When Doing the Work Does Not Feel Like Enough

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Lopez discusses the discouragement that can arise during the healing process and shares seven insights from her own journey.

There's a particular kind of discouragement that comes when you're trying, you're showing up, you're doing everything you're supposed to do, and it still doesn't feel like enough. Not because nothing is changing, but because you can't see it yet, and that gap is where so many people start to question themselves. In this episode, I'm walking through seven things I wish I had known during the hardest parts of my own healing journey. Things that, if I had understood them sooner, would have moved...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Stephanie Lopez

Topics covered

• healing journey
• self-doubt
• personal growth
• mental health
• resilience
• discouragement

Keywords

• anxiety
• healing
• self-improvement
• mental health
• personal development
• resilience
• discouragement

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