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1258: Becoming the Buffalo: Moving Through Resistance Instead of Avoiding It
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- Emotionally Uncomfortable
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- Apr 1, 2026
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- 1822
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Summary
"If a buffalo is willing to go into something that it knows is going to suck, the emotionally uncomfortable storm, it knows the storm will pass faster." In this episode, Heather gets honest about what it actually takes to move forward when you're standing at the edge of change, and every part of you wants to stall out. This conversation explores the invisible weight we carry, the addiction to consuming information instead of integrating it, and the subtle ways we create drama to avoid the decisions that would change everything. Through the lens of "becoming the buffalo," Heather talks about what it looks like to face discomfort head-on, close the loops you've been leaving open, and build the capacity to hold more in your life without breaking under it. If you've been circling the same patterns, avoiding the one thing you know you need to do, or feeling mentally and emotionally cluttered, this episode will meet you there and challenge you to move anyway. What to listen for: ✨ The journey of becoming a buffalo and seeing the energy ties that hold you back ✨ Why solving problems helps open up your mental, emotional, and spiritual capacity ✨ How Heather is exploring where she wants her work to fit into the industry "I've been thinking a lot about how addictive information is and how people are addicts for online information. We have podcasts. We have books. We have courses. We have all the things, and in order to have a transformation, you actually need to integrate it. " ✨ The reason why, when we're about to have a transformation, we create drama ✨ We often have resistance to just doing the damn thing, but we need to move past it ✨ The ways (and reasons) people keep loops open to avoid making a decision " The quicker I started making decisions, even if I had resistance to…