Motiv8 - The Motivation Podcast and Inspiration Podcast Dr. Joe Dispenza: Break Your Addiction to Negative Emotions - The Science of Real Change
Jun 18, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Joe Dispenza, a neuroscientist and author, explores the science behind breaking free from negative emotions and stress. He highlights how chronic stress can harm our well-being and emphasizes the importance of emotional management for personal transformation. Dispenza delves into the connection between past traumas and emotional addictions, offering insights on how we can change our emotional states. His empowering message encourages listeners to reclaim their health and foster meaningful connections with others.
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Chronic Stress Warps Biology
- Chronic stress keeps the brain and body out of balance and becomes a new harmful normal.
- This prolonged survival mode causes negative emotions derived from stress hormones, linking them to disease risk.
Addiction to Negative Emotions
- Emotional stress, often from workplace or relationship conflicts, can trigger addictive patterns in the brain.
- People cling to negative emotions and situations as a dysfunctional way to feel alive or justified.
Manage Emotions to Break Addiction
- Learn to manage your emotional state to break addiction to negative feelings.
- Recognize cravings for familiar emotions as habit, not true alignment or rightness.