Behavioral Activation: Becoming Your Best

In this episode, Jeremiah and E talk through what it means to examine our feelings with curiosity, attempting to see them from different perspectives.  Feelings are a part of everyday life, though we can sometimes experience them like a secret language that is difficult to decipher.  Emotional intelligence, at its simplest, is the ability to notice what we are feeling, working with those feelings instead of being driven by them, and being able to recognize the same processes happening in the people around us.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister projects Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co and Enneagram Studio at https://enneagramstudio.com

In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss behavioral activation, how action leads and feeling follows.  Here we're identifying our habits, attempting to turn motion into meaning while looking to our heroes as a guide for discovering what are values might be.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss where confidence originates.  The goal isn't to fake or perform confidence, but rather to trust oneself.  We have to harness fear and focus while remaining mindful of the internal voices we use with ourselves.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E are discussing emotnioal regulation tools and strategies.  Frustration tends to begin where our desire clash up against points of resistance.  Because it often manifests in the body, usually, the body is good place to start.  We focus our awareness on calming our tense muscles and regulating our breathing.  As we calm ourselves, frustration can often be used as a compass  to help us identify what matters most to us.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss some favorite odds and ends from the internet.  Topics covered include:Adam Grant's TED talk "Are you a giver or a taker?"Spiral DynamicsMerrill-Reid Social Personality StylesKhan AcademyWikiart.orgAs always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss what it means to feel capable and know we are enough.  This is our third and final installment in the Learning series: Safety, Love, and Strength, where we've explored these core developmental tenants of humanness, too often overlooked.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss some of their earliest memories of experiencing love and feeling safe.  Love offers availability in feeling connected and having our emotions met, reinforcing that we matter.  Here we're chatting through attunement, delight, and repair.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss some of our earliest memories of learning what it means to feel safe.  Content warning, some childhood trauma is shared, though we attempted to keep it as light as possible.  If you'd like to skip through an extended intro and get to the point, jump to minute 8.  As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E are discussing the importance of self talk.  Our brain acts like a muscle that strengthens in whatever way we use it.  Neuroplasticity is a gift and a curse, but mostly a gift.  Healthy thinking is intentional.  We can shift habits and perceptions and ultimately make our reality better by taking care in our thought process.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

In this episode, Jeremiah and E are discussing Albert Camus and the Myth of Sisyphus.  Though life does not inherently owe us meaning, meaning can still be found, nonetheless.  The tension between what we want and what we get can lead to suffering, but it can also be the key to freeing us.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.