It’s January! This month over on the scb substack we’re talking about Kind Accountability. If you’re interested, check out the challenge here and then join us on discord

Engaging With Empathy and Curiosity

Not all feelings need to be acted upon. It’s possible to sit and explore and feel and then not do anything except accept that these are the things you’re feeling right now.

This is not to discourage people from taking action and changing circumstances for whatever reason, it’s more that, from my own experience, I tend to use planning things as a distraction from my feelings and an excuse to not have to sit and feel them anymore. “I’ve come up with a plan so I don’t have to feel bad anymore!” can be great in certain circumstances, but there will be some feelings you can’t (and shouldn’t!) plan your way out of.