1 hr 13 min
The Science of Stuck - Breaking Through Inertia to Find Your Path Forward with Britt Frank Unlearn Everything
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- Self-Improvement
“We need to know how to drive our brains, and then life works,” says Britt Frank, clinician and trauma specialist, who believes that we must learn how our bodies respond to different stimuli and form emotions. Britt is less concerned with the “why” of things, and more about the “what” and the “how.” She’s not interested in seeking or answering spiritual questions. If we learn how our bodies react to emotions, we can make better choices about our behavior, and life gets easier. Feelings, she says, are body cues, and emotions are the story or meaning we attach to those cues. The goal, she says, is to stop being a reactor and start being a responder.
Britt and Deevo share their similar shock and disillusionment about what college turned out to be and the different ways that people, especially introverts, connect with people. Britt says as important as connection is, it can’t come at the cost of health, safety, and integrity. They discuss the merits and limitations of psych meds, and the spiritual contradictions of abortion protesters.
Hear Britt and Deevo discuss the importance of celebrating micro-wins, the importance of taking accountability and responsibility, and a basic set of actionable steps.
Quotes
• “Feelings are just body cues. Emotions are when we attach a story or meaning to those body cues.” (15:04-15:10 | Britt)
• “Live your best life is sort of, ‘meh.’ It’s not live your best life, it’s live a life where you get to make choices versus hanging around reacting to things all the time and not knowing why.” (17:37-17:48 | Britt)
• “There’s a degree to which life gets really crappy the more you know and then there’s a pivot point at which eventually—assuming you have choices, and relative safety and access—you’re no longer lled by your injury.” (21:22-21:36 | Britt)
• “No matter how freethinking, no matter how outside the box, no matter how critical or unique you are, at the core of who we are as humans we still need to belong, we still need to have those connections, those conversations, some meaning, some depth. And that only comes from other humans.” (42:33-42:53 | Deevo)
• “What are some key adjustments one can make for transformations. What do you mean by that?” (52:32-52:36 | Britt)
• “I think personal responsibility is probably one of the keystone human emotions or human elements that if you don’t have it, you’re going to be lost for a long time.” (55:03-55:12 | Deevo)
Links
Connect with Britt Frank:
Website | https://www.scienceofstuck.com/
Instagram | @brittfrank
Connect with A Little Impolite:
Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog
Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto
Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors
Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323
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“We need to know how to drive our brains, and then life works,” says Britt Frank, clinician and trauma specialist, who believes that we must learn how our bodies respond to different stimuli and form emotions. Britt is less concerned with the “why” of things, and more about the “what” and the “how.” She’s not interested in seeking or answering spiritual questions. If we learn how our bodies react to emotions, we can make better choices about our behavior, and life gets easier. Feelings, she says, are body cues, and emotions are the story or meaning we attach to those cues. The goal, she says, is to stop being a reactor and start being a responder.
Britt and Deevo share their similar shock and disillusionment about what college turned out to be and the different ways that people, especially introverts, connect with people. Britt says as important as connection is, it can’t come at the cost of health, safety, and integrity. They discuss the merits and limitations of psych meds, and the spiritual contradictions of abortion protesters.
Hear Britt and Deevo discuss the importance of celebrating micro-wins, the importance of taking accountability and responsibility, and a basic set of actionable steps.
Quotes
• “Feelings are just body cues. Emotions are when we attach a story or meaning to those body cues.” (15:04-15:10 | Britt)
• “Live your best life is sort of, ‘meh.’ It’s not live your best life, it’s live a life where you get to make choices versus hanging around reacting to things all the time and not knowing why.” (17:37-17:48 | Britt)
• “There’s a degree to which life gets really crappy the more you know and then there’s a pivot point at which eventually—assuming you have choices, and relative safety and access—you’re no longer lled by your injury.” (21:22-21:36 | Britt)
• “No matter how freethinking, no matter how outside the box, no matter how critical or unique you are, at the core of who we are as humans we still need to belong, we still need to have those connections, those conversations, some meaning, some depth. And that only comes from other humans.” (42:33-42:53 | Deevo)
• “What are some key adjustments one can make for transformations. What do you mean by that?” (52:32-52:36 | Britt)
• “I think personal responsibility is probably one of the keystone human emotions or human elements that if you don’t have it, you’re going to be lost for a long time.” (55:03-55:12 | Deevo)
Links
Connect with Britt Frank:
Website | https://www.scienceofstuck.com/
Instagram | @brittfrank
Connect with A Little Impolite:
Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog
Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto
Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors
Here it is! Our gift to you. The free download for “All of the Tools You Need for a Healthy Relationship with Social Media”: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62462253b3be600de2a2710c
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4C58U6MRnBaJP8NOknYHg
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-business/id1360851323
Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unlearneverything/support
1 hr 13 min