415: Detox Your Thoughts with Andrea Bonior

Detox Your Thoughts with Andrea Bonior --------- The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the news for months as a quiet crisis, one of mental health, has spread even faster and further. Depression, anxiety, and loneliness are at all-time highs. And what happens when you take away work, school, and social events on top of that? What happens when your usual support and self-care tools are unavailable to you? For many of us, it means swimming through endless days of uncertainty, worry, and loss. On this week’s show, we’ll talk about down-to-earth strategies for how to reign in your head trash. Listen & Learn:  How “all or nothing” thinking can create negative spirals How to consciously separate yourself from your negative thoughts and observe them from afar The real risk of not sleeping enough right now How naming your feelings can be the first important step toward growth Links & Resources Detox Your Thoughts Book ABOUT OUR GUEST Andrea Bonior is a licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, professor, and writer. She writes, "Baggage Check," the mental health advice column and live chat for The Washington Post. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, Good Morning America, USA Today, CNN, USA Today, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Self. Her blog for Psychology Today has been viewed more than 16 million times. Her latest book is called, Detox Your Thoughts.  Nutritional Tip of the Week: How Much Fiber to Eat Got Questions? Send me a voicemail here: Ask Lucas a Question Or write to us: [email protected]  Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes