Vibrant Humans

A new season is approaching....the best one of all in my opinion! Break out your favorite pumpkin cinnamon candle, your cozy faux fur orange throws, and get yourself a cup of chai!

Instead of just putting our heads down and "getting through" the rest of the year, let's look at how we can mindfully approach the fall this year with greater awareness and perspective so that we can CREATE RESULTS in an area we CHOOSE. And move in more alignment with our highest values and selves!

This episode is an introduction to the “model” that is a powerful tool taught in coaching. It helps bring so much awareness to how our thoughts create our feelings which drive our actions and ultimately our results.

Thought-

Set a timer for 5 minutes and do a "thought download" - a free write, unedited, uncensored- write about the situation/what happened like you would in a journal or recounting the story to yourself or a close friend/family member). Best to write it out so you can refer back to your notes as you fill in your model.

After you're done with your thought download - look at what you wrote. What is the neutral situation/circumstance? Remember, this is an objective, undisputable fact (not "He was angry at the meeting" but rather "I was involved in a meeting with x person today."

Then go to whatever line you want to next that comes easily to you (maybe you know for sure how you felt and you can fill in the feeling line). Or maybe you know what your actions and the result of the situation was. Sometimes it's more difficult for us to recall/remember what the THOUGHT was that led to our behaviors/feelings about whatever happened. But this is where the magic happens. Examine your thoughts. Bring them out into the light. And as you start to understand and be able see your thoughts for what they are (optional sentences your brain offers), your perspectives, feelings, and results can shift in tiny and huge ways.

I'm so excited for you to dive in and try it yourself!

"That has to be so hard, I can't imagine, isn't it so depressing?" These are some of the most common things people say to me when I tell them that I work with patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. While it can be emotionally challenging, working with patients in hospice and palliative medicine is deeply rewarding and meaningful to me, and has helped me shape my perspective on what it means to live a full and vibrant life in so many ways. Listen in to hear more about this field of medicine, what my role is as a palliative physician, and the lessons & insights I've learned time and time again from my patients.

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