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Trudy Goodman discusses how to work with strong emotions through mindfulness and compassion.

With compassion and presence, Trudy Goodman teaches listeners how to bear the unbearable through our own willingness to hold it.  Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. https://youtu.be/TwYZlCsBKnc In this episode, Trudy Goodman offers her perspective on: Learning to be present and okay with our strong emotions Recognizing our emotions as the first step in working with them Allowing difficult emotions without being swept away Surrounding our pain with compassion  Noticing the bodily sensations that arise with strong emotions Self-regulation and soothing the startled heart The powerful statement “it’s like this” Merging with the world of intuitive wisdom  This was recorded at Spirit Rock and was originally published on Dharmaseed About Trudy Goodman: Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA . For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats, engages in activism work, and teaches workshops worldwide and…

People in this episode

Guest: Trudy Goodman

Topics covered

• strong emotions
• mindfulness
• self-regulation
• compassion
• intuitive wisdom
• psychotherapy

Keywords

• emotions
• mindfulness
• self-soothing
• compassion
• psychotherapy
• Vipassana
• intuitive wisdom

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BetterHelp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: InsightLA, Spirit Rock, Dharmaseed

Books & works: The Midnight Gospel

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