December 02, 2025

Stop Doomscrolling: Train Your Brain to “Leave It”

47 minutes

If your thumb lives on your phone and your brain never shuts up, you’re not “busy”—you’re being trained like a dog.

Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Phyllis Coletta to show you how to flip the script, retrain your mind, and use her playful “Leave It” protocol to handle intrusive thoughts and phone urges like a boss.

You’ll learn:

📵 How to catch “fake news” thoughts before they hijack your day

🐶 How to use the “Leave It” puppy protocol on your own mind

📱 How to surf phone urges instead of drowning in doomscrolling

🌬️ A 60-second breathing reset to calm anxiety on demand

💛 How kinder self-talk and self-compassion rewire old patterns

🔥 If your phone and thoughts are running your life, this episode hands you the leash.

🔗 Show Notes & Resources
Mind training + “Leave It” support doc:
https://95f72eee-8948-4bb1-ac4d-a4728ea4d29a-1.tiiny.site/Additional resource / guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1du-qRPVDMlQz6z8gzHP7oHE8Qh3OVX46/view?usp=sharing

🔗 Links & Resources
Website: https://www.howtobeagooddog.com/
Blog: https://www.howtobeagooddog.com/blog
Contact: [email protected]
📘 Get the Book — How to Be a Good Dog: Learning to Sit, Stay, and Heal
BookBaby: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/how-to-be-a-good-dog
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Good-Dog-Learning-Stay/dp/B0F86PDJ3R
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/be/book/how-to-be-a-good-dog/id6745525078
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-be-a-good-dog-phyllis-coletta/1147392035

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