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The One You Feed

Amy Clover

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2015

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Amy Clover is the founder of StrongInsideOut.com and the driving force behind the 2014 Strong Inside Out Tour. 8 Years ago she was battling depression and OCD and after a near suicide checked herself into the hospital. Now she helps other people take back the power to fight their own demons through fitness and positive action.

In This Interview Amy and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.
Taking care of our body is a major component of feeding our good wolf.
Listening to both wolves.
Her battles with depression and OCD.
Seeking love in all the wrong places.
Learning to fight for ourselves and our mental health.
The role of medication in fighting depression.
The importance of trying different types of fitness until you find one you like.
The importance of just getting started.
Breaking workouts down to 10 minutes to get started.
The importance of support and accountability in changing behavior.
How she still struggles with depression.
Getting moving when you are depressed.
How we don't have to be living the perfect life to be happy.
How fear is the main motivation behind peoples resistance to change.
How we owe it to ourselves to try.
That some of us need to grow up.
How by choosing not to be the hero in our own lives we are choosing to be a victim.
How frequently she uses mantras to help her focus her life.
The three mindset changes to make things suck less.
How the story doesn't end here...there is always more.
Questioning our automatic negative thoughts.
Walking the tightrope of repression versus wallowing.

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0:00.0

Failure doesn't have to be this life-shattering event.

0:03.0

You know, depression doesn't have to be this life-shattering event.

0:06.5

You can still be happy in moments, even if you are feeling that depression.

0:11.5

It doesn't have to have this hold over you.

0:21.5

Welcome to the One You Feed.

0:23.5

Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,

0:28.0

quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.

0:33.5

And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

0:38.0

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.

0:42.5

We see what we don't have, instead of what we do,

0:45.5

we think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.

0:49.0

But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter.

0:52.5

It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.

0:57.5

This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction.

1:01.5

How they feed their good wolf.

1:15.5

Hi, it's Elvis Jaran, on my new podcast, Thinking Out Loud with Elvis Jaran.

1:20.5

I'll be bringing you candid and maybe sometimes a little crazy interviews with people from all walks of life.

1:25.5

We'll touch on subjects that you just can't talk about on the radio, like life, love, success, failure, whatever else comes to mind.

1:31.5

But I'll jacked up because after being in this business for as long as I have,

1:35.5

I want to get to the bottom of what makes people tick.

1:38.0

And listen to my new podcast, Thinking Out Loud on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:47.5

Thanks for joining us.

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