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Podcast: Long Story Short
Episode: Long Story Short, Our Mind is Playing Tricks on Us
Description: This week Skye & Amanda read a Positive Psychology article titled “Cognitive Distortions: When Your Brain Lies to You” by Courtney E. Ackerman, MA and discuss the ways that we all tend to have errors in our thinking, that can impact the way we see ourselves, those around us and the world. The two define cognitive distortion and its tie to our survival instincts, as well as coping mechanisms. They then run down the line of the 16 types of cognitive distortion and how they see themselves and others in each. The ladies discuss everything from how black...