How to Work Through Fear and Depression with Paul Gilmartin

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

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

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Paul Gilmartin is a stand-up comedian, podcast host, and television personality best known as the long time host of TBS’ Dinner and a Movie. Since 2011, Paul has been the host and executive producer of the podcast, Mental Illness Happy Hour.

In this episode, Eric and Paul discuss his strategies and practical approaches to deal with fear and depression.

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Paul Gilmartin and I Discuss What How to Work Through Fear and Depression and …

His podcast, Mental Illness Happy Hour
How we all have something that we worship that orients our actions
Learning to be truly and deeply vulnerable
How there is no instant gratification in spirituality
Living a fear based life and addictive behaviors
Reconnecting with the body’s instincts
Getting curious about the thoughts that come up during meditation
The difference between self reflection and self obsession
Strategies for moving away from self obsessing
Finding himself stuck in the paralysis of perfection
The importance of taking a break from the world when you need it
The opposing forces of fear and hope
Moving through his fears and depression
How acting according to his values keeps him connected to his higher power
His spiritual growth includes facing his everyday fears
Learning to see past our mental barriers and realize what we’re capable of

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0:00.0	when we are just pushing that dopamine button of instant gratification, everything else loses its color.
0:14.8	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:16.8	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:21.4	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.
0:31.3	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:36.0	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:38.9	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:42.4	But it's not just about thinking.
0:44.4	Our actions matter.
0:45.8	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:50.7	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:55.1	how they feed their good wolf.
1:11.1	I'm Dana Schwartz, host of Stealing Superman, a new I Heart original podcast about the most
1:18.0	unlikely art heist of all time.
1:20.9	It was Nick Cage's own personal, national treasure.
1:25.2	At a 1999 New Year's Eve party, someone snatched Cage's priceless comics.
1:32.9	But who?
1:33.9	Listen to Stealing Superman on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find
1:39.4	your favorite shows.
1:41.0	Thanks for joining us.
1:42.3	Our guest on this episode is Paul Gilmarten, a stand-up comedian, podcast host, and television
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