Skip Hanson is a 44 year old father of 2. He is an avid reader and podcaster. Co host of Random Thought Patterns, a paranormal Podcast www.randomthoughtpatterns.com , he enjoys the spookier things in life. A practicing Heathen for 25+ years he is always striving to move forward on his path. He is learning Reiki and has does his best to spread knowledge and positivity. His biggest goal in life is providing and making his family and friends happy.
As we grow up there are a litany of skills we are taught in school, and, depending on our home life, another set of skills we are taught at home. Unlike banking or paying taxes or organizing bills, nothing in our lives as young adults forces us to learn this skill as a natural part of adulthood. In fact, we are generally unaware that it is important at all, even though our inability to do it disrupts our lives on a daily basis. This skill is the conscious processing of emotion. I grew up with a notion, maybe you did too, that people with emotional problems or addictions can't cope with life. When I was buried in panic and alcohol, my "inability to cope with life" was not an actionable thing to improve. I would ask "How can I cope with life better?" The answers were vague and unhelpful, "suck it up." From inside a broken brain and life, I had to figure out what it was that I couldn't cope with. It turned out that it was "feelings." Fe
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