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More ideas on how to shift your relationship to anxiety and fear as well as emotional discomfort in general are on the plate for today's episode. I mention another podcast from Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield. Here's the link for that:https://beherenownetwork.com/jack-kornfield-heart-wisdom-ep-92-stories-that-open-the-mind-mend-the-heart-and-lead-to-joy/

In this episode I flip the script on anxiety (fear) so you can see it's just a biological function and not a scary drama monster. It's actually here to help. Let's open the door on anxiety and get some fresh air up in here.

Playing a quick catch up on this episode letting you know that EMDR is now part of the therapy offered in my private pracitce. I talk some of what EMDR is and what it's used for. I talk about links to my sliding scale therapist directory listing here: http://bit.ly/sliding-scaleand my full fee directory listing here: http://bit.ly/therapy-den

Today I'm talking about how taking a rest is the most important part of working.

A meditation to help destress on this day of taxes in America or whatever is taxing you and stressing you.

Giving you a look at what's going on these days at The Stress Dojo. I've reopened my therapy private practice and am taking new clients. Also, I'm attending some meaningful seminars in the next 2 months. I'm giving you the low down on all of it.Join the email list by sending me your email here: shane@thestressdojo.com. I switched email providers and I haven't figured out their sign up form process yet. :)Also, go like The Stress Dojo business page on Facebook here: http://bit.ly/thestressdojo-fb

Forgiving is not forgetting. It’s remembering without anger. Easy to say, not as easy to do. We are not normally set up to forgive until we've milked the situation for all it's pain and drama and sometimes not even then. But maybe, if the seed is planted, we can all get to it a little bit faster. Forgiveness really is an inside job.https://thestressdojo.com

A rambly episode on treating yourself with compassion as the only sustainable way forward in life. I use the example of my struggles with weight but it can be any place we feel broken or defective. Be compassionate with yourself to turn your pain into purpose.

Following the theme of what I'd like to tell my 16 year old self if I could, I talk this episode about watering the seed of curiosity. Yes, I use more Indigo Girl's lyrics. In fact here's the link to the song Closer to Fine that I use in this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShiegA9UZYsClick here and stay connected with me!http://bit.ly/2RgySzy

If you could talk to your 16 year old self, what would you say? This is birthday month for (gonna be 50, ya'll) and the theme for this month is shit I want my 16 year old self to know. Email me and let me know what you would tell yourself at 16: Shane@thestressdojo.comI mention an Indigo Girls song from the album Rites of Passage in the episode. The song is called Virginia Woolf and here's a link to it on YouTube so you can have a listen:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9rKObB1PkAND you can connect with me here and get weekly emails every Tuesday in which we give the finger to social media algorithms and connect for reals.Connect here: http://bit.ly/2RgySzy

Today I talk about how I get through days when I have a deadline and I just don't want to do the work. Where to go when I don't feel inspired or creative. We are all creatives and we all have bad days, so what the hell, man? What the hell?

Today I'm talking about ASMR. What it is, how it works and how to get into it. I've got links to ASMR content creators below and the link for connecting with me for all your stress and anxiety tools.Youtube channelsMade In France ASMR https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4d18IlLmw0utmVxIjSadLQASMR Johanna https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVgh2enzC08koA_96yIcvg/featuredSurajFineArts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0DAJW9IjtV4lIz7dDVDBFA/feedBest Unintentional ASMR https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4J4Aog35UbQ_wq4KPW75QASMR PodcastsThe ASMR Podcast http://www.theasmrpodcast.com/Connect with me and get a free PDF of quick stress management tools: http://bit.ly/be-sense-able

In this episode I talk about adding reboots to your stress management toolkit. I go over several ideas for implementing small reboots to your routine and end with a pro tip of self awareness that really sets the process on fire.Connect with me: http://bit.ly/2RgySzyFacebook: http://bit.ly/thestressdojo-fb

Today’s episode is one long answer to listener mail in which I talk about the ideas of life being messy and beautiful (wabi sabi) and continuous improvement (kaizen).Link to Cheryl Hunter’s wabi sabi story (trigger warning: one part of her story includes a rape in her youth) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1gxziZwmkcContact me: shane@thestressdojo.comFollow along on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestressdojo/Better yet! Give the finger to all social media algorithms and get on my email list for regular Tuesday shenanigans AND get a free download of stress stomping ideas:http://thestressdojo.com/sense-able-solutions/

Today I'm talking about the last mindset shift for the new year. I'm focused in on the choice of excellence rather than the fixed and stagnate idea of perfection. Life doesn't fit into nice little boxes so will you choose to go through it joyfully or in perpetual misery?In listener mail I look at how to practice mindfulness when you have anxiety. https://thestressdojo.com/@thestressdojo on TwitterIG: TheStressDojosubmit a question for listener mail: shane@thestressdojo.com

This episode is about the dance between Sustainability and Security. One is fixed and doesn't honor the constant movement of life while the other allows you to breathe, rest, and deal with life as it comes. I'll let you guess which is which. :) In listener mail, I look at dealing with anxiety and stress first thing in the morning.The blog posts for all the mindset shift topics are on the blog at https://thestressdojo.com/blog/ and the poem The Invitation is here http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com/

In listener mail I talk about the question of eliminating stress and anxiety altogether. The rest of the episode is all about the mindset shift from balance to harmony and making it more sustainable...and less stressful.

Talking today about shifting how we look at obstacles and challenges. If we treat them as monsters, they evoke fear. If we treat them as puzzles, they evoke curiosity and creativity. Which do you want more of?

I'm talking about new year's goals today and I'm telling real ass stories about my life to the point I even felt ill. It ain't all roses but without the mud, there ain't no lotus. Get clear on what you want to feel before you start creating stories about how that has to look. Your new year's resolutions will be better for it and you'll have a lot less stress.Read my about page on https://thestressdojo.com/ for even more.

Hey there, I'm touching base with you today in a brief episode just to let you know I'm not dead. I woke up coughing and sicky again today and didn't think I'd get through a regular episode. I obviously should not have skipped my normal drop day when I felt fine but it was Christmas day. Whatever the case, I'll get it together soon even if I have to sit for hours in editing to cut out all the coughing.