Make Your Damn Bed

Recovery starts with a foundation of acceptance of where you are, where you've been, and where you'd like to go. I have faith in you, but be kind with yourself in the process.

You got this, cutie.

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Escaping the cycles of chronic stress... well... sucks. I often want to reach for things that further disconnect me, when in reality, the way out is through connecting more intentionally and deliberately with my current self in what is affecting me, how it's affecting me, and what I NEED, instead of want.

If you're in survival mode, currently. I am with you. You got this, cutie.

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We're all under a TON of stress, and the best way to minimize it's affects is to pay attention to where it's coming from. Identify the source instead of tirelessly treating the symptoms. Four (main) categories of stress sources are: Emotional, environmental, relationships, + work related.

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Feelin' jumpy? foggy? on edge? reactive? disconnected? impulsive? exhausted? maybe you're in survival mode.

RESOURCE: https://cgrc.org/blog/trauma-and-the-brain-signs-you-might-be-in-survival-mode/

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I recently received a message from a listener saying they love the podcast but have been struggling to implement some of the stuff I suggest because they’ve been stuck in survival mode and can’t seem to get out of it, so they suggested I do an episode on how to get out of survival mode. As a person who is very experienced in this department, because I’ve been in and out of my own version of survival mode for a long time, I think it’s important to start by clarifying what I mean when I say ‘survival mode’ 

RESOURCES: https://www.verywellmind.com/chronic-stress-3145104

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response

https://www.stress.org/are-you-a-stress-addict

https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/are-you-in-survival-mode/#:~:text=Survival%20mode%20is%20another%20term,person%20feels%20unable%20to%20relax.

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been binging a lot of content as a way to disconnect and regroup, and Abbott elementary is the first show I've watched in years that has scratched the ITCH I have had for quality television with quality growth/characters/meaning/jokes. It's wholesome, it's funny, it's real. I love it. Don't watch it if you don't watch TV but if you've been looking for that right thing!?

This may be your winner.

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Shout out to the kiddos who worked so hard on this powerful project!

Check it out yourself (listen and/or donate): www.peptoc.net

or call: +1 707-873-7862

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We're all on the struggle bus, so have some empathy, some mercy, and some grace with others, especially if they're a little "behind" ya. As Robert Anton Wilson says: “under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being.”

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I'm baaaaack (+ I'm really sorry) but I come bearing goodies (for your ears + brain)!!!

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we're bringing back the salon. here's a lil guide to how to act at one, without feelin' weird about it.

RESOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(gathering)

https://www.artofsalons.org/howtohost

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