Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman Ep152 "How do you survive your own thoughts?" with Jewel
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May 4, 2026 
Jewel, singer-songwriter and mental-health advocate, shares slices of her journey from homelessness and panic to practices that helped her heal. She talks about journaling, the observer/gap method, somatic tools like cold water, creativity as therapy, and building scalable supports for youth. Short, vivid stories and practical tactics pepper the conversation.
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Create A Gap Between Stimulus And Reaction
- Jewel distinguishes the observer self from thoughts and uses a deliberate 'gap' between stimulus and response to break autopilot.
- That gap lets her choose a new response instead of following neurologically downloaded family maps.
Log Thinking Feeling Doing To Decode Anxiety
- Make anxiety an ally by logging Thinking, Feeling, Doing whenever anxiety strikes to find triggers without judgment.
- After a month the pattern reveals personal causes like sleep, food, or interactions you can change.
Make A Personal Dilated Versus Contracted Map
- Build personal maps of dilating (calm) and contracting (anxious) states and list the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors tied to each.
- Use the map to abstain from known anxiety drivers like toxic relationships or sleep deprivation.