Headspace Studios. Hi there, and welcome to Radio Headspace Space. I'm Dora. So there was a season of my life where everything felt unsettled.

I had just left a long-term relationship.

I wasn't working, at least not in the way I was used to, and I found myself in a strange

in-between space, waiting to hear back about another job, wondering if I had pivoted completely,

and figuring out how to take care of myself in the meantime.

Everything felt up in the air. And if you've ever been there, you know it's not a place that makes

you feel productive. At first, I tried to do what I always do. Make a plan. Organize the uncertainty.

Fill the gaps. But eventually, that just led to more restlessness.

One afternoon, I stopped trying.

I turned off my notifications, laid on the floor,

and just allowed myself to be.

Not trying to figure it out or distract myself,

but simply just being and breathing.

It wasn't dramatic or even particularly comforting, but it was honest.

And in that quiet moment something clicked.

I didn't need to chase the answer.

I needed to practice being with the question.

For some of us, we may believe that peace is something we earn once we've figured it all out.

But more often than not, peace is what shows up when we stop wrestling with uncertainty,

when we meet the unknown with presence instead of pressure.

And mindfulness doesn't erase the unknown, it helps us stay steady inside of it.

I was talking to my therapist during that stretch of uncertainty, and I remember saying,

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