This is Optimal Health Daily. When in doubt, write the truth by Dr. Alana Miller of zenpsychiatry.com,

and I'm Dr. Neal. Welcome to another Sunday bonus episode. This is where I like to share an

episode from another podcast in our network, usually overlapping a bit with what we talk about here.

And this one comes from my brother's podcast,

Optimal Living Daily. You can find that podcast by searching for Optimal Living Daily wherever you're

hearing this. And with that, here's my brother Justin, along with his commentary, as we optimize

your life.

When in doubt, write the truth by Alana Miller of Zenpsychiatry.com.

I wasn't going to write a post today. Usually by a time Tuesday rolls around, I've had a burst or two of inspiration, and have at least an inkling of an idea of what to say. But this week, nothing. Oh, sure, there were a few

ideas. They felt insincere, though, so I let them go. This morning I told myself, why stress about this?

People will understand if I take a week off from the blog? I figured I'd say briefly that I was

feeling sick and not up to writing, then I'd come back to it

next week. It wasn't until tonight that I realized what was really going on. The problem wasn't a lack of

things to write about. The problem was that the truth was painful, and I didn't want to tell you.

But how could I go wrong by telling you the truth? There is a purity in the truth,

a vulnerability, a rawness. When you tell the truth, no one can tell you you're wrong,

or you can safely ignore the few who try. When you tell the truth, you build a foundation.

When you project an image, you build a house of cards. Oh, and the truth is not an

excuse to smuggily hide behind while you say careless and insensitive things to others,

but I was just being honest. That's called being a fag. Anyway, so I decided when in doubt,

when I don't know what to write about, I will tell you the truth. I just ask you one

thing in return. If you can, just stay present with me for this story. There is no need to reassure me,

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