Changeable Podcast
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EP405: The challenge of identity: The sense of self
EP405: The challenge of identity: The sense of self
About this podcast
Join psychologist, life coach and author Dr. Amy Johnson for Changeable, a podcast about a new paradigm in psychology that reveals the ironic way change really works. It’s easier than you think.
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- EP405: The challenge of identity: The sense of selfIn this episode, Dan and I go more deeply into how identity — taking yourself to be a limited, separate-from-the-rest-of-life entity — is the key factor behind the ability to…
- EP404: Dealing with Issues in Relationship — Part 2In Part 2, we look more deeply at how we work through relationship issues through the lens of our “post mortem” process. We also turn toward the underlying spiritual and identity…
- EP403: Dealing with Issues in Relationship — Part 1In Part 1 of this two part episode, Dan and I give an example of a conditioned pattern that arises in our relationship and how we work through it. Our approach is rooted in our…
- EP402: Re-engaging with your partnerSince we began recording episodes together, Dan and I have received several emails from people realizing their relationship isn’t where they want it to be. Some of those people…
- EP401: The Deeper Purpose in RelationshipsIn this episode, Dan and I share the “whale under the boat” sense we’ve had from the beginning of our relationship that there is something very powerful and intelligent behind…
- EP400: Believing in love versus being in loveDan and I look at the difference between believing you love your partner — a largely thought-based state– and the active, alive, energetic state of being ‘in love’ with your…
- EP399: Clarifying direct perception versus thinkingIn this episode, Dan and I explore the difference between thinking and direct perception. This distinction is crucial in the spiritual and self-investigative work we’ve done and…
- EP398: Asking meaningful questionsIn this episode, Dan and I explore the benefits of asking meaningful questions. We discuss what meaningful questions are, the benefits of asking them, and why people don’t ask…
- EP397: From Independence to unionIn EP397, Dan and I share how we went from being quite independent – in part as a way to prioritize our respective spiritual paths – to now being surprisingly (to us!)…
- EP396: Exploring our connection through eye contactIn this conversation, Dan and I share one of the key ways our deep connection developed in the early days of our relationship; something we called “going into the portal” through…
- EP395: The power of attention in relationshipsIn this episode, Dan and I look at the role of attention in a relationship. We’ll explore what attention and connection have to do with each other, how attention is an open and…
- EP394: The mystical nature of relationshipsChangeable is back and I have a co-host! Dan Kelso and I explore the mystical nature of relationships and unveil our ideas for a new set of dialogues exploring the intersection…
- EP393: Why are outside circumstances affecting me so much? A question from a listenerMartha says she knows that circumstances can’t create suffering, yet she suffers when watching images of some things happening in the world. How can she reconcile this?…
- EP392: Breaking Habits and Ending Self-Doubt: My episode on Gifted with ADHDThis week’s episode is a conversation with Juliet O’Rourke for her brand new podcast, Gifted with ADHD. Gifted with ADHD brings together mental health, wellbeing, and a…
- EP391: Pruning life so attention can go where you want it to goIn this episode we’ll look at where attention naturally wants to go…and where attention might be going in ways that are unwanted. The more we have in our lives and around us that…
- EP390: Open and closedThis episode explores what it means to be energetically open versus closed, why and how we open and close, and what being open (versus closed) does for our vitality, wellbeing…
- EP389: More on patternsI’ll explore how to look at, and ultimately change, patterns in more detail. I discuss how and why to reflect on patterns, how and why to communicate what’s arising, and how and…
- EP388: Beliefs you live by but didn’t chooseIn this episode, I strongly encourage you to look at the beliefs you’re living by. There may be conflicting beliefs. You may believe things you swear you don’t believe. The only…
- EP387: Choosing the wrong relationships: A question from a listenerIn this episode, I speak to a question from a listener who says she chooses romantic partners who are not right for her because – in her words – they make her feel more worthy. I…
- EP386: Special Rebroadcast: Unraveling Ego at the Feeling LevelThere’s a progression that seems to happen. You might say it’s from gross to subtle. Where attention shifts from being absorbed in abstractions, thoughts, representations, and…
- EP385: Special Rebroadcast: Noise is Silence ShoutingBeing in silence is not about suppressing anything. It’s also not about creating anything, such as an environment of peace or thoughtlessness or anything like that. It’s the…
- EP384: 95/5 · 29 minWhat if 95% of attention and energy went toward sensing, feeling, and intuition, and 5% went toward the use of thought? That ratio is typically reversed. I’ll explore this with…
- EP383: Staying openIn this episode, we’ll explore how to end habitual psychological patterns such as reactivity, shutting down, becoming controlling or hypervigilant, or eating or drinking. The way…
- EP382: I’m not acceptable unless I’m thin. Questions from a listener with a 45 year history of disordered eating.Emma believes that she is unacceptable if her weight goes above a particular threshold. This belief is behind 45 years of restrictive and binge eating. Emma is onto the fact that…
- EP381: Attention On versus Attention InThere’s an extremely important distinction to be made when it comes to where and how attention falls. It’s the difference between attention being on something versus absorbed in…
- EP380: Chaos is extremely good news“Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news” – Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Chaos seems unwanted and perhaps terrifying to a mind that’s always trying to hold things…
- EP379: The Intelligence in feelingThere seems to be an innate intelligence that guides us when we deeply feel what is present. An intelligence emerges from simply being in what is without resistance. This…
- EP378: PreventionThere is a lot of talk about prevention in the physical health world. It makes sense to prevent physical health problems when possible. Does this extend to emotional health?Can…
- EP377: Communicating feelings in a helpful wayHow – and why – communicate how you’re feeling with someone else? Dropping into the inner landscape and opening to what’s there…the thoughts, sensations, emotions, and beliefs…
- EP376: How can I stop being so reactive toward my mom? A question from a listener.In this episode I speak to a listener’s question about how she can be less reactive and more patient with her mom. We explore how she can watch the reactive patterns that arise…
- EP375: Awareness and Love with Kat AdamsonThis week’s episode is a portion of a call with Kat Adamson. Kat talks about how awareness is the essence of all things. Mostly, she talks about love. She shares her experience…
- EP374: An inch deep and a mile wideAn inch deep and a mile wide typically describes a person with superficial knowledge of many things, but without deep knowledge of anything. A generalist, broad but shallow. Is…
- EP373: What thought is saying vs. what it’s doingThought says no end of things. But what does thought do? Thought does things like conclude, restate, and provide frames and contexts.What thought does is often more subtle and…
- EP372: DistractionWhen someone says they are distracted, they are expressing an agenda or expectation for where attention should be. They are essentially saying “I’d like attention to be on this…
- EP371: How can I let go of guilt? A question from a listenerMary is struggling with guilt over something that happened in her relationship a few years ago. Listen in as we explore our responsibility for feelings, societal ideas of right…
- EP370: Coaching around – and finding peace in – chronic painIn this episode I explore how one might coach someone with chronic pain. Is chronic pain really treated the same way as anxiety, habits and depression? Can it be helped solely…
- EP369: AttentionIs the quality and nature of present moment experience solely a function of attention? Attention is always contracting and expanding. Sometimes it’s so absorbed in me-and-my-life…
- EP368: Feeling your way through anxietyIn this episode I share an exchange between myself and a member of our community around her experience of anxiety. I am pointing to What Is before summary thoughts like “I keep…
- EP367: “No matter what” is a powerless thoughtSome thoughts, like “no matter what”, “ too late now”, “this always happens”, “I knew it”, somehow feel more true than others, don’t they? Thoughts like these have a scent of…
- EP366: Identity with Lisa NatoliIn this episode, Lisa Natoli and I talk about identity. She shares her experience coming to identify with the simple aliveness that’s always here. We discuss the role of being in…
- EP365: Anxiety FirstWhen one is experiencing health anxiety, for example, and they are often sure that “this time is different”. They are sure they are unwell, running to doctors, trying to solve…
- EP364: Beyond beliefBeliefs, including spiritual beliefs, are helpful to a point. Then they become decidedly unhelpful.What happens at that point? You look beyond belief.We’ll look at what it means…
- EP363: PersonalThe post EP363: Personal appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
- EP362: What’s wrong with right now?: If you don’t think about itThe title of this week’s episode is also the title of a book by Sailor Bob Adamson. This is the book we’ll be exploring in the Summer Book Club. In this episode, I share some…
- EP361: Anticipation is ImaginationLet’s talk about the experience we call anticipation. It seems like we’re looking ahead to something that’s almost certain to happen. And it seems like it’s very likely to happen…
- EP360: The Biggest Irony – Part 2Shortly after I recorded last week’s episode, The Biggest Irony, someone shared an experience on one of our forums that perfectly illustrated what I was trying to express…
- EP359: The biggest ironyThe post EP359: The biggest irony appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
- EP358: Abstractions and Reality with Chris NiebauerThe post EP358: Abstractions and Reality with Chris Niebauer appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
- EP357: More abstract, more sufferingThe post EP357: More abstract, more suffering appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
- EP356: Breaking down the experience of needing to be productiveThe post EP356: Breaking down the experience of needing to be productive appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
