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Chronically Confident
Life is hard but approaching it through a lens of confidence and acceptance makes it much easier. The Chronically Confident Podcast is for humans who want to be inspired to live their most authentic lives while practising radical self-acceptance. Join Hannah for stories, lessons and interviews about navigating self-acceptance in the real world, and using confidence as a tool to build the life you want.
Host Hannah is a disabled queer and Jewish opinionated writer, artist, speaker, activist, and fashionista learning life alongside you. With an MSc. in Public Policy majoring in Social Change and Sustainability, Hannah has honest conversations about the relevant societal barriers that may inhibit our confidence, while re-focusing on acceptance and the things within our control.
Join Hannah as they inspire thousands around the world with inspiring, validating and evidence-based conversations on body image, communication, boundaries, sustainability, relationships, self-care, disabilities, mental health, fitness, queerness, career and more all through a lens of confidence. Follow Hannah on social media: @healthybyhannahb.
Chronically Confident
22 - Why it’s Okay to Have Negative Thoughts About Yourself
Negative thoughts can be scary, intimidating, or self-deprecating, but approaching them critically can be insightful and grounding. In this episode, I’m taking a look at what negative thoughts can tell us about ourselves and how there’s much more to just looking at the bright side.
Here’s an overview of what I discussed
- 0:00 - Intro/Having negative thoughts in a culture of “staying positive”
- 4:42 - Understanding negative thoughts can’t be turned off, but they can be turned down
- 8:19 - Identifying when negative thoughts can become problematic
- 11:42 - What you can do when you ruminate or validate negative thoughts
- 17:51 - A review from one of my listeners!
- 19:03 - Opening the door and processing your emotions
- 26:24 - Giving yourself the grace to know when to face your feelings
- 29:49 - Summarizing everything we’ve discussed
- 31:52 - Things I’m Working On/Outro
- 34:35 - Leave a review!
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