Follow Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts
Every Friday on The Verywell Mind Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Amy Morin, LCSW, shares the “Friday Fix”—a short episode featuring a quick, actionable tip or exercise to help you manage a specific mental health issue or concern.
Friday Fix: Episode 75
There’s a voice inside your brain that narrates everything throughout your day. We get so used to hearing that voice sometimes that we forget how much of a difference that voice makes in our lives.
The way you think affects how you feel and it affects how you behave.
One slight change to the way you think might make a huge difference in your life.
If you’re like most people, you might think in the first-person. You tell yourself, “I have to go to the store,” or “I am going to mess up.”
But you may want to start using third person when you think—call yourself by your name or use your pronouns.
It’s something that NBA all-star Lebron James has demonstrated. And researchers think he’s onto something.
More About the Podcast
The Verywell Mind Podcast is available across all streaming platforms. If you like the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.
In today’s Friday Fix, I share why you might want to start talking to yourself in the third person and how it can help you make better decisions in your life.
Reviews and ratings are a great way to encourage other people to listen and help them prioritize their mental health too.
Links and Resources
- Follow Amy Morin on Instagram
- Check out Amy’s books on mental strength
- 9 Habits That Will Make You a Better Decision Maker
- 6 Tips to Changing Negative Thinking
- What Happens to Your Body When You’re Thinking?
