E122: World Leading Psychologist: How To Detach From Overthinking & Anxiety: Dr Julie Smith

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2022

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

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Dr. Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist with over 3 million followers on Tiktok, as well as the author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? Before she was famous, she practised therapy for over fifteen years with the NHS and the Ministry of Defence.

Julie offers practical advice to her millions of followers on everything from how to lead a meaningful life, to how to cope and what to do if you find yourself mentally struggling, to how to find motivation. Julie has something for everyone.

Julie’s new book is not designed to be read in its entirety in one go, but instead is packed with applicable and real-world advice for a wide range of problems. The reader can digest as they need it. Julie has helped millions of people, and she dropped in to tell me about her plan to help millions more.

Topics:

What made you want to help people?
How did a therapist make it onto tiktok?
Dealing with rejection
The consequences of having a big platform
Having the right values & goals
How do we make meaningful change?
How do I change my mood?
How important is sleep?
How to stay motivated
What is the cure for overload?
The balance of embracing emotions vs ignoring them
The stigma around addressing a situation
How do you build confidence
How important is it to not make decisions in high emotion moments?
Building self esteem by having a good relationship with failure
Using our breathing to manage anxiety
Is it important to understand we’re going to die?
The importance of relationships
Are you happy?
The last guest question

Julie’s book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241529719/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_V6BCCKNCQY8W6WBHK8W9

Julie:

https://www.tiktok.com/@drjuliesmith

Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

Transcript

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0:00.0	I can't stop now, I can't stop doing this.
0:02.5	Stop to Julie Smith.
0:04.0	She's a clinical psychologist with more than three million followers.
0:09.0	How is she dealing with stress, pressure, burnout, overload?
0:12.4	We're subjected to these kind of ideals.
0:14.9	We're trying to do everything perfectly and it's impossible.
0:18.4	Those things that we end up doing habitually are the things that work instantly.
0:23.2	Go into the fridge or grab in the wine or whatever it is
0:25.4	and actually the things that tend to work in the long term.
0:27.7	Our hardest in the moment, like sitting with it and feeling it
0:30.3	and using skills to get yourself through it.
0:32.5	I just love that therapy, it's great for looking at the patterns
0:35.6	and the cycles that people tend to feel stuck in in their relationship.
0:39.4	And it's incredible how life-changing that can be for people.
0:42.8	Without further ado, I'm Stephen Bartlett
0:44.6	and this is the Diroversy EO.
0:46.4	I hope nobody's listening.
0:48.0	But if you are, then please keep this to yourself.
0:50.6	Could you do me a quick favor if you're listening to this?
0:52.2	Please hit the follow or subscribe button.
0:54.0	It helps more than you know.
0:55.3	And we invite subscribers in every month to watch the show in person.
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