407: Melissa Ambrosini on How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Be Genuinely Happy

<p>Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/melissaambrosini407">https://bit.ly/melissaambrosini407</a></p> <p>Melissa Ambrosini (IG: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/melissaambrosini/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@melissaambrosini</a>) is a bestselling author and was named a “Self-Help Guru” by Elle Magazine.</p> <p>She’s the host of <a href= "https://melissaambrosini.com/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Melissa Ambrosini Show</a>, where she shares her wisdom and interviews the biggest thought leaders and experts in the world to help her audience unlock their full potential and live their dream life.</p> <p>Today we're discussing Melissa's new book, <a href= "https://geni.us/VDfuxh" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Comparisonitis: How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Be Genuinely Happy</a>.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Pregnancy to parenthood, the next chapter</li> <li>Consciously trying to conceive for 18 months</li> <li>How to heal your Comparisonitis</li> <li>The ACES Technique</li> <li>Examples of healthy comparison vs. toxic comparison</li> <li>Don’t compare yourself to someone else</li> <li>Children learn by watching us</li> <li>After Melissa hit rock bottom she made it her mission to heal</li> <li>How yoga & meditation inspired Melissa to grow and evolve</li> <li>The book that changed Melissa's life</li> <li>The realization that we’re all comparing ourselves to everyone else</li> <li>Why Melissa & Nick shelved the book they were writing together</li> <li>Stop taking your phone to the toilet</li> <li>We need to stay in our own lane</li> <li>How much time are you spending on social media each day?</li> <li>Plan a social media free Sunday</li> <li>Social media is everyone’s highlight reel</li> <li>Delete the word perfect/perfection from your vocabulary</li> <li>Do more things that make you forget to look at your phone</li> <li>Know your core values</li> <li>Data shows we spend 6 years on social media and 10 years