YOGA It’s okay to not be okay. That’s the mantra I’ve heard– and repeated to myself – innumerable times during the past two years. It’s okay to not be okay.
In the summer of 2020, I began acknowledging to myself the “not okay” and knew I needed an objective person to talk to and provide tools for clarity. I called an organization I belong to that offers free counseling sessions to members. Referrals in hand, I called to make appointments. Some never called me back, some called weeks later. A few more times I called the organization’s helpline, received new referrals, then… nothing. I know that I wasn’t alone in my not-okayness and I know that therapists are people, too, and that they were also experiencing the same pandemic I was. And they also had lots of people wanting appointments, not just me. In the midst of my trying, though, I felt that attempting to get help – and not succeeding – was increasing my stress. Here I was, doing the “right” thing and my pleas were not being heard. 6
is a Prayer by Kellyn McGee
