This was the last sentence my friend uttered before hanging up. She got triggered. She had been so busy to package herself as successful, pragmatic, and responsible that, now, embodying widely admired cultural qualities was the only way to be. The freedom to be herself belonged to her past. Even if deeply inside she was not 100% fulfilled.

My brain is always eager to create stories to keep me safe and comfy. Luckily, now we are best friends, my brain and I, and I am becoming a professional ‘thought catcher’.

Watch the video below to get a glimpse of the power of my brain. And of YOUR brain too!!!

Soon it is going to be my ‘quitting anniversary’: 10 years since I left my beloved career as a researcher in Human Evolutionary Genetics!

Today I want to celebrate with you what helped me make that decision, a decision that opened up a brand-new world for me.