Episode 9: Emotional Awareness + The True Self with Jorge Valenzuela
“Eckhart’s work was not really about connecting me with God. It was more about connecting me with me which in turn does connect you with God because we come from God.”
in this episode
What would happen if you approached your fear with curiosity? What does breaking generational curses look like in your life? What habits empower you to feel most confident? In this episode, Shelby sits down with spiritual co-journeyer Jorge Venezuela in conversation around lifelong learning and the realities of evolving into emotional awareness. Jorge encourages that if we’re willing to put in the work, we can transform how we experience our emotions and channel them more intentionally. Applying curiosity to fear can position us to discover tangible ways to build authentic confidence. While it’s a tall task to break generational curses or to get spiritually unstuck, it's all doable with patience, curiosity, and a willingness to truly see oneself through the journey. Shelby and Jorge share the spiritual practices that keep them centered and what they’ve learned from one another over the years. This conversation will leave you feeling curious and inspired to invest practice into what you value most.
About Jorge
Jorge Valenzuela is an education coach, author, and advocate. Using action research methodology, his work helps school leaders and teachers reach their unique success paths to innovation in school leadership, tiered instruction, project-based learning, computer science and STEM education, and social and emotional learning across the curriculum. Jorge is the lead coach at Lifelong Learning Defined and provides professional development on behalf of several prominent education organizations like ASCD, Corwin, Instructional Innovation Partners, Premiere Speakers Bureau and Solution Tree. He has authored several books and guides and is the host of the SEL in Action podcast on BAM Radio Network.
