The Upside Down: Choosing Pain and Finding Compassion

Tam Callaghan had a realisation that made her feel a bit silly at first, and then completely changed how she understood her own anxiety. She was choosing it. Not consciously, but choosing it all the same. In this episode she unpacks the idea that anxiety can sometimes be a way of avoiding responsibility for choices we've made, and why staying in worry feels safer than sitting with the discomfort of ownership. She also gets honest about using worry as a hobby, what happens creatively when she chooses action instead, and why compassion for yourself and others is the piece that makes the whole thing actually work. In this episode: The realisation: why she was choosing anxiety over responsibility The Upside Down: anxiety as a way of avoiding ownership Which pain do you choose? The Mark Manson idea that ties it together Using worry as a hobby and what it costs What opens up creatively when you choose action over worry Trauma, habits and why some reactions are automatic, not chosen Drama, externalising pain, and the compassion that changes everything Being bravely loving to yourself as the conclusion Do Yourself a Favour is available on YouTube: https://linktr.ee/doyourselfafavour_podcast Join the conversation! Do Yourself a Favour is on Facebook LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaracallaghan/ Do Yourself a Favour is recorded at Tailwind Studio: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tailwind-studio Formerly known as the 50/50 Podcast. ——————— Chapters 0:00 Intro & what to expect 0:17 A surprising realisation 0:46 The Upside Down — choosing anxiety 0:58 My history with anxiety 1:52 Noticing I was choosing anxiety 2:40 Example: training and responsibility 3:36 Which pain do you choose? 5:05 I worry as a hobby 7:02 Unlocking creativity — choosing action over worry 9:35 Addendum: compassion & Stephan Bodian 10:02 Trauma, habits, and automatic reactions 11:42 Drama, externalising pain, and compassion 13:01 Conclusion: be bravely loving to yourself ——————— #TamCallaghan #DoYourselfAFavour #Anxiety #Worry #PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #InnerWork #SelfCompassion #Responsibility #MarkManson #WhichPainDoYouChoose #PodcastAustralia #MentalWellness #Creativity #BravelyLoving