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Episode 04: Pause, Breathe, Be Curious
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We begin today’s episode with “When We Pause”, a poem written by our host: “When we pause we don’t break laws or get chewed up in regret’s jaws or suffer an immeasurable loss or start more bloody wars. When we pause, we are in control. If more people learn to pause, our world would not be so lost.” We are often the cause of our stress, overreacting in ways that do not fit the reality of that situation. Emotional reactions can never be eliminated but we need to find better ways to cope, that prevent us from launching ourselves into the stress stratosphere. Today, you will learn how to pause, breathe, and be curious, and how this practice can help you get rid of unnecessary fight-or-flight, emotionally-triggered reactions. We talk about why we feel threatened by opposing points of view, how to appreciate another’s perspective, why you need to choose progress over perfection, and how to use empathy to reduce someone else’s stress levels. To find out how not to distort a normal situation, how to control your reactions during an emotionally-intense situation, and a whole lot more, tune in now!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Introducing today’s topic with “When We Pause”, a poem written by our host.
- Reflecting on how often we are the cause of our stress.
- Reacting in ways that do not fit the reality of the situation.
- Creating ways of coping to prevent you from launching yourself into the stress stratosphere.
- Understanding that we cannot eliminate emotional reactions from our lives.
- How your immune system is weakened by unresolved stress/unprocessed emotions.
- Getting rid of unnecessary fight-or-flight emotionally-triggered reactions.
- Being threatened or feeling attacked by an opposing point of view.
- Appreciating an opposite point for enhancing the diversity of perspectives.
- Pause: how to avoid being filled with regret because we didn’t pause.
- Progress over perfection.
- Breathe: your BFF, using breath to calm your body.
- Be curious: objectively observing a situation and asking yourself important questions.
- Not allowing your emotional reaction to distort a normal situation.
- Learning how to control your reactions during emotionally-intense situations.
- How to use empathy to help reduce another person’s stress level.
- Using pause, breathe, and be curious to help alleviate the weight of a long-term stressful situation.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Episode 01: The First Steps to Effective Stress Management with Annemarie Bell
Episode 02: What’s Happening Inside Our Bodies When We Are Stressing Out?
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This podcast represents the opinions and views of Annemarie Bell and her guests. The content herein should not be taken or construed as medical advice or therapeutic services. Additionally, views and opinions expressed in the podcast are those of Annemarie Bell and/or her guests and do not represent those of her employer.
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