Identify & Conquer - Mental Health Fitness

In this episode, I want to talk about the manipulation tactic called triangulation. Where a third party is brought into a situation they don't belong in. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

In this episode, I discuss the difference between boundaries and walls, why people build walls instead of boundaries, and how to convert a wall to a boundary. Boundaries keep us safe and protected by keeping us open and flexible depending on who we are interacting with. Walls are up for everyone and keep the hurt we are trying to protect ourselves from locked in with us. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

The holidays mean different things to all of us. But for some of us, it means, stress, anxiety, loneliness, and a list of other emotions. This episode discusses how to work through some of the stress and anxiety the come with the holidays, especially when dealing with friends and family. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

How can being positive be toxic? It's toxic when we use it to deny what we are really feeling and don't allow ourselves to feel or experience difficult or negative emotions and situations. This episode discusses what that looks like in yourself and in others. It discusses how to handle situations better so they don't creep up on us later. And, how to handle the people in our lives who come to us when they are hurting so we can help them heal. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

In this episode, I discuss how we are not meant to live with regret. I'm asked "how do we live with regret?" all the time, so I'm answering that question in this episode and giving you the steps to process your past and the events or situations you regret so you can let go of them once and for all. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

In this episode, I discuss the misconception that overthinking is problem-solving or critical thinking. It is not. Overthinking keeps your brain in loops of overanalyzing, stress, anxiety, and depression. It is not productive, but there are ways to break the cycle and stop living in a state of your brain, and the thoughts in your brain controlling your life.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

This episode is about not really feeling yourself but you're not really sure what's going on. Before you decide you are depressed, especially if you have never been diagnosed with depression, perhaps you are just languishing.  Listen for the characteristics of languishing and see it that's how you are feeling. Then listen to the tips to stop languishing. Corey Keyes 2002 ArticleBetter HelpSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

This episode is about when we choose to freeze, both literally and figuratively. When there is a threat or perceived threat to our survival and we react by freezing. When fight or flight does not get activated and we put ourselves in harm's way by not moving. And how then, do we unfreeze?Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

Too many people look at being vulnerable as a weakness when it's really a strength. This episode tells the story of a football players awakening to vulnerability that I got to be part of. I also encourage and discuss how you can embrace vulnerability and implement it into your life. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

This episode discussed how being yourself helps you find the people who are meant to be in your life while helping you find where you really belong in this life. Accepting the fact that not everyone will like you and that you don't belong everywhere makes life easier. Not everyone will like you. And that's a good thing. So stop trying. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

This episode is about remembering that we were once carefree children that seem to get lost as we grow up. How can we bring more of who we were as children into our adulthood?Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

This episode talks about how scorekeeping in relationships is never an effective way of dealing with unmet expectations.  If you are a scorekeeper, or if you have one in your life, this episode can help eliminate scorekeeping once and for all. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

This episode illustrates how sharing our stories with others helps us heal, helps us connect, and helps us feel less alone. When we share our stories, especially the ones that haunt us, they lose their power and make us stronger. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

This episode is about wanting to get to my goals by finding shortcuts. It wasn't until I realized that being down rabbit holes was as important as my destination. Once I was able to shift my mindset to a place of acceptance I was able to slow down and be empowered by the journey.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

Examine how battling and defeating the Threshold Guardians in our lives can be a fun way to look at the challenges we face - to help us see that we are in control and we do not need to let obstacles control our fate. Shifting our mindset when roadblocks keep us stuck can help us gain the confidence to not let anything stop us from living our best life. Seeing ourselves as the hero in our own life can help us fight harder for the things we want. Celebrating our accomplishments, both big and small is essential but often overlooked. It is equally important to assess and evaluate our plan when the Threshold Guardians stop us.  Do you see yourself as a hero? Do you recognize a Threshold Guardian when you see it?  Please follow this podcast on whatever platform you listen to. It really helps and join our community to discuss topics on this podcast or any other mental health fitness topics that you'd like to discuss. You can find the community through this podcast website https://www.identifyandconquer.com or you can go right to the community at https://www.changingmybrain.com This podcast is produced by the now Chronicles theme and incidental music is by Annie's Takeout. And remember, you can change your brain, if you want to, and if you're willing to do the work.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)

Identify and Conquer is a Mental Health Fitness Podcast.  In this trailer, I will give you a brief description of what you can expect from this podcast as well as the community we are building to go hand-in-hand with the podcast. We are not stuck with the brain we have. It is my intention to help people see things from a different perspective, process things differently, and react to things differently. All with the hopes that we can eliminate unnecessary stress, anxiety, depression, hopelessness, limiting beliefs, fears, insecurities... I could go on all day. Please subscribe to Identify and Conquer so we can begin this journey together. Please also join our community and be part of the conversation. The community is free the conversations are free. This is also where I will post the courses to help build new skills and understand the how and why behind them. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mentalfitness)