Cory Richards

Whether it's a metaphorical mountain or not, anytime we're in survival mode, we're going to have an element of flow. And that is because we're uniquely programmed to survive. The funny thing about survival that I've found is that it's reaction-based. versus resilience, which is a response, right?

Whether it's a metaphorical mountain or not, anytime we're in survival mode, we're going to have an element of flow. And that is because we're uniquely programmed to survive. The funny thing about survival that I've found is that it's reaction-based. versus resilience, which is a response, right?

And so the shift from reaction to response, I think, is part of that internal growth because as somebody who's dealt with bipolar and these difficult mental struggles, it's very easy just to default to a reactionary thinking. The other interesting thing about that is survival is not values-based. Like when people are in survival mode, they'll do crazy shit.

And so the shift from reaction to response, I think, is part of that internal growth because as somebody who's dealt with bipolar and these difficult mental struggles, it's very easy just to default to a reactionary thinking. The other interesting thing about that is survival is not values-based. Like when people are in survival mode, they'll do crazy shit.

And so the shift from reaction to response, I think, is part of that internal growth because as somebody who's dealt with bipolar and these difficult mental struggles, it's very easy just to default to a reactionary thinking. The other interesting thing about that is survival is not values-based. Like when people are in survival mode, they'll do crazy shit.

When people are in a resilience mode, it's slower and it's underwritten by value. And the values are actually guiding it. So that shift into a resilience mindset has been one of the most important things I've done. And I would say that climbing and photography was actually mostly survival.

When people are in a resilience mode, it's slower and it's underwritten by value. And the values are actually guiding it. So that shift into a resilience mindset has been one of the most important things I've done. And I would say that climbing and photography was actually mostly survival.

When people are in a resilience mode, it's slower and it's underwritten by value. And the values are actually guiding it. So that shift into a resilience mindset has been one of the most important things I've done. And I would say that climbing and photography was actually mostly survival.

And not having the tools to, you know, not having the infrastructure. Judith Herman, who's a Harvard psychologist, in 1995, she basically said, look, all psychological dysfunction is really one diagnosis, which is trauma. It's all an extension of trauma. I mean, for the most part. Trauma has become a buzzword now and everybody's learning about it, which is so important.

And not having the tools to, you know, not having the infrastructure. Judith Herman, who's a Harvard psychologist, in 1995, she basically said, look, all psychological dysfunction is really one diagnosis, which is trauma. It's all an extension of trauma. I mean, for the most part. Trauma has become a buzzword now and everybody's learning about it, which is so important.

And not having the tools to, you know, not having the infrastructure. Judith Herman, who's a Harvard psychologist, in 1995, she basically said, look, all psychological dysfunction is really one diagnosis, which is trauma. It's all an extension of trauma. I mean, for the most part. Trauma has become a buzzword now and everybody's learning about it, which is so important.

And at the same time, there's this overcorrection where we're sort of believing that by knowing our trauma and being able to voice it and explain it, that that is healing it, which isn't the case. In fact, it becomes a new narrative that I've observed stops people. Self-identify with it. Exactly. We reinforce it by telling, oh, this happened to me. This is, and now this is my new story.

And at the same time, there's this overcorrection where we're sort of believing that by knowing our trauma and being able to voice it and explain it, that that is healing it, which isn't the case. In fact, it becomes a new narrative that I've observed stops people. Self-identify with it. Exactly. We reinforce it by telling, oh, this happened to me. This is, and now this is my new story.

And at the same time, there's this overcorrection where we're sort of believing that by knowing our trauma and being able to voice it and explain it, that that is healing it, which isn't the case. In fact, it becomes a new narrative that I've observed stops people. Self-identify with it. Exactly. We reinforce it by telling, oh, this happened to me. This is, and now this is my new story.

And I did that for decades.

And I did that for decades.

And I did that for decades.

Very early on, I realized I had a loud interior landscape. And I remember that from a very, very young age. And by virtue of that, there was a sense of isolation where I was almost trapped in my own mind and thus engaging with the external world felt difficult. And there was a sense also of like on the outside looking in. Now, I think that's pretty human.

Very early on, I realized I had a loud interior landscape. And I remember that from a very, very young age. And by virtue of that, there was a sense of isolation where I was almost trapped in my own mind and thus engaging with the external world felt difficult. And there was a sense also of like on the outside looking in. Now, I think that's pretty human.

Very early on, I realized I had a loud interior landscape. And I remember that from a very, very young age. And by virtue of that, there was a sense of isolation where I was almost trapped in my own mind and thus engaging with the external world felt difficult. And there was a sense also of like on the outside looking in. Now, I think that's pretty human.