Emotional Processing

Do you want to know the surprising truth about motivation?

Right now, think about something you want to change or improve.

How do you make lasting and powerful changes and life improvements? And how do you keep going even when you don’t have the motivation to do it?

If change was easy, we’d all have six-pack abs and a million dollars in the bank.

And that’s where this episode comes in: Mel is here to teach you the HOW.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to self-motivate so you can take action.
• What dopamine is and how it’s linked to motivation.
• The simple steps you can take today to tap back into your internal drive.
• The 2 truths about motivation that you are forgetting.
• The research-backed reason you continue, initiate, or quit something.
• What to do when someone you love is losing motivation.
• The real reason you cannot motivate others.
• How to cope with not getting something you have been working towards.
• How to navigate feeling “behind” or in a “comparison game”.
• How to pick yourself back up when you feel like life’s punched you in the face.
• The first (and most important) step in understanding what drives your motivation.
• One powerful question to ask yourself when you feel “stuck”.
• What role dreams and goals play (and it’s not always to achieve them).
• How to hack the moment of hesitation we all feel.
• The most powerful reframe you need about failing.
• How to get clear about the direction you are going in without wandering aimlessly.
• Mel’s 5-second rule that will move you towards action (even when you are not motivated).

This episode comes with a 29-page companion workbook. This workbook is designed using the latest research to help you get clear about what you want and empower you to take the next step forward in your life. And the cool part? It takes less than a minute for you to get your hands on it.

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What if the most courageous, compassionate thing you could do in life, was to learn how to be with yourself? It’s a powerful, perhaps surprising idea put forward by this week’s guest, the Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author Gelong Thubten. 

Thubten became a monk back in 1993 after suffering from severe physical and mental burnout whilst following his dream of becoming an actor in New York City.

His new book, A Handbook for Hard Times: A Monk’s Guide to Fearless Living, draws on what he’s learned over the past 30 years. Its premise is that we can embrace life’s difficulties as opportunities for personal transformation, using hard times to cultivate resilience, kindness, and happiness.

We begin our conversation talking about distraction and addiction, two states that are very closely linked. When we distract ourselves by scrolling, overeating, or drinking for example, says Thubten, we’re pushing away emotional pain or discomfort – even if we may not realise it. But the discomfort is really in the pushing. If we can learn instead to sit with what’s making us uncomfortable, those emotions start to transform.

So, how exactly are we meant to do this? Thubten explains that one way is through the practice of meditation and learning how to process negative emotions in the moment, rather than only understanding them in retrospect. 

The most common misconception is that meditation needs a clear mind. But thoughts are inevitable, and the goal is not to push them away. If we use meditation to sit with our thoughts, rather than escape them, the transformations really start to happen. We become less controlled by negative emotions and start to cultivate positive ones. Meditation can unlock our innate self-compassion and this, in turn, improves our relationship with ourselves and with others.

Thubten insists that you can’t fail at meditation, because it really just means ‘being you’. The more we meditate, the less we run away from hard times and fear, and the more we become our true, contented selves.

Thubten is an excellent communicator and I hope you enjoy this really special episode.

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Do you recall the feeling of fear, dread, or uneasiness, often accompanied by sweating, restlessness, and a rapid heartbeat? If your brain said, “yes” to that, then you, my friend, have been a victim of anxiety.

Dr. Wendy Suzuki is an award-winning professor of neuroscience and psychology at New York University where she studies the effects of physical activity and meditation on the brain. She is a passionate thought leader spreading the understanding of how we can use the principles of brain plasticity to maximize our brain’s performance and transform our lives for the better.

Besides being a TED speaker, Dr. Wendy is also a best-selling author for her book, Healthy Brain, Happy Life. It is like a personal program to activate your brain and do everything better, which has also been made into a PBS special. Her latest book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion, is now out in the stands for you guys to check out.

In this episode you will learn,

• What the most common forms of anxiety are.
• How to reframe how you look at anxiety.
• The most effective ways you can manage anxiety.
• How love and social connection play a role in your anxiety, as well as your longevity.
• How to become comfortable with uncertainty and use it to your advantage.

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Lately, I’ve been getting a ton of questions from listeners about how to best support high schoolers and 20-somethings. There are lots of questions about anxiety, peer pressure, and getting young adults to open up. 

So, in this episode, I have a pile of your questions in front of me as my son, Oakley, and I go through them rapid-fire style, so you get both of our perspectives on the topics everyone worries about but is too afraid to talk about.

I have to say, Oakley really showed up for this conversation for you. He has hilarious and heartfelt thoughts on topics he has first-hand experience with. 

We cover it all. From academic pressure to body image to bullying, this conversation is full of tools and strategies and is raw, unfiltered, and filled with relatable stories (and only a few f-bombs).

You will learn:

• What teens and 20-somethings really need (and don’t need) from their parents.
• (If you only get one thing from this episode, make it this…) How to encourage the young men in your life to open up.
• The ONLY thing you need to do when your young adults come home in a bad mood.
• How to get unhooked from toxic popularity and cliques and find your people in school or in life.
• 3 smart strategies to use when your child is getting bullied that will strengthen your bond with your kid.
• An 18-year-old's surprising take on when to give your kid a cellphone.
• The must-use hacks for introverts who want to be more confident in school.
• How to get your kid to do chores (and still like you).
• Strategies for handling your kid’s anxiety without yelling or freaking out.
• The best way to navigate curfews and late-night parties with your teen.

I can’t wait for you to hear this. I loved the questions and the advice. And as a mom, I couldn’t be more proud of Oak for how much wisdom he shared.

I’d love for you to listen with your teens and 20-somethings. In fact, at the end of the episode, Oakley gives specific advice (including exactly what to say) to get your kids to listen. 

Xo, Mel

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• 1:20: Why is it so hard to get my teen to open up to me?
• 4:00: Your kids need quiet time at these two times of the day.
• 7:22: Here’s what to say to start a conversation with your child.
• 9:30: How should your kids handle clique groups?
• 11:00: How can you tell who "your" people are?
• 12:15: Three strategies to help your kid deal with hurtful behaviors.
• 17:30: What teens need (and don’t need) from their parents.
• 21:45: At what age do you think your teen should have a phone?
• 23:30: My high school senior has no idea what she wants to major in.
• 26:00: Two best hacks for introverted teens everywhere.
• 28:45: How can you help your kids find their friends?
• 34:00: My teen is a senior in high school, but he still has chores at home.
• 36:30: Oakley gives you a peek into his own anxiety to help your anxious teen.
• 41:20: How do you reassure your kid when he’s dyslexic?
• 42:45: The gold-standard tutoring program we used to help Oakley with his dyslexia.
• 44:20: Two simple hacks that have made a big difference for Oakley in school.
• 45:30: The two qualities I think of first when it comes to curfews.
• 47:00: Here was my #1 desire for my Vermont home when it came to my kids.
• 49:40: I literally sat Oakley’s friends down and laid down two rules for hanging out.
• 52:40: So how do you get your teen to listen to this interview?

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Dealing with a shock, upsetting news or sudden changes can make it hard to know what to do, but even the difficult times in life can be an opportunity to learn. This week’s episode of the Let’s Talk About Mental Health podcast is all about how to overcome challenges in life and how to deal with a shock or unexpected news so that you can focus on overcoming obstacles and setbacks, and I also explore the self realisation and personal growth that tends to go hand-in-hand with overcoming life challenges. So, let’s talk!

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This is a mental health podcast about much more than just talk; each new episode focuses on practical and simple things that you can do every single day to improve and maintain your mental health and wellbeing. Jeremy offers mental health tips that are straightforward and easy-to-digest, so that you can take better care of yourself while also building your general mental health awareness. Discover the podcast all about improving your mental health and join listeners in over 170 countries worldwide. 

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11:07 Why shocks can affect your mental health

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Are you getting enough sleep for productivity, good health, and longevity?

Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.  Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests.

Today’s clip is from episode 147 of the podcast world-leading sleep researcher Professor Matthew Walker.

In this clip, we explore why getting just an extra 15 minutes of sleep a day could increase our healthspan and our lifespan, and Matthew shares some of his tips for better sleep.

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As the novel coronavirus spread and much of the world moved toward isolation, dream researchers began rushing to design studies and set up surveys that might allow them to access some of the most isolated places of all, the dreamscapes unfolding inside individual brains. The first thing almost everyone noticed was that for many people, their dream worlds seemed suddenly larger and more intense.

One study of more than 1,000 Italians living through strict lockdown found that some 60 percent were sleeping badly — before the pandemic, only a third of Italians reported trouble sleeping — and they were also remembering more of their dreams than during normal times and reporting that those dreams felt unusually real and emotional and bizarre.

Even social media sites, researchers found, were full of people surprised at how much more active and vivid their dream lives had become. “Is it just me?” many of them asked. It was not.

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