Don’t Drag Shit Into the House

Some conversations last five minutes and somehow leave you exhausted.You were fine before they walked into the room. Now you’re irritated, tense, anxious, or replaying the conversation in your head.So how much of what you’re carrying is actually yours?In this episode of the Maine Responder Podcast, Elliott talks about paying attention to what we absorb from the people around us—especially as first responders and leaders. We don’t get to avoid every difficult conversation, and sometimes the uncomfortable conversations are the ones we need to have.But we can become more aware of what we carry away from them.And there’s another side to it: if other people can change the energy we bring into a room, what are we bringing into theirs?Because eventually the shift ends. You get in the car. You drive home. And the people waiting for you didn’t step in whatever you stepped in that day.Check your shoes.You might have stepped in some sh*t today. That’s life.Just don’t drag it through the house.