“Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.” – Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of Season Five of Wisdom for Wellbeing Podcast.

In this episode, I take you through the concept of helpful and unhelpful thoughts. Yes… we’re going to ditch the idea of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ thoughts. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a sense of how your thoughts impact your experience of anxiety, depression and your general mood state!

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What is covered in this episode:

>>Consideration of what your thoughts are

>>The difference between your internal reality and the external reality

>>The hot-cross-bun of your thoughts and feelings

>>The common thinking eros of your mind (e.g., blowing things up, ignoring the good and fortune telling)

>>How to understand helpful and unhelpful thoughts

>>How negative thinking cycles lead to depression