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**Adam Stacoviak:** Nah, you need nutritious soil. |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Exactly. So our thoughts, ironically, are the soil that we live in. So can you be reflective around the thoughts that you're thinking and the way in which you talk to yourself? Because it matters; it really matters. |
One of the things I'm so thankful for with technology is that there are other resources. I like to think of even our phones like our external brains at times. It's been super helpful for people with disorders such as ADHD, but also individuals with brain injury, and then just for reminders, or access... Because like we... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** We all need a coach. |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** We do, we do. So this is super interesting, because it's got different aspects relative to managing stress, ways you can learn, can you do a mood check, or finding resources. And so it'll take you through different steps, but it's really cool to just have access to something else that helps yo... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** What are some of the things that it asks you? |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Well, so if I click on managing stress, and it says, "Coping with stress." It'll say, "For this exercise, find a comfortable and quiet place to sit, where you are unlikely to be disturbed. And please note that there will be pauses in the audio so you can practice without distraction." And it t... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Nice. |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** I love this. Adam. How did you know we were gonna be doing this today? "Put on your favorite shirt to feel good." |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Oh, yes. I have my Super-dad shirt on, because I am a Super-dad. |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Yes. And then it has about sleep struggles. So you're going to be led through a relaxation exercise focused on visualizing something pleasant, and it tells you it'll take you four minutes, and walks you through. It also has checks, like do a mood check. Do you want to track well being, track y... |
So there's a lot of different aspects to it. But I think it's really helpful for people to have resources. I forget which application, if it's Headspace or Mindfulness; one of those... I want to say that they're offering it free. So I'll double check that and put it in our show notes so that you guys have access. But o... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** One thing you mentioned in that list there which I thought was interesting, and something we could probably dive into deeper some other time is laughter; how well we react to good laughter. Not just smiling or laughing a little, but big gut laughing, and what laughter can do for you to change your m... |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Yep. So again, like we talked about the uncertainty - the structure. Create your own structure for the day. This is why it's really important even with kids, and I would say external structure helps support in the lack of internal structure. So feeling more discombobulated or at the mercy of m... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Well, especially when you have uncertainty that begins to enable certainty. You control your own level of certainty. |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Yep, exactly. |
**Adam Stacoviak:** If I can't control the world, then I can at least control how I move through the world on a day to day basis. |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Exactly, yeah. And putting in-- I like to think of it like braiding in different strands that help you feel better, that are stress-reducing. I think one of the big things if people can get outside... I see this a lot in the Pacific Northwest, especially during fall and winter, when it's a lit... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Yeah. I think of it like, what is it that's stealing my time? What is it that’s stealing my thoughts?" Sort of the anti-distraction. So it's not so much what's distracting me, but more like, what is taking, literally stealing, taking my time, taking my attention, taking my thoughts? And it could be ... |
I don't want to go to sleep right now, or I'm stressed out so I can't fall asleep right away. Let me look at Instagram. Let me look at Twitter. Let me look at or listen to my favorite podcast-- which hey, if that's this show, then keep listening. But if it's other shows, just turn right off. \[laughter\] Just kidding a... |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Yep. So similarly, I think about this like distract and redirect. Engaging in activities that benefit you, bring joy and distract you from existing challenges. So you can do meditation, yoga, journaling, art projects... I mean, any and many things. |
One of the things that I have done recently, which is-- I read a lot, not surprising, but I tend to read a lot of nonfiction. In fact, yes, that's what I read. So with everything going on, I've actually picked up some fictional books that I don't read in the same way, but it really just helps disengage my brain and dis... |
So the other thing, like I always talk about - move more. Exercise helps with our emotions. And I've talked about the way it affects different neurotransmitters. But one of the things that is interesting is that when we're not moving, you can be more apt to gain a little bit around the middle, and that our immune cells... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Yeah. I would encourage our audience to examine on your own. We may cover it more deeply with an expert at some point, but inflammation is a big thing that happens medically, that is just really, really interesting. So I would encourage you just to find your own resources on it. We may put some of i... |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Yep, yep. So get creative in terms of ways that you can stay connected. I know other people who've done book clubs, or different workout challenges... The sky's the limit. Any other ways that facilitate connection, go for it. |
**Adam Stacoviak:** I experienced this recently. Me and my buddy recently reconnected to go for a night ride. |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Oh really? |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Mountain biking... And it's been so hot here. So I live in Houston; it's pretty hot here. It's so hot during the day, you'd have to go at like 6 o'clock in the morning to get a decent ride that was enjoyable, that wasn't 95+, 93+ degree weather. I love this area, but this time of year, it's just rea... |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Yeah. And then all of these are more behaviors and whatnot, but we got to go back to the body basics and thinking about what you intake. What are you eating and how are you sleeping? Because those are significant things that regulate your body, and we know this - sleep is really our brain's op... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** I don't know the deeper details of this, but we use a lot of glucose during sleep. That if you have-- if you're glucose deficient or if you have low, you might wake up in the middle of the night and do different stuff. We'll have to link to some additional stuff, but I did hear that recently, that i... |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** Yeah, you're spot on. There's been a number of researchers... I want to say Matthew Walker and Michael Bruce are both some leading researchers, clinicians relative to sleep, and how busy our brains and our bodies are during that time. So like many other aspects, no one of the medical field, we... |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** So much of what we focus on within this podcast is really being our own scientist. So as we move on from what we hear today, I'd encourage each one of you to look at one area of your life that you find to be stressful, and go "What tips? What things? How do I focus on changing this so that I a... |
• The importance of empathy in all aspects of life, including relationships and societal struggles |
• Empathy as a learned behavior that requires practice and a desire to understand others' perspectives |
• The concept of "walking a mile in someone else's shoes" as a way to gain perspective |
• Cognitive, emotional, and compassionate empathy as different categories of empathy |
• Cognitive empathy as the ability to understand another person's thoughts and feelings without necessarily engaging emotions |
• Empathy as a skill that can be developed with practice and effort |
• Emotional Empathy: Recognizing and sharing others' feelings |
• Healing through Shared Experience: Connecting with others who have gone through similar struggles |
• The Importance of Moderating Emotions: Being able to respond in a helpful way while empathizing with others |
• Compassionate Empathy: Moving beyond understanding and feeling, to taking action to help others |
• Self-Care for Empathizers: Recognizing one's own emotional limits and needs when helping others |
• Compassion as action, not just emotion |
• Mirror neurons and their role in understanding others' emotions and intentions |
• Empathy as limited resource that requires situational and relational variables |
• Importance of back-story and willingness to learn about others |
• Empathy in the workplace: its role and challenges |
• Joining a team involves social contracts and roles |
• Work environments are complex systems with functional or dysfunctional dynamics around power, productivity, expectation, and flexibility |
• Generative culture is a type of organizational culture that values collaboration, shared understanding, and empathy |
• Pathological cultures are those where individual goals take precedence over teamwork and shared responsibility |
• Empathy is crucial for successful team relationships and can be hindered by factors such as narcissistic personality disorder or personal fragility. |
• Narcissism and its effects on collaboration and working relationships |
• Understanding narcissistic behavior as a spectrum, not just a personality disorder |
• Recognizing the role of language and nuance in conveying belittling or shaming emotions |
• The "no ego rule" as a value that can create a generative culture and mitigate narcissistic behavior |
• Strategies for dealing with narcissistic individuals, including reducing, restricting, or omitting them when necessary |
• The importance of recognizing one's own emotional limitations and not engaging in battles to prove oneself. |
• Deflating someone's overinflated ego by not giving them attention or fuel for their reaction |
• Recognizing people's behavior as an impoverished coping mechanism rather than a fixed trait |
• Applying strategies such as self-reflection, asking for feedback, and empathy to improve relationships |
• Understanding that empathy involves hearing others' perspectives, even if they seem impaired or inaccurate |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Today we're gonna revisit the topic of empathy, and in particular, this idea that it all begins with empathy. All healing, all relational struggles, all societal struggles, all the ways we are against one another. The way that we come back to center is by empathy. So did you know it all begins with ... |
**Mireille Reece, PsyD:** I do. It is such a critical thing and I actually-- it so reminds me of this early experience with my husband... So we had gone to this sort of training for premarital counseling, and it was a whole-group event, and one of the exercises is that they had everybody do is actually have partners sw... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Oh, boy. |
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