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Episode 13 - Why everything feels harder right now

7 min · 29 de dic de 2025
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This piece explores why so many people across Canada, the U.S., and the UK feel overwhelmed and exhausted despite living in a more connected and advanced world. It connects rising cost-of-living pressures, digital overload, social disconnection, polarization, and economic uncertainty to widespread mental and emotional strain. Rather than framing people as broken, it reframes the issue as collective overload and a growing loss of meaning and purpose. The message closes by emphasizing that while we can’t fix society overnight, reclaiming small areas of control—attention, boundaries, relationships, and community—can create stability in uncertain times, and that feeling unsettled is a shared, human response to rapid change. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/voice-of-hamilton--5842730/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/voice-of-hamilton--5842730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

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Episode 13 - Why everything feels harder right now

This piece explores why so many people across Canada, the U.S., and the UK feel overwhelmed and exhausted despite living in a more connected and advanced world. It connects rising cost-of-living pressures, digital overload, social disconnection, polarization, and economic uncertainty to widespread mental and emotional strain. Rather than framing people as broken, it reframes the issue as collective overload and a growing loss of meaning and purpose. The message closes by emphasizing that while we can’t fix society overnight, reclaiming small areas of control—attention, boundaries, relationships, and community—can create stability in uncertain times, and that feeling unsettled is a shared, human response to rapid change. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/voice-of-hamilton--5842730/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/voice-of-hamilton--5842730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

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