The Trap of Numbing Pain
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It is so easy to confuse staying busy with actually being alive. We keep running and overperforming to avoid our pain, but the trap of numbing yourself is that you don't get to choose what you shut down. When you block out the pains, you block out joy, too. You could end up achieving everything you ever wanted, only to realize you can't actually feel it. In this episode, I’m sharing what happened when I finally moved abroad. I thought achieving my biggest dream would make me happy and free, but instead, everything just cracked wide open. The second my body felt safe, decades of survival mode came crashing down on me, and I had to face the reality that I didn't even know who I was without my busy schedule. Learning how to feel again after being numb for so long has been slow and messy. I wanted to share this piece of my life because if you've been using productivity to hide from yourself, or if you feel completely empty inside despite doing everything right, you might just find yourself in my story. For more, visit linktr.ee/brightsouljourneys
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