5 Ways To Reduce Helplessness in Difficult Times & How To Improve Your Relationship With The News

On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jul 1, 2022 25 min
5 Ways To Reduce Helplessness in Difficult Times & How To Improve Your Relationship With The News
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<p>Do you want to meditate daily with me? Go to <a href="http://go.calm.com/onpurpose">go.calm.com/onpurpose</a> to get 40% off a Calm Premium Membership. Experience the Daily Jay. Only on Calm </p><p>How many times have you heard bad news first thing in the morning and then end up feeling bad for the rest of the day? Or how about reading a bad comment online and feeling restless about it? The news that we consume everyday can highly affect our mental health which can result in us feeling stressed and helpless. </p><p>In this episode of On Purpose, Jay Shetty shares facts of how to reduce the feeling of helplessness and how we can improve our relationship with the news.</p><p>Want to be a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach? Get the Digital Guide and Workbook from Jay Shetty<a href="https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/"> https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/</a> </p><p>Key Takeaways:</p><ul><li>00:00 Intro</li><li>00:28 The feeling of helplessness</li><li>02:17 The Seligman Experiment</li><li>07:24 Step #1: Choose when & where you consume news</li><li>10:28 Step #2: Expose yourself to good news</li><li>12:24 Focus on the things you’re doing well</li><li>16:53 Step #3: Find your role in the community</li><li>18:52 Step #4: Practice self-care</li><li>21:58 Step #5: Pray for courage</li></ul><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-purpose-with-jay-shetty/id1450994021">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a></p><p> - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally!</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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