Sometimes “just picture a better future” makes you feel worse—because your brain can’t connect the dots from here to there. That’s not a failure; it’s biology. In this cornerstone, we’ll […]
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The Five-Minute Rewind: A Micro-Practice for Hard Days
When the future feels impossible, five minutes can still be generous. The Five-Minute Rewind is a tiny pattern-breaker you can use after an argument, a bill shock, or a discouraging […]
When You Can’t See a Way Forward: How Looking Back Rebuilds Hope
When life feels heavy—money tight, tempers short, and the news not helping—imagining a brighter future can feel fake. That’s normal. In hard seasons our brains narrow to immediate threats, which […]