They often say comparison is the thief of joy, but why is that? People like to say it but they rarely elaborate. It’s something definitely worth exploring and going deeper on to discover why it really helps to watch your own bobber.

• The happening that prompted Lori to sit down and record this episode
• Why nothing positive comes when you compare yourself to other people
• How social media has amplified this problem by allowing people to post only their highlight reels
• Why focusing on yourself is what really helps you move the needle
• Lori’s challenge for the listeners to help them focus on their own lives

FAVORITE QUOTE:

“Whenever we’re comparing ourselves to other people’s highlight reels, we’re sucking the joy out of our own lives.”

• Lori Jewett

Lori Jewett Unscripted is a podcast that uncovers the transformative power of unearthing your inner superpowers. We’re here to explore the incredible benefits that come from digging deep within ourselves.

Uncover hidden strengths and untapped abilities that lie within each and every one of us. Whether you’re seeking personal growth or looking to make a lasting impact on the world, this podcast is your guide to unleashing your inner superhero.

Be sure to catch this and other profound episodes of Lori Jewett Unscripted in Apple Podcasts.

The thinking for infants and mental health had always been that they were too young to remember any potentially traumatic events. Upon further research, we’ve come to realize that although infants don’t store the memories in the same way, these events are stored in the body and can affect us later on in life.

• What all the letters behind Tracy’s name mean and why they’re there
• What exactly is Infant Mental Health and what it all entails
• Why infants aren’t too young to remember traumas and how they store them
• How Tracy can help people who have experienced scary things at a young age
• Why it’s never too early or too late to intervene if there is possible past trauma
• How your body stores and holds onto physical traumas over time
• Why Tracy always works with children with their caregiver in the room
• Tracy’s book recommendations for those looking to learn more
• How Brain Spotting uses a “Happy Place” for you to retreat to in your brain

FAVORITE QUOTE:

“If your parents are still around, maybe even asking them, ‘Did something happen when I was young that I would have had this memory or that this feeling comes up?’”

• Tracy Schreifels

Holding onto hope while on the journey to healing is part of my role as your therapist. I use a developmental approach to help clients gain an understanding of their past in order to make choices about their future. Whether you are seeking therapy to heal past wounds or address current issues, my approach is a collaborative one, building upon your personal strengths and resilience. I provide individual, family, parent-child, and/or couples therapy to address a variety of mental health symptoms, behavioral disorders, and relationship problems.

My approach addresses trauma, relationship ruptures, and finding the strengths that developed as a result of the journey to guide clients in achieving their goals. I specialize in working with young children (birth-age 5) and their caregivers as well as with adults of all ages. I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, endorsed in Infant Mental health and have training in in Theraplay, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, and Circle of Security Parenting.

www.ellisoncenter.org

Lori Jewett Unscripted is a podcast that uncovers the transformative power of unearthing your inner superpowers. We’re here to explore the incredible benefits that come from digging deep within ourselves.

Uncover hidden strengths and untapped abilities that lie within each and every one of us. Whether you’re seeking personal growth or looking to make a lasting impact on the world, this podcast is your guide to unleashing your inner superhero.

Be sure to catch this and other profound episodes of Lori Jewett Unscripted in Apple Podcasts.

We spend so much of our lives trying to move the needle, but it’s often made harder by the weight we unknowingly keep in tow. Every one of us carries some sort of weight with us, whether we know it or not. The good part is that we are more able to control the weight than we realize, we simply need to learn how.

• Why Wiley is one of Lori’s favorite repeat guests to have on the podcast
• Tips for realizing when you need to be really living in and learning from the moment
• How acknowledging and naming your feelings can help you deal with them
• How to use anger to your advantage as an advance warning system
• How Wiley helped Ben lift the weight of negative emotion off of his brain
• Why people spend more time planning vacations than their own futures
• How to use anchors for your emotions including a demonstration for “confidence”
• How your posture changes the way that you feel and how to game it

FAVORITE QUOTE:

“The only purpose for a negative emotion is to protect you. That’s it. It’s a warning system. It’s a check engine light that says ‘I’m angry.’”

• Wiley McArthur

Lori Jewett Unscripted is a podcast that uncovers the transformative power of unearthing your inner superpowers. We’re here to explore the incredible benefits that come from digging deep within ourselves.

Uncover hidden strengths and untapped abilities that lie within each and every one of us. Whether you’re seeking personal growth or looking to make a lasting impact on the world, this podcast is your guide to unleashing your inner superhero.

Be sure to catch this and other profound episodes of Lori Jewett Unscripted in Apple Podcasts.