Body image and weight are topics that I cover in-depth, and I’m answering a question all about the possibility of advising weight loss without activating shame, and whether this is the wrong approach altogether. I’m also responding to some questions about thought work and how to assess whether your thoughts are serving you, as well as why I believe thought work is a helpful tool for anyone, no matter the circumstances.
I’m defining what using thought work against yourself means and how it’s even possible, and then I’ll also be sharing a few examples of this to give you a clearer picture of what it often looks like.
Our brains love to be certain because it perceives being wrong as dangerous and it kicks off a primitive reaction. This unconscious process is normal, but when we want to learn to change this process, to allow the discomfort of being challenged, mental flexibility is what allows us to do so.
Most of us have a tendency to get way too hung up in other people’s models. And if you’ve been socialized as a woman, it’s likely you do this in a variety of situations. Whether it’s dating, work, or even with your loved ones, at times, you probably fixate on trying to figure out what the other person is thinking or feeling, or what they mean or intend.
LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS LISTEN ON SPOTIFY DOWNLOAD THE TRANSCRIPT What You’ll Learn From This Episode: Why our evaluation of our own mental or emotional state is an optional thought. What radical self-love and exquisite self-care mean. How radical self-love reaches every area of your life. The 2 ways oppression
There’s a fascinating paradox I’ve discovered through all the coaching I’ve done, and it’s the paradox of overacting versus underacting. This is a topic that is so important to dive into so that you know how to best coach yourself, because the remedies for each are different. Whether you fall into the overacting camp, the underacting camp, or most commonly, you find yourself doing both in different areas of your life, this is something I urge you to identify for yourself.