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Don’t Feed the Monkey Mind

by Jennifer Shannon
🎧 19 min listen Psychology

Retrain your brain to stop the cycle of anxiety, fear, and worry by starving your inner "monkey."

Key Ideas
Chapter 1 Meet Your Inner Monkey.

Anxiety isn't the problem; your reaction is. Every time you avoid fear or check for safety, you "feed the monkey," validating the threat. Healing come…

Chapter 2 The Cycle of Anxiety. 🔒

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Chapter 3 The Monkey’s Logic vs. Your Values. 🔒

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Chapter 4 Identifying Your Monkey’s Type. 🔒

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Chapter 5 The "Welcoming" Strategy. 🔒

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Chapter 6 Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). 🔒

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Chapter 7 Lowering Your Standards (The Perfectionism Trap). 🔒

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Chapter 8 Making Space for Worry Time. 🔒

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Chapter 9 Conclusion: The Care and Feeding of a Free Life. 🔒

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Jennifer Shannon explains that anxiety is maintained by
the "safety strategies" used to avoid fear. By identifying
your "monkey mind" and resisting the urge to seek
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