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Mini Edit: A Quick “Ugly Funk” Tactic

Feb 12, 2024
Explore strategies for dealing with difficult emotions and the challenges of reentry. Learn a quick tactic to combat funk after a break. Discover the cathartic tactic of writing to release negative energy and gain clarity. Hear discussions about anxiety in parenting, including depression, burnout, and perfectionism.
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Quick takeaways

  • Acknowledging and naming your feelings can help alleviate an emotional funk.
  • Writing down and venting about negative experiences can release negative energy and lead to positive steps forward.

Deep dives

Dealing with Ugly Funks

The episode discusses the experience of being in an emotional funk and provides a tactic for dealing with it. The host reflects on her own experience of feeling off and shares that it can be helpful to acknowledge and name the feelings instead of suppressing them. She also suggests writing down and venting about the things that are bringing you down in a private document, allowing the release of negative energy. This exercise can lead to a series of positive proactive steps and help shift the focus from dwelling on the why or what to moving forward.

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