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Dr. Susan David: Build Emotional Agility, Avoid Burnout, & The Dangers of Toxic Positivity

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

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The Power of Choice

A core component of my work is this idea that there is nothing inherently good or bad about a thought, an emotion or story. Our thoughts, our emotions and our stories are completely normal. They are your body and your psychology trying to help you make sense of the world. And so we aren't just coming to choice in a way that is like being gritty and every moment I've just got to do this. It's actually a posture that is elevated by compassion with self. It's elevated by curiosity. Gee why do I think that there's no point in trying? How can I still with kindness and compassion towards myself move towards my values and reach out to them because this is important

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