The guys sit down to look at that old adage “The Only Constant is Change”. They talk about the reasons people struggle as they go through changes. They look at the idea that change can be good for someone even if it does not seem like it at the time. Then they wrap up the show with how someone can cope when they go through a change whether it is their decision or not. Plus, the guys have an announcement about upcoming changes to the show.
Tune in to see Why is Change so Hard Through a Therapist’s Eyes.
Listen for the following takeaways from the Show:
- Top 20 mental Health podcasts of 2021 according to Pretty Progressive
https://prettyprogressive.com/20-best-podcasts-about-mental-health-awareness-of-2021/ - We are making some changes to the show coming up….new co-hosts!
- Chris Lowrance Ride Across the Country update: https://www.facebook.com/groups/apennyfortheirthoughts/
- Biggest reason why change is hard is because of FEAR.
- When it comes to behavioral changes, we don’t trust ourselves to stick with it adding the fear of failure to the change we are trying to make.
- Article about neurology and dealing with change: https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/growth-mindset-deal-with-change
- Even though change can be scary, change can also be a good thing for you.
- John F. Kennedy said “ When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents Danger and the other represents Opportunity.
- Need to look at potential positivity’s from change. Tiny Buddha had a great article covering this: https://tinybuddha.com/blog/10-powerful-benefits-of-change-why-embrace-it/
- Motivation Interviewing is a method to therapy to help cope with change:
Pre-contemplation->Contemplation->Determination->Action->Maintenance. - Work to get support to help with the change you are doing through. Do not go it alone.
- Self-Care, Physical Care and Relationship Care need to be handled and in that order.
- Avoid comparisons to others while going through your change.
- You should rest after your change … recharge and get ready for the next one.
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