About this episode

Sadie discusses emotional numbing and the impact of life changes on mental health.

Send us Fan Mail A life can look solid on the outside while feeling insecure inside. Is this universal? Is keeping oneself busy and useful an avoidance of pain and joy? Sadie shares how retirement, the end of a long relationship, and returning to therapy helped her recognize emotional numbing. Can enough approval-seeking and validation from others ever help us feel "filled up?" Does deferring wants and the "right-hand gal" role help one feel safer around power? We ponder these questions. And...

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Host: Sadie Green

Topics covered

• emotional numbing
• retirement
• therapy
• validation
• relationships

Keywords

• emotional numbing
• retirement
• therapy
• validation
• relationships
• mental health
• self-awareness

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