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The Dr. Jud Podcast
Dr. Jud Brewer shares how mindfulness can help you manage emotional ups and downs and change your relationship with your thoughts and feelings.
9:02•19 Aug 2020
Mindfulness Mastery: Dr. Jud Brewer on Taming Emotional Chaos
“Mindfulness is about changing our relationship to thoughts, emotions and body sensations, rather than trying to change or get rid of them.”
Ever feel like your emotions are taking you on a wild ride? Dr. Jud Brewer's podcast episode offers a lifeline for those moments when you're irritable one minute and anxious the next. This episode digs into how mindfulness can help you regain control and change your relationship with your thoughts, emotions, and body sensations. Dr. Jud introduces the HALT concept—Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired—to explain why we might be more prone to emotional turbulence.
He emphasizes that willpower and self-talk often fall short in managing negative emotions because they don't address the root of the problem. Instead, Dr. Jud advocates for mindfulness as a game-changer. It's not about pushing emotions away but understanding them better. By being aware of your thoughts and feelings, you can see them more clearly and relate to them differently. He breaks down how awareness can help you dismantle unhelpful habits and manage strong emotions. The idea is that
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