We explore the profound realization that the gap between saying "I'm fine" and feeling like you're falling apart isn't weakness—it's extraordinary strength. Through a moving story about a client who sat with her dying mother for 18 hours straight, we discover how we often mislabel our deepest strengths as inadequacies.
• The way we automatically respond "I'm fine" while carrying immense internal pain
• How we diminish our profound acts of love as "what anyone would do"
• Reframing grief not as proof of falling apart, but as evidence of how deeply we love
• Recognizing that what we label as "too much" might be our greatest gift to others
• The importance of seeing our sensitivity and intensity as superpowers, not flaws
• A guided mindful moment to connect with your own resilience
Please share this episode with someone who needs to remember their own greatness today. Remember, you're not healing too slowly, loving too deeply, or feeling too much—you're exactly who someone needs you to be, especially yourself.
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