Episode 10: The Stories We Tell Ourselves in Heavy Times

This week, we’re pressing pause on a previously recorded episode. The timing didn’t feel right. Nicole is on vacation, and so today you’re just getting me — reflecting in real time on how hard it has felt to live, work, and stay human amid the unrest, violence, and collective grief we’re witnessing across the country. I talk about the exhaustion many of us are carrying, the complicated pull between staying informed and staying well, and the stories we tell ourselves when the world feels unsafe and uncertain. I share honestly about privilege, guilt, despair, hope, and the small, human ways we can still show up for one another — without needing to have the “right” answers. This isn’t a how-to. It’s a moment of presence. A reminder that it’s okay to feel conflicting things at once, and that taking care of ourselves is not disengagement — it’s what allows us to stay in the world. One breath at a time. One day at a time.