you have the power to reset and refocus and show yourself the same grace you'd offer your friend.

Hey, hey, welcome back to the show. Did you know that your brain has a built-in bully? It does.

Chances are, you're probably letting it run the show. This is why we have a

mental funk. Let me tell you why self-compassion is the ultimate secret weapon that you didn't even know

you needed. So, do you ever wake up and you feel like your brain is stuck in oatmeal? Like,

you're not exactly miserable, but you're not happy either. Everything is just meh,

right? Your to-do list is glaring at you like it has a personal vendetta and your laundry pile

might as well have its own zip code. Even the idea of microwaving yesterday's leftover coffee

feels like a major accomplishment. If you've been there, welcome to the human club. You are not

alone. But here's the good news. Just because you're in a mental slump, it doesn't mean that you have to

stay there. Today, I want to talk to you about something powerful that is almost always overlooked.

Self-compassion when it comes to feeling stuck. So I have a whole

episode on self-compassion coming up soon, but today I just want to talk about how to use it to

bust out of a mental funk when we find ourselves in one. And this is not the fluffy spa day

version, but the kind that gets you out of bed, back on track, feeling good again with grace and resilience

and maybe even a laugh or two along the way.

Okay, let's dive right in.

So I want to tell you about something that happened recently to me.

I hit a wall.

I had a big email campaign to write for a program that was getting ready to

open. I spent 45 minutes rearranging the apps on my phone, as if having the carrot weather app next to

my notes app would unlock my productivity. It did not. Eventually, I decided to take a short break,

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