Wake Up Call

073: Changing Your Relationship With Discomfort


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In this week’s solo episode, I’m sharing how I changed my relationship with discomfort when I was experiencing really hard moments with my anxiety. While it’s really easy to seek out ways to numb our feelings when we’re uncomfortable (you might not even realize you’re doing it!), it’s so important to acknowledge uncomfortable feelings rather than avoid them. That might sound scary, but I will walk you through the coping process so you can peacefully work through discomfort.

Some key takeaways to change your relationship with discomfort include:

  • There are a lot of things we immediately reach for to ease discomfort: social media, food, alcohol, etc. What would happen if we allowed ourselves to sit with discomfort rather than numb out on something else?
  • Instead of looking for a distraction when you’re uncomfortable, sit with your feelings and name them. Are you feeling anxious? Is your heart suddenly racing? Are tears filling your eyes? Stating what you’re observing in your emotional and physical feelings lets you be an observer and create some separation between yourself and the event.
  • Start to practice what grounds you to disrupt your default response to comfort. Try taking some deep belly breaths, placing your feet flat on the floor, or whatever can calm you down long enough to acknowledge your feelings and then let them pass.
  • Welcome to the Wake Up Call Podcast with Alicia Hopkins (that’s me!). My goal in this podcast is to share valuable and actionable tips on what I call the “Core Four” - mindfulness, movement, habits, and growth - so you can build a life that feels true to you. I will be interviewing people who have had a “wake up call” that their good-on-paper life wasn’t lighting them up, and what they did to change that. Join us every week for a new episode of the Wake Up Call Podcast with Alicia Hopkins!

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