There are certain things in life that make me anxious, like speaking in front of a group or sometimes trying new things. A couple of years ago, I was attending a leadership training and one of the discussions was on mindfulness and how it can help improve your life. Freedom from Anxious Thoughts and Feelings came out recently by Scott Symington, PhD, and it is about an easy approach to practicing mindfulness.
In Clinical Psychologist Dr. Scott Symington’s go-to guide, Freedom from Anxious Thoughts and Feelings: A Two-Step Mindfulness Approach for Moving Beyond Fear and Worry, he presents an intuitive and accessible approach called the Two-Screen Method® (TSM) to help when you feel overwhelmed and overcome with worrisome thoughts. Using this simplified mindfulness approach, you learn to make space for the challenging thoughts and feelings, while redirecting your attention and life energy to your values. By using the two-screen method, along with its three anchors—mindfulness skills, healthy distractions, and loving action—you learn to relate to your thoughts and feelings in a whole new way. When the internal challenges show up—worries, fears, dark moods, etc.—you’re equipped with an easy-to-follow game plan, so you can experience relief and get back to living your life.
