On today’s episode, we talk with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher Elaine Retholtz. MBSR is an 8-week program that offers intensive mindfulness training to assist people with stress, anxiety, depression and pain. Elaine has been active in the field for many years; she started exploring meditation in the 1960s. She was the first teacher in NYC certified by the Center for Mindfulness and she co-founded the NYC MBSR Teacher Collaborative. MBSR is a great strategy for Type C people to experiment with to manage the mind-based rules we live by as well as our responses to stress.
Resources mentioned on today’s episode: 
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 <li>Elaine’s website: <a href="http://www.evolutiontraumawellness.com">www.elaineretholtz.com</a>
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 <li>Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
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 <li>Real Happiness and Loving-Kindness by Sharon Salzberg
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 <li>10% Happier by Dan Harris, and the app by the same name
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Why Is It So Hard To Ask for Help?

Welcome to The Type C Personality! We are clinical psychologist Dr. Kore Glied and wellness entrepreneur Anna White. We are here to educate people about the excessively nice Type C personality and help you develop healthier ways of living. We will help you understand why you give too much of yourself at home and at work. We discuss strategies to set healthy boundaries, say no more often, and manage difficult emotions, especially guilt.