What if feeling trapped isn’t about having a bad life—but about having a life that leaves no room for you? Using Odysseus and The Odyssey, I explore the idea that sometimes we can have love, security, success, and comfort while still feeling profoundly disconnected from ourselves.

  • Why Odysseus rejects Calypso’s version of paradise
  • How your greatest strengths can become sources of suffering
  • The difference between wanting your life to end and wanting your current life to change
  • Why boredom, burnout, and entrapment can be signs of lost agency
  • How asking “Where do I get to be myself?” can become a first step toward finding a way forward


Thrive With Leo Coaching

If you want to reduce your psychological pain, regain your purpose and forge your own path, go to www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey.

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help:

In the US: 

Crisis Text Line: Text CRISIS to 741741 for free, confidential crisis counseling. 

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 or 988

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Outside the US:

International Association for Suicide Prevention lists a number of suicide hotlines by country. Click here to find them.

Gambling Addiction: 1-800-GAMBLER

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