Episode 328: What do you want your behavior to be?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I want to start this episode by telling you about two resources you may or may not know about. The United Way Emergency Relief Fund is there to help, click</span> <a href="https://www.unitedway.org/recovery/covid19"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">here</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to check it out and apply locally if you are in need. And if you have extra, you can help by</span> <a href= "https://www.unitedway.org/recovery/covid19"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">donating here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Glennon Doyle, along with her sister, run Together Rising, a non-profit that helps people in need. If you can donate,</span> <a href= "https://togetherrising.org/give/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">click here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, if you need help, contact contact@togetherrising.org. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may or may not know Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York. He posted something on Instagram last week that made me pause and think. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What I want to focus on is the part where he’s talking about our behavior. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course, our first instinct is to protect ourselves, our children, and our families. That’s normal, human behavior and if we didn’t have this instinct, we wouldn't all be here now. So if you’re beating yourself up for panic buying, or for not having reached out to anyone yet, try to practice self-compassion and let’s move on. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m hoping by the time this episode reaches you, the dust has mostly settled. And by “dust mostly settled”, I mean the shock has worn off, you’ve figured out what your situation is right now, you understand we all need to take this day by day, and if you’re not there yet, you’re working towards a place of surrender. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And if that’s th