
3 Common Scripts That Control Your Life And Your English Ep 804
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Have you ever felt like your life is following a hidden script—one you didn’t even realise you were acting out? Or that your decisions, even the big ones, might be driven by beliefs you’re not fully aware of? Welcome to Adept English, the podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7ixeOS7ezPTZSaISIx2TTw where we help you learn English through fascinating, real-world topics—like today’s lesson https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/ which is taking a look at the unconscious scripts that shape our lives.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." Carl Jung
Now, as someone who’s been a psychotherapist for 25 years, I’ve seen how these invisible rules https://7rules.adeptenglish.com/ govern everything from careers to relationships. And in this episode, we’ll unpack three common cognitive scripts - like the ‘people pleaser’ or the ‘perfectionist’. You’ll learn psychology vocabulary, natural phrasing: ‘masquerade,’ ‘setbacks’, and why questioning your ‘script’ might just change how you see… well, everything.
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