Kat & Steve - Accepting reality even when it sucks

About this episode

Kat and Steve discuss the importance of accepting reality and the exhaustion that comes from resisting it.

Steve and I talk about a phrase we come back to often: This too shall pass. Not as a way to dismiss what we're feeling or to bypass the hard stuff. But as a reminder that life is always moving, changing, shifting, and unfolding. We speak about how so much of our suffering comes from fighting reality. Arguing with what's happening. Wishing it were different. Complaining about it, resisting it, trying to control it. And how exhausting that can be. We share what helps us move from resistance int...

People in this episode

Host: Kat John

Guest: Steve

Topics covered

• accepting reality
• suffering
• resistance
• life changes
• mental health

Keywords

• acceptance
• reality
• suffering
• mental health
• life changes
• resistance
• self-improvement

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