What I am allowing my brain to think about becomes the nature of my reality.

From a very basic psychological perspective, thoughts impact feelings and feelings impact behavior.

Well, we're not our thoughts, they're just things that we're experiencing, but we're not

trained to work with them. They can seem overwhelming. Or they're just running the show without

us even being aware of it. And without them being regulated or without us focusing our attention, we're just going to be reactive as opposed to responsible for our thoughts.

So have you ever felt like your mind is a bit of a runaway train of

incessant thoughts and worries and self-doubt that never stop. You are not

alone for so many of us the relentless chatter of overthinking.

It just robs us of precious energy and joy and the mental clarity to create our best lives or just to plain relax and enjoy the moment. But what if I told you there

are a simple set of powerful ways to take back control, to befriend that

overactive voice and transform it from a daily terror into an

ally for mental peace. My guest today, longtime friend and collaborator Emilia

Jia Vatouskaya, or as we often call her easy has cracked the code to really dial down the

incessant taunt of overthinking.

Amelia is the CEO and founder of the Flourishing Center and the creator of the Acclaim Certification in Applied Positive Psychology

Program.

With a master's degree in Positive Psychology from U Penn, she's devoted her entire career

to really empowering others with tools for resilience and vitality

and crafting lives of profound thriving.

And in this conversation, Amelia breaks down what's really happening when our brains start to run rogue with chatter and

overthinking. She reveals the five core forms of unhelpful mental chatter that drive

most of our overthinking and

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