Great post Christy. Thank you! I covered and avoided emotional and physical pain for so many years…..until a life changing moment occurred and I could no longer avoid the pain. I was conditioned to avoid it and didnt understand the negative consequences it could have on me- emotionally and physically. The conditioning and ability to avoid emotional and physical pain likely saved me in my early childhood and allowed me to accomplish a lot. But it was not sustainable without further consequence. I think we can learn a lot from examining the patterns of our lives and carefully evaluating what serves and doesnt serve us now. How we can update our approach. Pain sucks but when you really lean into it and understand it - it reveals so much and can be like an organic fertlizer! We hear so much about PTSD but little about post traumatic growth- what’s possible when we face the pain. Great post. Thanks for posting on this topic.
Christy, this is such a deeply necessary, no-bullshit reminder to all of us that we need to Listen. To. The. Pain. Thank you for your honesty, your jet-black humor, and your incredible ability to make connections in a deeply resonant way. You are helping—and have already helped—more people than you know.
Great post Christy. Thank you! I covered and avoided emotional and physical pain for so many years…..until a life changing moment occurred and I could no longer avoid the pain. I was conditioned to avoid it and didnt understand the negative consequences it could have on me- emotionally and physically. The conditioning and ability to avoid emotional and physical pain likely saved me in my early childhood and allowed me to accomplish a lot. But it was not sustainable without further consequence. I think we can learn a lot from examining the patterns of our lives and carefully evaluating what serves and doesnt serve us now. How we can update our approach. Pain sucks but when you really lean into it and understand it - it reveals so much and can be like an organic fertlizer! We hear so much about PTSD but little about post traumatic growth- what’s possible when we face the pain. Great post. Thanks for posting on this topic.
Thank you Teri!!!
No pain, no gain!
Christy, this is such a deeply necessary, no-bullshit reminder to all of us that we need to Listen. To. The. Pain. Thank you for your honesty, your jet-black humor, and your incredible ability to make connections in a deeply resonant way. You are helping—and have already helped—more people than you know.
Thank you Irena. From the bottom of my heart.