“As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself.”

— Bessel van der Kolk

02  ·  THIS WEEK'S THEME

Refreshes every Monday.

Asking For Help Is A Skill

“Whose hand could you reach for this week, even briefly?”

Most people who struggle to ask for help learned, somewhere along the way, that needing was unsafe. Asking is a muscle. It feels awkward at first because you have not used it in a while. Start small. Ask for something you could survive being told no to.

03  ·  TODAY'S CHECK-IN

A small interruption in the loop.

“What is the temperature of your hands and feet?”

Notice without judgment. Cold extremities are often a stress signal.