Changeable Podcast

Life is constantly letting go. You don’t let go. You are let go. Who-you-take-yourself-to-be arises and dissolves as experience in each and every moment.Today’s episode is a portion of a recent call with the LSBC 6-week course where we explore the effortless, always letting go nature of life. ***Join me for a 6-day silent retreat in beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee.The retreat will provide a supportive space for you to steep in your essential being.You’ll immerse in what’s always here, unchanging, beyond the pull of thoughts, feelings and identities, in the absence of everyday distractions and conditioning.This retreat was designed for those who feel called by the still, unchanging silence that is your true nature.  Prolonged silence with others is a very powerful way to rediscover and devote to the truth of who you are.See more at dramyjohnson.com/silentretreatThe post EP324: Always letting go  appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

The podcast dives deep into the concepts of self and non-duality, challenging listeners to consider if these ideas are just thoughts or beliefs. It highlights the importance of experiencing reality beyond mental constructs. Additionally, a transformative silent retreat in Gatlinburg is introduced, offering a chance to immerse in unchanging essence and rediscover true nature away from everyday distractions. Prepare to rethink what you believe about existence!

Initially, noise, movement and visual appearances are primary. They are what’s happening, after all! They are the entirety of experience. They are where attention flows. It takes a lot of energy to be absorbed in all of that moving, changing chaos, but we rarely notice. Eventually, the foreground might move to the background and the background to the foreground. Silence, stillness, and an emptiness that is the essence of everything becomes apparent. This becomes apparent in prolonged silence. It can become apparent in other ways, I’m sure.  In this episode, I share how this foreground/background shift has happened and point you to listen for the silence and sense the stillness at the center of everything. If you would like to plug into this deep, still, silence with me for a week, please check out my retreats. It will be a very profound experience of what never changes, no matter what comes and goes throughout the week. dramyjohnson.com/silentretreat  The post EP322: The silence, the stillness and the void at the center of everything appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Thought creates a sense of continuity. It creates a sense of you living your life with your past and your future. All of that – you, your life, your past, your future – only exist in and as thought. This process will happen. But what I discuss in today’s episode is the thought that says it’s irresponsible to not pay attention to that. We discuss the sense (which is only a thought) that it is responsible or safe or necessary to revisit things, to attend to that sense of continuity that’s being created in thought. I’ll share three specific examples of how this sense of responsibility seems to keep us attending to thought when that is actually the complete opposite of what we’re looking for. ***Join me for a 6-day silent retreat in beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee.The retreat will provide a supportive space for you to steep in your essential being. You’ll immerse in what’s always here, unchanging, beyond the pull of thoughts, feelings and identities, in the absence of everyday distractions and conditioning. This retreat was designed for those who feel called by the still, unchanging silence that is your true nature.  Prolonged silence with others is a very powerful way to rediscover and devote to the truth of who you are. See more at dramyjohnson.com/silentretreat The post EP321: Responsibility (It’s okay to not carry things through time) appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Discover the power of questions as the discussion uncovers the difference between helpful and unhelpful inquiries. 'Why' questions often trap us in concepts, whereas 'what' questions can lead to genuine understanding and presence. The conversation emphasizes the importance of curiosity and community in personal growth, encouraging deeper exploration of our motivations. Additionally, there's an invitation to a 7-day silent retreat designed to help participants reconnect with their true selves amidst the distractions of daily life.

Let’s have a serious talk. Thoughts are not true. Honestly, how in the world could they be? How could a formless blip of energy with some untouchable, vague images or memories or words, know about ‘you’ or the future?Thought is what creates the imaginary idea of a future. There isn’t a future known by thought.It doesn’t take much looking to really see that thought can’t possibly be true. It contradicts itself all the time. It repeats itself over a lifetime is essentially a reflection or echo of other thoughts and sensory impressions.Just look, along with me in this episode, at the logic. It’s very, very clear when you begin to look.I share a portion of an email from a woman who has “intrusive thoughts” about hurting herself as a way to explore how thought can’t possibly be true. And I challenge you to debate both sides of the coin and see for yourself.  ***Would you like to be part of a supportive, loving community of like-minded people exploring the big questions in life?Would you like a place you can turn for personal support on anything you’re struggling with at any time from several certified Change Coaches?   It’s a place to see how the things like anxiety, doubt, habits, insecurities–are actually incredible gifts. They are there to help you wake up. To join The Community, please go to dramyjohnson.com/thecommunity The post EP319: Stop believing thoughts (and there are no “intrusive” ones) appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Delve into the dual meanings of 'fix'—both correcting problems and solidifying aspects of life. Discover how the quest to fix ourselves stems from fear and the illusion of a fixed identity. Learn that nothing is truly fixed; everything is in a state of constant change. The podcast encourages embracing this flow and letting go of the need for certainty, redefining how we perceive ourselves and our challenges.

In this episode I respond to a question I received from someone who experiences depersonalization and derealization. Specifically, the questioner shared that they don’t believe this is a thinking disorder and do I agree? This sent me on a bit of a nice rant  I do agree. No thinking is “disordered” in the same way that no feeling is “bad”. The very common and innocent question reflects our cultural conditioning that sees so much experience as a problem to fix. That conditioning IS the problem, not the thoughts or feelings arising. This episode is not really about DPDR, so please check it out even if you aren’t sure what that is! ***Beginning September 5th, I will be leading a very small group through The LSBC course.You may know that I don’t lead this course anymore but because there were a number of people on the waitlist, I thought I would lead a small group through the curriculum this fall. You’ll get lifetime access to the full curriculum of video lessons, interviews, and animations, 6 live coaching calls with me, and access to our private forum for the 6 weeks.If you’ve been wanting to do the live version of this course with my support, or you know someone who has, this is the time to do it! Go to https://dramyjohnson.com/events/fall-school-registration-page/ to register.The post EP317: Are there thinking disorders? Is depersonalization one, or is it a “real feeling”?  appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

I so often hear people feeling they are making things worse. They say things like, “I’m resisting, which is making these feelings worse” or “This anxiety is making my physical pain worse”.But what if “I’m making it worse” is just a thought?Can one thought really make another thought or sensation worse? Does it have that power?Look at the bigger assumptions in this cause and effect belief – it implies that there is a YOU with the power to influence experience. But is there?I’ll explain how “I’m making it worse” might feel uncomfortable in itself, but that doesn’t mean it’s actually making anything worse. ***Beginning September 5th, I will be leading a very small group through The Little School of Big Change Guided course.You may know that I don’t lead this course anymore but because there were a number of people on the waitlist, I thought I would lead a small group through the curriculum this fall. You’ll get lifetime access to the full curriculum of video lessons, interviews, and animations, 6 live coaching calls with me, and access to our private forum for the 6 weeks.If you’ve been wanting to do the live version of this course with my support, or you know someone who has, this is the time to do it!Go to The Little School of Big Change to register. The post EP316: You’re not making it worse appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

In today’s episode, I share an example of someone who experiences “health anxiety” to show how experience is “all conditioning” (EP310) and also how there is no conditioning (EP311).    We explore the related idea that there is something other than what is right here, right now. This is another paradox. I feels like things like habitual thinking lingers and carries through time, but isn’t it more true that when it’s not in experience, it doesn’t exist at all? It’s here when it’s here and completely gone when it’s gone? ***Beginning September 5th, I will be leading a very small group through The Little School of Big Change Guided course.You may know that I don’t lead this course anymore but because there were a number of people on the waitlist, I thought I would lead a small group through the curriculum this fall. You’ll get lifetime access to the full curriculum of video lessons, interviews, and animations, 6 live coaching calls with me, and access to our private forum for the 6 weeks.If you’ve been wanting to do the live version of this course with my support, or you know someone who has, this is the time to do it!Go to The Little School of Big Change to register. The post EP315: No secret rooms appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.