Artwork by Polina Washington. What are the ideas, thoughts, and habits that rupture, or interrupt, our ability to feel at home? Through the lens of my own past addictions to alcohol and crime fiction, I explore the dark side of habits in this episode — the anxious, internal routines and dialogues that we are constantly performing and re-performing to keep ourselves from feeling safe, to suppress our self-expression, and to feel unloved. Questions we’ll explore in this episode: Why do we choose to consume media that makes us feel unsafe? How does shame factor into our bad habit, or addiction-oriented, loops? Can not feeling at home become a habit? Do we get used to the familiarity of not feeling comfortable? Check out our sponsors: Hover has a domain name for whatever you’re passionate about. Get 10% off your first domain name, and start laying the groundwork for your next big idea, by visiting hover.com/hurryslowly. Dig into the resources: References and media mentioned in this episode: Hurry Slowly reflection on Archiving the Self Hurry Slowly interview with Sebene Selassie: What It Means to Be Human Chani Nicholas explains what a Saturn Return is Not linking to any of the crime fiction I mention on purpose! : ) Support Hurry Slowly: Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Leave a rating for the show. Make a donation to Hurry Slowly. Share this episode with a friend!