Superpowered Mind with Clare Dimond

I'm a GP and see people every day who are struggling with anxiety and depression. The focus is very much on getting rid of symptoms which, as part of this group, we understand are helpful. In short 10 minute consultations, time is very limited. Any thoughts on how such an opposing perspective could be communicated in such a time limited situation? I recommend books / resources to my patients...

Why do we simultaneously crave and avoid connection? Listener question 

I just listened to the podcast this morning about the core identity and I’m wondering - how do we get though periods when ALL areas of the identity are being challenged simultaneously - the deep really painful layers, how do we still show up and function?  I’m feeling bombarded :(

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This is the most downloaded of all our podcasts. I am republishing it today as follow on from last week's FOOD webinar.  'Easy way to quit emotional eating' Allen Carr (the Sunday book)

If we are not supposed to keep chasing the money thoughts, is it best we believe we already have it and stop chasing it or do we never think about it and it will naturally arrive? 🙏

What should I do about reading the news. I find it so stressful. Same with social media a steady stream of comments that make me feel so upset and angry. It’s easier for me to just turn everything off but is that just putting my head in the sand? Or is there information somehow in the stress?

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I am looking forward to hearing the upcoming food webinar. I have had issues with food for as long as I can remember. I tried so hard not to pass them in to my children but my daughter is on the verge of being hospitalised with anorexia. I am desperate. I feel so guilty for this. Is there anything in this conversation that can help me and my daughter and the rest of the family? 

I have a question.  Ok let's see if I can get this across in a question.   It is about jealousy,  it is not something I commonly feel but it comes up with a few people in my life. I have experienced the uncomfortable feelings of jealousy several times. I suppose I am trying to get rid of the feelings as I don't want to feel like this. I am experiencing the pain of separation & yet th...

The complete insanity sounded right and I was able to fully see that. What didn’t sound right was the unquestioned “me” at the center of it. It’s not unquestioned. It is being questioned every day - reading and listening to teachers on the subject - and still the insanity lives on. Very interesting how it all plays out! 

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I eventually got to listen to the webinar....it was great thank you...what really resonated with me was when you spoke about how when the body is not feeling good, illness, or out of alignment, the mind gets lost and there is more self referencing....oh my god this is exactly what I notice as I struggle with health and feeling my best as I've fibromyalgia and it can flare up at any time ...th...

have you any tips for ocd towards intrusive thoughts I'm getting there just got a lot of anxiety at the moment 

 I have all 8 of your books. You said that I am not what I think I am. The real me is the AWARENESS of that ever-changing idea of a self, other and world. That AWARENESS is unlimited and infinite. There is not a single thing that is not possible within that space. Not sure if you are familiar with the idea of karma in Buddhism. If you do, would you be able to explain how karma fits into the above...

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Could moving towards things that challenge the identity be the do-er repeating old patterns as they there isn’t a distinction between behaviours not good for the system. 

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Hi Claire, a question to share. Manifesting a thought and believing I already have it, this idea has always worked for me, but twenty years ago while in deep meditation  for three months I experienced another realm in daily life. I realised I had nowhere to go, nothing to gain with no attachment, everything was perfect deep inside of me. and the world around me. So if the latter is the truth witho...

Would really appreciate your thought's on The Polyvagal Theory, titration,/pendulation and the value of having someone’s presence as you ‘feel the feelings’ When I first came to your work, I was often not able to simply sit in the feeling of deeper suffering, whereas with  learning to stabilise my body-mind through the breath, I find my capacity to sit in the suffering seems to have increased...

Can you please speak about feeling emotions and sensations in the body. I've heard you talk about the need to feel difficult sensations fully but for me this sometimes seems to solidify the sense of self, the idea that there is a 'me' who is deliberately choosing to feel this thing which is separate to me. Could you perhaps talk through what's happening when you allow a sensati...

What about exercise and healthy eating? My body functions well when I eat well. It feels less sluggish, less bloated, it digests food better and I feel energised. However, it has physical injury. When I don’t exercise and strengthen my muscles, the pain is significant.  I have also noticed that as a result of these 2 things my body looks different to the periods I don’t. If I am honest, part of th...

When you talk about stress as a subjective experience it sounds to me like victim blaming, spiritual bypass and the risk of keeping people dangerously stuck. How can we be in this conversation and acknowledge that many situations are intolerable for people?

Someone I love said something to me that felt cruel. I noticed that long after the heartfelt, sincere apologies were offered and received, there was still the icky ache in my stomach that I’m very, very familiar with. Despite the forgiving, I noticed that there was still a holding onto it. As if it were money to be added to a savings account, I noticed with an “Ah-ha!” And an “Oh-oh!” And an “Oh S...