Mindfulness and Mason Jars: Keys to a Meaningful Life - Dr. Adam Dell | Ep 9

Gain practical strategies for bringing more mindfulness and intentionality into your daily life from Dr. Adam Dell. As a former Air Force psychologist, Adam shares how small habits like keeping a gratitude journal have helped his family stay grounded during difficult times. You'll learn how mindfulness isn't just about clearing your mind, but about embracing thoughts and emotions to uncover your deepest values. Adam offers a fascinating perspective on how our environment shapes us, sometimes without our awareness.  He gives you permission to "disobey your mind" when it's holding you back. This conversation provides motivation and ideas for incorporating mindfulness in accessible ways in your own life.

Takeaways:

• Mindfulness is about being present and aware rather than clearing your mind or relaxing. It involves embracing thoughts and feelings without judgment.
• Small daily habits like keeping a gratitude journal can have profound impacts on well-being over time by cultivating gratitude.
• Our environments strongly shape our behaviors, so it's important to be mindful of triggers and create supportive structures.
• Mindfulness exercises like noting emotions without judgement can help "disobey your mind" and choose behaviors aligned with your values.
• Taking mindful perspective of past and future selves can motivate positive changes and reduce shame about the past.

Resources:

• Mindless Eating, by Brian Wansink (book)
• Atomic Habits, by James Clear (book)
• The Mindful Body, by Ellen Langer (book)
• Switch, by Chip and Dan Heath (book)
• A Liberated Mind, by Steven Hayes (book)
• The Happiness Track, by Emma Seppala (book)
• Emotional Agility, by Susan David (book)
• The Yale course on Gratitude, taught by Dr. Laurie Santos (free on Coursera)

‍Connect with Dr. Adam Dell:

• Instagram
• Website

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