Myers Detox Podcast

How to Achieve Radical Emotional Acceptance with Dr. Alex Wills

02.23.2023 - By Dr. Wendy MyersPlay

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Dr. Alex Wills joins the show to talk about how to achieve radical emotional acceptance. Negative emotions suck, but can actually be a great benefit to our lives. Many time we resist negative feelings, pushing them down instead of accepting them for the tools that they are. Dr. Wills discusses so many amazing topics on how to get in tune with your negative emotions and use them to your benefit. He talks about the 5 steps to radical emotional acceptance, how to make fear self-serving, and the techniques he uses with his patients to help them use negative emotions to their benefit. We also go over my own journey to overcoming negative emotions, and what you’ll find in his incredible book Give a F*ck Actually.    On today’s podcast, you will learn: What is radical self-acceptance? Why is is essential to get in tune with your negative emotions. How to properly reveal the emotions that you are feeling. Are negative emotions actually helping you? The 5 Steps to radical emotional acceptance. How to make your fear self-serving. Why Dr. Wills uses the term “name the f-bomb” throughout his book. My own story of overcoming negative emotions and jealousy. Dr. Wills’ incredible book Give a F*ck Actually.   Dr. Alex Wills' Bio: Alex Wills, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist. He is the owner of Perma Mental Health, a private psychiatric practice. Alex’s clinical days are spent using the Radical Emotional Acceptance method to help patients heal from issues ranging from past traumas to interpersonal struggles in their marriages. Alex’s book, Give a F*ck, Actually is based on that experience. You can learn more about Alex and pick up a copy of his amazing book, Give a F*ck, Actually, at RadicalEmotionalAcceptance.com  

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