Listen "1. Why You are Avoiding Doing the Thing"
Episode Synopsis
My name is Sheila Tully, and welcome to the very first episode of Our Modern Emotional Lives. This podcast will be looking at mental and emotional well-being from my perspective as a behavior change specialist and coach. I teach practical applications of the latest in neuroscience research and cognitive behavioral science to help people change how they think and feel. There has never been a better time to work toward rewiring your brain (which is known as neuroplasticity) and recalibrating your thoughts and feelings! We are currently living in a time in which the world feels more uncertain than ever, and that obviously impacts mental and emotional health. I, in this opening episode, explain why I decided to launch this podcast, thought-work and what that means, and how to begin making peace with your mind. I talk about why people tend to avoid doing that one thing that needs to get done, even when it's something that we actually want to do. I discuss the thought-feeling-behavior sequence (something that I teach), which means that our thoughts lead to our feelings, and our feelings lead to our behaviors. Listen in as I explain what that has to do with why we avoid doing that thing. Show Highlights what being a behavior change specialist and coach means why I decided to launch this podcast how to take control of your life in areas in which you're able how thoughts lead to feelings and then feelings lead to behaviors some examples of tasks that people tend to avoid doing what three things our brains are wired to do how to be the supervisor of your own brain a method that you can use to stop avoiding doing the thing how to not only change the thought but even get rid of it entirely why it's important to avoid cognitive dissonance Resources Sheila's Website
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