Your brain is wired to notice threats, whether it’s a lion in the grass or an unpleasant email in your inbox. And that means you are hardwired to stress and worry. So join Jessica Borushok for tips to break the cycle and move on so you can lead the happy, successful life you deserve.
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Links
Website: Busy Mind Psychologist
Jessica’s Instagram
Jessica’s Book Recommendation: The Neighborhood Project
Podcast: Ep 179: 8 Proven Ways to Feel Happier at Work with Bea Boccalandro
Podcast: Ep 51: The One Thing Necessary to Succeed (in Your Organization and In Your Life) with Peter Chatel
Timestamps
(03:15) Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
(06:30) Interrupting negative loops & patterns
(08:35) Addressing Dolph’s worry as an example
(23:30) Ways professionals get stuck & what to do about it
Your brain is wired to notice threats, whether it’s a lion in the grass or an unpleasant email in your inbox. And that means you are hardwired to stress and worry. So join Jessica Borushok for tips to break the cycle and move on so you can lead the happy, successful life you deserve.
What would you be moving toward if you weren’t stuck? We can’t snap our fingers and delete thoughts or feelings Take a step back and look at your patterns – those thoughts, feelings, & memories – that keep getting you stuck Feel the feels. We get stuck in negative loops because of a painful thought or feeling we want to escape Life involves pain. But it doesn’t need to involve suffering. Suffering comes from trying to never experience any pain – from the worry about worry and the stress about a future problem that hasn’t even happened yet One of the best ways to reduce suffering is to acknowledge that there is pain and to learn how to create space for those thoughts and feelings