i love the term shadow intelligence, but i loved something else that you use as a term in relation to it. And you encourage us to keep some shadow snacks on hand. What do you mean by that? So if our shadow are all o those parts of us that we deny or suppress or minimize. The word snack is such a light hearted, non threatening, non scary word. If we feed little snacks to these parts of ourselves, it's sort of like giving a snack to a toddler on a road trip.
There are times in our lives where we feel stuck, be it personally or professionally. It might be in our career. It might in a relationship.
We’re smart, so we try to think our way out of it. But when we’re really stuck, thinking can turn into ruminating. And the more we think, the more we stay stuck. That’s when the labeling kicks in. The voice in our head labels us lazy, or crazy, or just plain unmotivated.
Today’s guest, Britt Frank, is a licensed specialist clinical social worker (LSCSW). She’s written the book, The Science of Stuck: Breaking Through Inertia to Find your Path Forward. Britt’s the perfect person to teach us how thinking our way forward may not be the right tool for the job. In this interview, she explains how we get stuck and steps we can take to move through it.
Episode Links
Eustress vs Distress
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Brene Brown
Peter Levine and somatic experiencing
Carl Jung and the Shadow Side
Bessel van der Kolk
William Worden and the 4 Tasks of Grieving
The Sun Valley Wellness Festival
Do Hard Things by Steve Magness
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