Dr Emily - The Risk of Avoiding Risk

May 19, 2024 58 min

About this episode

Taking a risk, by definition, is hard. A lot of us spend most of our life avoiding risks, under the assumption that it’s the ‘safe’ thing to do. As Dr Em explains, we have an evolutionary instinct for self-preservation; tendencies to overestimate danger and underestimate our ability to cope; and we often have early childhood experiences and messages around safety that can coalesce into ‘playing it safe’ behaviours. In this episode, Dr Em reveals that paradoxically, if we spend our whole life avoiding risk, then we are guaranteeing a less engaged, less fulfilling, less ‘lived’ life than we are capable of. That in fact, avoiding risk, is the biggest risk of all. Dr Em, also offers strategies to guide us in the direction of letting a little more risk into our everyday lives. To watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: <a href="https://bit.ly/4dMUP0l">https://bit.ly/4dMUP0l</a> There is a lot mentioned in this episode, find it all below:   🎧 Previous episodes of The Imperfects <ul> <li>Tim Minchin - Lucky To Be Here - <a href="https://apple.co/492kgsN">https://apple.co/492kgsN</a> </li> <li>Adam Grant - The Potential of Your Potential - <a href="https://apple.co/3Z1E4Ix">https://apple.co/3Z1E4Ix</a> </li> <li>Gina Chick - Don’t Fight Life - <a href="https://apple.co/3UKpxQ8">https://apple.co/3UKpxQ8</a> </li> <li>Pat Cummins - Love, Loss & Life - <a href="https://apple.co/4eHc4zJ">https://apple.co/4eHc4zJ</a> </li> <li>Martin “Rac” Heppell - The other F word…FAILURE - <a href="https://bit.ly/4fUkDIk">https://bit.ly/4fUkDIk</a> </li> </ul> 📺 Things to watch <ul> <li>Tim Minchin - Play it Safe <a href="https://bit.ly/44PnJc4">https://bit.ly/44PnJc4</a></li> <li>Moana - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bJZyy2">https://bit.ly/4bJZyy2</a></li> </ul> 🎧 Things to listen to <ul> <li>How i work - Amantha Imber - <a href="https://bit.ly/3WNGxXw">https://bit.ly/3WNGxXw</a></li> </ul> 📖 Things to read <ul> <li>Acceptance and Commitment Therapy -  <a href="https://bit.ly/3wE7nqm">https://bit.ly/3wE7nqm</a></li> </ul> 🛒 Things to buy <ul> <li>The Resilience Project & Dr Em’s - 6 Month Wellbeing Journal <a href="https://bit.ly/3K8Z9cK">https://bit.ly/3K8Z9cK</a></li> </ul> The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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