All right, buckle up, y'all, because I have a wild story for you today about problem avoidance

and how it makes things 10 times worse. And this is a story ripped straight from the headlines

of my life. I was not the person avoiding the problem in this scenario. I was the person

asking for resolution, but the other person's levels of avoidance made their

life so much worse. And it was like watching a train wreck happen. So it's such a powerful

example of why it's crucial to deal with your problems. So today in this episode, I'm going to

share this story. I'm going to explain what's happening in our brains when we try to avoid our

problems. And I'm going to talk about's happening in our brains when we try to avoid our problems,

and I'm going to talk about how you can start facing your problems head on. So let's get into it.

Welcome to unfuck your brain. I'm your host Kara Lowentile, master certified coach and founder of the School of New Feminist Thought. I'm here to help you turn down your anxiety, turn up your

confidence, and create a life on your own terms, one that you're truly excited to live.

Let's go.

All right, y'all, let's start with story time. So I'm being vague about the details because I'm not

trying to put these people

specifically on blast. I just want to talk about it as an example of how problem avoidance

makes problems so much worse. So a few years ago, I worked with a company for some

professional services and that company turned out to be not doing a very good job.

And so about a year ago, I transitioned out of working with them.

And I had to hire someone else to try to fix the mistakes and recoup some of the money we had lost because of those mistakes.

And so we like did that.

I got through it.

I coached myself.

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