Dr. Jim Doty

listening to somebody can profoundly change their lives because that's what people want to be heard. And sometimes it's just hello. Sometimes it's just a hug. So I always tell people, never forget your own ability to change somebody's life and also to recognize that oftentimes how somebody is interacting with you has nothing to do with what's going on.

listening to somebody can profoundly change their lives because that's what people want to be heard. And sometimes it's just hello. Sometimes it's just a hug. So I always tell people, never forget your own ability to change somebody's life and also to recognize that oftentimes how somebody is interacting with you has nothing to do with what's going on.

listening to somebody can profoundly change their lives because that's what people want to be heard. And sometimes it's just hello. Sometimes it's just a hug. So I always tell people, never forget your own ability to change somebody's life and also to recognize that oftentimes how somebody is interacting with you has nothing to do with what's going on.

It has to do with the baggage they're carrying. And so give people a benefit of a doubt. And so

It has to do with the baggage they're carrying. And so give people a benefit of a doubt. And so

It has to do with the baggage they're carrying. And so give people a benefit of a doubt. And so

know if you grew up in a background like mine typically there are two paths one is the path you become an alcoholic drug abuser have mental health issues the other is you over excel right overachieve then the path of the overachiever gets bifurcated there's one group who say nobody helped me i did this all myself uh i'm not going to help anybody else

know if you grew up in a background like mine typically there are two paths one is the path you become an alcoholic drug abuser have mental health issues the other is you over excel right overachieve then the path of the overachiever gets bifurcated there's one group who say nobody helped me i did this all myself uh i'm not going to help anybody else

know if you grew up in a background like mine typically there are two paths one is the path you become an alcoholic drug abuser have mental health issues the other is you over excel right overachieve then the path of the overachiever gets bifurcated there's one group who say nobody helped me i did this all myself uh i'm not going to help anybody else

Then you have the other group, which I probably typified maybe excessively, where I understand the pain people go through, and very deeply. So I'm very attuned to that.

Then you have the other group, which I probably typified maybe excessively, where I understand the pain people go through, and very deeply. So I'm very attuned to that.

Then you have the other group, which I probably typified maybe excessively, where I understand the pain people go through, and very deeply. So I'm very attuned to that.

So let me start with the morning first. Every morning I wake up and I sit at the side of the bed and I do a breathing exercise. And the very nature of that breathing exercise shifts me into the parasympathetic nervous system.

So let me start with the morning first. Every morning I wake up and I sit at the side of the bed and I do a breathing exercise. And the very nature of that breathing exercise shifts me into the parasympathetic nervous system.

So let me start with the morning first. Every morning I wake up and I sit at the side of the bed and I do a breathing exercise. And the very nature of that breathing exercise shifts me into the parasympathetic nervous system.

It's just slowly breathing in through the nose, holding it for four seconds, slowly letting it out. And I do this for a minute or two. You can sit, you can lay down. There's nothing that is prescriptive. And this is where people get lost about mindfulness practices. They somehow think you have to sit like a Buddha and do this, and they get all anxious about it.

It's just slowly breathing in through the nose, holding it for four seconds, slowly letting it out. And I do this for a minute or two. You can sit, you can lay down. There's nothing that is prescriptive. And this is where people get lost about mindfulness practices. They somehow think you have to sit like a Buddha and do this, and they get all anxious about it.

It's just slowly breathing in through the nose, holding it for four seconds, slowly letting it out. And I do this for a minute or two. You can sit, you can lay down. There's nothing that is prescriptive. And this is where people get lost about mindfulness practices. They somehow think you have to sit like a Buddha and do this, and they get all anxious about it.

There's no reason to be anxious at all. It's just to find a place where you feel comfortable. And then I go through this breathing exercise of slowly breathing in for four to six seconds, holding it for four to six seconds, slowly letting it out through the mouth. And then that shifts me into the parasympathetic nervous system or strengthens where I'm already at.

There's no reason to be anxious at all. It's just to find a place where you feel comfortable. And then I go through this breathing exercise of slowly breathing in for four to six seconds, holding it for four to six seconds, slowly letting it out through the mouth. And then that shifts me into the parasympathetic nervous system or strengthens where I'm already at.