Seeing Control Sparks Agency

Paul Conti explains why recognizing hidden control, even by one’s own unresolved patterns, often creates the motivation needed for behavioral change.

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Dr. Paul Conti, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and an expert in how to improve mental health and increase your sense of agency and wellbeing. He is also an expert in trauma treatment. We discuss practical tools you can use to gain insight into your natural strengths and to make better life choices on your own behalf. We explore how these tools can help overcome low motivation, intrusive thoughts and self-destructive bad habits. We also discuss how to balance internal reflection and external action to ensure you move your life forward in the right directions.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Paul Conti

(00:02:51) Self View; Tool: What's Going Right?; State Dependence

(00:10:03) Sponsors: Helix Sleep & BetterHelp

(00:12:44) Tool: Compassionate Curiosity; Falseness; Social Media

(00:21:00) Doing vs Thinking; Self-Reflection