The second-to-last episode of Season #2! As we mention at the beginning of this week's show, we'll be taking a short "spring break" for March and then coming back for Season #3 starting in April.
In this week's episode, we’re talking about thought patterns--in particular, the negative thought patterns that we both {ahem, Ben!} struggle with, and then some techniques that we've been playing with in order to learn how to turn those negative thought patterns into more positive ones. We go into detail about each of our recent experiences with three specific thought patterns and techniques: negative forecasting, pre-paving and manifesting. What is pre-paving? What exactly is manifesting? Listen to the episode to find out ;) You can listen below OR by downloading and/or subscribing in iTunes or Stitcher (be sure you search "Starr Struck Radio").
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And again, thanks SO much for all the notes and congrats after last week's show! We are so grateful for our incredible listeners :) 
Being a private practice LCSW, this is something that I talk to my clients about often. I talk with them about the idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy and how they can create their own reality. We talk about this in terms of things they can control versus what they can't. For example we might talk about this in terms of job searching. If they tell them selves the aren't going to find a good job, then they won't apply for or pursue anything, and so they will stay stuck in an unhappy job, creating the reality that they aren't going to ever have a better job! I see unfortunately (and understand first hand sometimes) how a lack of confidence can create something or ruin something for us in life by avoidance. Another thing I wanted to mention was the idea of neutral thinking. It might be hard to transition from negative, worst case scenario type thinking to positive thinking. Often clients will struggle with this as it feels fake or really unsafe to get their hopes up. I suggest thinking non-judgmentally by observation and stating the facts. So for the example of job searching, they might instead recognize the fear - "I'm nervous about finding a new job", but also that they have no way to predict the future. Instead of saying to themselves "I'm going to get this job", and then being disappointed if they don't we work on staying in the moment. Something they can say to themselves is - "I meet the requirements for this potential job so I will apply. They will hire me or they won't, but I have the option to keep applying for more whether they are interested or not." Thoughts certainly can be powerful. I think it's important to make connections to what emotions are attached to the thoughts and consider what themes or triggers keep popping up for us. Hope that is helpful! Comments are closed.
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