Matt Russell

When we are struggling and overwhelmed it’s easy to feel like life is going in the wrong direction, or worse, that there is something wrong with us. What it usually means, however, is that we are human, and that our needs for meaningful connection are going unmet—connection with ourselves, with others, with a sense of belonging, with meaning and purpose. When our attempts at getting rid of and coping with our suffering go unexamined, they often makes things worse. We continue in unwanted but all too familiar patterns and situations. But our pain does not need to determine our lives.