Episode 376 - How to Make Your Crazy Work for You. From Trauma to Self-Acceptance and Love with Dr. Grant Brenner

Practicing self-care actively and being compassionate, resilient, or kind to yourself doesn't mean you are soft or weak. Besides, part of treating yourself well is being firm and holding yourself accountable.We all have a massive potential for positive change; we just need to find (or build) the right conditions for it.This week, I'm joined by Dr. Grant Brenner, a board-certified physician-psychiatrist, an entrepreneur, teacher, speaker, and co-author of several books: "Irrelationship: How We Use Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy," "Relationship Sanity: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships," and the most recent, "Making Your Crazy Work For You: From Trauma and Isolation to Self-Acceptance and Love."Throughout our conversation, Dr. Grant talks about his upbringing and how growing up in a very intellectual environment enticed him to enjoy learning and constantly pursue self-development. He kindly shared tools he uses to motivate self-help readers and self-development seekers, like the GRAFTS assessment or the 40-20-40 model.Additionally, he explains how to nurture and cultivate healthy, resilient responses, how leaders can spot their professional blind spots, how to give and ask for feedback safely, and much more.Tune in and learn more about how to make your crazy work for you.Some Questions I Ask:Please, tell us about your background and the turning points in your life that led to where you are today (4:01)How do you use the GRAFTS assessment? (10:35)In This Episode, You Will Learn:What the GRAFTS assessment is (7:10)About Dr. Grant's books. A hybrid of self-help books and self-help workbooks (11:11)How we can use our trauma for good (16:12)Give yourself room to reflect. Become your best buddy (21:09)How to detect (and learn from) our professional blind spots as leaders (23:54)What does practicing deep self-care look like (31:19)Resources:Book: Mark Borg, Grant Brenner -Making Your Crazy Work for You: From Trauma and Isolation to Self-Acceptance and LoveConnect with Dr. Grant:WebsiteInstagramTwitterFacebookBecoming Your Best Resources:Becoming Your Best WebsiteBecoming Your Best LibraryBook: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful LeadersBook: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.