A Thousand Tiny Steps

Lies I Tell Myself


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I'm having a not great week and it got me into the lies I constantly tell myself to feel better. The lies around grief, around my life changing, around my business working, around Kenny, and how I have a functioning life. In this episode, I also dive into the different types of grief and the lies that surround it. 

Key Takeaways: 

 

[1:45] I was always telling myself a story 

[3:29] Going to self blame 

[8:49] My relationship with Kenny 

[12:42] I spend a lot of my life doing things I don't want to do

[17:21] Making sure Jack's life is not a carbon copy of Gracie or Molly's

[18:53] Lies around grief 

[21:59] My life has never been a normal, enjoyable family life 

[25:25] The biggest lies I tell myself 

[32:23] What am I doing with my life? 

[34:07] Complex grief, delayed grief, exaggerated grief, and masked grief 

[37:38] Self blame and self punishment 

Resources:

 

  • The Silence of Great Distance 

  • Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running From Madness 

 

 

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