3351: [Part 2] Secrets to a Less Stressful Life by Dr. Lisa Firestone of PsychAlive on Self Compassion

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🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3351: Dr. Lisa Firestone shares powerful strategies for reducing stress by shifting our perspective, practicing self-compassion, and identifying triggers. Techniques like mindfulness, breathing exercises, and taking positive action help us face challenges with resilience. These steps allow us to cultivate a calmer, more balanced approach to life's demands. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.psychalive.org/secrets-less-stressful-life/ Quotes to ponder: "Self-compassion allows us to see our flaws or limitations without hating ourselves, and therefore, we can take steps to make changes." "If we take a moment to pause to see this instead as a challenge, a natural bump in the road of life, we can change the way we feel inside when facing the very same external circumstances." "Anything we can do to help squeeze more joy, peace, and meaning out of our day is a worthy pursuit that everyone deserves." Episode references: The RAIN Approach by Tara Brach: https://www.tarabrach.com Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff: https://self-compassion.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.4	This is optimal living daily. to a less stressful life part two by Dr Lisa
0:37.2	Firestone of psycholive.org and I'm Justin Molick. Happy Friday, welcome to the old podcast, the OLD Podcasts, optimal living daily, where I read
0:47.5	to you like a big ongoing audio book, but from many different authors.
0:52.3	And today being a continuation from yesterday, so I'd recommend listening
0:55.2	to yesterday's episode before this one. But if you're all caught up, let's get right to part two
1:00.0	and continue optimizing your life.
1:10.0	Secrets to a less stressful life, part two, by Dr. Lisa Firestone of Psych Alive.org.
1:14.0	Number six, try out a different perspective.
1:19.0	On a survival level, our brains are wired to notice danger and focus on potential problems in an attempt to protect us.
1:27.0	Unfortunately, this can make it much too easy to become overwhelmed by things we can't control.
1:33.4	Dr. Salvatore Maddie, who studied heartiness or emotional resilience for more than 30 years,
1:40.1	has found that people with more heartiness see challenges as part of the human condition
1:45.9	and regard them as opportunities to change and gain strength.
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