Anna Ferguson

But I took the moment to actually just go, wow, like the world continues on and there is actual beauty that occurs, natural beauty that occurs.

And for that moment, I gave myself a break from the experience that I was having.

Now, I think we give distraction and that externalization a bad rap, but when you're in the thick of it and it's chronic and ongoing, you really do need to create space because you're trying to problem solve something that's not necessarily going to have a resolution, right?

And so how do you create enough space in your day, whether it's just for moments in time, to signal that, hey, things are going to be okay.

things might look a little different to how they would normally or your future might look different to how you expected it.

But in this moment, I can notice something that is beautiful or inspiring or safe that brings me back to earth for a moment, that gets me out of my head and into the present moment and into my body to actually just be safe for this point in time.

And I think those micro moments of external awe or not being in my own shit are

has been very, very grounding throughout this process.

And I know at some point I'm going to have to face all of it and I'm going to have to work through everything that I have gone through, but now is not the time to do that.

Now is the time that I need to be the lead of our family in regulating everyone else, in being calm and safe for other people to fall apart with, and my time will come to handle what I have gone through.

My absolute pleasure, Sarah.

Thank you so much.