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How We Sit in the Pain and Win | Matt Berthot on Alison Answers

December 31, 2025 • Alison Lager LCSW, CASAC • Episode 193

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Ever doubt your spot in high-roller rooms after outworking everyone, heart whispering "fraud" while you fake the grin? Or watch your kid erupt in fury, choking back "stop it" knowing shutdown just fuels the fire? We've all toted those hidden hauls: Christmas delayed by empty pockets, faith-fights past suicidal shadows, intense feels society meds away fast.

Alison & Matt's Christmas Eve talk pulls no punches over certainty, billionaire emotional flops, storm-sitting for real toughness, parenting prodigies without the crush.

Pull these direct hits:
-Matt's toughness layers: Champ wrestler frame, study-sharp mind, kid-faith anchor, emo-iron from lows (suicide thoughts beaten—grandpa bailed, dad numbed, he stood)
-Alison's tile therapy: Knees hit floor, cry like clearing sinuses—peace surges when purged, not battled
-Rage redirect: Kid snarls "kill them?"—map consequences (jail? ruin?), empower their call like teacher talk
-Wave-riding wisdom: Breathe easy like grass in the breeze, one foot then the next—God turns squeezes into solid ground

Folks faking confidence through their daily grind, parents hanging on tight during kid meltdowns, hearts weighed down by all that bottled-up hurt. The pain doesn't just stick around—it shapes you tougher and wiser.

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