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May 2022
19m 15s

14 Minute Overthinking Meditation For a ...

Paul Sheppard
About this episode

Overthinking can make you feel frustrated and can lead to you becoming stuck, unable to make any decision at all but this calming meditation will open you up to your inner resources and help you to have a peaceful mind that can move forward positively

Working with your parasympathic nervous system means you can take back control of your mind and body and being more proactive than reactive with your thoughts brings the opportunity to change your thoughts, your narrative and create a peaceful mind

KEY TAKEAWAYS

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  • Overthinking is a product of anxiety, you have moved into a fight or flight response mode
  • If your mind wanders, it’s an opportunity to practise bringing it back
  • Imagine turning down the sound on your thoughts, that everything in your mind is quieter
  • Imagine turning down the colour and watching your thoughts in black and white
  • Allow the memories of being at your most confident to rise to the surface
  • Working with your autonomic nervous system will strengthen your prefrontal cortex which makes you more proactive than reactive to your thoughts and life
  • How you see yourself in the future will determine your thoughts and feelings in the present moment

BEST MOMENTS

‘Overthinking is a symptom of your nervous system being hijacked into a false alarm fight or flight response’

‘Your thoughts are a narrative that you have the ability to change’

‘If you have a mind that’s overthinking it may want to wander’

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ABOUT THE HOST

Paul Sheppard

Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues

He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness

His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation.

Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve

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