#41. It's Okay To Take a Break (is this the end of season 1?)

I'll be taking a step back from my online activities for a few weeks. ⁠ ⁠ We're moving next week, but that's only part of it. ⁠ ⁠ It's time for me to face one of the biggest fears I've had for a couple of years now: ⁠ ⁠ Sitting with my own thoughts. Alone. ⁠ ⁠ I've been pushing myself to take big messy action in how I show up online, and I've done that, and it's been transformative. It's good advice and I'm grateful it was given to me. ⁠ ⁠ They say it's easier to steer a ship that's already in motion, and so I've been afraid to allow any stop, any inertia. I've been afraid that if I stop doing scary things online, I'll never start again. ⁠ ⁠ But I know that I need to pause. Reassess. Make sure the ship is going in the right direction, at least broadly speaking. ⁠ ⁠ I'm an overthinker. There's no sense denying it. But I've been trying to force myself too far in the other direction. I've been forcing myself to underthink. ⁠ ⁠ So it's time for a pause, with the exception of my Social Anxiety Besties Club on Patreon. We'll still be doing our weekly livestreams and Zoom chats. ⁠ ⁠ I'm planning to come back to regular posting, Stories, and podcast episodes in time for my next Live with @honestrox on October 20. ⁠ ⁠ Thank you so much for reading and for being here. I appreciate you. ⁠ ⁠ Please know that I'll be reflecting deeply on how I can best help others who struggle with social anxiety and shyness. I believe that will always be my core mission -- I just need to take some time to figure out what that will actually look like going forward. ⁠ ⁠ Warmly,⁠ ⁠ Sadie