We Need to Talk About How Exhausting it is to Just Deal with Our Emotions
We don't talk enough about how exhausting it is to be battling our own emotional states of overwhelm, anxiety, fear, grief, depression etc, and how that exhaustion stops us from having any energy left to execute ish.
And honestly this saddens me so much.
We live in a society that focuses on doing, producing and achieving but completely disregards the impact that emotional wellbeing and mental health have on said doing and producing.
Or worse, are taught to think positively or push through it.
It is exhausting to work, run a business, manage finances or just do life when you are also battling anxiety and feeling overwhelmed and have no idea of how to deal with these emotions.
We are taught to push through insane trauma responses - to push through bodies that are in shut down mode and if you do, you get applause.
We are applauded for disconnecting from our bodies and risking our health and called tough minded.
We are seen as strong for being able to handle large amounts struggle and we normalize the hardship of life.
I am just here reflecting on the violence of these systems we operate in.
May we all find healing so we start applauding health and ease. The magic is in the healing ❤️
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
