248 - Why You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Problems with Charles Eigen

About this episode

In this episode, Boysen and Charles Eigen discuss how overthinking can hinder clarity and peace.

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if thinking isn’t always your greatest asset? In this episode, Boysen sits down with psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and author Charles Eigen to explore the surprising ways our thinking can become a barrier to clarity, connection, and peace. Drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Zen practice, and decades of therapeutic work, Chuck shares how most of us are conditioned to live in our heads—often at t...

People in this episode

Host: Boysen

Guest: Charles Eigen

Topics covered

• thinking
• psychotherapy
• meditation
• Internal Family Systems
• clarity
• connection
• peace

Keywords

• thinking
• psychotherapy
• meditation
• Internal Family Systems
• clarity
• connection
• peace

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Organizations: ManKind Project USA

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