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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Best of 2023: Britt Frank | The Science of Stuck: Breaking Through Inertia to Find Your Path Forward

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast, we delve into a profound conversation with Britt Frank, a renowned therapist, teacher, and speaker. Britt's unique insights into the nature of trauma and anxiety provide listeners with a fresh perspective on these complex issues. She explains that trauma is not merely the result of horrific events but can stem from any experience that our brain fails to process, leading to emotional and sometimes physical symptoms.


Britt also discusses the concept of 'trauma-inducing events,' which are seemingly ordinary situations that can trigger traumatic responses in those with unresolved issues. This enlightening discussion challenges conventional wisdom and encourages us to reevaluate our understanding of trauma and anxiety.


Furthermore, Britt explores the intriguing concept of hidden rewards in our behaviors. She posits that all behaviors, even those we view as suboptimal, serve a functional purpose and offer hidden rewards. By acknowledging these rewards, we can begin to understand our actions better and make meaningful changes.


Join us as Britt Frank shares her wealth of knowledge, empowering listeners to navigate their emotional landscapes more effectively. Whether you're a therapist, a person struggling with trauma or anxiety, or simply someone interested in personal growth, this episode is a must-listen.


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0:00.0

So anxiety is physiology with no known origin.

0:03.7

You can't intervene on something that doesn't have an origin point.

0:07.2

And so when people say I struggle with anxiety,

0:10.5

that will actually amplify the problem.

0:13.7

So I have this like funneling filter system.

0:15.9

So it's like, okay, you're anxious about work, what does that mean?

0:18.6

Well if I mess up this presentation, I'm going to get fired.

0:21.8

Okay, cool.

0:22.3

So that's not an anxiety. That's a fear.

0:24.0

I feel fear that I'm going to mess up this presentation.

0:28.0

That feels a lot different in your body than I'm just anxious about work.

0:32.0

Now we've created a fear.

0:33.4

So then how do we distill the fear down into a worry?

0:35.9

So you're fearful that you'll mess up the presentation.

0:38.6

I'm worried that I won't have enough slides

0:40.3

and I'm going to run out of content

0:41.5

and this 30 minute presentation will be five minutes.

0:43.6

Okay, now we've taken this very large amorphous, I'm anxious about work.

0:48.9

We've distilled it into a fear, we've distilled the fear down into a worry.

0:52.6

Now the worry is I'm worried I won't have enough content.

0:55.2

I can intervene on that, like that we can do something about.

0:58.8

And once you distill that worry down into solvable problems, may not solve the whole thing but it's going to

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