Becoming a Master of Change in All Aspects of Your Life | with Brad Stulberg

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Ep231: Becoming a Master of Change in All Aspects of Your Life | with Brad Stulberg
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Brad Stulberg is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness as well as the upcoming book, Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything is Changing, which we will be discussing in our conversation today.
Brad and I nerd out on the science behind how we react to changes and why change can cause stress, anxiety and even depression. Brad reveals a simple and effective formula for relating to change and how to apply it in every day life. We cover the reasons why contentment can be such a sticky and loaded topic. Plus, you’ll learn some therapeutic theories and tools such as the arrival fallacy and behavioral activation, to help you understand and work with anxiety and depression..
Our conversation then pivoted to the latest change that the creatives in the entertainment industry are encountering now. Brad provides concrete steps and questions we can ask ourselves to help us deal with the strike and the developing world of Artificial Intelligence. If you’ve been feeling a shift in your identity, or some form of an identity crisis, there are some helpful ideas for managing this change.
This is a timely conversation that will be relevant for years to come due to the everlasting nature of change and our evolving relationship to it.
[CHAPTERS]
00:03:58 | What is groundedness and how does it apply to us?
00:07:52 | Homeostasis vs Allostasis (and why it's important to know)
00:12:09 | Why is it hard for me to just be where I am?
00:16:38 | Happiness is when reality meets expectations
00:20:57 | What you can do if changes make you feel so bad
00:25:21 | How can creatives deal with the current crisis?
00:32:43 | Why it's dangerous to identify yourself with only one thing
00:42:20 | Why "positive thinking" isn't working and what you should do instead
00:49:56 | What can you do if you don't have access to therapy?
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