If my motivation were a theme song, it'd be "Enjoy the Silence"—a nod to my daily meditation practice and enduring love for an ethereal beat and all things Depeche Mode. What really drains my battery? My own risk aversion (we're in therapy!) and any whiff of a toxic power dynamic. I'm just an empath. Standing in front of a poker table. Asking it to help me curtail my tilt, rather than shouldering everyone else's emotions.