If 2020 hasn’t been a giant reminder, when it comes to disappointment, none of us are getting out of here unscathed. Disappointment is a part of life, but it can be so easy to begin to think we should expect it or that it has something to do with our worth. If you find yourself getting stuck saying things like “this always happens to me” or “this figures”, it’s time to start analyzing some of those thought patterns so you can recognize the choices you have to make the moment disappointment strikes. 

If you haven’t caught my story by now, I have navigated a lot of disappointment and grief in recent years. I’ll recap some of that in this episode. I am not done healing, but I’m making progress and I want to share the tools I’ve found that have made the biggest impact on my ability to move forward. Friend, there’s nothing wrong with you. Disappointment does hurt. We’ve got to acknowledge the hurt and sit in a moment. But we can’t stay there forever. In time, you always have the choice to stay bitter, pretend it didn’t happen, or use it for good. What will you choose? 

In this episode we’ll explore: 

• How to tell the difference between facts and the story you’re telling yourself 
• What it looks like to reframe your circumstances 
• How to know when it’s time to make a decision in your disappointment 
• What it looks like to integrate disappointment into your life without letting it define you 

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