The Disconnection at the Root of So Much

You can have people who love you, a full life and plenty to keep you busy and still feel strangely disconnected from yourself.

In this episode of It’s Not What You Think, Julie explores how disconnection can sit underneath anxiety, overwhelm, people-pleasing, perfectionism and the feeling that you’re always taking care of everyone else while losing track of what you need.

We look at how some of these patterns can begin as ways of maintaining connection with others, why they can follow us long into adulthood and how modern life can make it even easier to keep our attention everywhere except ourselves.

Most importantly, we explore what reconnection can actually look like. Not another self-improvement project, but learning to notice yourself again.

In this episode:

• Why disconnection doesn’t always look like loneliness

• How we can learn to disconnect from ourselves to stay connected to others

• Why highly capable people can still feel disconnected

• How old patterns and modern life can reinforce each other

• Simple ways to begin noticing your own needs, feelings and responses again

Learn more about Julie’s work at JulieCochrane.com and explore Noma, emotional wellbeing support for both the moments you’re in and the patterns underneath them, at mynoma.health.