What Julie Smith has said about Attention and cognitive defusion
1 quote · 1 episode · Mar 13, 2025
Julie Smith, British clinical psychologist, social media educator and author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? and Open When, has been quoted on Attention and cognitive defusion once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on March 13, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Smith argues that people cannot control which thoughts arise but can choose which ones receive their attention, likening attention to a spotlight on a stage.
“So it's this idea that your attention is like a spotlight. And if all your kind of thoughts were actors on the stage, you've got control of the spotlight”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear This (Mar 13, 2025) · Listen from 13:57
Episodes
If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear ThisThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Mar 13, 2025 · 1 h 21 min
Mel Robbins talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Smith about her book Open When and practical tools for handling emotions, anxiety, self-criticism, uncertainty and avoidance.
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