Episode 3 – The cost of not feeling your feelings

In this episode, co-hosts Tanya and Olivia discuss the cost of _not_ prioritizing your mental health, as well as the various ways therapy can act as preventative care instead of crisis management.

Olivia breaks down major barriers to getting started, including the high financial and emotional buy-in necessary to make progress in therapy.

Olivia also goes into the complexities of differentiating from your parents and how to step into who you want to be outside of what your family wants from you. Tanya shares her experience growing up with a mother who tried to shield her from hardship and discusses how that mindset unintentionally created a different kind of suffering.

Together, they explore the nuanced world of intergenerational trauma and navigate the process of sitting with ambivalence.

Chapters

(0:00) Mic Drop

(01:14) What's the cost of not doing therapy?

(02:18) Maslow's Hierarchy

(4:35) Feeling okay is priceless

(9:23) Being different than your parents

(9:37) Differentiation 101

(11:04) Hearing abuser's voices

(15:32) Parenting is hard

(16:48) Intergenerational trauma

(19:19) Closing remarks

Resources for further learning:

Glennon Doyle - Untamed

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