Episode Summary
That’s probably the longest title I’ve given one of these episodes so far!
I came across an Impact Theory video purely by accident recently. It was called “7 Wildly Successful People Who Struggle With Mental Health”. In it Tom Bilyeu has created a montage of interview snippets where some of the successful people he has spoken to share how they have dealt with their mental health challenges.
It is an empowering, insightful and heartwarming video packed with common sense advice and things to try. However the most important thing it offers apart from some practical help is HOPE – hope that you can overcome these sorts of challenges. In this episode I summarise the key points I took from each of the 7 snippets.
Episode Show Notes
This episode captures my thoughts on this this Impact Theory Video with Tom Bilyeu:
I highly recommend it as a source of inspiration and practical advice if you are struggling with issues affecting your mental well being.
You can listen to my ramblings about this amazing resource, or you can just watch the video yourself.
I’ve pinched some of the show notes from the YouTube video itself and have added a quick summary of the key concepts shared.
Please note the timings with the links here refer to the original Tom Bilyeu interview montage and take you straight to that segment of the video. They do not refer to the timings of my my podcast episode.
The other links take you to the original Impact Theory original for each guest. I can highly recommend the Brendon Burchard and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels interviews because I have watched them in their entirety. the others are going to be good because they are Impact Theory interviews – I just can’t personally vouch for them at the moment because I’ve not watched them.
Brendon Burchard
Brendon Burchard on the rebuilding process after his darkest period. [1:11]
- Always seek professional help if you are having suicidal thoughts.
- Seek momentum by starting with something small you can easily do every single day – it might just be taking a shower.
- “Win the morning” with this one simple act, however small. Over time that will build.
- Honour your struggle. It’s ok to feel the way you are feeling. Life is meant to be difficult sometimes -it’s how we grow stronger.
Watch the full interview with Brendon Burchard: https://bit.ly/2HErhm8
Noah Galloway
Noah Galloway discusses society’s relationship with addressing mental health. [5:50]
- People need to talk about issues around mental health more.
- You don’t need to go through a trauma to feel depression – even the smallest thing can trigger the same feelings.
- You can be cured and you can get over it – he is living proof of that.
- 10:18 – “The more we talk about it, the easier it is for people to be honest with themselves and get the help they need“.
Watch the full interview with Noah Galloway: https://bit.ly/2KqAb8y
Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson shares the story of climbing out of his decade of depression. [10:38]
- Bryan said his life and work issues “broke him” to the extent that he lay in bed and just wanted to die.
- Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro became a metaphor for him overcoming the problems he had with depression, a bad marriage and a failing business.
- He used the experience to change his life and reinvent himself.
Watch the full interview with Bryan Johnson: https://bit.ly/2vVB5XD
Jason Silva
Jason Silva on recognising and working through anxiety. [14:48]
- Don’t resist your feelings. Acknowledge them, embrace them and accept them (which is what happens in mindfulness meditation.
Watch the full interview with Jason Silva: https://bit.ly/2kzumZi
Mel Robbins
Mel Robbins on a trick to control anxiety-related thought patterns. [19:45]
- “Anxiety is merely the habit of worry that has spiralled out of control”.
- You can cure yourself of anxiety using the 5 second rule (consciously counting back from 5 to 1)
- When you do this you shift the brain from the Basal Ganglia (where your mental habit loops reside) to your Pre-Frontal Cortex and it interrupts the pattern.
- Positive thinking has been proven not to work because it is difficult to change a thought in the midst of all the negative thoughts. The 5 Second Rule effectively turns off the channel and allows you to start again with a new one.
- In the body, the sensations of fear and excitement are exactly the same and it can’t tell the difference between the two.
- When you feel feelings of fear in your body, tell yourself you are “excited” and you give your brain a new context for the feelings (from research carried out at Harvard).
- When you use the 5 Second rule to interrupt a negative thought flow (e.g. “I am frightened” and replace it with a positive one (e.g. “I am ready“) ask yourself questions like “Why am I ready” to reinforce that you are actually ready.
Watch the full interview with Mel Robbins: https://bit.ly/2kdfVfD
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels on his drinking problem and going to rehab. [27:32]
- Rehab helped him see his destructive behaviour and understand why he was doing it.
- All you need to do is learn how to feel good. Find your way to feel good.
Watch the full interview with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels: https://bit.ly/2ocg83v
Tucker Max
Tucker Max details learning about himself through psychoanalysis therapy. [29:34]
- Talking therapies are available to help you get to the bottom of your issues.
- Tucker was in psychoanalysis for 4 years.
- Therapy helped him understand how to recognise the feelings he was running away from, how to accept them and how not to let them take control.
- “Therapy gives you ownership of yourself, ownership of your emotions and ownership of your desire to seek and feel the painful truth”
Watch the full interview with Tucker Max: https://bit.ly/2r9HFnB
