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Hi there, it's Eve here and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Thursday. Today I wanted

to talk a little bit about our doubting minds as I think it's something that shows up in

all of us. And I was reflecting when I was asked to be one of the hosts of this podcast

and my immediate internal response was, oh gosh, I'm never going to be able to do that. Wow,

they've got the wrong person here. And there it was, the doubting mind. And I bring this

up because I think this is something that happens in life more than we realize. That little

doubting mind sneaks its way into lots of areas of our life, almost as if it just hums

away in the background without us realizing. And over time it can really impact our self-esteem

and our confidence. So in the traditional sense and how it was taught to me in my training,

doubt is considered to be one of the biggest obstacles or hindrances to practicing and

learning about meditation. And that's because it shows up in all areas of our life. Now

some of that is for a good reason. We sometimes need to sense check things and to make sure

what we're doing is both safe and good for us. But most of the time doubt shows up in

ways that are not helpful. And it got me thinking about when I teach meditation sessions.

And one of the most common questions, or maybe even statements I get is, how do I know

if I'm doing it right? Or I don't think I'm doing it right. And then it's very easy to

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