Connect the Dots

Mental health is a process, not a static place or a destination. It's about connecting what we learned earlier in life with what we currently do. It's about increasing our knowledge of what humans need, what we needed, and then addressing how those needs are being met or stifled today. Much of "the work" of the journey of mental healthy is about connecting the dots, and the dots are (1) what we needed vs. what we got and (2) what we are doing today to meet our needs. Is it healthy? Unhealthy? The truth is that all behavior comes down to one motivating drive: we are trying to meet our needs. This week I explore what those needs are now, what they looked like in childhood, how we coped with the unmet needs, and how to make sense of all of that now as adults. We need to know what we needed AND we need to know ourselves - how we try and meet our needs. We need to connect the dots. *Disclaimer: This episode goes a little long!