The Plant Yourself Podcast

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.In these challenging times, we may think we have a lot of decisions to make. And we can agonize over those decisions and feel tremendous regret if they don't work out the way we hoped they would.But it's almost impossible to make rational decisions when the future is so unpredictable. Past experience doesn't provide a road map anymore.Instead of applying more data-power and algorithmic thinking, I'm finding that developing a calm presence allows me to tap into body wisdom.And also that most decisions ultimately end up being made for me, not by me.How are you dealing with decision-making these days?Guided Relaxation Exercises for the Homebound and Stressed Out – pay what you canTip Jar: PlantYourself.com/giftClick to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.I'm very very constrained these days. Locked down in a foreign country with luggage for a 3-week vacation, with no light at the end of the tunnel.Crappy internet, little social contact outside my family, and beautiful hikes all around that I can't go on.And those same constraints also are providing opportunities for me to shake up my routines, innovate, and come out of this with a better, more integrated life.How can you benefit from the constraints that are currently imposed on you?Tip jar: http://plantyourself.com/giftGuided Relaxation Exercises for the Homebound and Stressed Out – pay what you canClick to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Many of us are bored right now, in lockdown or sheltering in place.We can paper over our boredom with mindless consumption, or we can use it to begin a process of profound healing.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Glenn Murphy returns to the podcast in the nick of time, to help understand, manage, and overcome stress reactions and symptoms in this time of fear, lockdown, and uncertainty.He shares an evolutionary perspective on why this pandemic produces stress responses unlike other typical stressors, and offers exercises, solutions, and mindsets to help us get through and build our resilience along the way.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.It's easy for me (and I guess, a lot of us) to focus on the negative these days. I'm reminding myself daily to look for things to be grateful for - and finding them!Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.In these strange times, we have an opportunity to remember what is essential, and what is fluff. Who are we really, and how can we carry that realization forward once we attain a new equilibrium?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.In a world in which we have virtually no control, how do we assert control in a useful way?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Those of us who have survived difficult times - physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual - have a gift for the rest of society: the knowledge that we can handle what seems unmanageable, and grow from what seems diabolical.Let's share those gifts now, to counter all the fear and panic and despair out there.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.A special Covid-19 Lockdown Edition of the Plant Yourself Podcast. Halfway through I realized I was using the wrong mic. If that's the worst thing that happens today, cool!Now is not the time to indulge in crappy food choices, even though we may be stressed and cooped up and grieving.We have an army inside us - our immune system - that does its best to keep us safe. Now's the time to feed it well.We have an opportunity to find new sources of dopamine, of joy, of connection.What are you doing to get your daily dopamine fix?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Michael B. Rothberg, M.D., M.P.H. is the Vice Chair for Research in the Medicine Institute of the Cleveland Clinic and Director of the Center for Value-Based Care Research.He joined me on Skype to talk about the current state of knowledge about Covid-19, and what we can and should do as individuals and a society to save as many lives as possible.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show