Molli Burkett
Certified Life Coach and Somatic Recovery Coach
Awakened Executive Contributor
Molli Burkett is a professionally trained coach and somatic practitioner specializing in self-worth and empowerment. With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in mentoring and coaching individuals navigating struggles related to self-worth. These challenges manifest in various forms including codependency, people-pleasing, relationship issues, burnout, perfectionism, body image issues, compulsions, and addictions. She assists people all over the country in breaking free from the expectations of others, social conventions and self-imposed limitations. This empowers individuals to rediscover and reconnect with their true selves, create the life of their dreams—the life that is their birthright—and ultimately find their way back home to themselves. More information about Molli and her coaching programs can be found at www.molliburkett.com.
Recent Articles
Have a Narcissist in Your Life? Spot the Signs and Start Your Healing Journey
Narcissism has become a hot topic, but what does it mean? At its core, narcissism refers to an excessive focus on oneself and one’s needs, often, though not always intentionally, at the expense of others. Narcissism exists on a spectrum, from subtle traits to severe disorders. On one end of the spectrum, a person may exhibit narcissistic tendencies, prioritizing how others enhance their image over genuinely valuing those individuals for their true selves. Overt narcissism, on the other hand, features neglect, devaluation, abuse, or addiction. Between these extremes are many variations. Understanding this spectrum helps reveal the different ways narcissism can manifest.
Three Ways We Learn to Disconnect from Ourselves and How to Begin Reversing Them
Many of us progress through life seemingly fine, until we suddenly feel stuck, unhappy, depressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, among other emotions, and can’t find a way out. Upon reflection, we might discover that we are really not in touch with our feelings, needs, and desires, realizing that we don’t truly know ourselves—we are disconnected from our true selves.
The Common Threads Among Feelings, Addiction, and Somatic Work
I can confidently say that those of us who have battled substance or behavioral addictions often face significant challenges with our emotions. We live in a culture that celebrates so-called “positive” emotions like happiness, excitement, joy, and peacefulness, while stigmatizing “negative” feelings such as anger, fear, sadness, grief, and loneliness. As a result, many children feel accepted, loved, and cared for when expressing their “positive” emotions, yet they often experience fear, loneliness, and shame when they feel or express their “negative” emotions.
Embracing Self-Worth Through Emotional Healing – An Interview with Molli Burkett
Molli Burkett is a professionally trained coach and somatic practitioner with over 15 years of experience, and she specializes in mentoring and coaching individuals navigating
The Priceless Gift of Reparenting Ourselves
You’ve done the hard work, and the painful awareness is now front and center. You recognize what your caregivers—often inadvertently—overlooked, and you understand how responses to certain, painful incidences have impacted you for years. But how do we create meaningful change to address the years of unfulfilled needs that continue to affect our adult relationships?
Overcoming the Effects of Childhood Emotional Invalidation or Neglect
For many adults who experienced emotional invalidation or neglect, they often experience a sense of emptiness, a disconnect from their own feelings, difficulty in being emotionally vulnerable in their relationships and the feeling that there is something wrong with them even if things often look great on the outside. For the child, however, this invalidation or neglect isn’t often perceived because they don’t know anything is missing.