A Change in Story

If you've ever tried to make a personal change, like losing weight or becoming more confident, and felt like you weren't getting anywhere, you're not alone. The process of change can be challenging and doesn't follow a straight line, so it can be easy to want to throw in the towel. This episode looks at four challenges to personal change that might get in the way of us achieving our goal.

*Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified mental health professional. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, contact your doctor or seek immediate medical attention in an emergency room or by calling 911. 

What typically comes to mind when you hear the word self-care? For a lot of us self-care has become synonymous with treating ourselves, but there can be more to caring for ourselves than buying ourselves something nice or even indulging in a hobby. (Those can be valid forms of self-care, too!) This episode takes a deeper look at self-care and three internal or values-based strategies to help ensure our own wellbeing.

Vox Article: "How the self-care industry made us so lonely" by Allie Volpe vox.com/even-better/350424/self-care-isolation-loneliness-epidemic

Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin, MD poojalakshmin.com/realselfcare

If you’re interested in learning more about how to improve self-confidence check out the Take a Beat Coaching website to learn more about a six week program dedicated to helping people work throughself-doubt and learn to trust themselves more: takeabeatcoaching.com

*Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified mental health professional. 

With so much to do and get done these days, it can be easy to turn to multitasking as a solution. Some research seems to suggest, however, that multitasking may not actually be a time-saver, and it may have detrimental effects on our brain and mental health. This episode explores some of those downsides as well as some strategies to help reduce the tendency to multitask. 

Articles and books mentioned in this episode: The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload “Media multitasking, depression, and anxiety of college students: Serial mediating effects of attention control and negative information attentional bias.”

“Supertaskers: Profiles in extraordinary multitasking ability.”

If you’re interested in learning more about how to improve self-confidence check out the Take a Beat Coaching website to learn more about a six-week program dedicated to helping people work through self-doubt and learn to trust themselves more: https://takeabeatcoaching.com

Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified mental health professional.