Get Out of Your Own Head | How Understanding Your Mind Can Change Everything Else

Episode 4: Get Out of Your Own Head | How Understanding Your Mind Can Change Everything ElseMel has spent most of her life as a self-described recovering overthinker — the 2 a.m. spiraling, the replaying conversations, the mind that will not quit. She's also spent almost twenty years in leadership, the last thirteen in tech, before Hurricane Helene cracked something open and she walked away to build Wisdom & Worth full time. This episode, Jenn flips the mic and gets Mel to explain how she went from spending decades stuck in her head to actually believing a thought can just be a thought.In this episode:The 2 a.m. spiral — what it actually feels like to live with a mind that won't turn off, and why you don't fully notice it happening all dayMind, thought, consciousness — the three things Mel says everything about how we experience life comes down toWhy therapy, journaling, and positive affirmations only got her so far — and what was different about thisThe Hurricane Helene moment that made her stand up in front of her company and say she was doneGiving it back — the pro bono coaching, the nonprofit work, and her seat on the board of the Women's Fund of the Blue RidgeYou'll walk away with:A real explanation of why a thought doesn't have to become your reality — not a technique, an understandingPermission to stop working so hard at managing what's in your headA different way to think about what's actually happening the next time you can't let something goSomething to sit with at 2 a.m. besides your to-do listOur Favorite Things This Episode:Jenn's pick — "Get out of your own head." Mel's phrase, and apparently the antidote to a solid chunk of human suffering. Get into your life while you're at it.Mel's pick — "Here Comes the Thought," a song from the kids' cartoon Steven Universe that a college student told her about after a talk. She had no idea it existed. Now it's in the show notes.📱 Follow us on Instagram: @mindsmovingmountains 📧 Get in touch: [email protected]