Episode 074: How Do You Cope With Disappointment?

What happens when we do all the right things; we manage our time, energy, diet, inputs, and outputs, and yet we still don't feel well enough to do that thing we were hoping and looking forward to doing? When disappointments happen -- how do we roll with them? When we don't get to attend the weddings, the holiday gatherings, when we don't get to say goodbye to a loved one? What then? In order to protect myself, I want to limit the impact of the pain. And yet, if we numb the pain, we also numb our capacity for joy. And in comes the FOMO, and sadness, and jealousy. How do I make space for myself in the sad, lonely, and the sorry? What do you do?