Welcome to UnFuck Your Brain. The only podcast that teaches you how to use psychology, feminism, and coaching to rewire your brain

and get what you want in life.

And now here's your host, Harvard Law School grad, Feminist Rockstar, and Master Coach,

Kara Loyenthyle.

Hello, Chickens.

Are you roosting somewhere warm?

I am in extreme denial that it is dark at 5 PM right now.

But I am also really excited that the winter solstice is coming up because it's finally

going to get lighter. I was actually just on a call with a new client today

and I was saying to her that I totally understand why ancient people sacrificed at the solstice.

Like I would happily trade all the sheep I have don't have any sheep but if I had them they would be in danger.

It's dark. But that also means 2018 is almost here.

So this month we're talking about what we want to create in 2018.

And last week we talked about settling, why we do it, and how to stop.

And today we're going to talk about the number one thing you can do

to ensure your success in 2018.

And here's what that number one thing is. your opinion investing in your mental and emotional health is absolutely a

feminist issue and to be clear I am not necessarily talking about financial

investment now obviously I'm a coach so I think that investing in coaching is a good way to do this, but you can do this work on your own.

It just requires investing your time and energy.

So why is investing in your own emotional and mental health a feminist issue?

There's a great quote from Audrey Lord that goes,

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