Frying Pan, Fire or Freedom? A Calming Confab with Joanie Atkinson of Spirit House Interiors

We all sometimes seek to escape the drama or even the tedium of our day to day reality in a myriad of ways, some healthy and some most definitely not.

In moderation, our escapist tendencies can be viewed as harmless attempts at coping with stress, but if we step out of reality to avoid conflict or confrontation in our lives, we can compound problems and complicate our stress even further.

So how best to temporarily dodge difficulties without causing harm to ourselves or our loved ones?

Explore this issue with holistic space-maker, designer Joanie Atkinson of Spirit House Interiors, as we chat about how we can create a refuge of respite where we can find well-being, and bring our lives into better alignment.

Escape with us, break free of the overwhelm and let's liberate ourselves with a newfound understanding of our impulse to escape.

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