Pursuing Positive Emotions and Avoiding Negative Ones Can Hinder Growth With Mastin Kipp

Episode Highlights With Mastin Kipp

A reason to move away from categorizing emotions as good or bad
Every emotional response we have makes sense from a safety perspective
Why he doesn’t believe in self-sabotage, and why self-protection is different
How shifting understanding of emotions can change our experience drastically
We have to recognize and shift childhood conditioning around the nervous system to achieve the life that we want
Personal development is going to create inner conflict, and inner conflict is a sign of growth
The presence of inner conflict indicates a desire
He looks at goal-setting as a therapeutic process
How to not let the most traumatized parts of us be in the driver's seat
When we're younger, there can be negative consequences to being our authentic self
Your inner critic is how you parent yourself, and this voice can be a good indicator of how we feel about ourselves
Why to ask “when was that true” in doing parts work
No emotion is an enemy, and emotions are biochemistry
There are 7 emotional pathways in our bodies
If you have a fear of an emotion, you are afraid of yourself
That which cannot be expressed to the mother cannot be expressed to the self
Children are a place to contribute unconditional love but not extract it
The greatest burden a child bears is the unlived life of the parent

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