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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2026 · 6 MIN

297. Cruel Optimism & You: Why Personal Effort vs. Unnatural Systems Keeps Us Stuck

from Wild Wellness with Jess · host Jess Reid

🌸⁠⁠The Spring Sanctuary⁠⁠ is now open! Join me March 25-May 15 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self. The problem has never been you.In his book Stolen Focus, Johann Hari’s explains the idea of cruel optimism, the lie that encourages us to believe that systemic problems can be solved through more personal effort.If you're overwhelmed, manage your time better.If you're overweight, eat less & move more.If you're exhausted, optimize your routine.If you can't focus, try harder.In this conversation, we explore the difference between being personally responsible for your life and being unfairly blamed for systems that were never designed for human rhythms in the first place.I'm also sharing the deeper orientation behind the Spring Sanctuary—an 8-week shared quest in rewilding our relationship to Time by attuning to Nature and our Intuition.Click here to learn more and join.⁠How we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spring Sanctuary⁠⁠, March 25-May 15. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's connect on⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Grab any of my Free Resources ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠

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