464: Harnessing The Power Of Acceptance

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Sexuality

4.2 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Understanding to accept what we can change verse what we cannot change in our lives is a huge part of living a happier life. Listen to today's show to learn how to cultivate acceptance and how it will improve your relationships. In this episode with Dr. Greg Hammer we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How acceptance is an antidote to suffering Specific tools and practices to cultivate more acceptance in your life Why we should not be trying to satisfy a sense of lack through our relationship Using mindfulness to cultivate more acceptance How to sit with discomfort Differentiating between things we can change and things we cannot And much more! Sponsored Hero Bread is team of bread-heads who believe that everyone should have the freedom to eat and enjoy foods we love most, without negative health consequences. Go to HERO.CO and get your healthy bread! Manscaped was created to provide efficient and effective men's grooming tools for wherever you need it. Get 20% off + free shipping with the code "IDO" at MANSCAPED.COM. You Probably Think This Story's About You is a podcast focused on the exploration of love, betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of one man's deceit. Head over to: BRITTANIARD.COM to learn more about it! Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And Take me to the place in the middle of the sun. Hello, thank you so much for tuning in to today's show where I welcome Dr. Greg Hammer.
0:34.5	And Dr. Hammer is a recently retired professor
0:37.7	at Stanford University School of Medicine,
0:40.2	Pediatric intensive care physician,
0:42.8	Pediatric anesthesiologist,
0:44.9	wellness and mindfulness lecturer,
0:47.2	and the author of Gain Without Pain,
0:50.2	the Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals.
0:54.0	And today Dr. Hammer and I talk about acceptance.
0:58.0	The Big A, how do we accept the tough things in life.
1:03.0	How do we accept loss?
1:04.8	If you're going through a breakup,
1:06.2	this is gonna be super valuable.
1:07.7	If you're in a relationship,
1:08.8	how do we accept our partner?
1:10.7	How do we accept ourselves?
1:12.3	And really just how do we accept ourselves, and really just how do we accept this human experience?
1:17.1	It's a constant practice and a lot of our suffering comes from resistance, which is the opposite of acceptance as Dr. Hammer describes and
1:27.8	he walks us through some really great tools and meditations for working towards acceptance.
1:35.4	I really enjoy Dr. Hammer's approach and the tips and reminders that he had in the conversation I have with him.
1:43.7	I think you guys will too.
1:45.3	Thank you so much for tuning in.
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