I’m not one to sit and wallow - I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don’t like bad feelings gnawing away at me.

McLachlan frames emotional pain as something to be acknowledged but not indulged. Rather than “wallow,” she describes an active, problem-solving posture: finding a way “around” an obstacle so life can continue with a restored sense of equilibrium. The emphasis on being “at peace” suggests not denial but resolution—processing feelings until they no longer exert a corrosive, lingering pressure (“gnawing away”). Read as an artist’s self-description, it aligns with a pragmatic resilience: turning discomfort into forward motion, and valuing emotional clarity over prolonged rumination.