Your Great Journey

Tapping Into the Wisdom of Archetypes to Help You Find Your True Path The discovery of our life purpose begins with looking at the path that we’re on now. Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook Why?: What Your Life is Telling You About Who You Are and Why You’re Here , written by Dr.s Matthew McKay, Sean Olaoire, and Ralph Metzner . This excerpt discusses the six great archetypal pathwa...

Techniques to Stop an Overraction Knowing how to stop an overreaction when it is in full swing can seem intimidating and perhaps even out of reach. It might feel that once it begins, there is no stopping it. Though you might not be able to control what triggers you, you can learn to tune i n to your body and take an active role in remaining calm. Today, Dr. Judith Siegel, author of the audiobook S...

Improve Impulse Control to Avoid Bad Decisions Exercising impulse control   is a basic idea that becomes very difficult when you just want to send that text or email and say what you really think. Letting your mind make decisions when angry might seem like the easiest option, but in the long run it is more healthy to build impulse control and learn to curb your anger. You can’t always control your...

Frequently Asked Questions about Mindfulness Meditation Do you have questions about mindfulness meditation? Dr. Arnie Kozak has answers. Dr. Kozak is a psychotherapist, assistant professor in psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and workshop leader at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. He is author of the audiobook The Awakened...

Asserting Yourself to Communicate Effectively If you struggle with asserting yourself and communicating effectively, you’re not alone — it’s a problem faced by many. In this excerpt from her audiobook, psychologist Dr. Julie De Azevedo Hanks encourages you to examine the way you assert yourself at work and at home, sharing strategies for getting your message across clearly and confidently. Today w...

Dr. Susan Albers on Living in the Now Where is your mind right now? Are you thinking about the future? Or maybe your mind is in the past? When you are mindful, your mind is focused on right now. Psychologist Dr. Susan Albers offers advice about living in the now and staying in the present moment from her audiobook Eating Mindfully . Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced...

Reduce Stress and Open Up to Joy Have you ever tried to avoid mental burnout or relieve stress by exploring how to open up to joy? Creating happiness in your everyday life is just a small part of MBSR, or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a method developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. With a history of helping patients with anxiety, chronic pain, panic, depression and more, MBSR is the perfect tool to re...

What is Here in this Moment? Spiritual teacher Jeff Foster is the author of the popular audiobook Falling in Love with Where You Are . He studied astrophysics at Cambridge University and holds meetings, retreats, and private sessions around the world, pointing people back to the deep acceptance inherent in this moment. In this excerpt from his audiobook, he encourages us to embark on an experiment...

Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation Anxiety is an epidemic in our modern world. Almost everyone experiences anxiety at some time. But studies now show there is a direct link between anxiety and how you respond to emotions. Today, psychologist Dr. David Kelmanski, author of the audiobook Don’t Let Your Anxiety Run Your Life, talks about how to outsmart your anxiety using mindfulness and emotion regu...

A Guided Meditation to Love Yourself Today we’re sharing a guided meditation created for women to help you open your heart and attract the love you want. If you want to feel more loving, enjoy more love in your life, or attract the right romantic partner, the guided meditations in the audiobook Blissful Heart: Guided Meditations to Open Your Heart, Feel Radiant and Find Love will help you open you...

A Technique to Help Get Deep Sleep In these challenging times, many of us are constantly engaged in difficult or stressful tasks. In order to get deep sleep, it’s important to be able to shift out of your active, goal-directed state into a relaxed, winding-down state. Psychologists Colleen Carney and Rachel Mamber, authors of the audiobook Goodnight Mind , share a powerful technique they call “the...

Emotional Self-Healing with the “Focusing” Technique Focusing is a gentle yet powerful self-awareness technique that lets you tap into your body’s wisdom and make positive changes in your life. It is the process of listening to your body in a gentle, accepting way, honoring the wisdom that you have inside you, and hearing the messages that your inner self is sending you.   Today...

A Gentle, Guided Meditation to Let Go of Stress If you want to relax, let go of stress, and find a soothing sense of inner peace, we’ve got a great episode for you today. We’re sharing a gentle guided meditation for letting go from the audiobook Guided Meditations for Letting Go , by Your Great Journey. This guided meditation uses relaxation, mindfulness, and visualization to help you recover a se...

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This episode is brought to you by Wetware Media. Check out Wetware Media’s catalog of 100+ audiobooks — specializing in psychology, spirituality, self-help, personal growth, and guided meditations. Wetware Media audiobooks offer actionable, expert advice to ease anxiety, improve meditation and mindfulness, calm emotions, and help create a life you’ll love. Visit the Wetware Media websi...

Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks on Practicing Self-Compassion Practicing self-compassion allows you to be aware, to tune in, to be mindful of your experiences, and to provide comfort and self-nurturing when you need it. According to psychotherapist Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks, author of the audiobook The Assertiveness Guide for Women, neglecting self-compassion is a mistake that many of us make; but, wi...

Experiment with Small Behavior Change Changing habits can be difficult, so it’s helpful to know if the benefit of a change will be greater than the effort involved. In this episode we’re sharing a simple exercise from psychologist Shawn T. Smith that will help you to experiment with small behavior change methodically and in easy steps. Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook...

This episode is brought to you by Wetware Media. Check out Wetware Media’s catalog of 100+ audiobooks — specializing in psychology, spirituality, self-help, personal growth, and guided meditations. Wetware Media audiobooks offer actionable, expert advice to ease anxiety, improve meditation and mindfulness, calm emotions, and help create a life you’ll love. Visit the Wetware Media websi...

Practicing Mindfulness to Manage Your Emotions Does it seem as though your emotions always get the better of you? That you need more time to recover from an emotional episode than others? Mental health therapist Sheri Van Dijk is the author of the popular audiobook Calming the Emotional Storm . Today she explains how practicing mindfulness can help you to manage your emotions, enjoy a calmer relat...

How to Calm a Panic Attack: Coping Strategies If you’ve ever experienced sudden anxiety, you may wonder how to calm a panic attack. In this episode, Dr. Catherine M. Pittman, author of the best-selling audiobook Rewire Your Anxious Brain , shares some powerful coping strategies that can help you to calm down when you need it most. Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the audiobook Rewire Your Anxio...

Guided Relaxation to Soothe and Calm Stress Today we’re sharing a soothing guided relaxation that will help you find your center in stressful moments. This relaxation is an excerpt from psychologist Ted Zeff’s audiobook The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World . You’ll be guided through a soothing, grounding meditation, which...

A Conversation with Psychotherapist and Spiritual Teacher Chuck Hillig We all sometimes wish that life could be different than it is. We’d love to wave a magic wand and fix the annoying job, the inconsiderate friend, or the distant partner. But we can’t. The good new is, we don’t need to! In this episode, Chuck Hillig, author of the audiobook Seeds for the Soul: Living as the Source of Who Y...

Anxiety Expert and Psychologist Dr. David Carbonell on “The Worry Trick” Anxiety is a powerful force. It makes us question our decisions and ourselves, worry about the future, all while filling our days with dread and emotional turbulence. But are you truly in danger or has your brain simply “tricked” you into thinking you are? In today’s episode, we’re offering an ex...

Dr. Amy Johnson: How to Access Inner Wisdom Inner wisdom is a source we can draw on for clarity when determining the best course of action in any area of life. We all have access to it! But when we’re in the throes of stressful and challenging times, it can be difficult know how to access inner wisdom. The good news is that you can find your way back to your true nature, and resume living as your...

A Psychologist’s Tips to Help Eliminate Anxiety and Worry Today we’re sharing an exclusive interview with psychologist Dr. Shawn T. Smith. He offers tips to help eliminate anxiety and worry, and discusses his audiobook The User’s Guide to the Human Mind: Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and Neurotic and What We Can Do about It . This audiobook is a road map to overriding the mi...