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Published May 23, 2024

#375: What Is Your Depression Telling You?

Mark Groves challenges the traditional view of depression, presenting it as a message that, when interpreted correctly, can enhance emotional intelligence and personal growth. Through the lens of building self-trust and setting boundaries, Mark offers insight into how these practices can transform relationships and encourage resilience.
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  • Self-Trust

    Honoring commitments to oneself is crucial for building self-trust and emotional stability. emphasizes that even small actions, like making your bed, can significantly impact your self-confidence and reliability. He explains that these seemingly minor commitments help us trust ourselves and make better choices in relationships and life.

    Every time you do that, you build up this trust in yourself. It seems like it doesn't matter, right? It seems like not a big deal. I just didn't do the thing I said I was going to do. But every time you do that, you violate your own agreements with yourself. You violate your word with yourself.

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    Groves also discusses how honoring commitments can help us navigate painful times by fostering a sense of self-responsibility and emotional intelligence 1.

       

    Boundaries

    Setting personal boundaries is essential for maintaining self-worth and healthy emotional relationships. explains that boundaries allow us to protect our well-being and ensure that we are treated with respect. He highlights the importance of saying no to relationships and situations that do not serve us.

    I can trust myself that when I'm in a relationship with someone who treats me like crap, I can say no to it, right?

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    By setting boundaries, we build evidence that we have our own back, which is crucial for emotional stability and self-respect 1.

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