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Dear Reader,
"I’ve hit a wall," I told my husband last weekend while looking at four loads of laundry in my hallway, a week's worth of treatment notes on my computer, and two kids needing activity away from screens. It's a familiar wall of overwhelm.
Do you relate?
If not, maybe you’ve hit one of these walls instead:
When you hit a wall, you might try to run at it harder (“I’ can white knuckle this”) or feel defeated (“I’ can't do it. I give up.“).
I’ve sat with hundreds of clients exhausted from hitting their walls. And I’ve learned from clinical experience, contemplative practice, and psychological science there’s a better way to approach your inner obstacles.
We’re all going to hit a wall occasionally, and it’s essential to know they’re not as solid as they appear.
When you approach your walls with open eyes, understanding, and willingness, they can become doorways for compassion.
Your obstacles are your offerings.
You may discover there are unexpected gifts in facing inner obstacles this way: the gift of learning about yourself, the gift of becoming more flexible, the gift of seeing our common humanity, and the gift of loving the life you have.
Many blessings and more good to come.
Something to listen to:
Something to watch:
For Clinicians:
I’ll be at ACBS World Conference online this year, offering two workshops:
Something to write about:
What wall are you facing right now?
What do you tend to do when this wall shows up?
What is this wall protecting you from?
What does it need from you?
How do you want to show up when faced with this wall?
Learn evidenced-backed, contemplative ideas and practices to help you develop your psychological flexibility. If you want to put your efforts into what you care most about, this twice-monthly Wise Effort newsletter is for you. Join the Wise Effort newsletter community!