Feel Better Instantly with Actress Amanda Payton
Even before the pandemic, anxiety, depression, and loneliness has had an increasing impact across our world. Lauren welcomes actress Amanda Payton to explain how she shut down the noise of anxiety and depression and overcame negative self-talk in order to show up everyday as her most authentic self and do what she truly loves. Amanda shares her personal ups and downs and some practical tools that anyone can use right now to instantly feel better, or at least get on the right track!
In this podcast episode, Lauren and Amanda discuss:
The power of talking to others who’ve experienced what you’re going through
Acknowledging and breaking down your fears to move past them
Checking your priorities and focusing on the commonwealth of your relationship
3 Things To-Do List, gratitude list, and moving your body
Why we need accountability partners
Benefits of meditation
How change helps us keep going even when we think we can’t
Recognizing what community provides
Memorable Quotes:
“I'm really careful about who I talk to because some people can, help me spin out and some people can keep me grounded. So, I know where to go and who to talk to.”
“[Meditation]...it makes me, I guess, more okay with it. I'm not in the middle of the stream. I'm floating on top of it…”
“It feels like it's never going to change, but it does. It does. It changes. And it changes for the better, and it changes for the worse. And it just keeps changing.”
About Amanda Payton:
Amanda Payton is an actress currently working on the TV series Code 404. Amanda can also be seen in Modern Family, Animal Kingdom, NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy and lots of other shows. She has overcome depression, anxiety, and addiction using therapy and practical tools like gratitude lists and meditation.
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