Intro

We discuss why we should beware of the impulse to disengage when we feel lonely, purposeless, or overwhelmed by bad news. We also share listener responses about creative themed-retreat ideas, such as a heal-the-heartache getaway. Plus we discuss an interesting know-yourself-better question.

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• Listen to episode 110 here
• If you want to see how you’ll look on video, go to Zoom.us/test
• Shop the Muse Machine, Know Yourself Better Journal, and Don't Break the Chain Tracker here
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• Elizabeth is reading: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert  (Amazon, Bookshop) 
• Gretchen is reading: Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso (Amazon, Bookshop)

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