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Free & Well: Break Free From Anxiety & Overthinking & Feel More Confident With Mental Health Habits, Nervous System Healing & Christian Based Practices
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey friend, welcome to the Primo podcast. Are you ready to feel more peace and more confidence? Are you ready to stop second guessing and overthinking so you can be more outgoing, say yes to the adventures and put yourself out there more?
Well, you are in the right place. My name is Devani. I'm a therapist, a faith-based yoga teacher, and a dog mom. And I remember being right where you are. Everything changed for me when I started blending mental health faith, and the nervous system. In every episode, I'm going to share with you nuggets from my experiences in the mental health field and my own raw and perfect real-life lessons to help you feel more calm, rewire your brain, and own who you are so that you can start being who God created you to be unapologetically. Grab yours coffee.
Let's dive in.
How does Devoney explain why our minds are constantly racing?
Hey, hey friend, welcome to the podcast. I'm so glad you're here.
So in a recent podcast episode, I talked about a couple of reasons for specifically why you might be having a hard time slowing down your mind, why your mind is always racing, why it's always going. So if you haven't checked that out, I will link it below. Go listen to that episode and I, yeah, just four reasons why that might be happening and I get a little spicy in there, so be prepared, but I hope you love it. I hope it speaks to you. And what I wanted to share in today's episode are a couple of ways that I am currently practicing slowing down my mind. And what I want to share with you first is this metaphor that I share with all of my clients when we're talking about this of like, why is my brain moving so fast?
Why am I always in my head? Why is my mind always going? This is what I share with them.
What metaphor does she use to describe living with an always-on brain?
And I want to share it with you as well. I picture, let's imagine you are moving through the day with your foot on the gas pedal. You are going 80 miles an hour all day. And what that looks like. How are you going 80 miles an hour all day? Constantly scrolling. Constantly checking your email. You have one moment of downtime. And I am not like... I'm not coming at you. I promise, friend. I'm raising my hand right there with you. This is something that I am intentionally working on right now. You have an open moment. You're waiting in line at Target. You open up your phone. You hit the mail app. You check your email. You check Instagram. Like... We are constantly consuming and seeking some type of input, always listening to a podcast, always listening to music, needing to open up your phone, check email, check socials, all of the things.
That is you moving 80 miles an hour all day. That's what I'm referring to. So if we can imagine the gas pedal is down, you are going 80 miles an hour. all day, constantly consuming, constantly needing input.
Why does constant consumption train your brain to stay at high speed?
And then we wonder why our mind is constantly going because that is what we're training it for. We've got it on. We've got cruise control on. You've got cruise control on for 80 miles an hour. Because literally, if we are doing that regularly, you are training your brain to expect that. You are hitting the cruise control button saying, brain, this is what I want you to be doing. And of course, we're not actually saying that, but if you are constantly consuming social media, checking email, listening to podcasts, listening to things all day, every day, you are literally telling your brain, this is the speed that I want you to move at. This is what I want you to expect cruise control on. This is what I want from you.
Okay. Just going to soak that in for a minute. Okay. What I want to share with you now are a couple things that I'm intentionally doing to slow down my mind. Because, of course, as someone with ADHD, as someone with anxiety, my mind is naturally just so active. So this is in no particular order, just how my brain spit it out as I was typing. Number one thing that I'm doing right now is breath work every day. I have the pause app, P-A-U-S-E. I will link it below. I love, love, love this app. And they have three minute, five minute, 10 minute versions or, you know, experiences. And in the mornings, I'm literally just telling myself, do a three or a five minute breath work every
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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How does Devoney explain why our minds are constantly racing?
1:19β2:19
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What metaphor does she use to describe living with an always-on brain?
2:19β3:28
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Why does constant consumption train your brain to stay at high speed?
3:28β6:58
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What daily breathwork routine is Devoney using to slow down overthinking?
6:58β10:51
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How can a short mindfulness practice help retrain attention and presence?
10:51β15:43
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