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Episode Summary

If you’re feeling stuck and looking for a way out, taking control of your emotions, body, and systems can get you there. I’m sitting down with the one and only Britt Frank, author of the bestselling book “The Science of Stuck,” which delves into the connection between our physical sensations and emotions. Britt is here to share valuable insights with us.

We’re exploring how taking small actions toward achieving your goals can change the game, not only in your professional life but in your relationships and with your mental health as well. If you’ve experienced trauma, anxiety, or drug addiction, and you just feel like life can be overwhelming, it’s not too late to heal! Every big win in every area of life is built on micro yeses so let’s start there.

“Let’s make it magical. Let’s make it less boring and less of a drag and just think that you are actually doing alchemy. You are creating new neural pathways by doing these micro things instead of, oh, this sucks, it’s boring. Everything is magic in my world.” – Britt Frank

What you will learn:

1. How to use Anxiety as a Superpower to Create Change
2. The Magic of Micro-Yeses and Systems to Reach Goals
3. Embracing the Messiness of Personal Growth with Radical Self-Compassion.

Topics you will hear:

• How do you figure out how to not be a mess?
• Why is this happening? Why am I struggling? Why do I feel like this?
• Anxiety is the check engine light on our brains dashboard
• Identifying the function of our most toxic behaviors.
• Forgiveness is not required to heal from trauma, ever.
• Have you ever had a super expander in your life?
• How social media can be a blessing or a curse.

Some snippets from the episode:

[00:07:13]
The first thing people ask is, why is this happening? Why am I struggling? Every big win in every area of our lives is made up of micro Yeses. Step one is not why it’s what. What are three choices?

[00:08:45]
So we have to start with the micro yeses. The two guarantees with changing of whatever type of change you’re after, it’s going to suck. But once you have your goal, throw it away, put it on the shelf, and then focus on systems.

[00:15:03]
Dismantling my entire life, burning it to the ground and starting over, not always necessary. For me, it was. I think that fresh start can be. Not at the time. It’s also kind of traumatic in many, many situations.

[00:15:23]
When we think of anxiety as a disorder instead of as a superpower, then we’re going to feel like we’re at war with ourselves. It’s really about channeling and harnessing all that unpleasant body sensation anxiety stuff and using it as energy for things that we actually want.

[00:19:33]
Get honest with yourself. Don’t believe your own BS. Create safe spaces for really ugly honest truth. An ugly truth is always preferable to the shiny lie.

[00:26:02]
Me, several times over. If you can get you filled up with things that you love and work that you like and people that love you, forgiveness becomes irrelevant. Focus on feeling and confident. Eventually, forgiveness isn’t even a thing you have to think about.

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Resources

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