Stop Self Sabotaging Pain vs Pleasure | Podcast Episode 109

Описание: In this solo episode, Coach Polly Mertens breaks down the real reason self-sabotage happens—and it has nothing to do with willpower or discipline. It’s biology. Your brain is running an ancient survival program designed to keep you safe, comfortable, and energy-efficient… not fulfilled, expansive, or extraordinary.

You’ll learn why growth often feels hard, why procrastination is actually a stress response, and how your brain wires pain to the very habits that would help you thrive. Drawing from neuroscience, real coaching stories, and insights inspired by Tony Robbins, Polly explains the powerful pain-pleasure principle that drives human behavior—and how it quietly keeps people stuck.

This episode also dives into dopamine:

Why dopamine is anticipation, not pleasure
How phones and social media act like neurochemical slot machines
Why “cheap dopamine” drains motivation and fulfillment
How a dopamine fast can reset your baseline and restore clarity

Polly closes with practical, actionable tools you can start using immediately, including:

A pain-pleasure audit
The 5-minute rule to override resistance
Future-self visualization with emotion
Designing your environment so success becomes inevitable

You are not broken.
You are not lazy.
And you are not meant to live an average life.

You are the architect of your neurochemistry—and you can rewire it.

If this resonates, like, subscribe, and share with someone who’s ready to stop self-sabotaging and start living fully.

Because how your life feels matters more than how it looks.
And every day is another chance to find your awesome.

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