UFYB 231: How to Know When Emotional Difficulty Is Worth It
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
Kara Loewentheil
4.6 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
We often hear platitudes like “if it’s meant to be, it will be easy,” or “if it feels hard, maybe it’s not meant for you.” And while these phrases are usually said to make us feel better about work, relationships, or whatever the situation is at hand, there’s a danger in them, too.
The truth is, emotional growth often feels TERRIBLE, so if we find ourselves constantly shying away from resistance or difficulty, we may also miss out on opportunities for BIG growth. Tune in to learn how to discern what’s worth emotional difficulty and what’s not.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Unfuck Your Brain, the only podcast that teaches you how to use psychology, feminism |
| 0:13.8 | and coaching to rewire your brain and get what you want in life. |
| 0:18.6 | And now here's your host, Harvard Law School grad, feminist rock star, and master coach, |
| 0:24.7 | Carla Lohanthile. |
| 0:25.7 | Hello, my chickens. How are you? |
| 0:31.4 | This is a momentous podcast because it is the first podcast recorded in my new home that |
| 0:38.7 | I've moved into. |
| 0:40.4 | And I am sure that Pauvel, my podcast producer, is already upset because it's not as well |
| 0:48.0 | insulated. |
| 0:49.0 | But you know, we're going to live with that. |
| 0:50.4 | If it's a little echoey, just bear with me. |
| 0:53.0 | We'll get this sorted out. |
| 0:54.3 | I'll coat myself in tapestries or something. |
| 0:57.3 | So I moved to Brooklyn, which as a nearly lifelong Manhattan night, I did not ever think I |
| 1:02.6 | would do. |
| 1:03.7 | And even more unlikely, I moved here for a boy. |
| 1:07.3 | I mean, for a man, for my partner who lives nearby. |
| 1:12.4 | And I'm telling you that because it's actually relevant to today's podcast because I want |
| 1:16.8 | to talk to you about when your feelings are not a kind of good guide and how to know when |
| 1:24.1 | something being really difficult is actually worth it and good for you. |
| 1:30.2 | And this concept and topic kind of came to me as I was thinking about what I've learned |
| 1:34.6 | so far in this relationship and what the experience has been like. |
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