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What You Can Control: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Resilience

What You Can Control: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Resilience

Update: 2025-08-23
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The Power of Turning Inward: How Focusing on What You Can Control Brings Peace

In today’s episode, we dive into the transformative practice of shifting your energy away from the uncontrollable and toward what you can control. When life feels overwhelming, this simple but powerful mindset can bring clarity, resilience, and inner peace.

You’ll learn practical strategies rooted in psychology, mindfulness, and evidence-based therapies that help you regulate emotions, set boundaries, and reduce stress. With real-world examples—from workplace challenges to parenting struggles—you’ll walk away with tools you can start using today to feel calmer, stronger, and more in control.

  • Why focusing on what you can control reduces stress and improves resilience

  • The science behind locus of control and why it shapes your well-being

  • How stress appraisal and mindfulness practices rewire your response to challenges

  • Practical CBT and ACT techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and take values-driven action

  • The role of boundaries in protecting energy and preventing burnout

  • Real-life examples for applying these strategies at work, at home, and in relationships

  • A simple 7-day reset to start reclaiming your peace and agency

  • Peace doesn’t come from controlling everything—it comes from focusing on your influence.

  • Small, consistent actions build confidence, mastery, and resilience.

  • Boundaries aren’t walls; they’re gates that protect your energy and values.

  • Your attention is your first lever of control—choose where you place it wisely.


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What You Can Control: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Resilience

What You Can Control: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Resilience

Sharon T McLaughlin MD FACS