Page 19 - Izzy coaching flipbook with S6 slides and video
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How strong are your brain habits?































                                I explained how the things we say and do can                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Do you hide and freeze?                                                                                                                               Do you avoid?                                                                                                                   Do you run?


















                                become strong brain habits.































                                Let’s say, whenever we don’t feel we count, we avoid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Do you avoid?                                                                                                                                        Do you run?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Do you hide and freeze?



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Do you avoid?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Do you run?
                                                                                                                                                                                             Do you hide and freeze?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Do you mask or bury?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Do you throw?







                                talking about it. We don’t tell the person how things                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           scared!                                                                    I’m
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                                are for us.



























                                Instead of dealing with the prickle and telling the










                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Do you mask or bury?
                                                                                                                                                                                            Do you throw?                                                                                                                                         Do you throw?                                                                                                                                                                 Do you mask or bury?




                                person we are feeling bad, we hide, try to run from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I’m                                                                            I’m





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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     scared!                                                                                                                                             scared!



                                the unpleasant feeling or tell people we are fine.































                                If we keep doing this, the brain pathways for


















                                avoiding the things become stronger.




































                              It becomes a strong brain habit. Just like the more

















                              threads holding a button on to a coat, the stronger the


















                              button stays on. Good and bad habits can become strong.







































                              The good news is that we can change those habits. It just takes lots of


















                              practice! We will look at that more next time.
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