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I'm Wana Summers.

I think it's safe to say that many of us have been on an emotional roller coaster

this last couple years.

For me, that's felt a little bit like living in a state of suspension.

You know, I had all of these plans for what the next few years of my life would look

like.

And as the pandemic set in, those plans all got put on hold.

I met messing, meaningful time with loved ones.

Time, I can't get back.

Putting off big decisions, shifting the timelines for other things I wanted to do.

Burn out, waiting through grief and isolation.

And sometimes, thinking about all of that, it just feels overwhelming.

We all feel these things, regardless of who you are and where you are in life.

You are going to go through difficult periods and have days that aren't as great as others.

That's Liz Fossilian.

She's one of the authors of the new book, Big Feelings.

How to be okay when things are not okay.

In the book, Liz and her co-author Molly West Duffy explore seven emotions that they

found particularly difficult to overcome.

Uncertainty, comparison and anger.

So burnout, perfectionism, despair and regret.

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