What's up guys? Welcome back to the love life podcast. I had some really lovely emails

at podcast at Matthew husty.com in response to the recent reading I did from a

newsletter that I had written and I thought I'd do another one. So again, send me feedback. The only way I know what you like and what you don't like about this podcast is when you email us

podcast at Matthew husty.com and let us know I'll keep doing more of the things that you

really enjoy I also think it's fun sometimes to mix up the format. Tell me if you like that or if you just want it to be the same every time.

This one I think is nice because you can just listen to it while you're on the go.

It feels more like a story and maybe it's even

something that you enjoy listening to while you fall asleep. Here we go. This one

was a newsletter I wrote called

Handling Painful Emotions, My Solo Trip to Mexico.

A few years ago, feeling overworked and in need of a break, and simultaneously having just

suffered a painful loss in my love life, I decided what I needed in that moment was to get away for a few days.

Living in Los Angeles, one of the easiest getaways you can fly to is Carbo, Mexico.

So I booked my flights for a four-day trip.

I remember immediately thinking to myself,

I should invite someone.

This instinct had long been a part of my life to bring along a friend, a family member, or someone I was interested in romantically to share the experience with so I didn't have to go alone.

But this time I resolved to step outside my comfort

zone and do it by myself. What I didn't predict was just how uncomfortable this would make me once the departure date came around.

The week of the trip I felt a knot in my stomach at the thought of going.

And hastily I considered cancelling the trip, staying home and working those days instead.

I told myself it was pointless to go alone.

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