From That To This

Our brains are really darn busy. They're continually processing lots of information; they're also working overtime to keep us out of harm's way. And because they're overworked and underpaid, our brains seek out shortcuts. Sometimes these shortcuts are helpful but often they cause more harm than good. Enter cognitive distortions, which make us anxious, create excessive suffering, and blow our self-esteem to smithereens.  On today's show we flip and reverse these 6 unhelpful thought patterns for greater well-being: [8:00] Overgeneralizations ("Everyone else is doing so much better than me!") [10:00] Negative predictions ("I'm trapped!") [15:00] Jumping to conclusions ("No one loves me as much as I love them!") [19:00] All-or-nothing thinking ("If only I had ...") [25:00] Misplaced self-doubt ("I'm an imposter!") [28:00] Polarized thinking ("My life is a mess!")   Resources mentioned/Further reading: 5 Distorted Thought Patterns and How to Change Them (via Psychology Today) 6 Thought Patterns That Increase Anxiety (via Psychology Today) A New Earth by Eclhart Tolle -- Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.   Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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Creating eco-minimalist, non-toxic homes (without the extra work). Although minimalism has experienced a rebirth in recent years, the "less is more" movement has been around for centuries. Yet today's minimalist influencers have resurrected minimalism with a decidedly consumerist spin, as modern minimalism is nearly synonymous with decluttering. While there's a lot of chatter about tidying, it's radio silence and crickets when it comes to sustainability. The result? Aspiring minimalists find themselves on an endless hamster wheel of buying, decluttering, buying more, and purging again. Overemphasizing decluttering and underemphasizing the reasons why we overbuy in the first place is thoroughly inconsistent with slow living as a movement; consumption without intention is terrible for the planet, too. Your host, Stephanie Seferian, is a stay-at-home/podcast-from-home mom and author who believes that minimalism, eco-friendliness, and non-toxic living are intrinsically intertwined. She's here to explore the topics of conscious consumerism, sustainability, and environmentally-friendly parenting practices with like-minded women; she's here, too, to show you how to curate eco-friendly, decluttered homes (without the extra work).