E28. Talking Empathy and more with Tony Overbay

Tony Overbay is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Certified Mindful Habit Coach

Host of The Virtual Coach Podcast

Motivational Speaker

Ultra Marathon Runner

Author of The Path Back and

Online Pornography Recovery Program

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0:12 Mettle Mentality Intro

01:50 Preston introduces Tony Overbay

02:51 Tony’s Virtual Couch Podcast was the first self help podcast Preston had listened to, check in out https://www.tonyoverbay.com/?powerpress_pinw=1395-podcast

3:15 Empathy vs Sympathy - it’s what the world needs now!’

9:24 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy- You are the only person that has been through exactly what you have been through.

12:15 Empathizing with things you can’t understand

14:36 Ego

23:22 Where does Compassion come into play?

30:11 Core Values

32:38 Core Value Authenticity

34:58 Core Value Love

41:03 Acceptance that there’s nothing wrong with you, that you’re not for everyone

43:13 The Origin of the word Should

45:05 The difference between guild and shame

49:00 Victim of Circumstance vs taking responsibility

53:54 Core Values Accountability and Integrity

1:05:39 “80% of success is being present” Woody Allen

1:06:54 Bless your heart brain, and come back to what can I do today?

1:08:01 Progress vs Comparison

1:09:07 Validation external vs internal

1:10:14 Bigfoot Conversations

1:10:55 Tony’s 30 Second Message: work from the angle of “you’re not broken”

1:12:28 Accept yourself, Love Yourself! Move Forward!

1:12:56 Homework assignment:) list the top 5 things that you value most!

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