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Do your emotions repeatedly overwhelm you? If you are tired of feeling hurt and helpless when it comes to your feelings, there are effective techniques that can help you manage overwhelming emotions before they take over your life.

Today, psychologist Dr. Karyn Hall joins us to offer advice for emotionally sensitive people and to talk about her her audiobook, The Emotionally Sensitive Person: Finding Peace When Your Emotions Overwhelm You. This audiobook provides proven-effective cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help anyone who struggles with intense emotions.

In today’s conversation, Dr. Hall talks about mindfulness, and why it is especially helpful for the emotionally sensitive person. She also discusses what she calls “emotional first aid” and offers some practical tips to stop feeding overwhelming emotions.

Karyn D. Hall, PhD, is the director of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center in Houston and a DBT Trainer/Consultant with Treatment Implementation Collaborative. She is the author of The Emotionally Sensitive Person and is on the Board of Directors for National Education Alliance Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA.BPD).

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Being emotionally sensitive can be both your greatest gift and your greatest challenge. Sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate the positives of emotional sensitivity, because experiencing emotions so intensely can be painful and lead to difficult situations.

The Emotionally Sensitive Person

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The interpretations you make in stressful situations can strongly affect the emotional responses you experience. Recognizing when your interpretation of a situation, rather than the situation itself, is causing anxiety gives you a new way to reduce anxiety and take charge of your emotional reactions. The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you can change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you’ll become.

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the best-selling audiobook Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry. Written by clinical psychologist Dr. Catherine Pittman and researcher Elizabeth Karle, this audiobook presents a greater understanding how anxiety is created in the brain, along with empowering, proven-effective techniques to overcome it.

Dr. Pittman and Ms. Karle offer great advice about being mindful of your interpretations during stressful situations and considering the possibility of modifying them. Interpretations are often shaped by past experiences and expectations, so it sometimes take a bit of practice to think through the situation and identify a more helpful way to interpret it. However, having the ability to change your interpretations can often go a long way toward helping you reduce anxiety.

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We’ll help you use neuroplasticity, along with an understanding of how the cortex and amygdala pathways work, to make lasting changes in your brain. You can use this information to transform your brain’s circuitry so that it resists anxiety, rather than creating it.

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Authors, "Rewire Your Anxious Brain"

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What can you do when your mind is spinning and your thoughts just won’t stop? Today we’re offering a guided relaxation exercise by psychologists Dr. Colleen Carney and Dr. Rachel Mamber. This guided progressive muscle relaxation will teach you to relax muscles, release tension and experience a quiet mind.

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts and Get a Good Night’s Sleep. Written by psychologists and sleep experts Dr. Colleen Carney and Dr. Rachel Mamber, this audiobook addresses the effects of rumination—or having an overactive brain—on your ability to sleep well. It contains helpful exercises and insights into how you can better manage your thoughts at bedtime, and finally get some sleep.

In this excerpt, Drs. Colleen Carney and Rachel Mamber share a guided relaxation technique called progressive muscle relaxation. This soothing exercise can help you relax before sleep, or any time you want to release tension from the body and experience a quiet mind.

Colleen E. Carney, PhD, co-author of the audiobook Goodnight Mind, is associate professor and director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. She is conducting research, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, on treating insomnia in people with depression.

Rachel Manber, PhD, co-author of the audiobook Goodnight Mind, is professor at Stanford University and director of the Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine. She has treated hundreds of patients with insomnia, many of whom also have other medical or psychiatric disorders, and has trained physicians, psychologists, and nurses to treat insomnia without medication.

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Relaxation strategies must be learned and practiced ahead of time, so that when you are in an anxious state, you are able to simply pull the rip cord of your relaxation parachute and begin to relax. Commit to practicing a relaxation strategy daily for several weeks, and you will be amazed by the result.

Authors, Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts and Get a Good Night's Sleep

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Why do we practice meditation? When we practice meditation, what do we hope will change? In our own way, each of us is seeking liberation. If you’re seeking a life of greater introspection, freedom and love, then we hope you find inspiration in Robert Rabbin’s thoughts on the power of meditation practice.

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook The Sacred Hub: Living in the Shimmering Light of Your True Self by Robert Rabbin. This audiobook is an inspiring collection of essays on meditation, self-inquiry, awareness, freedom, and more. It’s an uplifting guide through the process of questioning, reframing, and deepening awareness that will help you discover your own infinite nature–one of enduring happiness and peace.

In this episode, Robert Rabbin shares his thoughts on the power of meditation practice. He talks about the experience of meditation and points out that as meditation cultivates a growing awareness within us, we experience peace. Our chronic restlessness subsides, and a way of seeing and knowing arises which is not confused by thought.

Robert Rabbin began his professional journey in 1985, after spending 10 years living and working with meditation master Swami Muktananda. He developed an international reputation as a radically brilliant speaker and public speaking guru, as well as a distinguished self-awareness facilitator, leadership adviser, and personal mentor. He authored eight books and more than 250 articles on authentic living and public speaking, leadership, self-inquiry, spiritual activism, and meditation.

In January 2012, he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and told he had a few months to live. However, in keeping with his contrarian nature, he thrived well past the predicted use-by date. He passed away in December 2017.

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The Sacred Hub is an inquiry into what it means to be both fully human and fully divine. Robert Rabbin invites readers to consider living a consciously awakened life with both personal integrity and spiritual awareness. This timely book is very practical, completely accessible and very compelling. Highly recommended!”

author, "Seeds for the Soul: Living as the Source of Who You Are"

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There’s a “Panic Trick” that’s central to all phobias: You experience discomfort and treat it like danger. Anxiety expert and clinical psychologist Dr. David Carbonell has helped thousands of people overcome fears of all kinds. Today he’s sharing a simple, counter-intuitive approach to reducing fear, anxiety and panic.

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook Fear of Flying Workbook. This audiobook teaches how to work constructively with your brain. It leads listeners step-by-step with proven techniques that finally make it possible to overcome their fear of flying. Dr. Carbonell is also the author of the audiobook The Worry Trick: How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worst and What You Can Do About It.

In this episode, Dr. Carbonell talks about what he calls “The Panic Trick.” The Panic Trick occurs when you experience discomfort and treat it like danger. He offers a key question to ask yourself when feelings of anxiety and panic arise. This simple question can help you to not be fooled by the panic trick!

David A. Carbonell, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders. He is the founder and director of the Anxiety Treatment Center, Ltd., a small group of psychologists which offers treatment of all manner of fears and phobias at several locations in and around Chicago.

Dr. Carbonell is also the author of The Worry Trick: How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worst and What You Can Do About It. He is a member of the American Psychological Association; the Anxiety Disorders Association of America; the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science; the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy; the Illinois Psychological Association; and the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation.

Doubt or Danger? How Worrying Backfires on You

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The Panic Trick fools people into opposing their fear with methods that they hope will help, but that actually make their fear stronger and more durable. I’m going to help you discover how this works, how it may have prevented you from solving the problem of fear, and above all, how you can solve it and travel as you see fit!

Author, "Fear of Flying Workbook" and "The Worry Trick"

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Habit change can be challenging, so it helps to know if the benefit of a change will outweigh the effort involved. Today we’re sharing an exercise that will help you approach habit change the way a psychologist might: methodically and in small steps.

This episode presents an excerpt from the audiobook The User’s Guide to the Human Mind: Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and Neurotic and What We Can Do about It. Written by psychologist Shawn Smith, this audiobook helps listeners override the mind’s natural impulses toward worry, self-criticism, and fear and act in ways that promote emotional well-being.

In today’s episode, Dr. Smith shares an exercise that’s designed to help you with habit change. You’ll learn what kind of changes will have the most benefit for you. These changes might be in the realm of diet, exercise, sleep, or any other lifestyle change you might be contemplating. The exercise helps you to experiment with small behavior changes to evaluate if they’ll ultimately be beneficial for you.

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This audiobook is about living with our minds when our minds are driving us crazy. It’s about understanding what the mind is doing, why it is doing it, and how we can live our lives anyway. It is about gently taking the reins when our minds are blocking our way.

The User's Guide to the Human Mind

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We all have a story of our lives—a narrative we tell ourselves about who we are. Often the stories we tell limit our lives. But what would happen if you started telling yourself a new story? How can you make change easy? You might want to tell a new story.

In today’s episode, we’re sharing an excerpt from Bob Litwin’s audiobook, Live the Best Story of Your Life: A World Champion’s Guide to Lasting Change. Bob Litwin, a Wall Street performance coach and world champion tennis player, offers 33 personalized coaching sessions that will help you reach new levels of success in every area of your life. His groundbreaking technique of changing your story is a fast, easy and effective way to create lasting change.

How many times have you heard people say that change is hard, or painful? In this excerpt, Bob addresses the common misconception that change is difficult. In fact, change is fun and surprisingly simple. Bob talks about how to make change easy by telling a new story to help you realize your own unique and powerful potential. Lasting, positive change is only a story away!

Bob Litwin has spent over four decades using the New Story method to coach thousands of top athletes, coaches, Wall Street hedge funds, traders, and analysts to raise individual performance to extraordinary levels. A world tennis champion, Litwin is a #1 world ranked senior player, 18-time US National Champion, and an inductee into the Tennis Eastern Hall of Fame. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Jo Ann. Learn more at www.boblitwin.com.

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What is your story? What is the Old Story you want to jettison and the New Story you want to live? Don’t know? This audiobook will help you findnd out. Let’s explore together.

Live the Best Story of Your Life

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Are there foods you constantly crave or can’t stop eating once you start? Many of us have trouble regulating our intake of some foods, as well as anxiety about our eating habits. How do we get back to feeling sane and happy around food? How can we cope with the part of our mind that never stops craving and demanding more? According to psychologist Dr. Lynn Rossy, the secret is in mindfulness-based eating.

Today we’re sharing an exclusive interview with Dr. Rossy, founder of the groundbreaking program “Eat for Life.” She is the author of the acclaimed audiobook The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your Life. Dr. Rossy has discovered a few simple truths: diets don’t work, and mindfulness is the secret weapon that will revolutionize your relationship with food. This audiobook offers meditations you can return to again and again, as well as hard science on weight and food. It’s a must-listen for those of us who want to savor our food and our lives.

In today’s conversation, Dr. Rossy tackles what she calls “the wanting mind”—that voice in your head that tells you to seek pleasure wherever you can find it, even if it’s at the bottom of the cookie jar and you’re not hungry. The wanting mind can’t be checked or silenced, but you can learn to balance it with the powerful tool of mindfulness. Dr. Rossy shares the basic principles of mindfulness, and offers helpful tips for those of us who want to heal our relationship with food, and change our lives in the process.

Lynn Rossy, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at the University of Missouri’s wellness program for faculty and staff. She developed Eat for Life, a mindfulness-based intuitive eating program that successfully helps people overcome eating issues, improve body image, and enhance weight loss. She is on the board of directors of The Center for Mindful Eating.

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This…is like talking to a wise and warmhearted friend who has the knowledge and experience to help you reclaim the natural pleasure inherent in eating. As an added bonus, it’s filled with helpful exercises and tips based on scientific studies, including the author’s own research.

author of "Mindful Eating"

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Often the difference between making a rash decision and the right decision is a just matter of moments. It is much easier to break a habit when we learn to pause, assess, and then plan before we act. Even a pause of just a few moments can help us regain control.

Today, we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit, written by psychologist Amy Johnson, who teaches us that no matter what your bad habit is, you have the power to change it. Dr. Johnson draws on a powerful combination of neuroscience and spirituality to illustrate a profound truth: you are not your habits. Your mental patterns are the result of simple brain wiring that can be easily changed.

In this episode, Dr. Johnson discusses the power of the pause when it comes to breaking your bad habits. She shares that there are two different types of pauses, and when you master them, they’ll be your greatest allies in breaking habits once and for all. If you want to create change with a focused, effective plan, then this excerpt will help. You’ll see that you have the most power when you train yourself to pause before acting.

In this episode, Dr. Johnson discusses the power of the pause when it comes to how to break a habit. She shares that there are two different types of pauses, and when you master them, they’ll be your greatest allies in breaking habits once and for all. If you want to create change with a focused, effective plan, then this excerpt will help. You’ll see that you have the most power when you train yourself to pause before acting.

Dr. Amy Johnson is a master life coach who works with clients worldwide through coaching programs, workshops, and retreats. She is author of The Little Book of Big Change and has devoted a large portion of her coaching practice to helping people end unwanted habits.  Dr. Johnson has been a regularly featured expert on The Steve Harvey Show and www.oprah.com, as well as in The Wall Street Journal and Self magazine. Visit Dr. Johnson’s website here.

Check our our recent interview with Dr. Johnson:  Surprisingly Simple Techniques to Overcome Bad Habits: A Conversation with Dr. Amy Johnson

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Each time you feel deeply peaceful, your personal thinking is taking a relative break. Each time you’re in the throes of anxiety, urges or general uneasiness, your thinking has revved back up. This audiobook aims to point you back toward the wisdom that is already within you, so that you can use it as a guide.

The Little Book of Big Change

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If you eat to help manage your emotions, you may have discovered that it doesn’t really work. If you’re an emotional eater, you’ve probably wondered how you can conquer it once and for all. The good news is that a life free of emotional eating is possible! There are tried and true ways to free yourself from the cycle of emotional eating.

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food by Dr. Jennifer L. Taitz. Dr. Taitz is a clinical psychologist and director of the dialectical behavior therapy program at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in New York, NY.

In her audiobook, Dr. Taitz combines tested scientific methods with an emotional understanding of the difficulty of battling with food. This audiobook is a guide to help you face difficult emotions head on without relying on food to numb yourself, and is a great place to begin if you’re ready to create a healthy relationship to food that will last for the rest of your life.

Dr. Taitz discusses a famous study on emotional eating and overeating. She discusses the link between feeling poorly and making impulsive decisions that, ironically, only serve to make you feel worse in the long run. If you’ve wondered about the science behind emotional eating, then you’ll appreciate this thorough and fascinating investigation into why we eat when we feel poorly, and how we can break free of that pattern.

Jennifer L. Taitz, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and director of the dialectical behavior therapy program at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in New York, NY. She is a certified diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and is a founding board member of the New York City Association for Contextual Behavior Science. Her expertise lies in emphasizing simultaneous acceptance and change and providing tangible tools to help people get “unstuck” so they are better able to regulate their emotions.

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If you struggle to live fully and joyously because of an unhealthy relationship with eating, my hope is that this audiobook will offer you new freedom. Eating is a part of life, and this book is about living in a way that is meaningful and expansive. Unlike hundreds of other books, it will not tell you what, when, how, or how much to eat. Instead, you will practice living in full contact with the present moment, learning from your feelings, coping with distress skillfully, and developing self-compassion.

Author of Audiobook, "End Emotional Eating"

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