How to Break Free When You Feel Completely Stuck in Life - Hana Dolgin

Why do so manyhigh-functioning adults check all the boxes of a successful life, yet stillfeel completely stuck, blocked, or empty inside?Hana Dolgin is a New York City-based psychotherapist whospecializes in helping creatives, entrepreneurs, and couples break out of theirmost stubborn reactive loops. Utilizing Gestalt therapy, Hana helps her clientsfocus on the present moment, illustrating how our unmet psychological needssecretly organize and dictate our perception of reality. Fascinatingly, Hana isalso a performing jazz saxophonist, and she brings the exact same principles ofmusical improvisation into the therapy room.In this episode of FailCraft, Hana joins Ezekiel to explain the mechanicsof human "stuckness." She breaks down how to use therapy as arehearsal space for your real-life conflicts, why creative blocks are usuallyjust a disguised fear of the unknown, and the psychological trick to untying a massivemental knot when you feel incapable of moving forward on a project.In this episode of FailCraft,you’ll discover:·        TheGestalt Approach: How our unmet needssecretly organize our reality, dictating exactly what we notice (and ignore) inour daily lives.·        OrganismicSelf-Regulation: Why therapy isn'tabout figuring out what is "wrong" with you, but understanding howyou adapted to survive your past.·        TheCreative Block: Why stepping out ofyour comfort zone feels so dangerous, and how to reclaim your power of choice.·        Therapyas a Rehearsal: How to stop explodingor shutting down during arguments by practicing your reactions in a safe space.·        The"Moon" Reality Check: A practical mental exercise to help you unblock yourself byrealizing you've successfully done parts of this before.·        Jazz& Psychotherapy: How Hana merges herlife as a performing saxophonist with her definition of true success.This episode is amust-listen for anyone suffering from writer's block, repetitive relationshiparguments, or the quiet anxiety of feeling trapped in a comfort zone.Connect With Hana Dolgin:·        Email: [email protected]·        Phone: 917-410-2320Support the Show:·        Subscribe and leave areview!·        Share this episodewith someone who needs to hear this perspective.Want to Be a Guest onFailCraft?·        Reach out to Ezekielon PodMatch: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/failcraft Chapters:00:00 Introduction:Hana Dolgin & Breaking the Pattern01:41 The First SignYou Are Trapped in a Reactive Loop02:41 What is GestaltTherapy? (How Unmet Needs Shape Reality)07:10 OvercomingCreative Blocks and the Fear of the Unknown10:56 How to StopExploding: Using Therapy as a Rehearsal Space15:09 The Mental Trickto Unknotting a Massive Creative Block18:22 Hana’sDefinition of Success: Why Therapy is Like Jazz Improvisation20:04 How to Connectwith Hana