Many of us use unhealthy coping strategies as a way to avoid feeling our feelings. In today's episode, Amanda answers questions about three different unhealthy coping strategies - using alcohol, food, and shopping to cope with difficult feelings - and how to become curious about why we may be using these unhealthy coping mechanisms and how to start finding healthy ways to engage with life and process our feelings.

Timestamps:

• 0:00: Intro
• 8:01: Listener Question 1
• 23:00: Listener Question 2

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I am no longer accepting new questions for the podcast, but if you’d like to reach out, you can still email me at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

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CHECK OUT HUMNPLAY.COM

I created a new website called Hum n Play. It has games and activities to help with the healing journey. Some are stress relievers, others are designed to help you reflect and connect with your emotion, and some are just plain fun. I consider it a science museum for the inner world because maybe through exploration you’ll even learn something about yourself. You can find it at humnplay.com If you check it out, let me know what you think. You can always email me at [email protected]

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