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And people with Prada Relief Syndrome have a lot of behavioral challenges, not all of them including food, but that is one of the areas that they do need the most support in. And I got to meet some incredible families and work with some really cool individuals. Next question. Sadie asks, what do you do when you feel useless, irrelevant, and worthless, or do you not ever feel that way? Great question. I do feel that way. And it's kind of a hard question to answer because I know that from where I'm sitting, obviously I have a platform and I get to talk to people. And I would say that I am grateful that I have the opportunity to be here. And I'm still a human. And I often feel like what I'm doing is not what I'm supposed to be doing or I'm not doing it well enough, or I'm not reaching enough people, or I'm not doing it right, or I look stupid, just name the thing and I think it. What do I do? I try and some people like to surround themselves with people who will not make them feel useless, irrelevant, and worthless. But because I'm an actor person, I grew up in a world where everybody's like, you're amazing. And it's sometimes hard for me to lean into believing people. So for me, that's not necessarily the answer. We've had a lot of guests on this show. Kelly Clarkson comes to mind, Hunter McGrady comes to mind who believe in positive affirmations. That can work. That's sort of like the notion of fake it till you make it. If you keep telling yourself you're beautiful and cognitive behavioral therapy would have you do this. If you keep telling yourself, you're not useless, you're amazing. For some people that actually will kind of train their brain into feeling more ease with that. For me, I try not to spend too much time trying to think differently, but I try to behave differently. Doing things that build me up are important for making those feelings get pushed down because they need to be set aside. And I don't mean to push down the notion that I have issues about myself, but I mean to say on a daily basis, like I need to move my body. I need to try and meditate or have quiet time. I need to try and eat things that are healthy for me. And generally speaking, those things start to tip the scales a little bit so that those other feelings are not as strong. But I will also say, and I hope this doesn't depress people, this is a struggle for many of us every day. Like I'd love to say that I have consistent days, weeks, months, and years of feeling amazing. That's just not my story, and I've also stopped obsessing about why that isn't my story because that's a lot of where that kind of cycling happens. So every day I get the opportunity to do it again. I wake up and try and have a sense of gratitude for waking up. And I try and do the things that we're told to do. Jonathan likes to get sun first thing in the morning. He feels like it's a really good way to start your day with positivity and there's absolutely science to that. So yeah, and also if you feel consistently or persistently useless, irrelevant, and worthless, that would really be a time to get professional help and talk to someone about it because that is a serious set of feelings. And yeah.