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Is it ‘ok to not be ok’?

Love it or loathe it, the phrase ‘It's ok to not be ok’ seems here to stay. What it means depends on where you're coming from. 👀

Is it ‘ok to not be ok’?
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A curious phrase someone asked me to unpack, from an Innate Health perspective.

‘It’s ok to not be ok’ gets bandied around a lot in mental health circles, but what does it actually mean?

Well, the way I see it, it can mean whatever ‘you’ (i.e. the R.E.C. or Reader Ego Construct 📦) want it to mean.

And as always, this depends on where you’re coming from.

The Outside-In view

If you’re living in a world where it looks like your feelings (including those of ‘not being ok’) come from external circumstances, such as relationships, work, the news, world events or the weather, then my friend, you’re in for a rocky ride.