145. Mental Flexibility

Most habit advice tells you to be perfectly consistent, show up every day, and never miss a beat. But that pressure is exactly what keeps people from forming habits in the first place. In this episode, I explain why embracing inconsistency is actually the key to building habits t ...  Show more

Do you catch yourself resenting opportunities others get, even when they’re designed to increase fairness or diversity? In this episode, I answer a listener struggling with scarcity thinking at work and explain why it’s the thought, not the circumstance, that creates anxiety and ...  Show more

Introduction Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes discusses psychological flexibility. Key focus: defining, applying, and identifying strategies for psychological flexibility. What is Psychological Flexibility? Acceptance of the present moment: Recognizing and accepting emotions and situat ...  Show more

In this episode of Get Your Rear in Gear with Lori, host Lori McAfee discusses the importance of being flexible and not making everything about oneself. She explains that being flexible means being adaptable and open to new ideas, while being rigid or self-centered can limit grow ...  Show more

Join Forrest and Dr. Rick, two “reformed rigid people,” as they explore how to become more psychologically flexible. Just as physical flexibility is the amount of stretch in our muscles, the ability they have to bend without breaking, psychological flexibility is the same quality ...  Show more

Learning how to better understand your mind and work through mental health challenges is one of the toughest, yet important things you can do for yourself. Over the years, my negative thinking patterns didn’t allow me to live my life to the fullest. It wasn’t until I opened up ...