Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is the co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living in West Los Angeles and is the creator of the 6-month Coaching and Mentorship Program: A Course in Mindful Living. He's a psychologist and international speaker and mindfulness educator. He's written many books and in this episode, he and Eric discuss his book, Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self Compassion. There are so many practical approaches and new perspectives in this episode. We think you'll get a lot of useful information out of the conversation.
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In This Interview, Elisha Goldstein and I Discuss…
- His book, Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self Compassion
- That what you practice and repeat is what you get
- Depression Triggers and Depression Cures
- Thoughts, Emotions, Sensations, and Behaviors
- The triangle of awareness
- Procedural memory
- The habit loop being like a traffic circle with 4 entry points
- The way our brain associates things
- The way our nervous system is overwhelmed when we’re experiencing depression
- Avoidance and depression
- How naming something gives us a little space and perspective
- How naming something actually changes the activity in our brain
- Perspective-making tools
- The way journaling objectifies your experiences
- Natural anti-depressants
- Mindfulness: a state of engaged curiosity
- Relating to your experience differently through mindfulness, self-compassion, play, compassion, purpose, and mastery
- The growth mindset and the fixed mindset
- Practicing being curious in your daily life to cultivate a growth mindset
- How a learning mindset is related to a growth mindset
- The importance of play
- How to discover what kind of play you might enjoy as an adult
Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. Links:
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