# I've Learned A Lot In Navigating Survival Mode

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Podcast: [The Life Of A Multifacet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-life-of-a-multifacet-7117047)
Published: 2026-05-26T09:32:00+00:00
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In this episode of The Life of a Multifacet , I’m talking about what I’ve learned from navigating survival mode and how that mindset can help you push through, but also keep you from actually enjoying how far you’ve come. I get into family, generational survival instincts, growing up around people who had to figure life out the hard way, and how that can shape the way you move as an adult. Sometimes you’re so used to grinding, protecting yourself, and trying not to go back to where you were that you don’t even realize you’re creating more stress for yourself. This episode also gets into fitness, work, money, New York, security jobs, content, faith, relationships, boundaries, and learning how to stop making everything harder than it needs to be. Because at some point, survival mode can’t be the whole identity. You still gotta grind, but you also gotta give yourself grace, work smarter, stop overextending yourself, and actually appreciate the life you’re building.

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