Are your worrisome thoughts making you anxious?

Do you have trouble sleeping?

If you have questions about how to quiet your mind so you can reduce anxiety and get to sleep, this episode is for you.

In this episode, your host Cheryl Jones teaches you how to deal with uncertainty, boost your mental energy, and compassionately retrain your brain.

She introduces five common stressful thinking patterns we all experience. And teaches you how to work with negative thoughts more skillfully so you can live with more grace and ease.

Cheryl guides you through a mindfulness meditation to help you to tame your monkey mind. She outlines how to create a relaxing bedtime routine so you can get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each day.

Get ready for an invigorating exploration designed to help you uncover more of who you already are and what you need to thrive forward.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How to recognize stressful thinking patterns and tame your monkey mind
• Why we have so many negative thoughts and how we can rewire our brains
• What you can do to create a relaxing bedtime routine and get enough sleep

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:00) Now is the Optimal Time to Invest in You

(01:25) What It Means to Train the Mind

(01:41) Getting Familiar with Your Thoughts

(02:12) How to Harness Your Mental Energy

(03:30) Common Stressful Thoughts We Have

(04:51) Why We Have So Many Negative Thoughts

(05:50) We Don’t Have to Believe Everything We Think

(06:25) Why the Mind Sometimes Makes Up Stories

(07:41) Tame Your Monkey Mind Meditation

(12:51) Minding the Mind Throughout the Day

(14:01) How to Prepare the Body and Mind for Sleep

(15:07) What You Can Do to Sleep Better

There is no AI generated content in this podcast. This has been created by subject matter expert Cheryl Jones.

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Collaborators:

Produced by Creative Audio Music

Music courtesy of APM Music

Intro and outro voiceover by Liz Solar

Recording studio provided by Ultrasound Productions

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