Don’t Own the Diagnosis

Hey beautiful people! It’s Maycember — that wild stretch of end-of-school-year chaos and springtime new beginnings. Instead of piling more onto your plate, I’m sharing a few tiny cognitive tweaks that can shift everything, plus a quick moment of stillness to get you through. I also open up about a recent scary diagnosis and why I’m refusing to own it. Rare but possible, baby. In this episode:

• Why you should never “own” a diagnosis (mental or physical) — the language we use shapes our identity and our healing
• Three cognitive flips that change everything: “I have to” becomes “I get to,” “what if” becomes “even if,” and the quiet magic of “wouldn’t it be nice if…”
• A 16-second bliss break you can do anywhere — shoutout to my friend Davidji for this one

Mentions and shoutouts:

• Catch Stress Therapy the show on New Reality TV (Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV)
• Huge congrats to the Chamblee High School varsity tennis team heading to state finals
• Stanford is studying energy healers and their effect on cancer cells — science is catching up to the woo woo
• September 23–27 retreat with a sale running this week at ilovetherapy.com
• If you spot a “Rare But Possible” t-shirt out there, please send it my way

Connect with me @thestresstherapist on Instagram and @stresstherapy on Twitter. Georgia residents — book a free consultation at ilovetherapy.com.

Produced and edited by Owen Flake

Don’t Own the Diagnosis

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