Talking to Myself

By: Magda Walczak Tracy Brown
  • Summary

  • Given some prompts or structure, talking to yourself can turn into a valuable tool for getting through life's challenges and towards achieving goals. We call this self-coaching. In each episode, hosts Magda and Tracy will share their personal experiences and draw from coaching and psychology to help listeners work through issues they may be experiencing. Each episode comes with prompts for journaling or reflections so that all listeners can get practical value in their own lives. New episodes drop each Thursday. Follow us on Instagram for additional content https://www.instagram.com/talkingtomyselfpod Got some feedback? Want to share? Leave us a comment or drop us a DM on IG. We'd love to hear from you. You can find Magda on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/magdamakesit and Tracy at https://www.instagram.com/switchism. They both work at https://www.instagram.com/coacharya, Magda as the CEO and Tracy as a trainer for new coaches.
    2021 Magda Walczak
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Episodes
  • Non-Attachment
    May 19 2022

    We're so inconsistent with the podcast and it would be super easy to just feel bad about it and beat ourselves up. But no - we will just keep swimming :). We tend to attach emotions to things and we end up stressed out because of it. It's not that we want to detach - that can be just as bad. Instead, let's work on the art of "non-attachment," including to our inconsistent podcast recording. 

    For homework, try to notice the moments when you find yourself attaching to something you see, hear, read, etc.  Or perhaps avoidance/detachment is your thing? Either way, try and notice when it's happening and instead of reacting, take a deep breath. See what happens.

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    32 mins
  • (Dis)comfort
    Jan 25 2022

    We're all creatures of comfort. But is that pursuit of things that make us comfortable actually hurting us and leading to more discomfort in the end? Magda and Tracy explore their relationship with their habits, such as drinking alcohol. At what point does it go from being delicious and satisfying to harmful and overindulgent? Why don't we stick to doing things that are in our best interest and instead treat ourselves - and our bodies - poorly in the name of "comfort?" 

    Some food for thought for our listeners: 

    When it comes to things that you do "to give you comfort," what are your intentions? What is the goal? What are the boundaries you're willing to put on those experiences? For example, if it's wine that gives you comfort, at what point is that achieved? How many glasses serves you well vs how many are to your detriment? 

    Whatever is the thing you do / eat / drink, etc., would you do this to your best friend? If not, what is driving you to cross your own boundaries? 

    What do you think? 

    Please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback as to how we can improve this podcast to make it more useful and enjoyable. 

    Find us on  Instagram: 

    Talking to Myself - https://www.instagram.com/talkingtomyselfpod
    Magda - https://www.instagram.com/magdamakesit
    Tracy - https://www.instagram.com/switchism
    Coacharya - https://www.instagram.com/coacharya

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    40 mins
  • Invalidation? Isn’t that just a fancy word for feeling sorry for yourself?
    Oct 13 2021

    Show Notes

    Byron Katie's worksheet for self-coaching:  https://thework.com/instruction-the-work-byron-katie/

    00:00 - Intro + What is invalidation?
    05:45 - How did the topic of invalidation come up?
    08:00 - The dark cloud of invalidation and what it feels like
    09:30 - Thinking of the worst-case scenario - is it preparedness or is it a self-defeating
    12:50 - Reframing dark thoughts into questions and try to answer them as objectively as possible.
    15:55 - Invalidation of the feelings of invalidation, self-compassion, and invalidating others
    18:13 - Magda shares a real-time example of a trigger during this conversation and examines it with Tracy as an opportunity to grow and feel good in her own skin.
    21:51 - The opportunity presented by invalidation
    23:00 - Invalidation doesn't serve us. What happens if we don't get over it?
    26:10 - How to unstick yourself, and the first self-reflection question.
    27:38 - Tracy and Magda's answers to the question
    33:02 - Compliments
    33:55 - Self-reflection questions

    How you can validate us - please like, subscribe, leave a review for us on whichever platform you're listening to this podcast. It helps us feel validated by you and helps us be seen by more people.

    Self-Reflections
    1. When there's a sense of invalidation, what is it that I'm feeling invalidated about and where is this coming from?
    2. What is it that I need to give myself right now?
    3. No one can reject you unless you're rejecting yourself. Are you rejecting yourself?
    4. Have a conversation with someone who is a good listener or self-journal about the issue to bring it out of your head so that you can look at it with objectivity.

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    38 mins

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