"RAIN. R: recognize A: allow I: investigate N: non-identification "Recognize" was self-explanatory. Using my David Westin example, in those moments after our--even in the best light--quite ambivalent meeting, job number one was simply to acknowledge my feelings. "It's like agreeing to pause in the face of what's here, and just acknowledge the actuality," said Brach. The first step is admitting it. "Allow" is where you lean into it. The"