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Make Your Damn Bed

@MYDBpodcast is a bite sized, real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life.Each episode is around 10 minutes and intended to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to get out of bed - so you can start making it! Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.All content, including text, graphics, images and information, is for

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1281 || more grounding strategies

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/13

Today I'm sharing some strategies on how to stay grounded during a trump presidency. THE SOURCE: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/a-new-wave-of-movements-against-trumpism-is-coming/THE OTHER SOURCE: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/DONATE:www.pcrf.netGet Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + LinksGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastOR BE A REAL GEM

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1280 || ways to feel grounded

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/12

there's a new wave of valuable movements on the horizon, and I highly suggest you catch one.THE SOURCE: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/a-new-wave-of-movements-against-trumpism-is-coming/THE OTHER SOURCE: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/DONATE:www.pcrf.netGet Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + LinksGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastOR BE A

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10:23

1279 || new wave of movements

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/11

there's a new wave of valuable movements on the horizon, and I highly suggest you catch one. THE SOURCE: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/a-new-wave-of-movements-against-trumpism-is-coming/DONATE:www.pcrf.netGet Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + LinksGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastOR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcastOR WATCH ON YOUTUBE:

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1278 || the first step

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/09

Some of us have work to do. Some of us are terrified, but we're ready to take action. This is your reminder to do it scared. Time will pass either way, so we may as well put in a fight along the way. Rachel Maddow's Message: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/maddow-trump-election-win-defend-democracy-rcna179201Sophie Diener's Poem: https://www.instagram.com/sophiediener/reel/DAGaFkARf3m/?hl=enDONATE:www.pcrf.netGet Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + LinksGET AN

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9:58

1277 || the glass cliff + election anger

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/08

Another day of election grief ranting and some information on a "new-to-me" term: "The Glass Cliff". Links to the inspirational resources I referenced are here:Glass Cliff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_cliff@imdaven on tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imdaven?lang=en@WhaleDetective on tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whale_detective?lang=en@BlackLiturgies on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackliturgies/?hl=enDONATE:www.pcrf.netGet Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + LinksGET

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1276 || election hangover

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2024/11/07

Today I'm ranting about my election grief in lieu of a regular style episode. Links to the inspirational resources I referenced are here: Rebecca Solnit's Twitter: https://x.com/RebeccaSolnit ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorRebecca Solnit's Website: http://rebeccasolnit.net/Robert Reich's Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@rbreich/video/7434148767412030763?lang=enRobert Reich's Resources: https://robertreich.org/@YourKoreanDad's account: https://yourkoreandad.com/Nikita Gill's

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10:30

1275 || build + broaden positive emotions

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/06

Today I'm sharing even more techniques using neuroscience to help us escape negative thought spirals. All this is extremely subjective and not meant to be used all at once. Pick one, try it, and give it some time and repetition. Maybe it helps, maybe you move on to the next. Don't be so hard on yourself, either way!!!Unfortunately, negative emotions have a tendency to compound, however there is building evidence that positive thoughts and behaviors (when practiced in contextually appropriate ways)

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9:49

1274 || escaping doom spirals

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/05

Today I'm sharing even more techniques using neuroscience to help us escape negative thought spirals. All this is extremely subjective and not meant to be used all at once. Pick one, try it, and give it some time and repetition. Maybe it helps, maybe you move on to the next. Don't be so hard on yourself, either way!!!RESOURCES: THE ARTICLE: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/flipping-out/202207/doom-spiral-when-negative-thoughts-get-out-of-controlPART 2:

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10:22

1273 || dealing with a thought spiral

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2024/11/04

Today I'm sharing various techniques using neuroscience to help us escape negative thought spirals. All this is extremely subjective and not meant to be used all at once. Pick one, try it, and give it some time and repetition. Maybe it helps, maybe you move on to the next. Don't be so hard on yourself, either way!!!RESOURCES: Marsha Linehan's Technique: https://www.campuswell.com/cognitive-distortions/#1690237279413-809f9f34-cc86Lisa Daino's technique:

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10:24

1272 || negative thought spirals

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2024/11/03

Today we're talking about some common cognitive distortions. Not to brag or anything, but I’m kind of a professional spiraler. I have done it so well for so long that my internal anxious voice has taken me full circle and essentially become background noise. So while I have a million personal stories about me catastrophizing or spinning out about the future, I realize I don’t really have a ton of actionable solutions. So, I did what I do when I have an idea for the podcast and I spiraled into a

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10:25

1271 || final thoughts on hope for cynics || patreon

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/02

"Cynicism is a tool of the status quo." - Jamil Zaki "Billions of us are taught that life is a battle where winners take all and losers are everywhere. Our trust and hope are mocked as naive. By now,you know better. You can stay skeptical and avoid knee-jerk assumptions about people. You can remember that the media warps our view of one another and look for better data. Most of all, you can realize that hope is not a weakness, but a path to being less wrong and more effective. We can use that hope,

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1270 || creative maladjustment || hope for cynics 9

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/11/01

"I am sure that we will recognize that there are some things in our society, some things in our world, to which we should never be adjusted. There are some things concerning which we must always be maladjusted if we are to be people of good will. We must never adjust ourselves to racial discrimination and racial segregation. We must never adjust ourselves to religious bigotry. We must never adjust ourselves to economic conditions that take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few. We

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8:36

1269 || peace vs. justice || hope for cynics

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2024/10/31

Peace does not always represent justice or equity. Sometimes, it's good to be agitated. I think we can be hopeful AND angry. I truly believe there is room for both. “The challenge for us... is not to grieve over social change, but to guide it.” - Robert PutnamRESOURCES:

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10:42

1268 || disagree better || hope for cynics || 7

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/10/30

"Studies reveal a recipe for disagreeing better:Good disagreers ask questions instead of making statements.They work to get underneath people’s opinions to their stories.When they spot common ground, good disagreers name it.When they are unsure about something, they say so rather than pretending to be confident.These ingredients each decrease the chance that dissent will devolve into toxic conflict. But good disagreement is more than nice; it’s powerful. In experiments, people given the recipe you

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10:20

1267 || trust is created, not earned || hope for...

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/10/29

"Ernest Hemingway once said, "The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." He was half right. Trust doesn't just teach us about people; it changes them. It's a gift they repay. A reciprocity mindset means understanding this. Leaps of faith are actions inspired by that knowledge: deliberate bets on other people.” - Jamil ZakiRESOURCES:

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10:04

1266 || hope for cynics (day 5)

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/10/28

"Any of us can seek out more accurate, less cynical news. But don't forget that the stories you tell influence others, too. Gossip is our ancient media, and someone is probably tuned in to yours. Try to balance negative conversation with celebration of the kindness and honesty that you've witnessed. Be someone else's nourishing media.” - Jamil ZakiRESOURCES:

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1265 || hope for cynics (day 4)

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/10/26

Researchers find that people regularly fail to realize how charitable, trustworthy, and compassionate others are. Helpers are all around; we just don’t see them. Some of these mistakes reflect how our minds are tuned. Negativity bias means people pay more attention to bad things than good. Again, thismakes evolutionary sense: It’s safe to ignore a sunset, but not a tsunami. As psychologist Fred Bryant says, “Troubles kick our door in and come and find us… whereas the pleasures and the joys, they

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1264 || hope for cynics (part 3)

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/10/25

"Cynics often get people wrong, but that doesn’t mean it’s smart to put faith in everyone, all the time. Skeptics update their beliefs based hundreds of children, and then checked in with them a year later. When it came to depression and friendships, cynical children ended up the worst off, but extremely trusting kids did less well than those in the middle.Why? When judging humanity, both cynics and trusters behave like lawyers in humanity’s trial. Trusters represent the defense. They disregard

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1263 || hope for cynics (part 2)

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/10/24

"Cynicism is the theory that people are selfish, greedy, and dishonest. Like any theory, it changes how we see reality and react to it—in this case, the social world. Cynicism changes how we think, what we do, and what we don’t do." - Jamil ZakiRESOURCES:

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10:14

1262 || hope for cynics

Make Your Damn Bed ·

2024/10/23

"Cynicism is an understandable response to injustice and inequality. But in many cases, it is misplaced. Dozens of studies find that people fail to realize how kind, generous, and open-minded others really are. And cynical thinking worsens social problems: when we expect the worst in people, we often bring it out of them." - Jamil Zaki RESOURCES:

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