00:00 Intro; What is Learned Helplessness (LH) 2:30 How LH affects us negatively, & where does it come from? 4:12 Helpful frame to distance ourselves from LH 5:39 How to recognize LH in ourselves with Growth versus Fixed Mindset 6:51 Why challenging ourselves to get out of LH is worth it 8:26 How Self-Compassion helps with LH 9:23 How Support Systems help with LH 10:20 Question your LH, observe your LH 11:25 How Inferiority Complex leads to LH 13:07 Self-Compassion for personal healing article (link to it here: leontsaotherapy.com/2022/09/21/how-to-quell-pain-with-compassion-for-self-and-others/) 13:26 Addressing Imposture Syndrome & Self-Doubt 14:58 Reframing life so it feels complete 17:12 How to address grief over loss of LH & inferiority identity

I can really relate to this. I often feel that I am not good enough the way I am, and shame has been a big part of my life. I love the mantra that I am good enough the way I am in this moment - with all my difficult feelings and things “gone wrong” in my life❤️

A pure delight to talk with a fellow psychology lover such as yourself, Leon!! :-) Thank you for faciliatating all these meaningful chats on these weightier topics. Your YT channel is definitely soup for the soul.

Amazing! Good point about self compassion. People who have more self compassion have more tolerance for making mistakes. And therefore they can challenge themselves a lot more. It really sucks that society doesn't seem to value self compassion very much, when it can actually really increase people's potential. I think it comes from a dated toxic mindset that: 'People naturally have bad intentions because they are selfish. Therefore they would never go out of their way to do good things without being forced to do it; so punishment is the only way. (Rather than love and respect).' I think some people with bad intentions themselves especially have this mindset.. (they think everyone is like them). And they bring good people down with it.