Changeable Podcast

Are you ready for some light, summer listening? You’re in the right place! Because this episode is all about the fact that you’re going to suffer in life. And you’re going to die.It’s a given.It’s also a given that you’ll not suffer in life. You’ll feel lots of stuff…some you like and some you don’t The post EP52: You’re Going to Suffer and Die appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

You might know that I’m a huge Lisa Esile fan.Lisa was essentially silent for a year or more of her life. In that time, she did very little and very little “input”.What she saw about how her mind works, and what’s there beyond her mind, is pretty awesome.I especially love the affection she has for The post EP51: What’s There When You Stop Moving with Lisa Esile appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

You are lived.Stuff occurs to you and you act on it, with very little input required by you.You see things. You know things.And, at the very same time that you’re being lived by life, your mind is narrating the whole thing in that opinionated way it often does. Your mind is making it all about The post EP50: We’re Lived. And then We Think. (Life is not a Riddle) appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

This episode is a little different than most.In this episode, I talk with Nicola Bird. And we’re not talking to you.Nic and I have a conversation, practitioner-to-practitioner, about what it’s like to do what we do. Our “jobs” are essentially to point people toward an invisible realm.To gently turn them away from the physical, psychological The post EP49: A Day in the Life of an Anxiety Coach with Nicola Bird appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Our experience almost always looks like it’s about something, right?It looks to us like we think about stuff.We feel emotions over what happened or about what’s coming up.Human brains love stories. Human experience typically includes a logical storyline and a bunch of reasons for why we’re thinking and feeling the way we are.But how accurate The post EP48: Your Experience isn’t About what it Appears to be About appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

It happens all the time.You hear something and your mind quiets. Maybe something falls away…a habit, a line of thinking, an obsession or worry is no longer there.Life looks and feels different and you’re thrilled. You’re changed! Cured! Fixed!And then--inevitably–thinking comes back.Why didn’t your insight last?!?If you’ve been there, this episode will help.Register for the The post EP46: Why Your Insight Didn’t Stick appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Horizontal change starts with what you know, and moves you toward a place you can see.jobs – central casting metaprime how to do a perfect burpee (plus, 2 next-level add ons)It’s linear. Incremental. Often effortful. Horizontal change is you bettering, or improving upon something.Vertical change isn’t about what you know and it doesn’t take you The post EP45: Horizontal vs. Vertical Change (and What They Mean for your Freedom) appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

In this episode of Changeable, Jack and I talk about how life is an illusion.What does that mean?Jack and I explore what this great illusion means for our opinions of ourselves, our relationships, our habits…even those glimpses we catch of ourselves in store windows (you’ll see what I mean).Especially listen when Jack talks about his The post EP44: Life is an…illusion? With Jack Pransky appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

What is health? What is wellbeing? How do you know if you’re healthy and well?Turns out, the way we answer those questions has huge implications for how well we feel.I talk with John El-Mokadem in this episode about massively expanding our concept of what health and wellness really are.We talk about how we can be The post EP43: Being Well is Not the Same as Being Cured with John El-Mokadam appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Harry claims that all problems in life come from overthinking.All problems? Really?I play devil’s advocate a bit in this one as we discuss the single, common source of all suffering. I love Harry’s personality and the way he talks about this understanding. He is fun and light and always puts the feeling first.I hope you The post EP42: Do All Problems in Life Really Come from Overthinking? appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.