The Shift Show
The Shift Show
ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
041: Living on Autopilot and Calling It Functioning
24 minutes Posted Jul 8, 2026 at 10:00 pm.
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You're functioning. You're getting it all done. But somewhere along the way, life started to feel like a five out of ten. In this episode of The Shift Show, ShiftGrit founder and registered psychologist Andrea McTague is joined by Kai Ongaro, a psychology student and member of the ShiftGrit client experience team, to unpack living on autopilot, the "life meh's," and why high-functioning numbness is so common. Autopilot rarely means you are lazy or you do not care. It is usually chronic stress...