fixed' somehow could actually be the thing that's holding you apart from all you've ever wanted, and learn how to embrace the real magic of your life right here, right now, exactly as you are. For more visit https://linktr.ee/janeenellsworth. "How Does Your Child Operate?" Take the parent survey and be entered to win a free Human Design reading for your child! Visit https://forms.gle/KmB7qXu8CdZD3ksL6 to answer 21 questions. Winner will be drawn March 1, 2023! *Must include child's birth data and a US mobile phone number to qualify. Are you a Human Design Generator? Learn more about it in this just-released serial, "The Generator Guidebook: Optimizing Your Human Design Energy Type," by Janeen Ellsworth, available now on Kindle Vella!

Do you know your Human Design Energy Type? If not, what are you waiting for? Download your chart for free at https://janeenellsworth.com/home/free-human-design-chart/ to discover the role you're here to play in this lifetime! Look for your Energy Type, and listen in as Janeen summarizes the 5 different roles we humans have been given to help us walk through this lifetime: Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector and Reflector. We each carry our own unique method for receiving, generating, processing and expending energy. Which means there's a particular way we could be using our energy that's most ideal and specific to us, and which is not necessarily useful for everyone else.  Unfortunately, most of us have spent years forcing ourselves to operate the way others do: we hustle, we push, we follow the paths already laid out for us (for all kinds of reasons), which all takes us even farther off our own path of truth and authenticity. Listen to the descriptions of the 5 Energy Types in Human Design and see if you relate to your type after you've looked it up. Learn your unique Strategy for removing friction from life and moving forward with  more ease and flow.  When we realize just how different our Energy Type is from other people's, our paths become clear. We make so many realizations about where we've been forcing ourselves to operate in ways that are unnatural, that we can finally see why we're tired all the time, unhappy with our life choices, dissatisfied and hopeless.  Turn your life around, remember who you really are inside and who you came here to be, feel more joyful and peaceful, beginning with this one small step: find out how you were designed to process energy. What you do with it next is entirely up to you! Learn more or book a 1:1 Human Design reading to start working with your unique energetic makeup in a way that brings more satisfaction and ease into your life. Visit https://janeenellsworth.com to book a session and make sure to follow Janeen on IG @janeenjustlikeitsounds and Facebook @healwithHD. #humandesign #humandesignenergytypes #humandesigngenerator #Humandesignmanifestor #humandesignprojector #humandesignmanifestinggenerator #humandesignreflector

What's it like to be a Human Design Generator? How can we use our Human Design to step into alignment? What does it mean to live in integrity with your spirit? Find out in today's episode of Meant To Be! Janeen is joined in a very special guest interview with the inspiring, motivational Human Design Reader and Alignment Coach, Lori Lisai. Listen to her story about losing enthusiasm and becoming less and less satisfied with her path as a longtime public school teacher, and learn how she started paying attention to her body's response signal to draw her toward a major life and career change, one that's filled with Zen and Grit, is creating deeper connection between herself and those around her, tons more enthusiasm for experiencing all life has to offer, and loads more satisfaction by the end of the day.  Connect with Lori Lisai and check out her programs by visiting https://lorilisai.com, and follow her on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.  References: "The Way of Integrity," by Martha Beck, Intestellar, 2014 film Directed by Christopher Nolan, Produced by Warner Bros., and Katie Irvine's HD School - get on the waitlist now! #humandesign #spirituality #personalgrowth #alignment #genekeys #humandesigngenerators

Are you disassociated from your body? Are you listening to its cues, paying attention to its critical messages? In this episode, we talk about reconnecting and reintegrating the parts of us -- body, thoughts, feelings and soul -- that we may have once abandoned, so we can get back to center and become one complete, aligned being again.  Janeen shares her take on why re-integrating the body is so important, and how she uses Human Design as the tool for illuminating where there's deeper self-development work to do. Also in this episode, get a rundown of what Human Design is, and what it definitely is not. Before delving into and using this complex system, it's worth taking note of some common mischaracterizations and confusing perceptions that are out there about what Human Design is. Join us as we debunk some myths and get to the work of reconnecting our bodies back into our full radiant existence. If you're in the Pittsburgh area and you're looking to connect with other likeminded soul-seekers over Human Design, join Connect & Reflect, a community meetup and conversation group hosted and facilitated by Janeen! The first in our monthly gathering series takes place Thursday, January 12 at 6pm. Get full details, tickets and registration at Eventbrite! Space is limited so sign up asap! To contact Janeen or book a 1:1 session, visit https://janeenellsworth.com/work-with-me/ #humandesign #selfdevelopment #personalgrowth

Part 5 of our 5-part series on Holiday Help  to get you through this season of togetherness! This week we bask in the glory of good vibes, taking a tour through the Human Design bodygraph chart to uncover some of Janeen's favorite places to look for Love, Peace, Comfort and Joy.  Pro tip: Many of us behold the power to radiate such frequencies, and yet we forget we even own them, so we wind up languishing in the lower vibration of our 'not self,' missing millions of opportunities to experience true inner goodness.   Join us as we explore how these different frequencies show up in our bodies and in our interactions with others, and which parts of our Human Design they come from. Learn what the high vibration, and low vibration, of each of these Human Design elements is so you can determine where you may need to do a little realignment. Because, remember, we all have the capacity to radiate good vibrations.  Here's to basking in peace, love, comfort and joy this holiday season! Learn more at https://janeenellsworth.com. Follow in IG @janeenjustlikeitsounds and on Facebook @healwithHD.

Continuing in our Holiday Help series this week, we cover four of the Gates, or 'energy themes,' in Human Design which could be the source of conflict or friction at upcoming family get-togethers.  Learn what kinds of energetic themes might be presenting themselves, through us and through our loved ones, at holiday gatherings so you can become aware of these dynamics if/when they come into play. Build your awareness around how we exchange and experience these energetics so you can bring more compassion, comfort, peace and joy to your family togetherness. Find out how to make adjustments in your life that will allow you to step into these energies at their highest vibration rather than emitting them as 'negative' or low-vibe traits. Learn more at https://janeenellsworth.com. Book a reading or sign up for ongoing mentorship with Janeen Ellsworth, Author, Human Design Reader, Mentor and Host of the Meant To Be podcast! Sign up for my newsletter and don't forget to connect on IG @janeenjustlikeitsounds and FB @healwithHD! #humandesign #personaldevelopment #spirituality

How do you manage stress? A healthy dose of it helps us Get Stuff Done. Too much and we can experience overwhelm, anxiety, depression, feelings of time running out and a seemingly never-ending to-do list. Learn why you may actually be absorbing other people's stress and amplifying their signal, or broadcasting your stress unintentionally, causing other people in your life to feel it just as much, if not worse. Today we're looking at stress and pressure through the lens of Human Design, exploring the Root Center in depth. Find out how this Energy Center works, what it means to have one that's Defined, Undefined or Open, and how these variations show up for each of us in life differently. Head into the holidays with another tool in your toolbelt to head off any potential family friction, knowing which pressure is yours to keep and which you can let go of.  Learn more at janeenellsworth.com. Follow IG @janeenjustlikeitsounds. DM anytime!  To book your In-Depth Human Design Reading and receive your custom-made Human Design Owner's Manual before prices go up in 2023, order now by contacting [email protected].

Are you one of the many people who are dreading more face-time with family over holidays? It's too bad, but a valid reason to be hesitant to attend more gatherings if you've got family members who are critical, judgmental or passive aggression, especially when it comes to your life choices and sense of identity. Join me for this conversation about the G Center in Human Design, that diamond in the center of the chest on your bodygraph. The G Center is responsible for our sense of self and our direction in life, and in my opinion, is one of the most vulnerable areas where we're prone to conditioning. Learn what it means to have a Defined, Undefined or an Open G Center, how it works in the body, and how it gets conditioned for people in different ways. You'll find out how you can protect your G and build a relationship with it, so that when you walk into your next holiday gathering, you'll be armed with awareness and compassion about your identity and direction, both for yourself and for others. This episode is packed with tools and tips on how you can begin the process of deconditioning, or deprogramming, any false, limiting beliefs you may have picked up throughout your life about who you were taught you were "supposed to" become, so you can start to truly honor and embrace the radiance of the real you who has been living inside all along instead.  Book your In-Depth Human Design Reading now before prices go up in 2023!  And stay connected on IG @janeenjustlikeitsounds and Facebook @healwithhd! #humandesign #personaldevelopment #selfhelp #spirituality #senseofself #identity

Let's talk about authentic communication and the power of the Throat as an energy center. This episode covers what happens when we experience shaming and criticism about the way we express ourselves early in life. What results is what we call, in Human Design, a Throat wound. Janeen shares how Throat wounds can show up later--both emotionally and physiologically--to cut us off from sharing or expressing who we really are and what we really want to say.  Learn about the differences between people who have Defined and Undefined or Open Throats in Human Design, and get some very simple, practical tips on unblocking this crucial energy center to use your voice for good.  Book your In-Depth Human Design Reading now before prices go up in 2023!  And stay connected on IG @janeenjustlikeitsounds and Facebook @healwithhd!