Robi | Sage-femme superstar • Internet big sis✨

What era are you in?

I’m in my “can’t let go of Skate Love Barcelona” era 💃, my “scared of the bank app” era 💀, but also my “becoming more confident” era 🌸💕

When I first started working, I felt SO out of place. Anxious isn’t even the word. I would cry on the way to work and back home even on good days because I was so nervous it made me sick 🤮.
Then one day, mid panic attack at work, I heard Will Smith’s voice in my head (don’t ask 😂). A quote from After Earth: “Take a knee.”

Quick context: in the movie, Will Smith and his son (played by Jaden) crash-land on Earth. Will is injured, so Jaden has to survive alone in the jungle to find help. Every time Jaden panics, his dad tells him to “take a knee” aka pause, breathe, assess 🧘🏾‍♀️.

So I did the same. I literally put one knee on the ground and asked myself:
* Why am I panicking?
* Can I fix it ? Yes ? How ? Do it. No ? Let go.

From that day, no more crying and getting sick because I felt out of place started sounding absurd. I started writing down a game plan at the beginning of each shift, and when the anxiety crept in… I just took a knee ❤️

So yeah… now whether it’s at work, before getting in a cypher, or even just before checking my bank app 💀, I take a knee (PSA : you don’t have to literally do it). Maybe you should try too 😉✨

And because I took a knee, I participated in 3 cyphers. IN YOUR FACE STOOPID ANXIETY 😎🪭!

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