About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of radical acceptance and its importance in making positive changes in life.

Seeing your life clearly is a prerequisite toward making positive change.

People in this episode

Guest: Shankar Vedantam

Topics covered

• radical acceptance
• positive change
• self-awareness
• mental health
• personal growth

Keywords

• radical acceptance
• Shankar Vedantam
• Hidden Brain
• positive change
• self-awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hidden Brain

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