
Episode 609: The Bill Always Comes Due (What Avoidance Is Really Costing You)
About this episode
Avoidance feels good in the short term.
That's why we do it.
We postpone the conversation. Skip the workout. Ignore the symptom. Reach for the distraction.
And for a moment, we feel relief.
But avoidance is never free.
In this episode, I explore why the things we avoid tend to grow heavier with time and why midlife is often when the accumulated cost becomes impossible to ignore.
This isn't a conversation about shame.
It's a conversation about honesty.
Because the bill always comes due.
The only question is how long you're willing to let interest accumulate.
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