Podcasts Health Total Health in Midlife with Elizabeth Sherman What is Truthful vs Helpful?

What is Truthful vs Helpful?

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 9 a.m.

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Often, when I talk to clients they\\u2019ll say things like, \\u201cI can\\u2019t control myself around sweets,\\u201d \\u201cI\\u201dm lazy,\\u201d \\u201cI hate to exercise,\\u201d \\u201cI\\u201dm too old,\\u201d or \\u201cI\\u201dm just not disciplined.\\u201d

And when I ask the question back to them, Is that true? Is it really true? They can give me a whole host of examples & evidence of why that\\u2019s true. Sometimes we say things that feel like we\\u2019re just reporting the weather - as if we\\u2019re just stating the truth.

And so in this podcast episode, you\\u2019ll learn the difference between thoughts and statements that are truthful, but then the second thing we want to ask ourselves is, but is it helpful?

Because when I think the thoughts \\u201cI can\\u2019t control myself around sweets,\\u201d \\u201cI\\u201dm lazy,\\u201d \\u201cI hate to exercise,\\u201d \\u201cI\\u201dm too old,\\u201d or \\u201cI\\u201dm just not disciplined,\\u201d you know what I don\\u2019t feel like doing? I don\\u2019t feel like eating a vegetable or going for a walk.

When I say these things, even if they feel like facts, they just aren\\u2019t helpful in moving me in the direction towards controlling myself around sweets, getting consistent in an exercise routine, or learning to do something new.

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