You don't feel like shit because of your circumstances.

You feel like shit because of how you interpret them.

I really believe that we create these underlying emotions with our own irrational thoughts,

which means that if we create them, then we can also uncreate them.

What's up, guys? Welcome back to Build.

And today we are going to talk about how to stop feeling like shit.

The reason I want to talk about this today is because I have had a rough couple of months and I think I've been pretty transparent about that with my audience and people who listen to my stuff.

I don't like to hide things. I feel like hiding things.

There's a quote that I heard once, and it was,

shame only exists in the dark.

And so I don't like to hide my problems.

And I know it's easier to talk about things once they have resolution,

but I actually find it easier if I'm just open with everybody.

And I really think that I promised here I would show the good, the bad, the ugly, the exciting, the not so exciting, the

boring, the sexy to everybody that follows me. And so this is me doing that. And today, I was

really struggling because I was like, wow, I have not been the KSmeA podcast recently. What am I

going to talk about? And so I was like, I really want to talk about what I'm doing mentally right now when I'm not feeling my best, right?

Like I'm physically not feeling my best and it's draining me, you know, obviously, emotionally and mentally to not physically be able to do everything I want to do.

And I started re-listening to some books that really anchor me.

You know, I listened to a lot of Albert Ellis and

Stephen Hayes. I'd say like those two are very big anchors for me. And I started writing down

what I need to do and what I can do in those moments and in these times versus what I feel like

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