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🗓️ 14 April 2025
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🌳 Ever feel like everything is happening all at once—and you don’t know what to do next? Maybe school feels hard, emotions are all over the place, and your schedule is packed. If that’s you, this episode is your gentle reminder: you don’t always have to push forward—sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do is pause. https://dreambigpodcast.com/450
In Episode 450 of the Dream Big Podcast, Sophia Karpman shares a life-changing tip from forest survival experts: If you get lost in the woods—hug a tree and stay still. And then she shows how that same idea can help us when life gets emotionally overwhelming.
🌟 What You’ll Discover:
Why hugging a tree (or just being still) helps when emotions run wild
Sophia’s personal story of navigating two theatre casts, school, and stress
Gentle ways to find calm, reset your energy, and come back to yourself
🚀 Key Takeaways:
✅ Stillness isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom
✅ You don’t need to fix everything—sometimes, you just need to pause
✅ Being rooted in the moment helps you reconnect with your inner calm
Whether you're in the middle of a busy week or just feeling off, this episode will help you breathe, reset, and remember: you are never truly lost when you pause to listen.
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0:00.0 | Hi, this is Sophia Cartman, host the Dream Big Podcast Show, place to learn, laugh, and grow. |
0:07.7 | Big Dreamers, have you ever felt totally lost? |
0:10.9 | Not in a forest, but in your feelings. |
0:14.4 | Like everything's happening all at once and you're not sure what to do or where to go next? |
0:20.4 | What if I told you, the best thing to do is nothing? |
0:26.0 | In today's episode, I'll share a surprising lesson from survival experts |
0:30.6 | about what to do when you're lost in the woods |
0:33.0 | and how that same advice can help us when life gets a little overwhelming. |
0:39.2 | This is episode 450 of the Dream Big podcast, and it's time to Dream Big. |
0:48.1 | Welcome to the Dream Big podcast show. |
0:51.7 | We're inspiring you to shoot for the Mo day came and go we bring to you amazing guests |
0:57.5 | to truly love what they do every day they're living their dreams and so can you dream big take action |
1:05.6 | to reach your goals are you pumped yet it'stime. Let's rock and roll. |
1:13.1 | Welcome back, big dreamers. Today, I want to tell you about a special piece of advice that could help not just you in the forest, but also help you in life. |
1:24.1 | So here's a fun fact. If you ever get lost in the forests, experts say the best thing to do is |
1:30.3 | hug a tree and stay still. Why? Because when you panic and start running around, you get even more lost. |
1:38.3 | But when you stop, stay calm, and hug a tree, you're easier to find. You give rescuers a chance to come and help you. |
1:47.1 | Now here's what's really cool. |
1:49.2 | That advice doesn't just work in the woods. |
1:51.8 | It works when we're lost in our feelings too. |
1:56.3 | Maybe this week had felt like too much. |
1:59.8 | Maybe you had a bad day at school or someone said something about you that hurt your feelings. |
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