{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ddfa7be-69b9-413c-9c51-4965d3fb699a/6941651880257c9e3545cfcd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Has Life Made You Hard-Hearted?","description":"<p>If you've been with me and this podcast for a while, you'll know that a lot has happened in the nearly 10 years I've been publishing the show. Back in 2016 I was a very different version of myself; bruised from broken friendships, toxic workplaces and a type of slow erosion of myself caused by a rainbow of life's experiences. </p><p><br></p><p>I was chatting to a friend recently during a road trip about how life can sometimes feel as though it kicks you when you're down, how the pain of broken friendships is sharp, hideous and heart-breaking and she made the comment that she didn't want these experiences of make her 'hard-hearted'. Now, while I might have had one ear on her and one ear on the sat nav, this cut me to the quick. As much as I like to think I've made huge progress and am no longer a soft-hearted, easily bruised person, I had to ask myself, 'have I become hard-hearted'? </p><p><br></p><p>I don't want to have sharp edges and a brittle exterior but in becoming better able to deal with life, have I lost the parts of myself that made me soft, warm and able to trust and love?</p><p><br></p><p>Please stay in touch! </p><p>Email me at office@emmaguns.com</p><p>Follow me on Instagram where I'm <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@emmaguns</a></p><p>And make sure you're subscribed to my Substack where I'm <a href=\"https://substack.com/@emmaguns?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@TheEmmaGuns Show</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Emma Gunavardhana"}