Pushing Back on Unhelpful Thoughts

An episode of the Living Well with PMDD podcast, hosted by Heidi Bradford, titled "Pushing Back on Unhelpful Thoughts" was published on August 13, 2025 and runs 18 minutes.

August 13, 2025 ·18m · Living Well with PMDD

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Summary

Learn how and why it's a good idea to push back on some of your thoughts. Take Aways It's common to believe thoughts that come to mind.You don't HAVE to believe all the thoughts that come naturally.We CHOOSE to believe things.Reasons to push back on thoughts: they're keeping you stuck, they're creating confusion, they're in the way of achieving a goal, & for fun.Examples of thoughts you could push back on: I always say yes. Seeing food makes me want it. It's a pattern for me to... I can't...

Episode Description

Learn how and why it's a good idea to push back on some of your thoughts.

Take Aways

It's common to believe thoughts that come to mind.
You don't HAVE to believe all the thoughts that come naturally.
We CHOOSE to believe things.
Reasons to push back on thoughts: they're keeping you stuck, they're creating confusion, they're in the way of achieving a goal, & for fun.
Examples of thoughts you could push back on: I always say yes. Seeing food makes me want it. It's a pattern for me to... I can't hear God. (And lots more.)
How to push back is... GENTLY. Offer "Maybe," "Sometimes," "And...," "Actually," or "Not really."

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