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Episode 78 When You Know the Tools and Life is Still Hard
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- Running to Myself
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- Feb 23, 2026
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- 517
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When You Know the Tools and Life Is Still Hard What does mind management look like when life feels overwhelming—even when you know the tools? In this episode, Trisha shares a real-life example of practicing mindset work in the middle of a hard season. She pulls back the curtain on what happens when emotions run high, isolation creeps in, and expectations quietly build—especially with the people we love most. This is an honest conversation about self-soothing, unmet expectations, and learning to take responsibility for your inner world without doing it all alone. In this episode: What “looking under the hood” of mind management really means Why knowing the tools doesn’t prevent struggle How isolation can grow even with a strong support system The hidden cost of unspoken expectations A powerful shift from waiting for reassurance to offering it to yourself How self-soothing can restore steadiness and clarity If you’ve ever thought, “I know what to do… so why is this still hard?” —this episode is for you. Thanks for listening. And as always—keep running to yourself.