@Jordan McKillip Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m really glad you’re here. One of the big reasons I’m writing this book and building AIR is exactly what you’re naming – most of us were never taught how to sit with our feelings, spot red flags, or have the hard conversations that might have changed the path earlier. We just didn’t have the tools or the language yet. In the book there’s a chapter about those “I can’t keep living like this” conversations, and others where we walk through what it actually looks like to feel your feelings without abandoning yourself – what you might notice in your body, what usually comes up, and how to move through it safely instead of going back into old patterns. You weren’t supposed to magically know all of that back then. You’re learning it now, and that’s insanely brave. We’re all recovering from something here, and I’m honored you’re choosing to practice these skills with us. 💛

I love this so much. 🙌 What you’re calling “the pivot” is exactly what I talk about in the book as moving from autopilot into agency. For a long time, a schedule change or unexpected interruption would throw me straight into panic or shutdown too. The plan changed, so my brain assumed the whole day was ruined. Now you’re doing something totally different: you’re interrupting the old loop (panic), taking a breath, and choosing a new response. That’s Reset in real life. That’s “not zero” and minimums in real life – instead of scrapping the day, you adjust the dose and keep going. I also love how you described being able to “think and adapt so much better.” That’s agency. That’s you proving to yourself, “I don’t need a perfect schedule, I just need touch points. I can bend without breaking.” This is exactly the kind of quiet, powerful shift that changes lives over time. I’m really proud of you for noticing it and naming it.