Are You Good at Embracing Uncertainty?

Do you avoid difficult conversations because you don't want to make things worse? You're not alone. Many of us avoid conflict because it feels uncomfortable, but avoiding it often creates even more stress, uncertainty, and anxiety. In this episode, I sit down with workplace confl ...  Show more

Does starting over in midlife feel exciting or terrifying? In this special crossover episode, I joined Olivia F. Scott from Freedom at the Mat to talk about career pivots, identity, ambition, and what it means to rebuild in midlife. We share our own experiences with burnout, rebu ...  Show more

For many of us, uncertainty is nerve-wracking. However, many of our best achievements and meaningful experiences come from a trying time of ambiguity. INSEAD professor Nathan Furr and entrepreneur Susannah Harmon Furr argue that uncertainty and possibility are two sides of the sa ...  Show more

Humans hate uncertainty. It makes us feel unsafe and uneasy. We often organize our lives to avoid it. When it's foisted upon us, we don’t always know how to act. But writer and journalist Maggie Jackson argues that uncertainty can actually be good for us, and that we’re doing our ...  Show more

On todays episode, the main question we are diving into today is, how do we manage the stress when uncertainty pops up? This could be a job change, relationship separation, illness, or having a baby. The unknown tends to pop its head periodically throughout our lives and knowi ...

Uncertainty after job loss can feel like standing on shaky ground with no map. Our brains interpret not knowing what’s next as a threat, triggering fear and anxiety. In this episode of Radio Headspace, Dora shares a story about hiking without answers and discovering how mindfulne ...  Show more