Trudy Goodman teaches listeners how to willingly endure the unbearable with compassion and presence.
Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Try online therapy today at betterhelp.com/behere and take a step toward becoming your best self. In this episode, Trudy Goodman provides perspective: Learn to be present and okay with your strong emotions Recognize your emotions as the first step in dealing with them Tolerate difficult emotions without getting carried away Wrap your pain in compassion Become aware of the physical sensations that come with strong emotions Self-regulate and calm a surprised mind Powerful statements such as “This is how it feels” Integrate with the world of intuitive wisdom This was recorded on Spirit Rock and originally published on DermaSeed. Trudy Goodman:
Trudy is a Theravada Vipassana teacher and founding teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples, and individuals in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Trudy hosts retreats, participates in activism, and teaches workshops around the world and online. She is also the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series Midnight Gospel. Learn more about Trudy’s amazing products at TrudyGoodman.com.
“By allowing reality to be what it is, because it is what it is anyway, we are building a relationship with reality that is based on clarity. I think this is a contradiction that most therapists are aware of. By forgiving something, accepting something, and positively hinting at what needs to change. Even by not fighting it, by surrounding it with metta and compassion, we can actually stop the war with reality.When we stop resisting the truth, we are no longer attached to it, and we are free to move and move freely.”This is called radical acceptance. ” – Trudy Goodman
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