unpaid interning in my mental prison

I love being a statistic. Mindfulness and routines are actually working for me. As in, I don’t wake up with a pit in my chestgood  and a looming sense of Iike that later is validated by the horror’s on my timeline.  Who knew that structure can equal freedom, they should teach us this in school , or maybe they did & I wasn’t listening! I’m chatting about some of the things that make up my regular routines, yoga, massages, and morning pages. I’ll break down the sticky, tricky world of discipline and how those vexatious thought loops can hold us back. I’ll also share some thoughts on why traditional talk therapy might not tackle the bigger picture.

With a sprinkle of wisdom from the Gita and my counselling studies, I’ll talk about syncing your values with your actions, consciously uncoupling from overthinking, and making choices that help you grow. As always, astrology is linked to EVERYTHING so you can hear all about how the sixth house connects to this discussion. This episode really has it all, listen immediately!

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Timestamps

00:00 sweetie pies, it’s me

01:13 talk therapy woes

04:34 neoliberal influence on self-optimisation

07:13 I feel so ME with my somatic and daily routines

14:43 action vs. intellectualising

17:11 soft muscles = emotional growth

21:12 getting out of your mind to get into yourself; breaking intellectual thought loops

23:47 taming perfectionism and self-doubt

25:11 action vs. inaction: lessons from the Gita

28:09 the pleasure of simple mindfulness practices: disrupting the mental loop

31:32 bridging the knowing and the doing through embodied values

32:25 final thoughts and farewell, miss you dearly