Anxiety is a bitch. And it's amazing how much of it we create for, in, and by ourselves. I was thinking about this because as I'm about to become a new father I'm getting asked two questions a lot: Are you ready? Are you nervous? And the answer to both of those questions is "no". Stop Creating Stress Now, believe me, I'm trying like heck to get ready. I'm actually writing this in my home office/half-set-up-nursery. And yes, I definitely have moments where I dive down the rabbit-hole of what-ifs and hypotheticals. But I also hear from a lot of people that you can't really be ready for parenthood until you're thrust into … [Read more...]