Mastering Radical Acceptance

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Episode Introduction: 

Sometimes, the best thing you can do is to do nothing. Tune in to find out more!

Episode Summary: 

In this week’s episode of the Rise Station Podcast, we’re walking you through the process of mastering radical acceptance. 

We start the episode by understanding what radical acceptance is, we then go on to discuss the different ways in which the lack of radical acceptance shows up in our lives, and we finally conclude the episode by going over practical strategies to master radical acceptance.

If you’re someone who often tries to fight their reality, this episode is for you.

Rise Tribe Takeaways:

• Radical acceptance refers to accepting situations outside of our control without judgment, which helps reduce the suffering caused by said situations.

• Thought patterns that signal a lack of acceptance:

1. "I can’t deal with this."

2. "This is not fair."

3. "Things shouldn’t be like this."

4. "I can’t believe this is happening."

5. "It’s not right."

6. "Things should be different."

7. "Why is this happening to me?"

• Feelings and behaviors indicating a lack of acceptance:

1. You blame yourself for everything bad that happens in your life.

2. You feel stuck and don't think you can change anything for the better.

3. You wish that things were different, but you feel powerless.

4. You are angry with the world.

5. You resort to maladaptive coping mechanisms.

• Relationship patterns that reveal a lack of acceptance:

1. You are constantly nagging your spouse, hoping that they will change.

2. You are often disappointed by the choices that others make.

3. You feel resentful of things that have happened in the past.

4. You tend to hold grudges.

• When not to use radical acceptance:

1. If you are in an abusive relationship or someone is treating you poorly or with disrespect.

2. If you are being harassed, taken advantage of, or not treated fairly at work.

3. If you are experiencing burnout or a lack of motivation due to your current situation.

4. When you are intentionally not taking action out of fear.

5. When acceptance becomes an obstacle in actually improving your situation or standing up for yourself.

• Statements that foster radical acceptance:

1. “It is what it is.”

2. “What is meant for me will be for me.”

3. “When I fight against negative emotions, I only fuel them to grow larger.”

4. “I can’t change the things that have happened in the past.”

5. “I am able to accept the present moment exactly as it is.”

6. “I can get through difficult emotions even if it is hard.”

7. “I will get through this no matter what.”

8. “I will survive and this feeling will fade even though this feels painful right now.”

• Steps to practice radical acceptance:

1. Pay attention to what triggers resistance; notice when you can't accept something.

2. Remind yourself that, in this moment, reality can’t be changed and is outside of your control.

3. Think about what you would do if you could accept what happened and then do those things as though you had already accepted what happened.

4. Imagine what things would be like if you accepted the situation.

5. Use relaxation strategies, mindfulness practices, journaling, and self-reflection to understand your emotions.

6. Let yourself safely feel your emotions.

7. Accept that life can be worthwhile even when experiencing pain.

• When we fight reality, we are only prolonging our pain and suffering.

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