Fear is outdated
Emotional Mastery, Weight Loss Melanie Shmois, MSSA, LISW-S Emotional Mastery, Weight Loss Melanie Shmois, MSSA, LISW-S

Fear is outdated

For millions of years, fear was arguably our most important emotion. Our survival depended on it. When faced with a life -threatening danger like a saber-toothed tiger, or grizzly bear, our brain triggered this powerful emotion in the form of our fight or flight response to protect us.

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Why a belief plan is more important than your action plan
Cognitive Psychology, Emotional Mastery Melanie Shmois, MSSA, LISW-S Cognitive Psychology, Emotional Mastery Melanie Shmois, MSSA, LISW-S

Why a belief plan is more important than your action plan

I was asked to be a speaker at an ‘upgrade your mindset’ event a few weeks back and I thought it was profound how many participants came up to me afterwards to hear more about my comment that “we need to spend more time on creating a belief plan than on an action plan”.

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What to do when you get triggered
Cognitive Psychology, Emotional Mastery Melanie Shmois, MSSA, LISW-S Cognitive Psychology, Emotional Mastery Melanie Shmois, MSSA, LISW-S

What to do when you get triggered

I used to hate the feeling that emerged whenever I was triggered. If I read an email that didn’t sit right with me, had an interaction with a co-worker that had me spinning, or an argument with my partner that went south, I would run from the feelings of shame, rejection, or anger and blame the person who triggered me for my feelings.

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