60. Two crucial tips to distinguish effective safety behaviors - playing-it-safe moves - from ineffective ones
(*) Receive weekly science-based, compassionate and actionable skills to stop ineffective playing-it-safe: subscribe to the Playing-it-safe Newsletter: https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/playing-it-safe-newsletter/This is a super special interview with one of my favorite colleagues and author, Jonathan Kaplan, author of “Urban Mindfulness.”In this conversation we discussed:One of Jonathan’s favorite mindfulness exercises: sending warm wishes to people around youWhy playing-it-safe behaviors are naturalWhat is a playing-it-safe moveTwo skills to distinguish effective playing-it-safe moves from ineffective onesHow to handle uncertaintyHow to handle ruling-thoughts about thinking (metacognitions)In the middle of the conversation, you will hear me practicing “how to say” one of my favorite words in English, and one of Jonathan’s favorite jokes related to anxiety and playing-it-safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.