Alex Manzi had a breakdown of sorts several years ago that turned the tide of his life in a very different direction. In that breakdown, Alex realized how depressed and living in his head he had been, and he saw that he might do some things to change that. One thing turned to another and The post EP225: When a breakdown is a new beginning with Alex Manzi appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

I am constantly hearing from people who have tried everything. They’ve read every book, taken every course, studied every philosophy, self-help method, and religion. Many of them have been doing these things for decades. So you can imagine their surprise when their habit remains. In this episode, we’ll explore the way a mind will take us The post EP224: The way out is right under your nose appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Rob Cook grew up in the inner city around crime and violence. Simply by saying yes to what was presenting itself, life pulled him through to a very different way of life today.  In this episode, Rob and I talk about:Saying yes to the ways life is pulling us through (and sometimes saying yes when The post EP223: How Life Pulls You Through with Rob Cook appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

In this episode I’ll share some new tools I’ve been trying out with myself and in my coaching with others. They are all about leaning into what’s arising. Looking at it. Being with it. Saying it out loud and owning it.They are all about breaking up the resistance that leads to suffering. I’ll share how I’m The post EP222:  Looking at your darkest thoughts in a new light appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Could things have turned out differently than they did? Really look at this. Our minds are constantly talking about what should have been, what could be, how things might have turned out if xyz were different…But isn’t that pure fiction? I mean, it’s made up! Things were how they were, period. To make up a The post EP221: Things can’t be other than they are appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

In this amazing conversation, Change Coach Lindsey Eilliott shares two things in her life that she’s had to “come to terms with”: a divorce she went through several years ago, and having one child when she wanted two.  In the case of the divorce, Lindsey feels completely over it. She describes an insight she had The post EP220: Coming to terms with disappointment appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Do you ever feel like something is off? That things aren’t as they appear? You missed the punchline to a joke that everyone else is in on? Me too. It’s not just you, and you’re not crazy. Something is off. It’s all off, actually.Things are not as they appear. This thought-identified experience is not the truth of The post EP219: Something is off appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Lisa Inlow is a Change Coach who–now, more than ever–is thriving with ADHD. As is often the case with diagnoses, it was initially a relief to Lisa to have an explanation for some of the things she struggled with. Then, as her relief began to fade, she sometimes felt boxed in by her label. All of The post EP218: Seeing ADHD through a much wider lens appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Is change up to you? What, if anything, do you really have control over? If we don’t have control, why do anything? Why talk things out in relationships in hopes of more closeness, or join The Little School of Big Change in hopes of freedom from habits? I’ll explore these excellent questions in this episode. I The post EP217: Is change up to you? appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Trying to change through willpower has a massive downside that’s rarely discussed: shame. If we believe that change is up to us–we simply need to work hard enough or want it badly enough–that means it’s also on us when our change attempts don’t work. Believing that we make things happen in life through effort or will The post EP216: Willpower and Shame appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.