Hey, if you've been listening to Calm It Down and thinking, man, I wish there was more of this.

Ha, well, there is.

It's called Comit Down Deeper, and it's where we take the conversations further.

There's no rush, no time limits, just space to sit with what matters.

And you can join us at commentdownpodcast.com.

Look for the word deeper.

Thanks.

Thank you for being here.

So let me see if this scenario seems familiar.

Someone asked, how are you doing?

Fine, you say, good, busy. You know how it is. They nod. You smile.

And then the conversation, it moves on. And inside, you're screaming, not literally, not being

overly dramatic here, but just quietly screaming. And the part of yourself that no one else can see because let's be honest

maybe you're not fine maybe you're exhausted you're overwhelmed you're barely holding it together

but you didn't say that you said you were were fine, because that's what we do.

We say we're fine when we're not.

We say we're good when we're drowning.

We say everything is okay when it absolutely isn't.

Am I alone in this? Well, let's dive in. I'm Chad Lawson and let's comment down

in three, two, one. All right, serious question. Are you ready? Are you? What are you not saying? I'll ask that again. What are you not saying? Not to the stranger of the coffee shop, not to your co-worker, not even to the people you love the most,

what are you holding back? Like what truth are you swallowing? What need are you pretending?

Doesn't exist. Maybe you're not saying that you're lonely, even though you're surrounded by people all day. Maybe you're not saying you're scared,

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