In this week’s episode of The Concussion Coach Podcast, guest Andy Ellison shares many insights and tools that are inspiring and very helpful.
One of the points he made that particularly stood out to me was the idea of separating out frustration with the situation from frustration with your family member.
The example he shared was when he tends to get snippy with his wife and then he realizes that it’s not her he’s annoyed with, it’s the situation he’s in (ie: still dealing with effects from the concussion and brain tumor he’s had).
His example is one that I think everyone can relate to in some way – all of us get upset or annoyed or frustrated with something in our lives that is not related to our family members, but take out that frustration on them sometimes.
It’s important to recognize when this happens – to become aware of what is really going on for us, to have compassion for ourselves and our loved ones, and to correct and adjust behavior, apologizing as necessary, in order to move on with love and grace.
Navigating recovery (or life in general) is not easy, and we’re all doing our best with what we’ve got (and sometimes that ‘best’ is not very good).
Let’s give each other grace through all of it, and remember to say thanks for the ways our loved ones show up for us.
You’ve got this.
And thanks, Andy, for sharing your experience and hard-earned wisdom.
Cheers,
Bethany
The Concussion Coach