18. Mental Health is like Chemistry class

Your brain wants you to be lazy. It loves routines and predictability.  As a result, you are just as guilty as the rest of us of wanting to achieve a goal without having to put the work in.  Get the reward without the struggle.  In therapy, people want to be able to go to one therapy session, release EVERY LAST EMOTION, and be "fixed" without doing months or years of necessary work. The catch, though, is that releasing everything at once would literally destroy your brain and your body. You wouldn't be able to handle it. Instead, we have to take a much more measured, deliberate approach.  Listen to today's episode to learn how... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetailoredquill.substack.com