Real Health Radio 342: 10 Things You Need To Understand About Your Own Psychology
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Sep 5, 2025 This discussion delves into ten essential truths about understanding your own psychology. It reveals how self-awareness can drive personal success and foster growth. Key topics include confronting fears, managing unreliable memories, and overcoming mental health challenges. The insights provided offer valuable tools for healing, particularly in areas like eating disorders. Listeners will learn how better psychological understanding can transform behavior and enhance well-being.
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Brains Reconstruct, Not Record
- Memories are reconstructions, not perfect recordings, so they frequently mislead you.
- Questioning those stories frees you from distorted self-criticism and opens kinder interpretations.
Two Days Show How Mood Skews Memory
- Chris Sandel compares two consecutive days to show how mood alters perception of self.
- The eating disorder flattens those contrasts, making distortions harder to notice.
Behavior Mostly Runs On Autopilot
- Most behavior runs unconsciously via biases, conditioning, and instinct rather than conscious choices.
- Awareness of patterns lets you intentionally disrupt autopilot and rewire defaults.