Why do we keep reacting in ways we don’t want to? On this episode of the Being Well Podcast, Forrest sits down with Diego Perez, the meditator and poet known as Yung Pueblo, to talk about reducing emotional reactivity, letting go, and what it takes to slow down enough to choose something different. They get into why your first reaction usually isn’t the “real you,” how to stay present with someone else’s bad mood without getting pulled into it, and how to feel your feelings without becoming them.
Key Topics
- 00:00: Intro
- 01:22: Why aren’t men as interested in personal growth content?
- 05:29: Your first reaction isn’t the real you
- 15:57: Staying present with someone else’s bad mood
- 22:47: Thoughts vs. what you feel in the body
- 28:45: Feeling without becoming the feeling
- 32:21: What is stress?
- 38:19: Writing Journey
- 43:27: Forgiveness without an apology
- 49:13: Who needs to let go, and who needs to try harder
- 52:48: Letting go of good attachments
- 1:02:14: Recap
