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Befriend the Voice In Your Head - Ethan Kross [346]

Mindful Mama: Raising Kind, Confident Kids Without Losing Your Cool | Parenting Strategies For Big Emotions & More

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Using Language to Get Distance From Your Problems

When we experience chatter, we zoom in really narrowly on the issues that we're perseverating. There are lots of ways to get distance from your problems and to think about them more objectively. You can engage in a strategy called distanced self talk. When you use your own name to try to work through a problem, it thrusts you into this coaching mode,. like you're now giving advice to your best friend.

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