Locally Optimal Podcast

100s of hours of IFS therapy and meditation didn’t do it for him. After practicing unlearning:And now I think it's just feels much more like, oh, okay, here's somebody who I like. And I'm gonna just express however it is that I'm feeling in the moment. 6 months after:Update: They’ve been dating for over a year now. Life is good.Sid’s voice has been transformed with AI to preserve privacy.Mentioned in This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrislakin.blog

Multiple therapists and modalities fell short. After practicing unlearning:I used to get triggered by very small things… Mentioned inUPDATE 18 months: Since we last spoke I kept getting better by shifting how I understand love, other's death, making mistakes.. - I keep growing when I want. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrislakin.blog

I met an engineer I’ll call Bob at a prediction market conference. “8 years of talk therapy [and] 1 year of actively seeking exposure to scary situations” didn’t do it for him.After practicing unlearning: “working with you once accelerated this immensely, like 4 years of exposure in 4 hours”:Every week I’ve had some new ridiculous, fun, stupid project that I had others rallied around. It's exactly the stuff I pictured doing a long time ago but never really didUPDATE 12 months: He says he's doing great.UPDATE 18 months: He says he’s very happy and resilient, has lots of friends (and dates) now :)Bob’s voice has been transformed with AI to preserve privacy.Mentioned in This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrislakin.blog