Sandy and Certified Master Life Coach, Beth Shaha continue the discussion of Atlas of The Heart by Brene Brown.

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This discussion focuses on what you feel when you start to compare yourself to others and how it can impact your mental fitness.

 

Show Notes:

00:00 Introduction to Brene Brown and the book

1:52 Sandy opens with Brene Brown’s list of 87 emotions and experiences

5:20 The discussion centers on Chapter 7: “Places We Go With Others”, noting the key feelings compassion, empathy, pity, and sympathy

7:37 Beth chimes in on what’s missing when we relate to each other emotionally, “being curious about the backstory”

12:44 Sandy and Beth discuss helping others in a healthy manner

16:20 Beth and Sandy discuss the limits of human perspective, leading into a deep discussion on boundaries

27:11 “Places We Go When We Fall Short” – guilt, shame, perfectionism, embarrassment, humiliation to self compassion

28:36 Beth and Sandy discuss their thinking around guilt and shame

36:13 Sandy reads an excerpt from the book, prompting a shift to the topic of perfectionism and how it can be harmful

41:14 Beth and Sandy discusses Chapter 9: “Places We Go When We Search For Connection”

47:22 Beth implores the audience to care about the wellbeing of others

53:40 Beth and Sandy close the show