Trusting Life: 6 mindset shifts to help you float through the unexpected

Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Sometimes it hits hard—like losing a job, facing a health scare, or watching a dream slip away. In those moments, our instinct is often to fight, fix, or force our way through. But what if the most powerful thing we can do is… float? That’s the message from Dr. Matt Townsend, who shared a radically gentle approach to navigating life’s hardest moments. His advice? Don’t give up—but do give in. Trust life, trust the current, and trust yourself.