Ep. 547: Beware the Impulse to Disengage, Planning Themed Retreats & How to Know Yourself Better.

We discuss why we should beware of the impulse to disengage when we feel lonely, purposeless, or overwhelmed by bad news. We also share listener responses about creative themed-retreat ideas, such as a heal-the-heartache getaway. Plus we discuss an interesting know-yourself-better question.

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• Listen to episode 110 here
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• Elizabeth is reading: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Amazon, Bookshop)
• Gretchen is reading: Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso (Amazon, Bookshop)

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