Do you wrestle with the power your thoughts have over your beliefs about yourself and your life? This episode is for you, heroine. Bestselling author and founder of The Work, my guest Byron Katie shares her experience waking up in a state of joy after a decade-long spiral into depression, rage, and self-loathing. This state of joy hasn’t left her since, and Byron has shared this transformational practice with others for over 30 years. The Work is a simple, yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches us to identify and question the thoughts that cause us suffering. In this episode, Byron and I discuss her battle with depression, and the moment of her awakening (which she credits to a cockroach). She explains the principles of The Work, and the four key questions we need to ask in order to change our beliefs. This episode is filled with practical, simple steps to help you become more conscious of your thoughts and free yourself from suffering. If you feel stuck in your beliefs – about your identity, your work, or your relationships – by the end of this episode, you’ll see a way out by going inward. Show Notes - Byron’s childhood as a quiet, solitary young girl - Her decade-long experience with depression in her thirties - Byron re-lives the moment of awakening that pivoted her entire life trajectory - How The Work was born - Find out why Byron gives all the credit for her moment of awakening to a cockroach - The types of thoughts that hold us back and the four questions we need to ask them - The importance of uncovering the cause and the reaction to the thoughts we believe - Why intelligence is questioning and freedom is choosing the thoughts we believe - The difference between sitting in the “I know” mind as apposed the “curious” mind References Byron Katie - The Work - https://thework.com/ Byron Katie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ByronKatie Byron Katie on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/byron.katie/ Byron Katie on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theworkofbyronkatie A Mind at Home with Itself - https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Home-Itself-Asking-Questions/dp/0062651609 Loving What Is - Four Questions That Can Change Your Life - https://www.amazon.com/Loving-What-Four-Questions-Change/dp/1400045371/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=loving+what+is&qid=1598781393&sr=8-1 A Thousand Names for Joy - https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Names-Joy-Living-Harmony/dp/0307339246