009 - Hope and Gratitude

Hello, friends and fellow lovely messes! We thought we’d give you a bonus episode this week, in case you need some company while you’re cooking up those Thanksgiving turkeys (“slay!”). Part of this episode is ‘light and fluffy,’ like Lexy’s divine mashed potatoes, and sometimes we have a little more depth, like Mary’s amazing Sausage Apple Stuffing. As Lexy says, “it’s fun, and it’s great, but it does take a toll.” 

 

Lex talks a little about her superpower of disassociating, and how she had a very serious moment contemplating suicide. She talks about “the pit,” and how we all may find ourselves in a place that requires superhuman strength to climb out. Each time we reach up toward that little glimmer of light, we build muscle and momentum.

 

Lexy talks about how gratitude journals have changed her life, and her marriage. We hope you’ll get nitty gritty in your personal journals; be real, kind, and patient with yourself, and find something to hold on to–something that will give you hope, which will lead to gratitude, and then to abundance.

 

Our Better Betty Challenge for today is to let people know you are grateful for them. Be specific in how they have helped you, and write a real Thank You note if you can. We believe that gratitude will get us out of our pits faster than anything else. 

 

If you are having thoughts of suicide, please reach out to someone. Always remember you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 24/7.

 

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