Episode 436: How We Heal Ourselves: A New Perspective on Mental Health with Britt Frank

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Britt Frank is back on the show!</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW, SEP is a trauma therapist, teacher, and speaker who specializes in the "Science of Stuck."</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">She is one of my favorite therapists who offers another perspective on personal development.  </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we discuss what Britt believes to be some of the inaccurate information the mental health and wellness world teaches us and how that information impacts our personal development journey. Britt’s goal is to educate, empower, and equip people to transform even their most persistent and long-standing patterns of thinking and doing. You’re going to love this conversation, I have no doubt. </span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll hear: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The parts of us that people typically hate are the parts that are trying to protect us. (7:17)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Britt says, “Depression is debilitating but it is NOT a chemical imbalance.” (11:38)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why addiction is NOT a disease. (15:35)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We need to understand behavior function in order to get to behavior change. (19:29)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">If we could change our inner monologue to an inner dialogue we can calm the nervous system down. (23:19)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Anxiety is as necessary to your health as the check-engine light is to your car. (29:49)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">If a medication or modality isn’t working for you, you’re