460 Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos With Julie Potiker

Mindfulness Mode

Bruce Langford

Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:alternative Health, Religion & Spirituality, Education, Spirituality, Self-improvement, Alternative Health

4.8 • 541 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Julie Potiker is a mindfulness teacher, having created ‘Mindful Methods for Life; a system that rewires the brain for greater happiness and resilience. She has helped bring the science behind mindfulness to people in all walks of life. She is the author of the book, Life Falls Apart But You Don’t Have To. Julie believes that a self-compassion practice warms up a mindfulness practice. She advocates that self-compassion teaches you how to actively comfort and soothe yourself when you feel bad. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spreaker / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.MindfulMethodsForLife.com Twitter: @MindfulMethodsForLife Facebook: @MindfulMethodsForLife (Checkout Mindful Methods For Life FB Group) Podcast: Balanced Mind With Julie Potiker Julie's Book: Life Falls Apart But You Don’t Have To Most Influential Person Rick Hansen (https://www.rickhanson.net/) Effect on Emotions I'm more integrated. My inside matches my outside and I'm more balanced Thoughts on Breathing Breathing calms us all down. It lowers our heart-rate and our blood pressure Suggested Resources Book: BALM: The Loving Path To Family Recovery (BALM=Be a Loving Mirror) This book is about Addiction Book: Buddha's Brain / Hardwiring Happiness / Resilient – All books by Rick Hansen Book: Life Falls Apart But You Don’t Have To by Julie Potiker App: Insight Timer www.InsightTimer.com Bullying Story In seventh grade, I was standing at my locker and two girls, both named Ellen, were walking together arm-in-arm, they came up to me and they stopped and looked at me and said, ‘we don't like your outfit'. Free Gift Become more calm, focused and happy by reading the top 12 books recommended on the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. This mini 14-page ebook entitled '12 Must-Read Mindfulness Books' outlines each of the top books recommended by guests on the show. Get your digital copy now at MindfulnessMode.com/top12books

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0:00.0	Mindfulness Mode 460. And she was like, wow, dad's crying. I've never seen dad cry. I must really need to do something.
0:12.3	Welcome to Mindfulness Mode. I'm Bruce. Great to have you with us. Hey, I know that if you've listened to the episodes before, you're aware that I ask all my guests about a book that they recommend related to mindfulness.
0:25.6	I did a spreadsheet and I collected all the information to find out what books were recommended most often.
0:33.5	And I made up an e-book of my own telling you about the 12 most recommended mindfulness books
0:43.3	on the Mindfulness Mode podcast.
0:45.3	And I'm giving that book away to you as a mindful tribe listener for free.
0:52.0	Just go to mindfulness mode.com slash top 12 books.
0:59.7	Now today, I'm interviewing a guest who started her career as an attorney.
1:06.2	And she was very serious about her study and worked very hard.
1:10.2	But she ran into some major problems,
1:12.7	some major problems with stress. And she tells the story on today's show. And she
1:19.6	started getting mindfulness training. And she, she signed up for a course with Rick Hansen,
1:27.0	as you might know, as a very well-known mindfulness expert.
1:31.3	And she talked so much about where she moved through her life and how she got to the point where she wrote a fantastic book called Life Falls Apart, but you don't have to.
1:43.6	Sit back, relax, and enjoy my interview today with Julie
1:48.0	Potiker. Hey, mindful tribe, life can feel like it's falling apart. You can feel like you're just
1:56.6	standing on this sand that's about to be just completely washed out from under you.
2:02.9	Life can be challenging, and it has been for today's guest.
2:07.4	She has had some major challenges, and I can tell you that because she shared so many of
2:13.2	them in her fabulous book called Life Falls Apart, but you don't have to.
2:19.0	And it's all about methods for staying calm in the midst of chaos.
2:25.0	That's the subtitle of her book.
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