The Aware Mind
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Conversations with Difficult People, Beginning Difficult Conversations and Communicating with Narcissists: According to Jefferson Fisher
In this episode of The Aware Mind, host Sarah Vallely reviews Jefferson Fisher's new book, "The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More". Sarah covers five tips for conversations with difficult people, five more tips for beginning dif...
Real Personal Real Stories - Sarah and Nicole Talk About Their IFS Parts and How They Came to Be
In this episode of The Aware Mind, host Sarah Vallely and guest Nicole Handsman explore the complex dynamics of Internal Family Systems (IFS), focusing on how parts can form alliances or stand in opposition to one another. Through cand...
Guided Mindfulness Meditation for Decreasing Overthinking and Falling Asleep
Listen to the complete meditation and others when you subscribe to The Aware Mind Exclusive Edition https://www.buzzsprout.com/2457574/subscribe"Simplify Your Thinking" is a guid...
What We Avoid, Why We Avoid it, And How It Causes Our Anxiety to Get Worse
In this episode, Sarah is joined by licensed therapist Mike Comparetto to explore the concept of avoidance—specifically, experiential avoidance, which refers to the tendency to avoid unpleasant thoughts, emotions, and physical sensatio...
The Five Most Common Ways We Avoid Being Vulnerable in a Relationship and How We Can Open Up to Our Partners
In this episode of The Aware Mind, Sarah explores what real vulnerability looks like in relationships—like admitting we’re scared, in pain, or unsure of ourselves. Most of us didn’t grow up in environments that encouraged emotional ope...