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Hey friend, it's Nicole, host of the Nicole Walters podcast.

Here's where we laugh, we cry, and we grant ourselves grace as we do life together.

Let's get started.

Hey friend, so I know that our chats sometimes are highs.

You know, talking about funny stories and cool things and new love and new life and sometimes

are lows.

And they were talking about the hard stuff and growing and getting better.

And that's kind of what I wanted to chat about today.

One of the things that I'm learning consistently in this starting over process is that healing is not linear.

And one of the worst things we can do for ourselves is expect that there's some magical finish line where we will suddenly feel better.

And all that life is is chasing and running towards that.

I want you to know that's not the case at all.

If you are saying to yourself every time you're having a bad day or a tough moment,

oh my word, like why isn't it getting better?

Oh my gosh, things were going so great.

And I can't believe this terrible thing happened and knocked me off my feet.

Well, friend, that's what I want to unpack today.

Because guess what?

I'm just like you.

I've been doing this to myself and just keeping it all the way real.

Of course, it's hard.

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