<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Optimalives]]></title><description><![CDATA[​We work with high performers navigating identity loss, the collapse that happens when the structure someone built their sense of self disappears.]]></description><link>https://www.optimalives.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:45:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.optimalives.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Loss Is Not What We Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are taught to see loss as an ending. But what if loss is not a wall, it is a door? A different way of understanding what loss actually does, and why accepting it changes everything.]]></description><link>https://www.optimalives.com/post/lossandidentity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67005725a76cf33b443bb382</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:59:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Emma Rabee</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>