#24 | Why “Should” Culture Triggers Overwhelm in Highly Sensitive People—And How Inner Work Can Loosen the Grip
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions - A podcast by Todd Smith
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In this episode of the Wiggle Room Podcast, a participant does The Work on that feeling of obligation: “I have to do what I don’t like first…” Does it sound like school and parents? Well, it should. My dad always said, “Do you your homework first, then you can go out and play.” Some of us internalized this sense of duty more than others. For those of us who took it too far, here’s a little balance. Timeline 0:00 — Intro 2:01 — Inquiry: I Have to Do What I Don’t Like First 13:44 — Question: What if The Work Feels Repetitious? 22:29 — Question: Line 3 of the JYNW (Advice): When “Should” Doesn’t Feel Right 30:59 — Newsletter: Have You Questioned Your Food Rules? 34:20 — Outro Open Session Recording In addition to The Work on “having to do what I don’t like first, there were two interesting questions from participants. Listen, as one person asks about the sometimes repetitious nature of working through a Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet and as another person notices some resistance to writing should statements. Be a participant in Open Sessions each week to do The Work with me or ask your questions. Newsletter Text In the second half of the recording, I read my article, “Have You Questioned Your Food Rules?” Subscribe to the newsletter to get new articles like this one each week. Bonus Videos If you prefer video, you can watch the following sections of the podcast in HD video. I Have to Do What I Don’t Like First What if The Work Feels Repetitious? Line 3 of the JYNW (Advice): When “Should” Doesn’t Feel Right Have You Questioned Your Food Rules? Learn The Work of Byron Katie If you enjoy listening or watching as participants go through the process of doing The Work, you may want to practice this form of meditation yourself. Learn how to hold yourself and others in The Work. Take The Work 101, my nine-week (or nine-month) online course for learning and deepening your practice of The Work. Or join us for a weekend virtual retreat.
