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A Very Homespun Non-Infographic about Overthinking Social Media
I had a conversation with Daniel Gehant of Copper Insights about how hard it can be to find your way on the voice-only app we both love, Anchor. I described my usual social media cycle: "START--------It hurts! It's embarrassing! OUCH------What am I saying?! I don't like this?! No one likes me!?!--------good feedback, slowly putting ourselves out there----I think I'm getting stronger-------I feel better, and I'm taking risks--------OUCH, backstep-------Nope, I'm definitely taking more risks and feeling better-----------END."
Which Bowie Song Are You Today?
When I feel weird or unclear or disconnected, I go back to the basics.
Bowie is my basics.
So this morning, in the middle of asking myself too many big questions, I asked the question on Anchor: Which Bowie song are you today? The answers that started pouring in (and are continuing to), made me so happy. But of course they did.
Avoiding Risk is Risky
It makes sense that we focus on external financial risk. Those results are easy to gauge: Payoff equals rising income. But what about internal risk? What about emotional or psychological fallout from paths not taken? We don’t talk about them as much, but these fallouts play a huge role in our lives. They affect our most important relationships — our friends, families, marriages, our selves.
A Loose Stab at a BV Podcast: Listen to People Pleasing
If you haven't heard it before, a few things to note about The Beautiful Voyager podcast:
- It's recorded and served entirely through an app called Anchor. This means you can't subscribe to it through your normal channels. You can listen to it here or if you have downloaded Anchor...
Progress! When It Happens, It Feels So Good.
When I was first creating the Facebook group, I thought I'd be lucky to get 20 people to join. I remember being nervous for the first few brave souls who liked the page. I wanted them to feel comfortable and safe, but that's hard when you're getting something new started...
I Wish I Had Known That Amorphous Pain was Not a Given
I believe I am not alone on this terribly confusing path. In the time since I was diagnosed, I've talked to tens of people with similar symptoms who also didn't realize that anything could be done about it. They were like me: living with chronic pain, not knowing that anything could change. Simply talking with them has made a huge difference for me, and, as they've told me, for them.
A credo! A credo, I say!
The Beautiful Voyager approaches stress, overthinking, and anxiety from a very specific point of view. Understanding where the site is coming from, and why I feel this work is so important, gives the background to the credo itself. All of the tools in the world (including therapy, medication, meditation) won't help until you learn that you have your own unique thumbprint of anxiety, and only you can reach the control panel.
The First Launch of The Beautiful Voyager Podcast
You are looking at the two hosts of the inaugural Beautiful Voyager podcast recording an early episode as it sets sail. Imagine it as a modern day KonTiki stubbornly nudging its way along looking for the trade winds. Start with our trailer, released March 3...