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I couldn’t ignore the screaming anymore
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Exhaustion isn’t weakness. But your body will always tell the truth. At first it whispers: fatigue, tension, headaches. And if you still don’t listen, it will scream. Because your body doesn’t care about your deadlines. It doesn’t care about your image. It cares about survival. For Sensitive High Achievers, this is the hardest lesson. To chase approval instead of listening inward. But here’s the paradox: The more you fight your body, the more it fights back. The moment you learn to listen, to slow down, to feel… is the moment you start to heal. Your body is not the enemy. Much love, P.S. What I’m reading: Understanding Women by Alison Armstrong |
Alex Ostergaard
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August 2023.I volunteer for an impromptu speech at a Toastmasters event. A few hours earlier I’d given my first paid talk and was still riding the high. The host asks me a question. I begin speaking, but notice someone in the crowd with a stern expression. Suddenly my mind goes blank. Nothing. For almost a minute I stand there frozen, words gone, a deer in headlights. I somehow finish and sit down. That moment haunted me for months. Every time I thought about speaking again, the same images...
The single biggest mistake I made when trying to build my dream life:𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.Asking advice from people who weren’t living the life I wanted to live.As a result:I got advice based on their reality.Based on their limiting beliefs.Based on their fears.And despite them having the best intentions, it made my dreams feel impossible.It made my dreams feel out of reach.Because the people you ask for advice will shape your reality.They’ll influence your thinking.They’ll...
I grew up believing that most of what I felt was down to other people. My Dad “made me feel insecure”. My boss “made me anxious”. That pushy salesperson “made me uncomfortable”. It’s such a normal way of talking that I never even questioned it. But here’s an uncomfortable truth: no one can make you feel anything. Not your boss. Not your partner. Not your parents. Every single feeling you experience is filtered through your own perspective. Through the meaning you assign to what happened....