Why do we put masks on? There are lots of reasons, but if you dig into them, you’ll find many of them are sprouting off one big tap root: shame. In this article, we’ll unpack the shame that often accompanies sensitivity. How it gets passed on, and how to stop the cycle.

At its core, calendar phobia is often about deconditioning from a system that separates us from the flow of our needs and desires. We might feel like we are at school raising our hand to be allowed to use the bathroom and fighting our impulses and urges to run around or rest. If you’ve only known scheduling as a tool of the systems that felt oppressive, then it’s not going to feel comfortable to start putting things in your calendar.