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30 seconds of therapy part 11: Wait. Before you do something you can’t take back, wait. All emotions are temporary, but some actions are permanent. Wait. Take a breath, take your medicine, waste the day. Do anything first, and of course, ask for help. 

30 Seconds Of Therapy, part 12: Detachment If you notice yourself saying ‘I am anxiou’ change it to ‘I am having the thought that I am anxious’ In this way you are stepping back and no longer as identified with the thoughts arising.

The zeitgeist is hollow. Full of just the idea of authenticity. It is starving for something real. Don’t take the deal. Be a discordant note…

30 seconds of therapy, part 15: get a new therapist! If your therapy isn’t working, if something feels off, or your Therapist has acted in a way that is not appropriate, get a new therapist.

Trauma survivors often have blank holes in their memory.  Yes, something bad happened, but not necessarily the worst thing you can possibly imagine.  What if it wasn’t the worst thing possible? What if you simply don’t remember that part of your past?

Ending the year in style, falling through the floor of the past. Or something else pithy and poetic. For the first time in awhile, perhaps ever, I am wildly optimistic about my future. Not just surviving, but thriving.

'I closed my eyes to the beauty of the sea, shielding the fragile part of my soul that still believed in an untainted moment. As I walked away I couldn't help but feel...' Listen here: zachary-phillips.com/podcast/the-be…

I’ll add: Before you do something you can’t take back, try everything first. Share yours ⬇️

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This energy. Drop any feelings of guilt, lack of self-worth, or the feelings that you owe somebody something. You only owe yourself this moment, the next, and the one after that. Drop the guilt. Take a breath, make art.