Love You More Podcast
Love You More Podcast
Ep 31: Exploring Thoughts and Feelings with Life Coach Helen McLaughlin
November 28, 2023
Love You More
Ep 31: Exploring Thoughts and Feelings with Life Coach Helen McLaughlin
Episode summary:
Today Jennifer sits down with her life coach, Helen McLaughlin, to talk about how you can reframe situations by recognizing your thoughts and feelings for what they are. They unwind the between peace and happiness, discuss the merits of assigning greater meaning to your positive thoughts, and delve into how the brain creates the thought patterns that can have so much control over us.
Helen and Jennifer tackle hard questions like: How can we use our thoughts and not focus on them too much? How do you get out of negative cycles of thinking? What advice do you have for people who are using food or alcohol to deal with uncomfortable feelings?
More about Helen
Helen McLaughlin has been helping thoughtful people access the insights that change their lives since 2015. She has worked with her clients on career advancement, career change, marriage difficulties, confidence, boundary setting, breaking habits, building a business, growing a business, fitness goals, and self-esteem.
Helen believes that deep, lasting change comes from insight and from seeing things differently than you did before. When you see things differently, you behave differently.
Favorite Quotes:
"If [a thought] hurts or doesn’t feel good, it’s not the train of thought you want to take." – Helen
“A feeling is just a fluctuation in energy with a label on top of it.” – Helen
“A lot of my work with a client might just be trying to extend the moment between what they’re feeling and what is happening.” - Jennifer
“Nothing in life is screw-up-able.” - Helen
Resources
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram