Avoiding the Comparison Trap with Jamie Ivey

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Comparison is the enemy of contentment…the problem is, with social media, Instagram filters, and TikTok stories – there’s nothing easier in 2021 than comparing yourself to others. It’s literally a trap that’s right at your fingertips. Today I’m answering a listener question about dealing with the comparison trap, with my friend and today’s co-host Jamie Ivey. Jamie is the host of the Happy Hour Podcast, and I’m thrilled to have her help me tag-team this question as we share our own journey with comparison, and practical steps we’ve taken to overcome that trap. When it comes to mental health, so much of it starts with what you allow yourself to think. Comparison is an important area to avoid. Find out how to do that in today’s episode. If you’ve ever struggled with comparison…this episode is for you! It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS – iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone back to the love and relationships podcast. I'm your host, Deborah Felita,
0:23.8	and I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid conversations about love, sex, dating,
0:29.5	singleness, and marriage, as well as mental and emotional health. For those of you who don't know me,
0:35.5	I'm a licensed professional counselor and author of four books.
0:39.4	I also run the popular relationship advice blog, True Lovedates.com, reaching millions of people with the message that healthy people make healthy relationships.
0:50.4	If you've tuned into the podcast before, you know it's a hotline style show, meaning people call in or write in with their questions, and I answer them on this show in short, practical, bite-sized answers.
1:04.2	If you have a question that you want me to answer on the show, send it by email or voice memo to Deborah at true lovedates.com or check out my podcast page,
1:14.3	tru-lovedates.com slash love and relationships. And I'll do my best to get it answered on one of the
1:19.7	episodes. So let's get started. Today's question comes from Lisa from Arkansas.
1:30.6	Hey, Deborah, I'm finding myself really struggling with the comparison trap.
1:35.3	Scrolling on Instagram just seems to be a trigger of all the things I don't have,
1:40.3	from the way I look, to my relationship status, to everything in between.
1:45.8	Do you have any practical steps to fighting comparison? Friends, I'm so excited to have Jamie Ivy joining me today on the
1:55.4	podcast to tag team this really important question. Jamie, it's so good to have you. Thanks for having me.
2:03.6	I'm so excited to be here. I love chatting with you whenever I can. So this is fun. It's great.
2:07.7	To be on the other side of the microphone. I feel like we just had a conversation recently. I guess we
2:11.6	did, you know, a few weeks ago. We've had two conversations recently, podcasts and then Instagram live. Yes. I feel like I'm just hanging out with you all the time.
2:19.0	We got to put a couple more things on the calendar.
2:21.4	I know, I know.
2:22.9	So I thought this would be a really good question to loop you into the conversation because
2:29.3	you released a book, was it 2020?
2:33.1	2020 called U-hmm.
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