Are you tired of that same old rehashed personal growth advice that all seems to boil down to think positively and all your problems will go away.

If affirmations feel like lies and positive thinking feels like denial,

then I want you to get ready.

The overwhelmed brain is here to help you create the life you want now. Hello this is Paul Kolyani host of the overwhelmed brain the personal growth show for the critical thinker on this the keep you sane in this powerful journey we call life.

We'll talk about why we do the things we do

and what we can do to reach higher levels of happiness

and lower levels of stress and overwhelm.

My goal is to help you become empowered so that

you can create the life you want. Today's quick quote is by Martha Beck and it's this. Caring for your inner The term

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caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result.

Do it and the child heals.

The term inner child may be a bit overused sometimes but

would you be surprised to learn that the child in you is the source of not only a lot of your creativity and

playfulness but also your emotional challenges in life. In fact, how you were

treated and how you behaved and especially what beliefs you created when you were young

is very likely what is causing almost all of your struggles today.

Sure, things are happening in the present, but many of your reactions stem from the past.

And because of that, much of the bad feelings you get today started a long time ago when you first

experienced what it was like to feel that way. The child you were was imprinted with values, a perception of the world, and a belief about that world, and you lived life with that structure, going way into the adult world. It's like getting out of the

driver's seat for your brain and letting a six-year-old drive instead. Now this is great when you're playing and want to feel free and happy, but it's not so great

when you're in the middle of an argument or getting emotionally triggered by something.

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