Humans have a tendency to focus on the future. We tend to get so caught up in the future, concentrating on what we don’t have or what’s to come, that we don’t see what’s right in front of us. Is your idea of what should be happening getting in the way of what is actually happening? The next time you catch yourself asking, are we there yet, pull yourself back ... Show More
Yesterday
Get Curious Before You Judge Yourself
When Dora noticed herself getting frustrated during meditation, her first instinct was to fix the problem. But the more she judged herself for being distracted, the further she got from understanding what she needed. Eventually, she tried a different approach: instead of asking w ... Show More
5m 39s
Oct 28
Why Do I Always Feel Like I'm Not Enough?
Dora has been thinking about what it means to be a good partner, and how easily that desire can turn into pressure to be the best one. More attentive, more patient, more present. No matter how much she gives, there's always another version of herself she could be striving toward. ... Show More
5m 27s
Dec 2022
The Future Hasn't Happened Yet!
The great Yogi Berra once said, "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be." At first glance, it is funny because, of course, the future hasn't happened yet. But, at second glance, many of us do feel this way because we worry that our lives can't improve based on our past or present. L ... Show More
10m 1s
Jul 2022
The dangers of future-tripping
Cheers to the present! We will never be able to tell the future, so why spend the energy worrying about it? In this episode of Thick & Thin, my goal is to stop wasting my time trying to control the narrative, but sometimes the anticipatory anxiety and endless what-ifs win. // Fol ... Show More
39m 52s
Mar 2023
77. Why do we worry about the future?
This week on the podcast we discuss the experience of worrying and overthinking the future. From anticipatory anxiety, the the illusion of control, paradox of choice and self preservation, anxiety about the future has a lot of psychological origins that we will unpack in todays e ... Show More
35 m
Apr 2018
Can I Ask A Simple Question? | Sunday Motivation Mashup
<p>This is a simple question. Why are you looking back and focusing in on what could have been - what didn't happen, instead of laser focusing on what's right in front of you, what's coming next, what your next stride is? You have no choice in what happened yesterday- only what h ... Show More
7m 50s