"Let Mistakes Make You Stronger: Embracing Failure with Self-Compassion & Mental Fitness"

In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode, Patricia dives into something every human experiences, mistakes, failures, and errors, and how we can transform them into powerful opportunities for growth. Through storytelling, science, and emotional wisdom, Patricia shares how our childhood conditioning, internal critic, and neuroscience of error recognition can shape our view of failure, and how we can rewire those patterns through mental fitness, self-love, and resilience.

You'll hear personal stories of growing up with fear and shame around mistakes, the indelible marks left by red pens, and how she has shifted from self-criticism to self-acceptance and intuitive learning. Plus, she explores powerful research on Error-Related Negativity (ERN) and how your brain reacts to mistakes before you’re even aware of them.

Let’s learn to fail forward, reclaim our worth, and rewrite the stories we tell ourselves—with gentleness, curiosity, and courage.

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Key Episode Highlights

• The emotional and neurological impact of mistakes and failure


• Personal childhood stories of shame around error and the red pen


• Neuroscience of failure: how the brain reacts to mistakes (ERN + Error Positivity)


• How your internal saboteur can reinforce old beliefs and fear


• Shifting from reflexive self-criticism to reflective self-inquiry


• The power of positive intelligence and mental fitness


• Why your brain is always listening to your mind


• Inspirational quotes from Denzel Washington, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Thomas Edison


• The acronym F.A.I.L – First Attempt In Learning


• How to stop taking mistakes personally and start learning from them


• How building emotional awareness helps you bounce back faster


• The concept of "feeding what you want to grow" in your mindset

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Resources & Links Mentioned

🎥 Denzel Washington – “Fall Forward” Motivational Speech

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🎥 Giannis Antetokounmpo on Failure and Success

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🧠 Neuroscience Article – Kids Frontiers

Understanding Mistakes and the Brain

📖 Recommended Book: Super Brain by Deepak Chopra & Rudolph Tanzi

🧠 Positive Intelligence; https://www.positiveintelligence.com/

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Quote of the Episode

"Take the ‘I’ out of Mistakes—and replace it with Intuitive Learning."

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