Secondary disturbances are the cause of much of our discomfort and many symptoms of mental illness.  They are basically a second layer added on top of our uncomfortable emotions: being upset about being upset, anxious about anxiety, distraught about depression, depressed about a problem that arises, etc.   In this episode, Clint offers the solution to shifting out of our secondary disturbances.Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.The Sanity Sessions is an ongoing podcast on mental health and psychology.  It features both interviews with mental health professionals and lessons from Clint.   Clint offers a class on Overcoming Learned Helplessness that is a 6 week class to employ research-proven methods that have helped thousands.  https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/overcoming-learned-helplessness/Dr. Michael Edelstein's book, Three Minute Therapy is highly recommended.  You can purchase it here.