Stress Therapy with Cheri Flake: Meditation & Stress Relief for Real Life2 Touko

Don't Own the Diagnosis

Hey beautiful people! It's Maycember — that wild stretch of end-of-school-year chaos and springtime new beginnings. Instead of piling more onto your plate, I'm sharing a few tiny cognitive tweaks that can shift everything, plus a quick moment of stillness to get you through. I also open up about a recent scary diagnosis and why I'm refusing to own it. Rare but possible, baby. In this episode:

Why you should never "own" a diagnosis (mental or physical) — the language we use shapes our identity and our healing
Three cognitive flips that change everything: "I have to" becomes "I get to," "what if" becomes "even if," and the quiet magic of "wouldn't it be nice if…"
A 16-second bliss break you can do anywhere — shoutout to my friend Davidji for this one

Mentions and shoutouts:

Catch Stress Therapy the show on New Reality TV (Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV)
Huge congrats to the Chamblee High School varsity tennis team heading to state finals
Stanford is studying energy healers and their effect on cancer cells — science is catching up to the woo woo
September 23–27 retreat with a sale running this week at ilovetherapy.com
If you spot a "Rare But Possible" t-shirt out there, please send it my way

Connect with me @thestresstherapist on Instagram and @stresstherapy on Twitter. Georgia residents — book a free consultation at ilovetherapy.com.

Produced and edited by Owen Flake

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