Podcast 342: 2 Ways to self-regulate & self-soothe your mind, brain, and body

EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I discuss two great ways you soothe and calm the mind and brain, and build up your mental resilience. When it comes to our mental health, we want to be proactive. We want to build up the resilience of our minds so that, in the moment, we have an “insurance policy” to fall back on.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
1:30 Strategies to help soothe & calm the mind
2:00, 10:00 What is mental resilience?
4:00 What is fear & how does it affect us? Can we learn how to manage our fear in the moment?
7:50 The relationship between our mind & our genes
12:00 Exercises to build up your mental resilience
14:00 The mental power of enjoying life
22:00, 25:30 Why we all need to be kinder—to ourselves & others
26:20 Kindness & the inner critic