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You're harder on yourself than you'd ever be to anyone else. You're smart, successful, and competent as hell. You've created a great life for yourself. Except. You’re afraid to admit it, but you're not really enjoying it. Not fully. You're finding it hard to slow down; relaxing feels impossible; and fulfillment feels further and further out of reach. And everyone's counting on you. So you can't let them see this crack in your armor. You have to be for them what they've always needed you to be: THIS. |
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Except. What exactly was the point of all this hard work, of all that you've achieved, of this life that you've built? Where's the damn happiness? And then you beat yourself up. Because you should be happy. Because you should feel grateful. Because, what's the problem here? Yeah, maybe you have a hard time slowing down enough to savor your life, but you know your life's good. Everyone else certainly thinks so. They think you've got it all together. Except. They have no idea that you’re a fraud, because, inside, you mostly just feel like a stressed out, overwhelmed, anxious mess. They have no idea that everything feels like an endless to-do list -- even the good stuff: hobbies, relationships, sex! That it all feels like something you're just checking off the list in your rush to get the next thing done. They have no idea that in getting it all done – because you do, absolutely, get it all done – your life has somehow gotten lost in the shuffle. That your life has gotten buried under the weight of stress, and expectations, and the perfectionism of trying to do it all and be it all. They have no idea that somehow your life has become less than the sum of its parts. |
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And you hate that it has. Of course you do. How could you not? But now you're back in that guilt spiral, telling yourself yet again that the answer is to just appreciate it all more. You just have to be more damn grateful, you scold yourself. But appreciation and gratitude are fleeting. In a rare quiet moment, you realize that forced appreciation and gratitude aren't gonna cut it. You realize they're just band-aiding over the problem. |
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You realize that what you're actually seeking is peace from your busy mind, and freedom from feeling restless and scattered.
You realize what you actually need is to slow down enough to simply be able to enjoy your everyday life. Except, you have no idea how to do that. Here’s the first piece of good news: you really are competent as hell, and you've figured out every other challenge you've faced. And you can absolutely figure this one out, too. You’re ready. And here’s the second piece of good news: I can help you get there. |
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