# Daily Shift 164: Stop waiting for things to calm down before you start living

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Podcast: [Celeste The Therapist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/celeste-the-therapist-558249)
Published: 2026-05-23T06:46:00+00:00
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## Resource

How many times have you said — once things settle down, I'll start. Once the uncertainty passes, I'll make the plan. Once I feel less anxious, I'll show up fully. In today's episode, Celeste addresses one of the most common ways anxiety keeps us stuck — the waiting room. The place where we put our lives on hold until conditions are perfect. Spoiler: the conditions are never going to be perfect. And your life is happening right now. If you've been living in the waiting room, this one is going to challenge you to walk out of it. Today's shift: Identify one thing you've been postponing until things calm down — and take one small step toward it today anyway. visit the wellness center stwyt.com Events Store Follow Celeste podcast page on tick tock , facebook and instagram Follow STWYT Wellness center on tick tock , facebook and instagram

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