Ep #13: Future Tripping
Feminist Wellness
Béa Victoria Albina
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In this episode I talk about what future tripping is, why it can be so difficult to stop, and tips for creating new thoughts grounded in your day-to-day existence - not some future that's spinning out of control. I also give you a step-by-step process for noticing your future tripping and how to gently guide yourself away from overthinking. And don't forget to bring your journal - one of the best antidotes for future tripping!
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| 0:00.0 | I've been thinking a lot about future tripping, also called anticipatory anxiety. |
| 0:05.2 | Those times when we get so lost in worrying about the future and playing out different |
| 0:10.2 | future scenarios, often the most doom and gloom-filled ones, that we lose out on |
| 0:16.7 | today. This used to be my brain's favorite distraction technique to keep me from feeling feelings I didn't want to deal with or |
| 0:24.7 | wasn't then equipped to deal with by focusing laser-like on a thought about the future |
| 0:31.3 | and going to town on worrying about it. Future tripping |
| 0:35.0 | robs us of this one and only current moment and is frankly a useless exercise in |
| 0:41.5 | borrowing trouble, trading in having peace in your heart today for |
| 0:46.4 | worrying about a tomorrow that you have no control over. |
| 0:50.3 | Sound familiar? |
| 0:51.6 | Stay tuned to hear more about why we engage in future tripping |
| 0:54.8 | and some super simple tips to help calm your perfect brain |
| 0:58.8 | by learning to manage your mind to keep you in the here and now. |
| 1:03.0 | You're listening to Feminist Wellness, |
| 1:06.0 | the only podcast that combines functional medicine, life coaching, |
| 1:10.0 | and feminism to teach smart women how to reclaim their power and restore their health. |
| 1:15.8 | Here's your host, nurse practitioner, |
| 1:18.4 | functional medicine expert, herbalist, and life coach, |
| 1:22.0 | Victoria Albina. |
| 1:26.0 | Hello, hello, my love. |
| 1:28.0 | I hope you're doing so well today. |
| 1:31.0 | I've been noticing lately how often my brain will project out into the future. |
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