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Life Wide Awake

 The Radical Parts of Living Awake: From Self-Abandonment to Self-Honor 

A practice-based learning experience available live or online. Join a cohort, attend a single workshop, or take the on-demand course—same tools, different pacing. Choose the format that fits your life.

Clarity First

From over-responsibility to clean, kind choices.

When we stop managing what isn’t ours and return to what is, boundaries shift from defense to love. This session is a practical primer on living that shift in real time: understanding what a boundary actually is, meeting challenging emotions as they arise, loosening resentment’s grip, and learning to feel a clear yes in your body. Through guided reflection, simple nervous-system practices, and grounded conversation, you’ll notice the protective strategies that once kept you safe yet disconnected—and practice kinder, clearer ways of showing up for yourself and your relationships.

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You’ll:

  • Explore where you’re over-managing others—and what opens when you stop.

  • Identify what’s truly yours to tend (and what isn’t) with a simple “mine/not mine” check.

  • Work with challenging emotions in the moment using brief, body-based resets.

  • Practice boundary language that is clear, brief, and kind—no speeches, no apologies.

Inspired by evidence-based boundary frameworks and nervous-system research. Coaching/education, not therapy.

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Stay With Yourself 

Hold your choice with warmth, steadiness, and self-respect.

When boundaries are set, the real work begins: staying with yourself. This session is a guided return to presence—where self-compassion isn’t a concept but a felt experience in your body. We’ll practice gentle, body-based tools (supportive touch, kinder inner language, and the reminder that you’re not alone) to signal safety to the nervous system. Why this matters: self-compassion interrupts the shame–stress loop that drives over-functioning and self-abandonment. As your system downshifts, choice widens—you can hold a boundary without hardening, and say yes or no from steadiness, not urgency.
 

  • Engage in gentle, body-based practices to feel safety and steadiness, then reflect on what shifts for you.

  • Experiment with clear, kind boundary language and consider what makes it easier—or harder—to stay with yourself.

  • Explore a simple check-in for “threat vs. ease,” followed by an inquiry about where your yes/no shows up.

  • Build a personal soothing menu and journal about what truly nourishes vs. what numbs.

Inspired by evidence-based boundary frameworks and nervous-system research. Coaching/education, not therapy.

Experience Life Wide Awake—at Thrive

Join Karen Anderson at the Thrive retreat for three afternoon workshops. Discover how to Life Wide Awake™ with clarity and compassion. Explore the essence of embodied presence in a transformative setting.

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Find your  boundary  style.
Start small, feel better.

Take our quiz to uncover your unique boundary style and gain insights into your life's patterns and behaviors. Embrace self-awareness and personal growth.

*Takes 3–5 minutes. Private results.

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What You'll Get

Your Style, Clearly
See how you tend to say yes/no and protect your energy—plus a gentle style name, two 60-second practices, and the best next step for you.

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How It Helps

Brain-Savvy Insight
You’re wired for safety. The quiz shows which survival habits are running the show (over-giving, shutting down, or swinging) so you can choose steadier, self-honoring moves.

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What To Do Next

Small Steps, Real Change
Try the tiny practices from your result today, then start the on-demand workshop that fits your style—or join the live Integration Lab - an online group to practice and process - with support.

Experience Life Wide Awake—at Thrive

Join Karen Anderson at the Thrive retreat for three afternoon workshops. Discover how to Life Wide Awake™ with clarity and compassion. Explore the essence of embodied presence in a transformative setting.

8215 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 100 Las Vegas NV, 89123

In-person at our Las Vegas office; virtual sessions available anywhere in Nevada and Washington.

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