Why Sitting in the Car Feels Safer Than Going Inside

You’ve finished work.

You’ve driven home.

You’ve pulled up outside your house.

And instead of getting out, you just sit there.

Engine off.

Key still in your hand.

Not because anything’s wrong — but because something in you isn’t ready to go inside yet.

This episode explores a moment many men recognise but rarely talk about: sitting in the car outside the house because it’s the only place no one is asking you to be anything.

In this episode, we explore:

This isn’t about not wanting your life.

It’s about never being given space to arrive inside it.

If this moment feels familiar, there’s a short After-Work Reset designed specifically for this transition — not to fix you or change you, but to help you arrive home before you walk through the door.

You can explore it at STRIVE. 

And if you don’t want to do anything with this yet, that’s fine.

Sometimes just naming the moment is enough for today.

You can also reach out directly at [email protected].

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