Summary of Robin Berzin's State Change

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview:#1 I had just graduated from an Ivy League university with a degree in international relations, and was working as a paralegal in New York. I didn’t like what I was doing, and I didn’t like myself. I was far away from becoming the doctor, mom, and CEO I am today.

#2 I was anxious, stressed, and lost. I started to try to find a way out of everything. I began walking around the neighborhood where I worked, and eventually started yoga classes.

#3 A State Change is when you establish a new normal, or a new set point for how you feel on a daily basis. At baseline, you feel happier, have an easier time discovering what you want, and are able to tap into your passions.

#4 I began to examine my daily habits, which included the foods I consumed and the way I slept. I realized that the things I consumed on a regular basis left me feeling wired, tired, or bloated. I began to experiment with what I ate, and I found that there were many ways to have a State Change.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669354949

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had just graduated from an Ivy League university with a degree in international relations, and was working as a paralegal in New York. I didn’t like what I was doing, and I didn’t like myself. I was far away from becoming the doctor, mom, and CEO I am today.

#2

I was anxious, stressed, and lost. I started to try to find a way out of everything. I began walking around the neighborhood where I worked, and eventually started yoga classes.

#3

A State Change is when you establish a new normal, or a new set point for how you feel on a daily basis. At baseline, you feel happier, have an easier time discovering what you want, and are able to tap into your passions.

#4

I began to examine my daily habits, which included the foods I consumed and the way I slept. I realized that the things I consumed on a regular basis left me feeling wired, tired, or bloated. I began to experiment with what I ate, and I found that there were many ways to have a State Change.

#5

I began to turn the intellectualism I had once used as a shield into a key to get into medical school at Columbia. I worked hard to earn my medical degree and finish my residency before deciding I could do better than just medicate and operate.

#6

The prevalence of feeling like general crap is so prevalent that it has been classified as a diagnosable medical condition in 2018. More than 90 percent of US workers say they feel burned out, as if they can’t wake up and don’t have the will or a way to try.

#7

The coronavirus pandemic has done nothing to help our national emotional health, and in fact, it has made things worse. The crisis has produced depressive symptoms in at least half of all Americans.

#8

The reason so many of us are anxious, depressed, and burned out is because our physical health is poor. We consume far too much sugar, are inactive, and are exposed to hundreds of toxic