Between Sessions
Letting frustration out, then showing up anyway
Do you ever sit in your car and just let it out? Not dramatic crying that anyone else sees, but the kind that comes from being stretched too thin, worn out by the weight of your day?
There are many days, after a particularly draining client or two or three, I will park for a moment and let the frustration spill out. My hands on the steering wheel, my chest feeling heavy, and for a few minutes, I’m thinking the world can just wait.
Not being balanced in my thoughts and being rushed from one client to another can be challenging. Knowing I had another client to meet very soon, I knew I needed to be all happy faced again. I needed to show up fully, even though the last session had taken every ounce of my energy. So, I sucked up the tears, dried my face, and reapplied my makeup.
I ask myself—and maybe you do too—why we feel we have to hide exhaustion. Why we feel we must put on a mask and keep moving, even when we’re empty.
The truth I’ve learned in moments like these is this: strength isn’t about pretending everything is fine. It’s about acknowledging what you feel, taking a breath, and choosing to show up anyway. Even a small pause, a few deep breaths, or letting it out for a few minutes makes all the difference.
Sometimes strength looks like parking your car, crying quietly, and reminding yourself that being human doesn’t make you weak—it makes you resilient. Let me know if you have every experienced this, and what strategies did you use?
One reflection at a time. One small dose at a time.