Hello there! Episode 151 is here and this week Aaron Calder is on the show
sharing his very moving journey with Alcoholism and alcohol induced Liver
Cirrhosis and Fatty Liver Disease. This is a story that may trigger many
listening as none of us like to imagine that we could ever behave in ways
that go against our beliefs of who we are, our beliefs that we are each
either ‘good’ people or ‘bad’ people. The truth is, it’s far more nuanced
than merely ‘good’ vs ‘evil’ and when push comes to shove, any one of us
can find ourselves doing and saying things that are out of alignment with
our core values and beliefs. What we need more of right now is forgiveness,
compassion and understanding, especially in light of the challenging times
we are in around the globe at present. Many of our friends and family are
struggling and mot of us have few strategies to help us through just
regular difficult times, let alone a global pandemic! So let’s offer
ourselves some grace, some humility, some kindness and let’s allow more
than just ‘good’ feelings and ‘positive’ vibes because it’s an unrealistic
expectation at the best of times and right now, it’s an impossible
expectation that sets us up to fail. You can be both deeply grateful and
utterly terrified and hopeless at the moment and that can still be ok.
Allow yourself to feel it all. Access support when you need to (check out
the show notes for more info by clicking on this link). Most of all, take
care of yourself. xx
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