Hey hey, Reader.

How are you? Something so simple sounding is such a super heavy, loaded question right now. Oh boy do I know that. Maybe you don’t have an answer that feels most correct at this moment and that’s perfectly okay. My answer isn’t any easier to find right now either, so I’ve been responding with, “I’m present.”

For me, there’s no fakery and no overpromise in that short, vague phrase. And it’s as true as it can be without doing some sort of emotional overdump because I am, in fact, present with you in this moment if you’re asking me a question and I’m able to muster up a response.

The fantastic thing is that this two-word curveball of an answer that is kind of stating the obvious has sparked all kinds of interesting conversations.

Sometimes it causes us both to make a weird face and share a laugh at the absurdity that is this life. Sometimes it results in a quiet moment where we’re both just nodding at each other while the gravity of everything settles around us. And sometimes it sends us off on a deep ass conversational tangent that we get deliciously lost in until we realize it’s been 42 minutes and we haven’t even gotten into what we were on the call for in the first place.

But there is one common thing I’m hearing in almost every conversation I’m having right now: people are really struggling.

The struggles look different, but the reasons are pretty universal. Not enough time. Not enough money. Not enough energy. Not enough support. Plus, the world is on fire and everyone needs help.

I feel that. I feel alllll of that. I think every one of us is feeling it even though it may show up slightly differently each time.

And the truth is that everything is hard right now and is looking to get harder. But that doesn’t mean we have no other recourse than to give in.

We can each still find ways to get (and remain) anchored in our values, make progress towards the goodness we want to see in the world, and get things done that help us stay afloat.

But if reading that is starting to make you feel bubbles of overwhelm creeping up from the pit of your stomach, I have something that may be able to soothe.

And if you read that and then felt an inner fist pump build that was washed away by the waves of “what if…” and “how even…” and “in this economy?!?!”, I have something that might be able to hold you.

Because one of the most powerful foundational skills for dealing with all. the. things. that won’t sit back and just **let you live** is to know how to get your hands around overwhelm.

That's why I created a mini course called "For When Things Feel Overwhelming." It's a system of simple actions that can make keeping your head above water that much more manageable.

These 6 little actions with big impacts are things that I use in my own life every day while dealing with all the things that make getting out of bed so hard. They help me support myself, orient my limited capacity, and not feel like I'm spinning a thousand plates... and failing. So I'm sharing that with you in there.

Maybe you've been telling yourself that what you're going through isn't that bad, relatively speaking. I hear you. I say similar things to myself all the time. But that doesn't mean you don't get to have your own floating door.

None of us have to be Jack.

Take care, my friend.

In love, liberation, and solidarity,

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P.S. Just in case you're on the fence about the Mini Course, here are a couple of things that might help you decide: it's a pay what you can purchase, starting at $9. Plus, you've got the choice to listen to it as a 42-minute podcast-style audio or step through it as an online course. Some things can be easy sometimes. Check it out here.​

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