Fake it ’til you make it. The mantra is repeated by therapists, self-help gurus, your mom, and your friend who shops exclusively a fair trade boutiques. And if you’ve ever been through adversity, trauma, uncertainty, etc., you know the mantra well and you also know that it is true. Without going into detail (I’ll save that for another day), I had a triggering event a few days ago that left me a bit out of sorts (which is a phrase I absolutely love). I began feeling that shaky uncertainty and anxiety that I was all too familiar with. I like to call that feeling “Anxious Mc-Shakerton”. Continue reading