This week the Instigator and the Yogi are back to our roots, talking friend to friend, peer to peer, about what's going on for us. Our topic? How do we find, maintain, cultivate grace under pressure?

Let's face it, life is challenging, and emotions are compelling. They are designed to get our attention, and sometimes are meant to help us determine our next step. A term we hear regularly these days is emotional regulation, which relates to our ability to manage our emotional response relative to what's going on in the external world. Managing emotions sometimes feels like trying to wrangle a beast, or calm a storm, particularly when this is a skill we haven't had much practice with.

And that's the thing, regulating our emotions, exhibiting grace under pressure, is a practice; it requires effort and consistence. If we tend to be emotionally reactive, this can be a sign that we are operating on autopilot, which for many of us consists of patterns of behavior shaped by past experiences, present circumstances, and the resulting reactions which are not always healthy - at least not for us! When one is emotionally regulated (a state which comes and goes), there tends to be a pause between the physiological emotion (which lasts about 90 seconds) and the response. That pause? That's where your power is. Listen to us dig into this and share with a friend!

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This week we're stoked to welcome Nick to the show. Nick is a physical therapist by day, and a musician, well, all the time. He's the guitarist for local band Gozer, and the brains behind the upcoming Joint Jam on 10/10 at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs, NY. This event brings together 9 local and touring bands and emphasizes community and wellness through partnership with HeartSupport Upstate NY.

One of the things the three of us agree on right away is that healing is multifaceted and one of the facets or “pieces” to that, is music. Music is the universal language. Music is healing. Nick shares with us how the themes of community and music are celebrated where he works, Capital Area Physical Therapy & Wellness. They've integrated music into their work with patients as well as their interactions with each other in creative, interesting ways to stay humble, hungry, and motivated.

Given the many ways music inspires movement, connection, and community, Nick has created the first Joint Jam, which weaves together all of these key pieces to wellness. The Instigator and the Yogi of course share our perspectives on how we connect these pieces in our own lives. If you want to get tickets to Joint Jam click HERE ($15 in advance/$20 at the door). To find out more about Gozer, go to gozerny.com or check them out on IG @gozer_music.

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This week we are delighted to welcome a dear friend to the show. Suzanne O'Connor is one of Karen's seminary sisters. She lives in the Capital Region and recently published a memoir about her relationship with her sister Nancy titled, "'I Don't Want to Be Mean or Anything' said my Special Sister to the World". Available on Amazon HERE.

Suzanne's sister Nancy lived with multiple mental health and developmental challenges, which Suzanne describes in her book and with us with honesty, dignity, grace, and humor. We dig into the complexities of growing up in a large family with a sibling with special needs, and explore how relationships with family evolve greatly over time. She shares heart-wrenching stories of how a system based on recovery was often insufficiently able to meet the needs of people with persistent mental illness like Nancy.

Nancy was well-known for her natural gregariousness, her blunt statements of truth - sometimes silly/funny, often deeply profound, and her general selfless nature. Her insights were often spot-on, and her Nancy-isms are bound to bring a smile to your face!

If you're interested in reading Suzanne's book, it's available for purchase HERE.

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