Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsMeet Elaine FoxWhy Elaine Fox Is Mentally StrongWhat You’ll Hear on the ShowWhat You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental StrengthQuotes From Dr. FoxMore About the Podcast
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Meet Elaine Fox
Why Elaine Fox Is Mentally Strong
What You’ll Hear on the Show
What You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength
Quotes From Dr. Fox
More About the Podcast
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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life.
Elaine Fox, PhD, is a cognitivepsychologistand the Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
She’s a leading mental health researcher who combines genetics, psychology, and neuroscience. She runs the Oxford Elite Performance, a consulting group that brings cutting-edge science and psychology to those at the highest levels of sport, business, and the military.
Her 2012 book, “Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain,” is an international bestseller. Her newest book, “Switch Craft,” focuses on the benefits of mental agility.
Elaine has conducted extensive research into what we can do to increase our psychological flexibility. She shares what she learns and is open to sharing the struggles and strategies she applies to her own life.
She tackles a subject that a lot of people gloss over. There are lots of books suggesting we should become more tolerant ofuncertaintyor we should make better choices when solving problems. But Elaine shows why we often get stuck and the strategies we can use to create positive change.
You Can Increase Your Emotional Intelligence in 3 Simple Steps—Here’s How
It’s important to havehealthy coping skillsto deal with uncomfortable emotions and difficult situations. But it’s helpful to think about those things in terms of a toolbox.
Only some tools will work in some situations. Like a regular toolbox, the hammer works well when pounding a nail, but you’ll need the wrench to turn a bolt.
That’s whymindfulnessis a great tool for some situations, but getting some exercise is the best tool for others. This episode explains how we can better recognize which tools are best for the specific situations we find ourselves in.
Elaine Fox, PhDIt’s crucial that we accept a degree of uncertainty [and] allow ourselves to feel it.
Elaine Fox, PhD
It’s crucial that we accept a degree of uncertainty [and] allow ourselves to feel it.
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