Happy New Year!

As we continue into the new year, I want to stay with something many of us quietly experience…a sense of numbness.

Many of us feel like we’ve lost ourselves.

We’ve worked hard, achieved a lot, and built lives that look successful on the outside… yet inside, something feels flat. Distant. Empty.

Days blur together. Joy feels muted. Even the things that once excited us don’t quite land the same way. We go through the motions, wondering quietly, Is this it?

If that resonates, this episode is for you.

In this week's episode Feeling Numb, I share why numbness isn’t a failure, it’s often a sign that something essential in you is asking to be heard.

We explore what actually brings you back to your true nature: your joy, creativity, courage, and sense of aliveness, beyond productivity, self-care trends, or external success.

Timestamps:

1. 0:00 — Why this conversation matters: living honestly and fully
2. 1:06 — “I’ve lost myself”: when success still feels empty
3. 2:39 — The deeper questions beneath numbness
4. 3:34 — There is no fixed “real you” — finding aliveness instead
5. 5:39 — Why pleasure and luxury don’t bring lasting fulfillment
6. 6:22 — Aliveness isn’t always comfortable or easy
7. 9:28 — Finding your way back through values and desire
8. 16:10 — Numbness as the beginning of awakening

Mentioned resources:

5 Questions to Create Your Best Year, a simple but powerful framework to reconnect with your values and desires. Although it was recorded with a previous year in mind, the questions are timeless and can be applied just as meaningfully now.

If you’ve been feeling flat, bored, or quietly exhausted, please know you’re not alone. The fact that you’re noticing it may be the very beginning of finding your way back.

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