Audio Extra: Using positive memories to escape negativity spirals

How I've needed to remember the best version of myself when I'm feeling low

Photo by Joe Vasquez on Unsplash

Hi everyone!

I hope you had a Happy New Year. It's hard to believe it’s already 2024. I still remember sitting on the couch with my family during Y2K wondering if computers were going to melt down when the clock struck midnight. That feels like a lifetime ago.

In yesterday’s newsletter, I shared two strategies for recalling positive memories from our past: the Cookie Jar and remembering compliments we’ve received. In today’s audio extra, I share two examples of how these strategies have helped me in the past year.

Here are the timestamps if you’d like to skip ahead:

• At the 1:40 mark, I share how two “cookies” from my cookie jar helped me find the confidence to start this newsletter.

• At the 3:11 mark, I share a LinkedIn message I received from someone who read one of my articles from several years ago. This “compliment sandwich” helped me snap out of a major funk I was in.