Confessions of a Recovering Striver
Whit's Adventures and Blog
Welcome, friend! I'm Whitney Roehl, I'm a recovering Striver. What is a striver?
For me, it was constantly aiming for perfection, relying on my own ambition, strength, and ability. As a Christian, I'd ask God for help but He was my last resort, not my first. Nothing was ever "good enough". I constantly needed to do more, to have more.
I felt empty and exhausted.
When, I finally got to the end of myself, Jesus crashed in with His personable love.
Since then, I've repented of being self-sufficient, constantly striving. Now, I live surrendered. Join me, on this journey.
I had a great conversation with Enneagram coach Kelsey Taylor where we dove into some layers that lie underneath “The Number” . We talked about skepticism, application, her personal testimony, and how Christians sometimes look on self help tools like this one with suspicion.
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Whit headed out to California to grow her mind with some of the best in the world, and I got to spend 96 hours with my son who needs a bottle every 3rd one. I decided to use the same technique we coach clients with: Plan, Execute, Evaluate, Adjust …and I documented it as I...
Having a front row seat to Whitney’s journey through a new type of difficult time, I wanted to share some observations on the specific qualities that both inspired and blessed me in hopes that you will be inspired to bless others.
I unpack:
- Her relentless pursuit of “Eureka”...
We are currently 4 weeks into a MASSIVE life change as we are raising our son Maverick Jon.
Whit delivered Maverick on March 21st at 1:06pm and he was 1 foot 9 inches tall and weighed in at 8lbs 5oz
Since then - life has been a whirlwind of gratitude, doubts, immeasurable blessings, and...
We are in some unprecedented times in education - like teaching 7th graders who haven’t had a full year in a classroom since the 4th grade!! And teachers asked to become IT experts and teach students they’ve never seen in person.
So what if we accepted this reality instead of...
There are certain emotions that are just a bit more enjoyable to experience than others and in full transparency, if resisting, numbing, or pretending they weren’t there actually worked - I’d be the first in line to learn how to do it.
But the truth is that the more we try to resist...
Whit and I had the chance to coach the amazing Skye Dumont and you get to sit in on the session.
- Learn about her framework for obstacles
- Understand how she sees her journey and where Whit spots adjustments in her thinking
- Gain insights into her vision for her future, her plan for stewarding her...
Enjoy this Q&A with Whit as she gets vulnerable about the fears, the negative self-talk, the uncertainty - and the compassion that changed it all.
If you are looking for big growth, but find that you are denying yourself the experience of being grateful for the blessings you’ve already...
Powerful question - is that 100% true? Because if it’s not, then its not a fact - it’s a choice
We make the choice (consciously or subconsciously), then we never look back and think it was a fact. No problem - unless its a problem and I start believing that dreams of mine...
When you set out on an adventure, people love to say, “Be safe out there.” …and I totally get what they mean, but the TRUTH is that being safe is NOT why we got there.
In school we’d always hear adults sayin, “Safety first.” - but I believe that is why so...
We all believe that holding our standards and demanding people rise to meet them is a powerful stance - but it is NOT!!
The most powerful person in the room is the person who does not need anyone in the room to do or be any particular thing in order for them to be okay.
The person who has the...
Cognitively we KNOW that forgiveness is a good thing, but what about our safety?
If I forgive, doesn’t that just let them off the hook?
Doesn’t it remove ANY accountability for their actions?
How will they learn their lesson?
Won’t people just walk all over me?
Let’s take...
