{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ff69813d4-da1f-4ac4-9935-406fcd27ca4a","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"208: Story Loops\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/f69813d4-da1f-4ac4-9935-406fcd27ca4a\"></iframe>","title":"208: Story Loops","description":"STORY LOOPS<br />\nWe all get caught in story loops, but often we don&#8217;t know it. In fact, we may not even know what a story loop is.<br />\nA story loop is a recurring thought or series of thoughts that play in our heads over and over. It&#8217;s like listening to a broken record that&#8217;s stuck in one spot.<br />\nWe experience three different kinds of story loops:<br />\n<br />\n* Obsession &#8211; We are preoccupied with something or someone that we have made very important in our minds.<br />\n* Resistance &#8211; We have recurring unpleasant thoughts that make us feel anxious and upset. We try to make the thoughts go away by fighting them. This makes them even stronger and more dominant.<br />\n* Identification &#8211; We identify with a a label about us or a belief relating to our self image. Usually, these thoughts are not empowering.<br />\n<br />\nThere is a way to free ourselves from the incessant repetition of these loops. It requires us to become observers of the mental stream that constantly flows through our minds.<br />\nWhen you are the observer, you remain detached. Detachment will allow the thoughts to move on and not develop into narratives that control us.<br />\nYou can become the observer by practicing meditation. It will help you grow into a person who is the storyteller creating an empowering script for your own life.<br />\nWhether you choose to meditate or not, make it imperative to master your inner narrative. It is the only way to keep growing and experience deeper levels of life&#8217;s richness.<br />\nGUIDED MEDITATION<br />\n<a href=\"https://www.headspace.com/\">www.Headspace.com</a><br />","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0ef1b137-7212-430a-9161-b7d65e1c5b50/podcast-thumb-jzg4uvx83yfiverr.jpg"}