TAM+ EP 14: Unlocking Resilience: The Transformative Power of Self-Talk
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.7 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Join hosts Duane and Eric Osterlind as they explore the profound impact of internal dialogue on recovery and mental wellness in this insightful episode of the Addicted Mind Plus. Discover how the words we tell ourselves can either hinder or help our journey toward healing. Learn practical tips on reshaping self-talk to foster resilience, overcome addiction, and enhance overall well-being. Whether you're looking to break free from negative thought patterns or simply seeking a mental boost, this episode offers valuable insights into the power of language in shaping our lives. Tune in to empower your path to wellness, one word at a time.
Key Topics:
- The significant role of internal dialogue in recovery
- Differences between thoughts and internal monologues
- How changing language can alter emotional responses
- Common myths about self-talk and how to overcome them
- Practical tips for reshaping narrative to support mental health
Key Moments:
- [00:01:00] Introduction to the power of language in recovery
- [00:02:01] Discussion on internal monologues vs. abstract thoughts
- [00:04:00] The influence of internal dialogue on emotional regulation
- [00:06:00] Examples of how self-talk can reshape personal narratives
- [00:09:00] Addressing myths and misunderstandings about self-talk
- [00:12:00] Strategies for changing internal narratives effectively
- [00:16:00] Closing thoughts and resources for further learning
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Addicted Mind Plus, the podcast where recovery, mental health, and wellness take the front seat. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm Dwayne Austerland, and joining me is my co-host, Eric Osterland, known for his insightful work on the Stuck Brain podcast. |
| 0:14.3 | In each episode, we'll dive into actionable, small steps to help those in recovery journey further along the path to wellness. |
| 0:22.3 | Our conversations are designed to be concise, typically around 15 minutes, though we may |
| 0:27.0 | occasionally delve deeper when the topic demands it. Our goal to provide you with practical |
| 0:32.0 | advice grounded in real experiences and expert insights to empower your recovery journey. |
| 0:38.6 | So whether you're on a break, on a walk, or just taking a moment for yourself, |
| 0:42.3 | join us as we explore the many facets of recovery and mental health, |
| 0:46.4 | one small step at a time. |
| 0:48.4 | This is The Addicted Mind Plus, where your journey to wellness gets an extra boost. |
| 0:53.2 | So let's get started. |
| 0:55.5 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Addicted Mind. Plus, I'm with my co-host, Eric Osterlin from the |
| 1:01.9 | Stuck Brain podcast. Hello, I'm glad to be here. I'm excited for this episode. Yeah, me too. So |
| 1:07.5 | today we're going to talk about language, the power of language to build resilience. |
| 1:12.6 | And we're really going to talk about our internal dialogue and self-talk. |
| 1:17.7 | And this is a small step we can take that can have a big impact on our recovery and well-being and our mental health. |
| 1:24.4 | It's something we can change that's in our power to shift. So in this episode, |
| 1:29.5 | we're going to talk about what is internal dialogue and self-talk. It's slightly different from |
| 1:34.2 | like the spoken word and why language is so important to us and how that influences us. |
| 1:42.0 | And how language self-talk creates our narrative for the world and how we |
| 1:46.2 | interact with that and how it helps us build resilience to challenges and break the cycle of addiction |
| 1:51.3 | by changing our language, by changing our self-talk. And we'll talk about a few things that get us |
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