About this episode
Guy Winch, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, keynote and TED Talk speaker, and author whose books have been translated into twenty languages. In this episode, Eric and Guy discuss his book Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts . But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Guy Winch and I Discuss Emotional First Aid and … His book, Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts Understanding that we need to tend to our emotional wounds just as we would physical wounds Building emotional resiliency by addressing these small wounds How to treat the emotional wound of rejection Identifying exactly what the hurt feelings are How the brain registers physical and emotional pain in the same way Learning to improve low self-esteem Writing exercises to help deal with rejection and failure How ruminating can easily become a habit and lead to depression The dangers of rumination: stewing vs. doing How rumination is vulnerable to distraction, engage your mind somewhere else What works and doesn’t work in building self-esteem Building self-compassion The detective mindset vs. a harmful and self-critical mindset Guy Winch Links: Guy’s Website Twitter Facebook Instagram If you enjoyed this conversation with Guy Winch, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Jonathan Rottenberg on Depression Tasha Eurich on Growing Self Awareness See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices