I feel like I’m back in the pandemic where self-isolation (even if intentional), fear, and uncertainty are establishing roots (yet again) in my mind. My go-to coping mechanism is to avoid processing these emotions, focus on being productive, and then hitting a wall where my unprocessed emotions boil over. Working on this habit through therapy is great, and yet after another bout of avoidance (i.e., physical symptoms, needing to cry but can’t, feeling overwhelmed, etc.), I’ve realized that at the core of this episode was a loss of hope in something better. Phew, talk about a trigger warning!

The Global Brain Health Institute on hope and why we need it: ⁠https://www.gbhi.org/news-publications/what-hope-and-why-do-we-need-it⁠

After I upload this episode, I’m going to rest like I agreed to do today. 😊