The trans-theoretical model of a change has these discrete stages that I think we could all identify in our own lives. The stage one is pre-contemplation. So that's when you don't even realize that you're thinking of changing. By the time they get to just do it, which we call the action stage,. so much has gone on behind the scenes that they don't even know about.
In Lori Gottlieb's new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, she opens with a quote from James Baldwin that reads, "Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch."
In this episode, we talk about therapy, how it works, the misconceptions around it, and how people go from resisting change to embracing the behaviors required to alter their own thoughts and feelings when stuck in destructive, unhealthy loops. You'll also learn the difference between idiot compassion and wise compassion.
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