Being outdoors, even just getting 30 minutes of sun or feeling the rain on your face, it offers like a factory reset for your brain and your body when you're in a rut. Grounding is actually also a really valuable exercise now that I think about it. In psychology, grounding is this therapeutic technique where you use the natural electrical charge from the ground to kind of stabilize you and bring you back to the present moment. This may sound weird if you've only kind of been exposed to Western science and psychology but many, many countless indigenous societies across the world have historically used a similar practice to treat various ailments including mental health and mental ailments as well.
On this week's episode we discuss why we fall into a so called 'rut' and how to pull ourselves out of it and rekindle our sense of self! Our 20s represent a transition into adulthood where we can find ourselves more and more detached from ourselves, uninspired, unmotivated, unexcited by life. The reasons for why this occurs varies, from the transition to full-time work, experiencing failure, the monotony of daily routine and even chronic stress. We're going to discuss six psychological strategies and theories for how we can break out of this cycle, including the benefits of impulsive behaviour, the healing power of nature, how to set a weekly challenge and much more. For all my 20-something year olds out there, stuck in a bit of a rut. This episode if for you.
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