The Window of Tolerance

2023-07-26

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We've all had those experiences where something seemingly trivial happens and we *explode* in response. A spilled cup of coffee. A stubbed toe. A snarky comment from a tween. And we get apoplectic. Similarly (but opposite) we've completely utterly totally *shut down* when someone says the wrong thing at the wrong moment on the wrong day with the wrong stars aligned. What's up with that? We're going to explore this phenomenon in this week's episode of The Transforming Anxiety Podcast. We're talking about the window of tolerance. How / when / why do you get thrown outside of what feels handle-able? And how do you intentionally practice widening that window so it includes more and more of life's life-y-ness? Let's talk about it. Join me for this week's show...

We've all had those experiences where something seemingly trivial happens and we *explode* in response. A spilled cup of coffee. A stubbed toe. A snarky comment from a tween. And we get apoplectic.

Similarly (but opposite) we've completely utterly totally *shut down* when someone says the wrong thing at the wrong moment on the wrong day with the wrong stars aligned.

What's up with that?

We're going to explore this phenomenon in this week's episode of The Transforming Anxiety Podcast. We're talking about the window of tolerance. How / when / why do you get thrown outside of what feels handle-able? And how do you intentionally practice widening that window so it includes more and more of life's life-y-ness?

Let's talk about it. Join me for this week's show...

Full show notes are located at: www.kellyhanlinmccormick.com/podcast/227

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