Though that’s not an especially cheery way to introduce a story, Phil Stutz noted yesterday in “Meet the Shrinks” that those are the “three things that everyone has to face.”
One of the tools that the psychotherapist uses to transmute pain is the “Reversal of Desire” tool – those in yesterday’s Zoom call were privy to live coaching about the process. The concept is that though we’re hardwired to avoid pain, the only way to grow is to feel and move through it. One of the takeaways from the session: “When you think pain is too much, stay in the situation just a little bit longer. No matter how bad the pain is, you’re probably underestimating your ability to deal with it.”
Even if you missed the session, you can learn how to use “The Tools” via the book of the same name, plus the most-recent release from Stutz and Barry Michels, “Lessons for Living.”
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