When disaster strikes in the Gulf, the first thing responders do isn’t clean up. The spill is too massive, too overwhelming. Instead, they deploy barriers, floating booms that keep the oil from spreading. Those barriers don’t solve the problem. They buy time until the experts arrive with the right tools and training to begin the real work of restoration.
Our lives often feel the same. We contain, we distract, we survive. We scroll, we pour another glass, we stay busy, we even overuse “healthy” strategies. They help us hold the mess at bay, but they don’t heal it. And there comes a moment when we realize: I can’t clean this up alone. That is the moment when asking for help stops being a weakness and becomes wisdom.
In this episode, I share why self-help tools can only carry us so far, why calling in experts is not shameful but necessary, and how to commit to the slow, brave process of healing once you begin.
Key Takeaways:
✨ Why containment is necessary but not the same as healing, and how to recognize when you are only surviving.
✨ How to move past the shame of needing help and reframe professional care as expertise, not weakness.
✨ What committing to cleanup looks like in practice, from tracking micro-wins to embracing rest as part of recovery.
This is not about dismissing the tools that carry you through tough moments. It is about knowing when your barriers are buying time but not creating change, and about trusting others to help you reclaim your waters. Because your life was never meant to stay murky and toxic when restoration is possible.
✨ Rewrite. Reclaim. Reinvent. ✨
Because your pain isn’t meant to stay spilled and stagnant forever when you have resources to help you clean it.
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