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If you've listened to the podcast before, you know I'm a bit of a geek about attachment. In today’s episode, we’re diving into the topic of secure attachment—a key factor in happiness, security, and healthier relationships.
Attachment forms early in life, and we all carry its impact with us. Without awareness, those early attachment issues can affect our present-day relationships.Join me as we discuss how to address relationship concerns and take small steps toward building a more secure attachment.
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Life is tough, and we all face stressors that impact our minds and bodies. When stress hits, our nervous system often reacts in ways that aren't always helpful.
Tune in today as we discuss how to manage these reactions and develop effective coping strategies. It's more than just finding comfort. It's about learning how to handle stress in a way that works.
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Hello! I hope you've had a wonderful summer while I've been away! I'm excited to get back into a new season of the podcast with you.
One thing that's been a theme for this podcast, and my life, is that we should always be learning. So on this episode, I wanted to share 5 things I've learned since last season.
Thanks for listening!
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It's been a long road to get to 252 podcast episodes, and all I can say is thank you! It's been a great journey, and there's plenty more journey ahead of us.
Our journey is going to look a little different moving forward: I'm excited to announce that I'll be releasing podcasts in seasons, just like many of your other favorite podcasts.
Follow along with me on Instagram at @dr.melissasmith for updates on the new seasons, and daily posts about the latest in leadership research.
So long for now, and remember: love and work, work and love, that's all there is.
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What do the most successful couples do, and what do they avoid? Join me today as I review The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, PhD, who’s taught us the most about making marriage work.
This podcast will help you:
Learn the secret weapon of successful marriages
Understand the 7 principles to making marriage work
Identify one key way to strengthen your relationship
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Attachment style is based on attachment theory, a very useful theory of human development that psychologists have been utilizing to better understand how humans function in relationships. Join me today for a review of attachment style, learn more about your attachment adaptation, why attachment matters in work and love.
This podcast will help you:
Identify attachment styles
Learn how attachment theory applies to love and work
Understand how early attachment relationships impact present-day functioning
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We all want deep, enduring love, but how many of us actually achieve that? Today, we're talking about true intimacy, what it is, and how to get it in your life.
This podcast will help you:
Understand what whole love is
Learn healthy selfishness
Find true intimacy in your relationships
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Do you have a quiet ego or a noisy ego? We all know people whose ego walks into the room before they do. A quiet ego is self-assured but always makes room for others.
This podcast will help you:
Understand what ego means
Identify different components of an ego
Learn how a quiet ego doesn't mean a silent ego
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As we step into February, the month of love, here's a thought to ponder: do you consider yourself a loving soul or a bit of a prickly pear? More importantly, what do others perceive, and can you see yourself clearly?
Join me today as we kick off the month by taking a moment to look in the mirror.
This podcast will help you:
Discover that the key to well-being is the ability to love others unselfishly
Reflect on how loving you are
Learn why loving people are high in both agency and communion
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Have you ever wondered if you're living up to your full potential or just sliding by? How can you even tell? Join me as I review Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, packed with the latest research on discovering your hidden potential. It's an eye-opener that might reshape your perspective.
This podcast will help you:
Discover that everyone has hidden potential
Learn how to unlock your hidden potential
Identify key character skills to fulfilling potential
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Curious about what happens during Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy? Wondering how it works and how it addresses mental health concerns?
Join me as I continue the conversation into the process of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, unraveling its intricacies and exploring its impact on mental well-being.
This podcast will help you:
Learn what to expect during ketamine therapy
Understand what treatment looks like
Identify common experiences during ketamine treatment
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There's been a lot of talk about ketamine therapy in addition to talk of psychedelic medicine. The face of psychiatry is changing dramatically, and while it's not a magic bullet, these therapies can help individuals get traction where they've felt stuck before.
Join me today as I talk about Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and whether it could benefit you or someone you care about.
This podcast will help you:
Learn what Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is
Understand how it works
Identify when this treatment can be helpful
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Life has challenges, growth opportunities, and trials that will bring you to your knees. But are you awake to all life has to offer?
Join me today as I invite you to abandon numbing, embrace perspective, and be aware of the profound ways life is calling to you.
This podcast will help you:
Abandon numbing as a way of waking up to life
Embrace perspective to learn life's most meaningful lessons
Be aware and mindful to better answer life's call
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I track my years by the books I read, and so it's the perfect time to share with you some of my favorite 2023 reads. Join me on the podcast as I give you some top picks in literary fiction, health, history, memoir, and self-development.
This podcast will help you:
Discover new reading genres and authors
Develop perspective about life through the eyes of others
Commit to positive health practices for greater well-being
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It can be so frustrating to discover you're caught in another trap of your own making. Learning to ask the question "Why does this keep happening?" can be the first step to greater self-awareness. Learn to side-step traps and cycles that keep you stuck.
Tune in today to learn how to be awake and alert in your life and decision-making. Don’t let unconscious patterns take you down.
This podcast will help you:
Identify signs that you might be living life on autopilot
Learn how to disrupt ineffective patterns
Understand unhelpful patterns and vicious cycles
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As humans, we have an unconscious life and a conscious life. Think of your conscious life as the top of the iceberg and your unconscious life as the base of the iceberg beneath the surface of the water.
Most of us are clueless about our unconscious life but fail to appreciate how life under the iceberg drives emotions, thoughts, and behavior in powerful ways. It's time to uncover the iceberg through self-awareness. Join me.
This podcast will help you:
Cultivate self-awareness to better understand life under the iceberg
Utilize curiosity, compassion, and slowing down for greater consciousness
Understand why self-care is often the path that leads to self-awareness
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Are you overly protective of your children, constantly fretting about their decisions? Maybe you think this is good, responsible parenting.
Think again. Tune into today's podcast to learn about the dangers of helicopter parenting, how good parents are vulnerable to over-parenting, and why you should give your kids space to fail.
This podcast will help you:
Learn what a helicopter parent is
Identify the dangers of over-parenting
Develop perspective about the gifts of failure, figuring things out, and well-being
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Did you know that, in addition to self-regulation skills, humans benefit immensely from co-regulating with others? You may have a strong toolbox of self-care activities, and that's great. But did you know secure attachment can make a huge difference in your well-being?
This week on the podcast, I’m making the case for secure attachment and well-being.
Join me as I review The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller.
This podcast will help you:
Understand attachment's role in relationships
Identify your typical attachment style and what you can do to become securely attached
Learn how secure relationships help you grow
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Please tell me you are a reader. Reading connects you to humanity. You see what is true for all of us, even though we are so unique; you see that your problems are not new; you see familiar patterns and potential solutions to your challenges. Reading offers perspective.
Join me on this week's podcast to explore the benefits of reading.
How reading can help you:
Broadens your perspective and connections
Continuous growth fuels your adaptability
Boosts knowledge and leadership skills
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Are you able to embrace distress in the face of uncertainty?
We often find ourselves seeking quick solutions, numbing our emotions, and avoiding the discomfort that comes with facing our pain. We like to think that we confront our pain head-on and are adept at managing our emotional experiences.
However, when life hits us with distressing emotions, many of us instinctively turn away.
Join me on this week's podcast to discover how you can develop the resilience to tolerate your own distress and why this is vital for unlocking your full potential.
This podcast will help you:
Learn what it takes to never give up
Identify how persistence helps you succeed despite challenges
Increase your distress tolerance and resilience
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