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Welcome to the Spiral (or Why We Should Cancel Self-Help)
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Ever feel like you're stuck in the same emotional patterns, cycling through the same challenges no matter how hard you try to move forward? You're not broken or failing—you're spiraling.
In this episode, we explore how our lives move in spirals rather than straight lines, and why tracking your "inner weather" can transform your relationship with emotions.
Psychology Citations
UCLA Research on Affect Labeling: Lieberman, M. D., et al. (2007). "Putting feelings into words: affect labeling disrupts amygdala activity in response to affective stimuli." Psychological Science, 18(5), 421-428.
Emotion Differentiation Research: Barrett, L. F., et al. (2001). "Knowing what you're feeling and knowing what to do about it: Mapping the relation between emotion differentiation and emotion regulation." Cognition and Emotion, 15(6), 713-724.
Hedonic Adaptation: Brickman, P., & Campbell, D. T. (1971). "Hedonic relativism and planning the good society." In M. H. Appley (Ed.), Adaptation-level theory (pp. 287-305). Academic Press.
ACT Therapy/Defusion: Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., & Wilson, K. G. (2011). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change. Guilford Press.
Stages of Change Model: Prochaska, J. O., & DiClemente, C. C. (1983). "Stages and processes of self-change of smoking: Toward an integrative model of change." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51(3), 390-395.
Philosophical Citations
Eliade, M. (1959). The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Jung, C. G. (1969). The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. Princeton University Press.
Heraclitus, Fragments(DK22 B30, B91).
Pop Culture References
Russian Doll (Netflix, 2019)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) - Tom Waits
Billie Eilish songs
Music by helkimer on Pixabay
Chapters
1. Welcome to the Spiral (or Why We Should Cancel Self-Help) (00:00:00)
2. Welcome to Growing Strange (00:00:26)
3. Beyond Self-Help: You Are Enough (00:03:42)
4. Growing Strange: The Crooked Tree Parable (00:08:01)
5. Life Spirals, Not Ladders (00:11:20)
6. Your Inner Weather Report (00:17:24)
7. Naming Your Forecast (00:26:44)
8. Episode Wrap and What's Next (00:30:15)
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