#98 The power and potential of curiosity in hoarding
Episode description
Topics covered:
- The power and potential of curiosity in hoarding
- The benefits of changing beliefs and embracing new perspectives
- Admitting mistakes and apologising as a less stressful alternative
- The importance of admitting when you don’t know something
- Using curiosity to understand why tasks or environments seem impossible
- How therapy can increase curiosity and explore hoarding thoughts and patterns
- Accepting uncertainty and unanswered questions
- Being open to new experiences
- The positive impact of curiosity on mental health and personal growth
- Seeking out new information, different perspectives, and asking questions
- Examples of curiosity, such as exploring fears or understanding others' experiences
- Embracing creativity as a way to foster curiosity
- Engaging with people from different backgrounds and life stories
- Encouraging open communication, learning, and challenging assumptions
- The importance of trying new things multiple times before forming an opinion
- Deepening connections through a curious outlook
- Strategies to encourage curiosity, like treating tasks as experiments
- Framing dehoarding tasks as an experiment
- The effectiveness of the curious and experimental mindset in dehoarding
- Thinking outside the box for a more creative and innovative outlook
- Acceptance of different people and ideas through curiosity
- Adding depth to life through trying new things and learning
- Being present and engaged through attention to details
- Learning from mistakes and cultivating personal growth through curiosity
- Feeling safe to make mistakes and explore for curiosity to thrive
- The numerous benefits of developing a curious outlook
- Opening up communication and expanding one's world through exploration
- The ripple effect of bravery and curiosity on other aspects of life
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