Unmaking Me with Melanie Welch MD Melanie Welch

Season 1 Finale!
How do you make decisions? Do you rely on that gut sense? Are you a more logical decision maker? Neuroscience has started to unveil the process that occurs in our body that leads to that gut feeling, and how we can use it to make better decisions.
This is the last episode of Season 1, and I will be back on September 1st for Season 2. Until then, tune in all summer for replays of my favorite episodes.
I would love to hear what strategies you will use after listening to
this episode. Connect with me by email at hello@melaniewelch.ca, on my
website melaniewelch.ca, or through Instagram where I'm @melaniewelchmd. If you want to create a calendar more in line with your purpose, go to melaniewelch.ca/workbook for a free resource.
Resources for this episode:
https://eagleman.com/academic-publications/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bdm.1903
https://neurosciencenews.com/gut-feelings-9082/
https://thestack.world/news/wellness/self/the-neuroscience-of-intuition-and-why-it-s-time-to-hack-yours-1615539839323
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kahneman-excerpt-thinking-fast-and-slow/

Do you have times when you are doing an activity, time flies, and you feel better after doing it than before you started? How much of your time is spent in moments like this? These moments might be a clue to your Zone of Genius. In the book, The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks introduces the concept of the ZOne of Genius. In this episode, we discuss how to identify your own Zone of Genius and how to work toward spending more of your time there.
I would love to hear what strategies you will use after listening to this episode. Connect with me by email at hello@melaniewelch.ca, on my website melaniewelch.ca, or through Instagram where I'm @melaniewelchmd.
Resources for this episode:
https://melaniewelch.ca/workbook
https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253790/science-of-cliftonstrengths.aspx
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-big-leap-gay-hendricks?variant=32205677625378

Were you told as a kid that your passion for drama, art or writing was a waste of time? It turns out that cultivating creativity in our lives, a little at a time, has the power to be truly transformative. The skills and ways of thinking that creativity brings will be more and more needed as we move into a world with so much technology at our fingertips. In this episode we discuss some strategies to reshape our thinking through simple daily practices.

I would love to hear what strategies you will use after listening to this episode. Connect with me by email at hello@melaniewelch.ca, on my website melaniewelch.ca, or through Instagram where I'm @melaniewelchmd.

Resources for this episode:

https://www.danpink.com/books/whole-new-mind/

Narrative-based medicine: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/194300

Narrative-based medicine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31988222/

Do you find it hard to celebrate your wins? Are you always on a quest for the next accomplishment? I have spent my life constantly seeking the next big thing and finding it really hard to slow down celebrate the moments. Yet, I now realize how important celebrating along the way is. Evidence in organizational psychology and leadership supports this. Organizations are stronger and people are happier when we celebrate along the way. In this episode we discuss my experience with learning to celebrate, as well as the evidence in this area.



I would love to hear what strategies you will use after listening to this episode. Connect with me by email at hello@melaniewelch.ca, on my website melaniewelch.ca, or through Instagram where I'm @melaniewelchmd. Resources for this episode:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/06/24/recently-succeed-at-something-celebrating-is-good-for-your-brain/?sh=65a871703d91

https://theartofeducation.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/WhyCelebrate.pdf

https://www.optimumhealth.org/blog/the-science-of-celebration

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07439156221145696

Do you stop yourself from telling people what you really believe? Sometimes I am not even sure I know what I really believe, I have done this so much. In this episode I share my own journey with practicing getting comfortable with my truth and sharing that. I discuss Martha Beck's recommendation about doing what she calls an "Integrity Cleanse."

I would love to hear what strategies you will use after listening to this episode. Connect with me by email at hello@melaniewelch.ca, on my website melaniewelch.ca, or through Instagram where I'm @melaniewelchmd.



Resources from this episode:

https://marthabeck.com/2016/10/how-to-live-your-truth/

https://marthabeck.com/the-way-of-integrity/

When something goes wrong, or you feel hurt or sad, how do you care for yourself? Do you give yourself the same care you would if you had a broken leg? In our society, we don't typically get taught how to care for ourselves when our emotions get hurt. The concept of emotional first aid is a practical tool created by Guy Winch to help us recognize that our psychological wellbeing is dependent on how we care for ourselves when things get hard.

I would love to hear what strategies you will use after listening to this episode. Connect with me by email at hello@melaniewelch.ca, on my website melaniewelch.ca, or through Instagram where I'm @melaniewelchmd.

4 components of emotional hygeine:

1. Recognizing our emotions

2. Mindfulness

3. Self-compassion

4. Connection with others



Resources for this episode:

https://www.guywinch.com/