Why do we keep tripping ourselves up right when things are going well—and how do we stop? Chrissy chats with bestselling author Brianna Wiest to unpack The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery, reframing “self-sabotage” as a safety strategy and teaching simple, repeatable practices to build emotional resilience and move forward one small step at a time.

Five Key Takeaways

• Self-sabotage = self-protection: many “bad habits” are coping strategies designed to keep us safe and comfortable.
• Micro-shifts beat breakthroughs: tiny, consistent changes recondition your nervous system better than all-at-once overhauls.
• Practice the pause: inserting even a 1–2 second gap between feeling and action is the “golden window” to choose differently.
• Mind your upper limit: notice when feeling good triggers an unconscious pull back to the familiar—and expand your tolerance for good.
• Future-self navigation: use the “highest-potential/90-year-old self” exercise to make clear, values-aligned decisions when you don’t feel ready.

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