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Stop Asking Yourself the Wrong Questions: How to Unlock Deeper Fulfillment with Elliott Connie


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Delanie Fischer chats with Elliott Connie, Psychotherapist and renowned leader in the field of Solution Focused Brief Therapy, about shifting the questions we ask ourselves in order to transform our lives. They discuss the difference between comfort and happiness, how to go deeper in times of indecision and struggle, and simple practices and rituals that create lasting change.

Discussed in this episode: 

  • SFBT and The Diamond Approach
  • Rejecting Perfect Timing Syndrome 
  • Has What You Want Changed? And Can You Trust It?
  • The Worst Question We Ask Ourselves
  • Comfort vs. Happiness (and Why Comfort Can Kill Us)
  • Will Therapy As We Know It Become Obsolete?
  • Can't Do It In The Ideal Way? Do It A Little Bit.
  • What's Your Version of Sunday Pizza Night?
  • Capitalism, Social Media & Pursuing What Matters
  • The Toughest Life Lesson Elliott's Learned
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