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Emotional Badass

Why Everyone needs a "Don't List" for Mental Health: An easy tool for HSPs, Recovering People pleasers and Over Functioning Perfectionists.

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Are you ready to revolutionize your approach to mental health and personal growth? Introducing the "Don't List," a simple yet powerful tool designed for Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) to cultivate positivity and boost motivation. This episode unravels how avoiding certain negative behaviors can significantly enhance your mental well-being. Discover practical strategies to tailor your own "Don't List," ensuring it aligns with your unique needs as an HSP. Learn from real-life examples how setting clear boundaries against people-pleasing and minimizing oneself can lead to profound self-empowerment and a more fulfilling life. Perfect for those on a journey of self-improvement or navigating the challenges of abuse recovery, this discussion offers essential insights into turning limitations into stepping stones for greater resilience and positivity. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get bonus content and different opportunities to work with Nikki in group format https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Brain.FM: CODE: Emotionalbadass for 20% off and a free month Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Advertising: Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.0

At a time when change is constant and we are pulled in far too many directions, we need a way to stay present to life and to increase our ability to remain calm, think clearly, and maintain our well-being. Many studies indicate mindfulness improves our mental, emotional, and physical health.

0:22.0

On a mindful moment with Theresa McKee, you can learn

0:25.6

how to practice mindfulness and enjoy its many benefits. Tune in for guided

0:30.3

meditations and to hear tips and advice from some of the most respected

0:34.8

experts in the fields of mental health and mindfulness. The world truly can be a

0:40.5

better place. It all starts with a mindful moment.

0:45.2

Hello, welcome to the show. This is emotional badass where Moxie meets mindful.

0:51.9

I'm your host Nicky Eisenhower, life coach and psychotherapist, and today we're

0:57.0

discussing the don't list. Oh, I'm not. Oh, I.

1:03.0

Oh,

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Oh, I. H. H. H. H. H. H. H. H.

1:07.0

H. H. H.

1:08.0

H. This is positivity and motivation mindset for realists here on emotional badass.

1:26.9

So normally I don't want to use the word don't.

1:30.7

It's negative and in law of attraction work we don't use don't I'm going to get

1:36.4

lost in double negatives here because the brain doesn't really know so much

1:41.6

what this no or don't means. So if I say to you don't think about

1:47.5

alligators that's why immediately you picture an alligator.

1:53.6

So in hypnosis, when we write a hypnosis script, we never ever ever put don't because the

1:59.5

person is going to think about the alligators, even if we say don't think about alligators. But this is

2:07.4

positivity and motivation mindset for realists and real people. So I'm a realist and

2:12.0

I'm a realist and we need the don't as the other side of the

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