<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode which is sponsored by our wonderful partners at &lt;a href="http://getinflow.io/notbroken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Inflow&lt;/a&gt; I'm going on the record about something extremely important: loud music makes food taste bad, and I will not be taking questions or feedback on this. I support your live music. I will not consume it while eating my French fries. These are two separate things.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also have a feelings-based relationship with computer keyboards that started in approximately 1994 in a Radio Shack, has never ended, and apparently runs in the family.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also get into a question from Kayla in Tallahassee that stopped me: when I finally slow down, everything I've been avoiding emotionally shows up at once.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rest feels dangerous. I have thoughts on this — including the uncomfortable truth that you cannot outrun trauma, it is always there, and you are not smarter than it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Neither am I. Trust me.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus I read a listener review that is basically the entire reason this show exists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The sensory case against restaurant live music&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Keyboard switches, lifelong fixations, and the difference between that and a hyperfixation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;When your kid inherits the trait you didn't mean to pass on&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Listener Q: why does rest feel like an ambush?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;You can't outrun what you haven't processed&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Again, please do check out our episode sponsors Inflow at &lt;a href="http://getinflow.io/notbroken" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;http://getinflow.io/notbroken&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They're helping us bring episodes like this one to your ears.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GetInflow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our episode sponsor is Inflow. Please support this show and check them out at http://getinflow.io/notbroken&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com/inflow"&gt;Inflow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inflow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join Quirky&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Different, Not Broken

Lauren "L2" Howard

Mute Your Wonderwall Because I'm Clicking Things!

MAR 4, 202620 MIN
Different, Not Broken

Mute Your Wonderwall Because I'm Clicking Things!

MAR 4, 202620 MIN

Description

In this episode which is sponsored by our wonderful partners at Inflow I'm going on the record about something extremely important: loud music makes food taste bad, and I will not be taking questions or feedback on this. I support your live music. I will not consume it while eating my French fries. These are two separate things.I also have a feelings-based relationship with computer keyboards that started in approximately 1994 in a Radio Shack, has never ended, and apparently runs in the family.We also get into a question from Kayla in Tallahassee that stopped me: when I finally slow down, everything I've been avoiding emotionally shows up at once.Rest feels dangerous. I have thoughts on this — including the uncomfortable truth that you cannot outrun trauma, it is always there, and you are not smarter than it.(Neither am I. Trust me.)Plus I read a listener review that is basically the entire reason this show exists.The sensory case against restaurant live musicKeyboard switches, lifelong fixations, and the difference between that and a hyperfixationWhen your kid inherits the trait you didn't mean to pass onListener Q: why does rest feel like an ambush?You can't outrun what you haven't processedAgain, please do check out our episode sponsors Inflow at http://getinflow.io/notbrokenThey're helping us bring episodes like this one to your ears.Mentioned in this episode:GetInflowOur episode sponsor is Inflow. Please support this show and check them out at http://getinflow.io/notbrokenInflowInflowJoin Quirky