vulnerability armor
“The participants who struggled the most with numbing…explained that reducing anxiety meant finding ways to numb it, not changing the thinking, behaviors, or emotions that created anxiety. I hated every minute of this part of the research. I’ve always looked for better ways to manage my exhaustion and anxiety. I wanted help ‘living like this,’ … Read more
overwhelm sucks (.)
I was going to write some kind of dreamy prose on this, something sweet enough that it could almost be a pink-tinted Instagram picture. But then I laughed and typed, “Overwhelm sucks.” At least, experiencing it does. Why make it any more or less straightforward than that? Most people who are talking with me about … Read more
on making friends with yourself, and coming back to center
One of the things I do when I start every single life coaching session is a simple one: We take a moment, just to breathe. “Try to take the kind of inhale where your shoulders go up a bit, and then when you exhale, make a bit of a noise as you release the air,” … Read more
