The Optimal Life
People are struggling with their mental health, and the industry desperately needs to evolve to be more affordable, accessible, and effective.
Join Elliot Barnett in inspirational and educational discussions to empower your understanding of the latest science and research in the mental health industry. Through thought-provoking discussions with experts, researchers, and changemakers, Elliot pushes past the boundaries the mental health industry has established. You’ll learn not just how to think differently about mental health, but how to create real, lasting change in yourself and others, empowering people to live their Optimal Life.
It is time to usher in the new era of mental health!
Episodes
7 episodes
The Power of your Predictive Brain
In this episode, Elliot introduces the groundbreaking research that pushed Cognitive Response Therapy to an all-new level, the research of predictive coding.Your mind is constantly generating predictions that drive how you show up in the...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:31
The Challenging History of the Mental Health Industry
People are struggling with their mental health more than ever. To understand why, we not only have to understand where we are, but also where we came from. In this important episode, Elliot goes through a brief history of the mental health indu...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:57
The Stress of Identity Dissonance
We all know the impact stress has on our physical and mental health. But did you know one of the major contributors to sustained everyday stress is related to identity? Specifically, the disconnects between who we want to be and who we actually...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:22
The Challenge of Change
We all want to live our ideal life, our Optimal Life. But nothing changes unless it is willfully changed! Why do people struggle to make changes, even when they desperately want to? Why do people disengage from therapeutic or coaching journeys?...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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26:04
The power of the unconscious mind
In this episode, Elliot goes into detail about one of his favorite topics and main areas of research, the unconscious mind. You will learn the role of the unconscious mind in mental health and why it is so important to understand what is workin...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:22
The research that empowers Cognitive Response Therapy
In this episode, Elliot Barnett discusses the three original research studies that laid the groundwork for Cognitive Response Therapy. He discusses where the foundational concepts came from, how they were developed, and how each study built upo...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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22:32
Ushering in the new era of mental health
In this episode, we explore the origins of Cognitive Response Therapy and where the concept of living an Optimal Life came from. We answer questions such as, if the mental health industry has evolved so much, then why are so many pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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