What are You Reading? What are You Writing? ep. 348 with Susan Lowenthal Axelrod
Award-winning author and podcast host Karen E. Osborne welcomes author and confidence coach Susan Lowenthal Axelrod for a fascinating and practical conversation about the power our thoughts have over the way we experience our lives—and what can happen when we learn to take back control.
In her new book, Your Mind Is Yours, Susan draws on her own journey from anxious, Type A overachiever overwhelmed by negative thought patterns to a realization that transformed her life: Thoughts are things. And things can be changed.
Susan walks Karen through her five-step process—Notice, Choose, Build, Allow, Transform—explaining how each can help interrupt negative thought patterns and create new possibilities. Then they put the method to work, using a real situation from Karen's life to demonstrate how changing the way we engage with our thoughts can change what happens next.
They also explore self-compassion, why this approach isn't about pretending everything is fine, Susan's work with clients, and the impact these tools have had on her own life.
And there's a delightful full-circle ending: Susan's book recommendations come from books and authors she discovered watching What Are You Reading? What Are You Writing?.
Watch or listen and discover five practical steps for changing your relationship with the thoughts that may be keeping you stuck.
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