Discover how to reshape your life by stepping out of your story with author Kim Schneiderman. Learn to view obstacles as opportunities for growth, write in a third-person narrative, and apply Internal Family Systems Therapy for personal development. Explore the power of reframing your narrative and shifting from victim to hero mindset in this insightful podcast episode.

Learn how to leave your people-pleasing era with actionable steps and personal anecdotes. Discover the balance between giving and setting boundaries, explore self-reflection through 'the ick', and recognize and address people-pleasing behaviors. Plus, check out recommended resources and engage with the host on various platforms.

In this episode, the podcast host discusses emotional regulation strategies. They explore popular strategies that don't work and share life-changing techniques. The importance of avoiding unhelpful internet advice is highlighted. The podcast offers practical tips for personal growth through emotional regulation. A strategy of cultivating curiosity and playfulness towards emotions is discussed, along with steps to implement the ideas shared.

Discover transformative books like 'Learned Optimism' and 'Unwinding Anxiety' that changed the speaker's life. Explore forgiveness as a mental health tool and the significance of connected communication in relationships. Learn about finding relief from chronic pain through 'The Way Out' and the power of honest journaling for overcoming wrist pain.

Author Susan Ashford discusses the concept of 'flexing', transitioning to a learning mindset, and reframing experiences for personal growth. They explore small experiments, contrasting goal motivations, and offer practical recommendations to infuse joy in daily tasks.

This podcast explores strategies for managing social anxiety and reducing its impact. It covers topics such as accepting personal flaws, managing rumination, self-imposed exposure therapy, and challenging negative predictions. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of surrounding oneself with accepting people and minimizing time with judgmental individuals. Overall, it provides actionable steps and personal experiences to help listeners overcome social anxiety.

Fred Luskin, world's leading researcher on forgiveness, discusses the impact of forgiveness on mental health, setting boundaries, challenging unenforceable rules, and the need for gratitude and positive intention in the forgiveness process.

This podcast discusses the challenges of making friends as an adult and provides strategies for entering the community era. It explores different avenues for meeting new people, emphasizes the importance of approaching friendships with confidence, and provides tips on building lasting connections.

Robert Fritz, Mic The Real, and Gabriele Oettingen discuss the power and limitations of visualization, the trouble with manifesting happiness, and the benefits of self-affirmation and vision boards. They explore effective techniques and address the impact of limiting beliefs in manifestation.

Hey! On today's ep I'm interviewing the incredible Michelle Segar. Michelle is an award-winning, NIH-funded researcher at the University of Michigan with almost thirty years studying how to help people adopt exercise and physical activity in ways that bring meaning and joy, and can be sustained within the complexity and unpredictability of the real world. We talk about self-control, good “whys”, how to get motivated to workout, flexibility in behaviour change, reframing shoulds and how to enjoy exercise. TAKE THE TRAP QUIZ - https://michellesegar.com/joy-quiz/ RECCS OF THE WEEK ✨ The Joy Choice by Michelle Segar - https://amzn.to/3v9QuT2 ✨ No Sweat by Michelle Segar - https://amzn.to/471AxMj ✨ Elastic Habits by Stephen Guise - https://amzn.to/3RkvDEh ✨ The Life Map - Part eBook, part digital workbook. Use The Life Map (2.0) to create your most incredible year yet ⇢ https://www.muchelleb.com.au/the-life-map SHOP ✨ The Intention App - Manage Your Mind to Create a Life That Feels Good ⇢ ⁠https://www.theintentionapp.com/⁠ ✨ The Life Map - Part eBook, part digital workbook. Use The Life Map (2.0) to create your most incredible year yet ⇢ https://www.muchelleb.com.au/the-life-map CONNECT WITH ME 🧚 On Instagram ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 TikTok ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 Website ⇢ ⁠http://muchelleb.com.au/⁠ 🧚 Get Product / Service Support ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/get-support⁠ 🧚 Collaboration Enquiries ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/work-with-me CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Michelle Segar and her research on sustainable habits 02:49 The limitations of using reasons like health and weight loss as motivation 06:36 Reframing shoulds into more helpful and meaningful choices 09:29 Immediate and noticeable changes that sustain motivation 11:44 The importance of flexibility in behavior change 16:25 The research behind flexibility and its adaptiveness 20:32 Developing flexibility and making it a part of your identity 22:47 Using flexibility at choice points and reframing unworkable plans 25:14 Noticing rewards and practicing mental flexibility 30:53 Feeling unmotivated as a smoke screen for deeper reasons 38:05 Tips for neurodivergent individuals and practicing flexibility 43:56 The time it takes to embed the habit of mental flexibility 52:33 This weeks recommendations 53:24 Mini moves segment