Why You Keep Repeating Painful Patterns | Radhule Weininger

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>We all have long-standing painful patterns of behavior or inner storylines that can cause us to react disproportionately or inappropriately to everyday events.  </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Today's guest, Dr. Radhule Weininger, has a term for this. She calls them longstanding recurrent painful patterns or LRPPs. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Weininger is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and teacher of Buddhist meditation and Buddhist psychology. She has a new book, <a href= "https://www.radhuleweiningerphd.com/heart-medicine" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart Medicine: How to Stop Painful Patterns and Find Peace and Freedom—at Last<em> </em></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li>How to recognize a problematic pattern or when you've been "lrpp-ed"</li> <li>Why Dr. Weininger believes that Buddhism and western psychology, when practiced together, can help us deal with these recurring patterns</li> <li>Unpacking the word trauma</li> <li>The psychological term "mismatch" and how it relates to childhood trauma or hurt</li> <li>How to practice meditation in order to tolerate discomfort</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/radhule-weininger-478" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/radhule-weininger-478</a></p>