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The Life Stylist

185. Removing the Blocks To Life & Love with The Paradox Process Ft. Thomas M. Jones

The Life Stylist

Luke Storey

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Spirituality, Alternative Health, Religion & Spirituality

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2019

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

In 1973, Thomas M. Jones was working with an addiction services agency, helping the “bad kids” who went through the court system and exploring ways to help people break free from negative patterns developed in childhood. It was there he made a radical discovery.

When you think of kids trying to get high, you might assume they’re all looking for an escape. But Thomas realized that this isn’t the case for many kids. They’re looking to find reality, feel like themselves again, and relieve pain.


Thomas also saw firsthand that most addiction treatments available to us are ineffective, and may even exacerbate the problem. He came to understand that core problem isn’t the drugs – it’s how we’re interpreting the human condition. That’s why Thomas created The Paradox Process.


The Paradox Process combines scientific evidence and meditation method into a simple protocol that engages the impulse of neurons in the brain and redirects the pathways. It is a mindfulness tool you can use to identify, communicate, and change negative feelings and perceptions.


Those who have the courage to confront themselves through The Paradox Process, in order to engage with the world and create the life they are capable of creating, will be rewarded with transformational, objective understanding.


Are you tired of feeling depressed? Want to feel like yourself again, or maybe for the first time? Struggling with finding a fulfilling romantic relationship?


Then now is the time to tune into this episode to learn more about Thomas M. Jones and The Paradox Process.


 


Topics Discussed In This Episode:


  • The two things that can really affect change in individuals suffering from addictions

  • How the narratives we build around the sometimes-painful feelings that all human beings experience get us into trouble

  • Some of the most common childhood experiences that set us up for unhappiness and negative patterns

  • How using “key phrases” can subconsciously trigger a meditation process, even while you’re busy doing other things

  • People think becoming spiritual will make them happy and make life easier – but real growth is not for the faint hearted

  • Why is it so scary to face your lower self, or the “ugly parts” of yourself

  • People claim to be afraid of failure – but they really fear success

  • The 3 different levels of motivation: ego, money, and contribution

  • Why working with people in pain pushed Thomas to write Love Games: The Hidden Rules of Relationship

  • How the fantasy of relationships keep us from experiencing a deeper connection with our partners

  • What it really means to “fall in love”

  • The two most common reasons that people break up

  • What you need to know about yourself and your potential partner before entering into a relationship

  • How to engage in healthy conflict with your partner (AKA the right way to have a fight)

 


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0:00.0

The Lifestyle. Episode 185 featuring Thomas Jones.

0:27.1

I'm Luke Story. For the past 22 years, I've been relentlessly committed to my deepest passion, designing the ultimate lifestyle based on the most powerful principles of spirituality,

0:33.1

health, psychology, and personal development. The Lifestyleist podcast is a show dedicated to sharing my

0:39.9

discoveries and the experts behind them with you.

0:51.2

The auditory experience you're having right now is called The Lifestyleist Podcast.

0:56.0

My name is Luke Story.

0:57.4

I'm the host of this here show.

0:58.9

I've been doing this for a couple years.

1:00.4

If you're new to the podcast, I'd like to formally welcome you.

1:04.4

It's now 2019.

1:06.0

We're in our third episode of the year.

1:08.4

So you've arrived at the right place.

1:10.4

If you like learning about personal

1:12.0

development, health, spirituality, meditation, relationships, becoming happier, more fulfilled,

1:18.8

more in love with your life, this is where we do it. If you're a long time listener,

1:23.1

welcome back. It's the new year. I've got some great stuff in store for you guys. I'm going to

1:26.9

be doing a bunch of bonus episodes this year. I'm going to be diving deeper into the spirituality, into the

1:32.6

psychology, into the inner game. I'm only going to be covering health topics if they're like a

1:37.9

mind-blowing topic. But I'm just going to tell you, man, I have some crazy stuff coming up, including next week's show with Kim Anami,

1:44.9

Passion and Pleasure, the Ultimate Sex episode. I'm just going to warn you right now.

1:48.4

If you have kids around, do not listen to next week's episode. It is hardcore, hardcore, hardcore.

1:54.0

I mean, we don't even swear that much, but it's just very sexually graphic.

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