Hello and welcome to the Marie Forleo podcast. I'm Marie Forleo, and I can't believe I'm

saying this, but this is the final episode of our Take a Breath series. Now, if you've

been following along for the past five weeks, then you know what's coming up next. Yes,

we are going to take a breath together. Close your eyes, put your hand on your heart

if that feels good to you, and let's breathe in. And breathe out. Good. And I want you

to know, I have loved doing this series with you, and I hope you found it to be a helpful

reset for your mind and your soul. Today is short and extremely powerful. You're going

to learn a brilliant exercise to use whenever the pain of the world feels a bit overwhelming.

Today's question, it comes from Laura and she writes, hello Marie, I could go on forever

about how much your work gives me little soul bumps that make me want to change. And while

change usually comes along with pain, your advice creates a state in which I feel comfortable

alive and just willing to live my adventure. Awesome. Here's my cue. I consider myself

a highly intuitive and caring person. People trust me. I'm passionate about my life and

my work, and I'm currently back at uni for my next career. While studying, I still have

my full-time office job where people are constantly stressed out. It's like they're at

war. They're getting sick and often treat each other in a grumpy, unloving and uncooperative

way. My problem is I can only take negative vibes for so long that I lose contact with

my fearless and loving self. My stomach hurts and my breathing stops feeling natural. What

can I do to not let a bad atmosphere get me out of balance? Meditation, good food and

enough sleep just don't seem to do it. Thanks, Laura. Laura, this is an awesome question.

You know, there is a lot of pain in the world and sometimes it's our own. We can get angry,

we can feel disappointed, we can feel like things are falling apart. You know, in other times

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