20. To decide is to be disciplined

What if discipline is just making a decision? What does it look like to move away from carceral, capitalist definitions of what it means to be disciplined toward a more neutral, self-led definition? In a world where we’re overtly and covertly told how to live, it’s more important than ever to be sovereign in how we move through our relationships.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why traditional definitions of discipline limit our authenticity
• Centering ourselves
• Being fully responsible
• Identity work as a foundation for discipline
• Tools for decision-making guidance
• Homework at 34:54 - Decision-making experiment

Resources mentioned:

• Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault
• https://michel-foucault.com/key-concepts/
• Self Compassion, Kristin Neff
• Power Vs. Force, David R. Hawkins
• Energy Alignment Flowchart - @kemimarie

What is your relationship to discipline?When I say the word discipline how does the body respond?What comes up when you think about when you are engaging in a practice of discipline. What feelings come up, what thoughts, what is that shape it takes, has it changed over time? How does it look in practice?

When it comes to making decisions in your life, how does it feel to make decisions for yourself? Are there areas where it’s easier, harder?Do you find yourself struggling to decide, often, sometimes, seldom, never, maybe in certain situations over others. How about decisions where other people are involved?How does it feel to know whether something is a yes or a no? big decisions? Every day decisions?How about in your relationships? How does it feel to decide whether to pursue a connection with someone or not? How does it feel to decide on what you want in your relationships?How do you know the decisions are formed? What influences them? How does it feel to decide on how to behave in relationships with others?

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