Emily McDonald

So it only really feels good in the beginning.

And like something as simple that maybe most people can relate to is social media.

In the beginning, I remember when I first went on like Facebook online,

when I was younger.

In the beginning, you went on because it was cool and fun.

You get to see your friends and talk.

And then it gets to this point where you're on your phone and you're on social media and you don't even know how you got there.

It's like an automatic behavior.

And it becomes a stimulus response behavior where initially,

When we do things like drugs or social media or any sort of gambling, whatever it is, you do it because it's a goal-directed behavior.

You're doing it for a reason, whether it be to feel better, get dopamine.

Maybe it could even be as simple as...

I want to stay close with people in this friend group, whatever it is.

And then over time, it develops into a stimulus response relationship where you see it, you do it.

And it's become saved into the habit centers of your brain.

I think just the first belief that comes to mind maybe is that I need to do more to get more.

And it's definitely something that I have experienced in the past where it's not always about doing more.

It is always about, though, getting your energy right and having your energy in alignment and just really just being in your joy and just feeling your best.

I have had so many times where...

I'm maybe having a stressful week and there are a couple of days where I'm taking life super seriously and I'm, you know, got that grip on the wheel of life.