Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. on Mindfulness and Depression

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Buddhism, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is the co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living in West Los Angeles and is the creator of the 6-month Coaching and Mentorship Program: A Course in Mindful Living. He's a psychologist and international speaker and mindfulness educator. He's written many books and in this episode, he and Eric discuss his book, Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self Compassion. There are so many practical approaches and new perspectives in this episode. We think you'll get a lot of useful information out of the conversation. Spiritual Habits connect you back to your deepest, truest self. Learn how to put personalized Spiritual Habits to work in your life in a special, one-time program with Eric and a small group of listeners. Learn more here: thespiritualhabit.com Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Elisha Goldstein and I Discuss… His book, Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self Compassion That what you practice and repeat is what you get Depression Triggers and Depression Cures Thoughts, Emotions, Sensations, and Behaviors The triangle of awareness Procedural memory The habit loop being like a traffic circle with 4 entry points The way our brain associates things The way our nervous system is overwhelmed when we’re experiencing depression Avoidance and depression How naming something gives us a little space and perspective How naming something actually changes the activity in our brain Perspective-making tools The way journaling objectifies your experiences Natural anti-depressants Mindfulness: a state of engaged curiosity Relating to your experience differently through mindfulness, self-compassion, play, compassion, purpose, and mastery The growth mindset and the fixed mindset Practicing being curious in your daily life to cultivate a growth mindset How a learning mindset is related to a growth mindset The importance of play How to discover what kind of play you might enjoy as an adult Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. Links: Mindful Living Collective Facebook Twitter YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The sense of purpose can also just be this action that I'm taking that is engaging something that's greater than myself.
0:15.0	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:17.0	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:21.5	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:27.0	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:31.0	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:36.0	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:39.0	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:42.0	But it's not just about thinking.
0:44.0	Our actions matter.
0:46.0	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:50.0	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:55.0	how they feed their good wolf.
1:11.0	Thanks for joining us.
1:13.0	Our guest on this episode is Alisha Goldstein, co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living in West Los Angeles
1:19.0	and creator of the six-month Coaching and Mentorship Program, a course in Mindful Living.
1:24.0	Alisha is a psychologist, an international speaker, and mindfulness educator.
1:29.0	His books include Uncovering Happiness and the Now Effect.
1:33.0	He's also co-author of a mindfulness-based stress reduction workbook and MBSR every day.
1:40.0	Hi, Alisha. Welcome to the show.
1:42.0	Oh, it's really great to be here. Thanks for having me.
1:45.0	It's a pleasure to have you on.
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