Having a strained relationship with religion is not new for a lot of people, especially those that come from an Orthodox background. In this episode, Matana and Dr. Leah Katz, a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with teenagers and adults, talks with us about the role of mindfulness in breaking free from the traditions and expectations that keep us from living an authentic life and the journey towards living your authentic self and dealing with the obstacles that come with it. They also tackle the difference between spirituality and religion, and how mindfulness helps in redefining our approach to religion, traditional beliefs, and God.
Mindfulness is treating ourselves with compassion, and only then can we start healing and making peace with living our true selves. In the end, bravery is removing the distractions and instead opening ourselves up, taking a pause, and confronting our pains.
Dr. Leah is a clinical psychologist working in private practice in Portland, Oregon. In 2022, she published her first book “Gutsy: Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Bravery”. She also speaks, writes, and provides expert commentary on mental health.
If you need more support in your mental health journey please reach out to us in our private Facebook group. We also offer free 30-minute fitting calls for our coaching program. You do not have to walk through your mental health struggle alone. Because as always, together is better!
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Connect with Dr. Leah:
Website: DrLeahKatz.com
Instagram: @dr.leahkatz
YouTube: Dr. Leah Katz
Facebook: Gutsy: Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Bravery
Twitter: @drleahkatz
Dr. Leah’s book on Amazon: Gutsy: Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Bravery
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Topics Discussed:
- The importance of mindfulness and gratitude in everyday life
- Choosing between living to other people’s standards or becoming one’s true self
- The struggles that come with redefining one’s relationship with religion and God to achieve healing and peace
- Judaism’s diverse forms and the different ways of connecting to God
- Dr. Leah’s book and the gutsiness needed to be free from religious oppression and to live an authentic life
- The practice of mindfulness as it leads to gratitude and the bravery in confronting one’s pain
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Quotes:
“We all have this one life and we don’t know how long we have, and there are some circumstances that we have in life that we cannot change. … But there’s things that we can change that can lead us to a more empowered and authentic existence.” @Dr. Leah Katz @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge
“It does take bravery and guts to pause and turn towards our areas of pain.” @Dr. Leah Katz @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge
“I really do think that a mindfulness practice breeds gratitude, because there’s just something that happens with this awareness of how fleeting the moments are, and how fleeting life really is, and how much beauty is around us.” @Dr. Leah Katz @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge
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