The Wisdom of Regret

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Regret is a challenging feeling, but it can be transformational. Dora explains how to focus on the lessons provided by regret, and to let go of the storylines that often come with it. Dora Kamau holds a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Psychiatric Nursing. She is a certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher and is working to complete her Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher training this fall. Before joining forces at Headspace, Dora worked as a psychiatric nurse in a women’s addictions facility and organized community events for BIPOC women in Vancouver, BC, Canada. You can reach out to Dora on Instagram @dorakamau. Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Let us know how we’re doing here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey hey hey, welcome to Thursday and to Radio Headspace.
0:18.4	It's Dora here.
0:21.4	Have you ever felt regret?
0:24.4	Maybe it was over something you did or didn't do?
0:28.0	Perhaps you acted out of character or instead of taking the high road, took the low one?
0:35.6	The other day I was on a walk and listening to a podcast episode by Vox Conversations
0:41.2	and the topic was all about regret and the power that regret can hold.
0:46.4	Who knew?
0:48.6	Believe it or not, regret can actually be quite transformational.
0:53.0	If we can focus on the lesson it's providing and let go of the story lines that usually
0:58.3	come with it.
1:00.4	Think about the last time you experienced regret.
1:05.0	The thing we did happens in a split second, but how we feel about it has the potential
1:10.6	to stay with us for a really long time.
1:14.8	The alchemy of regret lies in our ability to look backwards as it means to propel us forward.
1:21.5	This type of regret even has a name, productive regret, the one that jumps us into change in
1:27.4	action.
1:32.0	Daniel Pink, the researcher in the Vox episode, also mentioned there being other types of
1:36.9	regret.
1:37.9	Like the regret we feel would mean neglect to connection or the regret we can experience
1:43.0	when we fail to be responsible.
1:46.0	Each type of regret comes with a key lesson that we can learn from.
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