Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 Live Your Life 7
2 Find Connection 12
3 Creating Space 15
4 Live with Intention 18
5 Release the Fear 22
6 Exploring the Costs 25
7 The Struggle Trap 29
8 Letting Go 32
9 Flip the Switch 36
10 Do the Opposite 39
11 Taking a Leap 42
12 Voices of Anxiety 45
13 On Autopilot 48
14 Whole, Complete, Enough 51
15 Kindness and Self-Care 55
16 Cultivating Allowing 58
17 Popping the Illusion 63
18 Not Buying It 66
19 Getting Unstuck 69
20 Humanizing the Mind 73
21 Words, Letters, and Ink 76
22 Be Patient 80
23 Disarming Anxiety 84
24 Who Am I, Realty 87
25 The Expansive Self 90
26 Let It Be 93
27 Drop the Stories 97
28 Behavior Matters! 102
29 Discover Your Passions 105
30 Finding Your North Star 109
31 Opening the Right Doors 112
32 Making Wise Choices 115
33 Do, No Trying 118
34 Exercise Kindness 121
35 Don't Feed It 124
36 Body Surfing Emotions 128
37 Refocus, Reconnect, and Redirect 132
38 Moving with Barriers 136
39 Lay Off the But(t)s 141
40 Unhooking from the Past 144
41 Grounding in the Now 148
42 Releasing Attachments 151
43 Drifting Along 155
44 Take Good Care 158
45 Reclaim Your Power 161
46 The Gift of Gratitude 165
47 Paying It Forward 169
48 Taking the Reins 172
49 Inhabiting Your Body 175
50 Growing Through Adversity 179
51 One Step at a Time 182
52 The Journey Ahead 187