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July 8, 2025 12 mins

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Mind Pilot Episode 82 

Your brain deserves care just like your body does, but how often do you check in with it? In this deeply relatable episode, Dr. Jana Price-Sharps invites listeners to explore their mental load and how it might be impacting their health. She breaks down the emotional costs of avoiding solitude or falling into isolation, and shares down-to-earth techniques to lighten the mental weight we often carry in silence. Whether you're feeling burned out, anxious, or stuck in negative thought loops, this is a call to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself and with others. 

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FEAR OF SOLITUDE: How anxiety can cause avoidance of being alone and what it reveals about your mental state

ISOLATION AND DEPRESSION: Why disconnecting from people can deepen mental health struggles

MENTAL LOAD: A look at the "life plate" concept and how too many unresolved tasks burden the brain

ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES: Steps for lightening your emotional load through reflection, planning, and small habits

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