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Episode 183: How Do You Handle Times Of Crisis? Surf
Take a deep breath. Continuing to think about how we handle times of extraordinary stress and chronic illness. When the pain feels unrelenting, how can we handle it? When the waves keep coming, when I haven't had a chance to get my footing before the next one crashes down on me -- is there an alternative? Is there a way to surf? Can these waves represent something other than destruction? Can I ride the waves other than being pummeled by them? This option is only possible when I'm practicing self-care, when I'm tuning in to my needs, when I'm asking for help, and managing only what's mine. When I can interrupt the patterns of stress and seek alternate possibilities instead of being at the mercy of the events that are making this time seem like a crisis, that's when I'm surfing.