Changeable Podcast

Aneta Mruz was diagnosed with OCD shortly after her son was born, about 6 years ago. As difficult and terrifying as it was at the time, she says OCD healed her and she’d go through it all over again for what it’s given her.  OCD forced Aneta to re-examine everything she thought she was and The post EP254: “OCD healed me” appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Maya wrote to me about the suffering she’s in over, what she calls, her “physical imperfections”. She’s seen so much about life beyond thought and it’s brought her a lot of peace, but this feels different. Maya’s skin discoloration is making her life very small. She doesn’t date, she stays physically covered up, and she hasn’t The post EP253: A listener question about physical imperfections  appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

I was asked to share the story of how my binge eating/bulimia habit ended as a contribution to an upcoming book. The book will be a collection of stories of diagnosed mental health issues that came to an end as people explored the sorts of things we explore here. So, this episode is my telling of The post EP252: How my habit ended appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

The idea that each of us has a specific life purpose that’s our job to figure out…and that we’ll be endlessly happy and fulfilled when we discover it, and empty and lacking until then…is an idea I’ve seen create more suffering than most. Matt Cooksey helps people see this in a fresh way. He frees The post EP251: When you know you’re here for more: A bigger view of purpose and what’s in the way with Matt Cooksey appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Being “hard on yourself” is only possible when some very simple, near universal misunderstandings are in place. One, that you’re responsible for what you think, feel, and do. Two, that what you think, feel, and do means something about you. These are basically the same thing, both rooted in the illusion that there is a The post EP250: How to stop being so hard on yourself appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Giacomo is unsure what he wants to do for a career and where to place his attention. He has many passions but says he has a hard time choosing which to pursue. As we explore what his mind is telling him about all of these passions and what it means to choose one, he begins to The post EP249: A coaching session on choosing which passions to pursue appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

I’ve come to love a familiar feeling of dread that visits many mornings. How this feeling is experienced has changed quite a bit over the years.  Initially, I found a lot of benefit in curiously inquiring into the thought behind the feeling. Was there one? I’d explore who this feeling was about and who it The post EP248: Feeling is not in your body appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Have you noticed this story? It’s a sometimes obvious, sometimes incredibly subtle storyline that is present anytime suffering is present. Often, the story is not noticeable but the physical and emotional resistance of “this shouldn’t be happening” is felt. That story has nothing at all to do with life. It has zero to do with truth The post EP246: Noticing the story that says everything would be better if this wasn’t happening appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Liz has been deeply impacted by the knowing that we all have exactly what we need in any moment.  We are health. We are life itself. Fresh ideas and wisdom are constantly moving us through life. From that grounding, she sees that listening is one of the most powerful ways we can be with someone. The post EP245: The Power of True Listening with Liz Scott  appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the difference between welcoming what arises and wallowing in what arises. In this episode, we’ll explore how welcoming is rooted in curiosity and not knowing what we’re exploring.Welcoming is “dumb”, while wallowing tends to be “smart”. We wallow in something (anxiety, depression, sadness), meaning we’re feeling what we The post EP244: Welcoming versus wallowing appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.