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Laura-Lee Lothbrook | Happiness Researcher

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As an adult child of emotionally immature parents, I healed so much I didn’t even want to focus on this group because I felt like my research spanned so far away from it and into high performance (for everyone).

Now I’m reconsidering.

People who experienced chronic stress in youth (and that just means caregivers weren’t attuned) need safe places and guides more than ever.

There’s going to be a change in my content going forward as I redevelop my work to manage the modern world and chronic low level stress.

#reparenting #emotionallyimmatureparents #healingjourney #nervoussystem #comments by @sciencespirithappy

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5 months ago

Or log off. We’re not built - physically - to withhold the problems of more than 50-100 people TOTAL. Our nervous systems aren’t made for it. Boundaries are also a very healthy way to respond to overwhelm.

But I know righteous indignation, all smart people do, and there’s a public shaming going on requiring everyone to “be informed”. So if you need to be informed, you feel compelled to be tapped in, then go all the way. Go to experts. Look at all sides. Get to a point of DEEPLY understanding …

And then realize the issues. The real issues. And what you can do about it.

Because the people root here discharging their dysregulation on individuals are experiencing a separate problem. It’s got nothing to do with the issues. by @sciencespirithappy

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7 months ago

There’s a natural order to your life. If x happened, y is the outcome. Most people don’t see it or understand it but I’ve made it my life’s work to. And I wrote a book on the 8 Personal Powers that create meaning, fulfillment and success (in health, wealth and relationships) to show you the natural evolution of an unhindered life. I also walk you through how the Personal Powers get damaged through ‘microtrauma’ - even when parents are super well meaning.

If you’ve been struggling with anything related to feeling not good enough, or having trouble achieving your goals, you need to pick up this book. It’s the last personal development book you’ll ever need.

#personaldevelopment #personalgrowth #takecontrol #comments #reparenting by @sciencespirithappy

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I'm going to trigger some health/weight loss professionals saying this, but this is in the data. It's time we stop trying to manipulate people and start telling the truth. People don't change without a reason. And it usually has to be a big one. In my work, as a researcher in success, fulfillment and life satisfaction, there's NOTHING bigger than purpose. And if you tap into it - it's a consisten driving force. In this cohort - there's virtually NO CHANGE between the 5 year and 10 year follow up! Virtually the same number of people continue to succeed at 10 years as 5. THAT'S POWERFUL.

For those in health fields that are mad and want to challenge the research:
- I'm detailing *5 year* success rates - not the *1 year* that most studies consider "long term".
- The extrinsic factor - the sense of purpose - is sometimes referred to as a "medical trigger" in the literature if you want to look into it.
- The cohort belongs to the National Weight Loss Registry in the US.
- 5% is not a static figure across the board in every study, but most agree it's between 5-10% success rate by 5 years.

I am not a health or weight loss practitioner. My goal here is to illustrate what impact a sense of purpose can have on your world - including measurable, physical factors whose industries preach sheer will power as the only avenue for change.

#findyourpurpose #podcast #createyourdream by @sciencespirithappy

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Darwin himself couldn't explain why nature keeps producing beauty that serves no survival purpose – in an 1860 letter, he admitted the sight of a peacock's tail feather made him sick, because pure survival logic had no answer for it. Plato and Aristotle had already named this same pull toward betterment "perfectibility", built into people the same way beauty is built into nature. The distinction that matters here: not any random wish, your actual desire, the one that's really yours. That's the one nature seems built to move toward. And if you align with THAT - your dream life is downhill...

From the Episode 1:3 remaster, with a new nervous system regulation tutorial coming up next – full episode's linked above.
#podcast #createyourdreamlife #manifestation by @sciencespirithappy

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If you've done everything right and it still feels hollow, here's the actual reason: you can change your behaviour without ever changing your felt relationship to reality. Force yourself into the 'right' decision while still bracing against the world, and you're fighting your own life the whole way through.

Stop asking what your purpose is. Start asking: do I feel backed right now, or am I still bracing? That question does more work than another round of goal-setting.

This is a remastered replay of Episode 1:3, while I'm heads-down on the next nervous system regulation tutorial – full episode's linked above if you want the rest of this one first.

#podcast #findyourpurpose #dreamlife #nervoussystem by @sciencespirithappy

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It doesn't *really* matter what you point your reverence at – nature, Jesus, a guru, or data. That's just the delivery mechanism. What actually gets built is the same faith every time: that things are trending toward better. So if organized religion never did it for you, you're not locked out of this. Pick something else to take seriously, and it builds the identical thing. The main thing is that you take it seriously. (I'll be frank - according to statistics, very few manage to do this - to be reverent enough to be truly happy *without* religion. But it can be done.)

Episode 1:3, remastered – while that's running, the next nervous system regulation tutorial is getting built in the background. Full episode's linked.

#podcast #inspiration #motivation #loveyourlife by @sciencespirithappy

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4 days ago

Follow sciencespirithappy for more.

Your mind defaulting to what's wrong isn't a flaw – it's the design spec. Problem-solving is the whole job. Gratitude, love, inspiration were never going to show up from that part of you; they live somewhere else entirely. So the real skill isn't fighting your negative thoughts. It's building the habit of consciously choosing, on purpose, instead of running on autopilot.

This is the Episode 1:3 remaster. The new nervous system regulation tutorial isn't out yet, but it's in progress – full episode linked above in the meantime.

#podcast by @sciencespirithappy

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5 days ago

Manifestation isn't mystical, it's alignment: your thinking, your feelings, and your actual behaviour all pointed at the same goal. When those three line up, the goal gets easier to create. When they don't, your brain resolves the mismatch by quietly talking you out of the goal instead – that's called cognitive dissonance. The fastest lever is checking whether all three are actually pointed the same way.

Episode 1:3 remaster, running now while the next nervous system regulation tutorial comes together – full episode's linked above.
#podcast by @sciencespirithappy

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6 days ago

There's a real name for this in attachment research: Bowlby called it "the internal working model". It's the template your earliest relationships build for what you can expect from people and the world, running underneath conscious thought for the rest of your life. It's why facts rarely change someone's read on whether the world is safe or hostile. You're not arguing with their logic, you're up against a model that got built before they had language for it.

This is the Episode 1:3 remaster while the next nervous system regulation tutorial gets built – full episode's linked above.
#podcast by @sciencespirithappy

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7 days ago

The news will tell you the world is falling apart. The data won't. Be part of the proof, not the panic – go be your best self, go chase what you actually want. Wanting the best for yourself and for the world isn't something to apologize for. It's just human nature doing what it does.

Part of the Episode 1:3 remaster – next up once it's ready: a full nervous system regulation tutorial. Full episode's linked above.

#podcast by @sciencespirithappy

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8 days ago

What shapes your future isn't just what happened to you, it's the specific reactions and expectations that experience taught you. Those were learned, so they can be relearned. Believing something better is still possible for you isn't naive – it's part of how you actually get there.

This one's from the Episode 1:3 remaster. The next nervous system regulation tutorial is still being built – full episode's linked above in the meantime.
#podcast by @sciencespirithappy

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