>*A huge part of my therapy (general, not speech) was literally accepting what is in my power to change and what is outside of my control.* Yes indeed, I also think that's one of the best things we can do: Accept the things I cannot change, have courage to change the things I can, have the wisdom to know the difference. Accept that a certain amount of discomfort is unavoidable (cf. the Buddhist “4 noble truths” of suffering)