So this week we are talking about birthdays on The Transforming Anxiety Podcast...mainly, honestly, because my birthday was Monday the 22nd and because every year, I get all in a tizzy about it...
...and I've found I'm not alone with this….
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Ok, *today* we are going to focus on something that I know brings a lot of confusion, guilt, and pressure (aka anxiety) into our lives...and that is: what community looks like.
I have experienced this myself and I talk to students every week about it. The people in our lives. Get-togethers and social gatherings. Family and holidays and vacations. Friend groups, acquaintances, colleagues.
I have another interview for you this week on The Transforming Anxiety Podcast; this week, I'm talking to author, long-distance hiker, and community-creator, Nicole Antoinette, about her new book How To Be Alone…
Do you remember when "self-care" meant things like bubble baths...and it worked?! I think back to, well, any time before 2020 (or any time before 2017? Let's be honest, I dunno...) when the self-care practices that I went through each day, things like yoga and meditation and hot tea and connecting with friends and laughing with my family, really nourished me and filled me up…