Behavioral Activation: How to Get Motivated to Do Stuff that You Don't Want to Do : Day 30 Break the Anxiety Cycle

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Break the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/anxietyskills In this video you’ll learn about the mental block that holds so many people back in anxiety and especially depression, and the essential skill to break that cycle. It's the key to getting motivated. It's called behavioral activation. It’s all about getting yourself to do stuff that’s good for you but you don’t feel like it. So in this video you’ll learn how to break the cycle of depression or immobilization, with behavioral activation. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist,
0:06.0	and I believe therapeutic education can change lives and should be easily accessible to all.
0:12.1	These podcast episodes are filled with a research-backed therapeutic education that you can start applying to your life today.
0:18.8	If you like these episodes and you want to go into more depth on specific topics like how to process tough emotions, how to change your brain
0:27.4	and build better relationships, or how to help support someone you know with a mental illness,
0:32.3	then check out my classes at Therapy in a nutshell.com. Each podcast episode here comes from a corresponding
0:40.0	video you can find on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel. Also, these podcasts are
0:45.0	educational and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving from a therapist
0:50.1	or other health professionals. Okay, let's jump into this week's skill.
0:55.0	In this video, you'll learn about the mental block that holds so many people back in anxiety
1:00.0	and especially depression and the essential skill to break that cycle. But first, a story from high school.
1:08.0	So I was pretty lonely in high school until I found my tribe in the cross-country team,
1:12.8	and it was kind of my safe place and where I made some of my best friends.
1:17.6	Anyways, we had this great coach, Bob Henke, and he would always tell us these motivational stories.
1:24.6	Like the time he was in the national championships, and he held back in third place
1:31.5	so that he could use oxygen debt to pass the other runners in the end of the race. Or the
1:37.6	other story about the kid who he once coached, who was kind of overweight. And every single race
1:43.9	that season, he improved on his time.
1:46.0	So he got the nickname PR Shumway.
1:49.0	And for those of you who don't know, PR is a, it's a term in running for your personal record, your personal best time.
1:55.0	And it's kind of a big accomplishment for runners.
1:57.0	So we put each of these quotes on a t-shirt because they kind of made us laugh
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.