ingredients that go into a low-pain recipe.”

needs. And if you’re not attending to their needs, they’ll be apt to do what any child would do when their needs are unmet.

We live in a world where relying on others is a necessity for our emotional and physical survival. We’re not in it alone. To insist on healing in isolation is to disregard that reality. Relational wounds are healed with relational bonds.

How can you be the hero of your own journey?

environment,

Creating consciousness around these choices reminds us of our agency, and that agency begins to create the momentum we need to move through our stuck situation.

I’ve even found I get a productivity jolt simply by reflecting on the true productivity I’ve been able to tap into in the past.

create an accomplishments list, and when you accomplish something, write it down (simply lingering in the good feeling of having succeeded at something will literally rewire your neural pathways—you can learn more about that here).

once a week, write down everything you’ve accomplished,”