Feeling stuck chasing the “right” answer? This episode uses emotional intelligence to break the certainty trap—so you can get out of your head, back into your body, and hold joy and grief side by side without spiraling.

In Part 1 with Rob Bell, we explore why binary thinking feels like safety (and why it’s often scarcity in disguise), the relationship between grief and imagination, and how learning to feel what’s true can unlock clarity and your next step.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

- Why the mind craves either/or—and how the heart can hold both

- How “rightness” can masquerade as moral certainty while actually fueling scarcity

- The grief → imagination link (and why grief moves in waves)

- Why we get stuck in our heads (and what it costs us)

- A freeing reframe for the “I should be farther along” story

This is Part 1. In Part 2, we get more practical about self-trust, embodiment, and choosing without certainty.

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