Walt Disney's Recovery Advice | Monday Motivation PTSD TV

Hey everyone, welcome to PTSD TV. Today is Monday Motivation, and today we are talking about Walt Disney's recovery advice. So this is gonna be really fun, as is everything Walt Disney. And today's episode of PTSD TV is sponsored by Broken to Unbreakable, which is my PTSD and CPTSD recovery program. So for those of you who don't know me, my name is Kayleen. I had CPTSD for over 15 years and now no longer do, and what I do now is help coach people All over the world to help them recover from their own PTSD and CPTSD through the Broken to Unbreakable recovery program. And this lovely man to my right here is Brad Schipke.

I am Kayleen's significant other, and I also had PTSD and have fully recovered myself. And I was there through every step of the way through her recovery, and, um, I love being here on the Mondays in the morning to give you this Walt Disney advice.

So for those of you who haven't joined us here before, welcome everybody. Welcome, welcome back. Welcome if it's your first time. Just a little bit of info, I guess, about the podcast for the first-timers. What we're here to do is spread the belief that recovery from PTSD is possible. We've both done it. We've seen people do it. We help people do it. You can recover. You can live a life free of PTSD, free of kind of the chains of your past, and We're here to give you advice, number one, and this is going to be really important in this episode, action. We're always going to give you action. Action is so important. Give you the belief that this is possible, the reference, and the positivity. So something you're never going to hear here is, you know, like detailed stories or anything kind of on that negative realm. You know, sometimes we're going to give you a hug and a kick in the butt at the same time, but that's about as bad as it gets.

Yeah.

So we're here to love you, support you, help you build that belief that it is possible, you can do this. And of course, if you need extra help, reach out to me. We're here as a resource. We love you. We believe in you. And I just want to welcome you all, if you're first-timers, to the podcast. And that's kind of what to expect. So today we're talking about Walt Disney's recovery advice. So today's our Monday motivation. So Brad, what did Walt Disney say that we think would be his PTSD recovery advice?

Well, he actually has a ton of advice. And I, I like to— I want to preface this with that we, as we kind of went through our recovery journey, we tried to look at every— you might be like, what? Why? Why the hell are you talking about Walt Disney and PTSD? It's like, did he have PTSD? It's like, we don't think so. He actually did. He did go to war, so he might have. But, um, we like to look at every single source. When we were recovering, we were trying to look at every single source because like we would read a book on PTSD looking for the answer, but it wouldn't have the answer. We'd read the entire book and by the end of it we're like, okay, what do we do? So one thing that we do and one thing that like we do differently is that we look for ideas everywhere, try to compile them, and then pick out the best pieces to apply to our current situation and your current situation. And this is something that really, really helped us because we got stuck in a rut a lot of times. And this little piece of advice that Walt Gave, gave us really, really helped us. So the way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. I'll say it again. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. It's a simple, simple quote, simple thing, obvious. If you want to get started, you got to do. But how many of you get stuck in that mode of just talking and talking or just planning and planning or overthinking? everything to death so you don't actually end up taking action on your plan in the first place. I know I used to do that all the time.

We were the biggest offenders of this, genuinely. We were big, big, big planners, you know.

I still get caught in this from time to time. I have to remind myself, it's like, oh, stop thinking, stop overthinking, just do it. I got stuck in this row actually last week for like a day or two. I was just like overthinking things. And like, it— like, you know you're overthinking if you're like constantly worrying about things and you're just like, I don't know what to do. And like You feel like overwhelmed, right?

And when you're thinking like, is this the right thing? Is this the wrong thing? Should I do this? Should I not do this? And it's like, it boils down to a very small scale and a very big scale. And the very small scale would be like, okay, I want to start a lemonade stand. You know, you don't need much planning to start a lemonade stand, but you could plan for hours and hours and hours and never take any action. And really all you need to do is say, okay, here's where I'm gonna put it. I have lemonade. This is the price. Let's go. Let's make the lemonade. Let's put it out there and let's see how it goes, right?

Mm-hmm.

So it's like really, really simple. And the action is the most important part of that. And the same thing on the recovery journey. And we had, I forget who told us this. This was kind of a mentor of ours that told us, you know, your plan, your relationship plan, your business plan, your recovery plan, your whatever plan you're making should be no longer than one legal sheet, one piece of paper, which is just like a little extra long piece of paper. So one piece of paper, you should have your outline and then you should start taking action because you could spend days, months, years planning what you're gonna do, what action you're going to take.

Mm-hmm.

You know, and in business, we read a lot of business books obviously because we run a business and we read a lot of business books or we read a lot of business books on our recovery journey because business and life is really like— your, your personal life is like you're running your own business.

Right.

Right? You're your own boss. You make your own choices. You have to motivate yourself even if you work for someone else. So it really kind of interesting genre, but, um, you know, you can, you can plan that for years and never take any action. But really all it takes is just a quick little outline, a quick little overview, And taking action. Because what you'll do instead is, okay, here's my outline, and then I'm gonna make a page of, okay, you know, this is my predictions on money. And then you start, okay, this is how I'm gonna spend that money. And like, you start going all these weird routes, and really all you need to do is look at it and take action. And it is that simple.

It is that simple. And that's— this is what we tell everybody who's like stuck in that rut. When you're like, you know, I'm just— I've been depressed for days and I'm just like, I feel stuck. What do I do? And like, this is what you do. You just do. And that's literally what we tell them to do is like make a list of all these little things and just start chopping them off one by one. Um, but to add to what you were saying, um, Einstein said, any fool— I believe this is it, I might be paraphrasing— any fool can complicate things, but it takes a genius to simplify them. So it really does come down to like taking all this confusion, complexity in your head, and just trying to boil it down into like a few key things. And like, that's exactly what like Kayleen did in her recovery webinar. She, she broke it down into like 3 things that you need to do day in and day out in order to make a full recovery. And it really comes down to these 3 things. And like I was saying before, you read a full book on, you know, on PTSD and you, you like People complicate like the hell out of it. You know, they complicate it to like the nth degree, and then you you finish it and you're like, what the heck do I do now? I have no idea what to do. And then you read another one and you're like, I have no idea what to do still. And then you go see somebody and they're like, oh, do this, this, and this. And they're like, I don't even know what the heck's going on. And like really, the problem is super super simple, and we just complicate the heck out of it. And this is what I did when I was stuck. So like I was stuck for the longest time. depressed in my basement eating ice cream. You guys have probably heard me say this a million times, but the only thing that got me out of that was action, right? So I kept thinking about, oh, I wanna be this success and I feel like such a failure and like, why am I doing this? And I'm worrying about my future, I'm worrying about my past, I'm like, will I be like this forever? And I'm just thinking about all these things, but things didn't change until I was like, okay, okay, okay, I just need to put all those like on the shelf for now and do one thing. I'm just gonna clean up my room. And maybe make a plan to, you know, go out of the house and listen to an audiobook. Or like, I don't know, go apply for a job or look for a job or take this business course or something to start getting me that momentum. But really the key was start doing, you know, quit talking and again, quit thinking, overthinking, and start doing. And don't stop doing. And I promise if you guys today are Just write a list of things you need to do and then you start doing them. If you feel stuck today and you do that, you're going to feel so much better because that's what we always do. It always comes down to this, action over— when you're overthinking and you feel stuck, it all comes down to action and nobody wants to take action. Nobody wants to take action because you have that friction.

Sometimes people don't want to take action because they don't feel motivated and action breeds motivation. You can't have motivation without action, and this is something that applies in a huge way to the recovery journey. However, also applies to life, right? And like sometimes, so we take one day off a week. Sometimes on that day off, we just kind of want to like lay around the house all day and like watch a movie if it's rainy. But like we we have some things to do, right? We have to kind of clean the house. We have to do laundry and stuff like that. Maybe there's some yard work to do, and we have all this resistance. But Once we start taking action, we feel really good about it. Oh, it feels so good to get all the yard work done. And it feels so good to have our laundry done. And for one, it takes a lot shorter period of time than we realize. But for two, we enjoy it. And we like working. And we like moving. And so that action breeds that motivation. And then we feel like, oh, let's go for a hike. Let's go for an adventure. And then it breeds this—

Yeah.

—this whole different lifestyle. If you can get past that initial resistance of stop thinking and start doing, and it's really, really important.

Yeah, yeah. And this is like, everybody does this. So if you're overthinking, what you guys need to do is really just be perfectly honest with yourself today. Take a self-inventory is what we call it, and, and just like reflect. It's like, am I overthinking? Am I planning too much? It could be any part of your life too, you know, like it can be PTSD. Hey, I'm not I'm not doing the things that Kayleen and Brad are asking me to implement. Like, I'm not, you know, working on building these habits or like an effective like sleep routine or whatever. Or it could be like, hey, I'm not going to the gym. You know, I'm just thinking about this. I'm thinking about this. It's been in the back of my mind forever. Like, I, I see this pile of trash on the floor and I keep walking by and I'm not picking it up. Just do it. You know, what are you overthinking? What are you just ignoring? Because all that stuff is taking up mental space in your head. So you have to be honest in this. Are you overthinking? I guarantee you are. I do it all the time.

You're here.

So like, take a moment today when this is done. This is gonna be a short episode. When this is done, take a moment, like when the podcast is over, hit pause, whatever, close your eyes and just think, and then write a few things down of where you've been overthinking. And then right when you're done, do it. Get those things done off your plate as soon as possible.

And I know for a lot of people that reach out, one of the biggest things is the anxiety, right? And we— and I'll link it at the bottom here, but the 3 amazing relief tools for PTSD anxiety are amazing tools, right? I've boiled them down. I've given you the 3 tools that you need, but you need to apply them consistently over time. So a lot of people reach out and I say, okay, like, how, how, how are the tools going? You know, have you added it kind of to your routine, stuff like that? And they're like, oh well, you know, I did them when I watched the videos and I, you know, I haven't done them since. And the only magic pill in the healing process is consistency. And so a lot of people keep like thinking about these tools and they're like, okay, I'll do this one before bed and I'll do this one in the morning. And they keep planning. Okay. Yeah, I'm gonna do that tonight. I'm gonna do that tomorrow. I'm gonna do that. Every day before I go to sleep and never take action on it. And so this is just a good example of like, okay, you've maybe you've seen the videos, maybe you've read the book, maybe you've you've you saw the training that I did with the mighty where I explained them all. Whatever it is, maybe you've heard them and you haven't been implementing them, but you've been planning on implementing them. That is part of your self-inventory. Okay, I've been saying I'm gonna do the three amazing relief tools for PTSD anxiety. but I haven't taken any action on it yet.

Mm-hmm.

So that would just be an indicator in terms of your recovery journey that you should kind of look out for. Maybe you're planning on doing the, the new sleep routine that you created or the to-do list before bed. Maybe you keep kind of planning to do those things, but you never seem to get around to it. It always seems like tomorrow and tomorrow never comes, right? So just things to look out for when you're doing your self-inventory, but ask yourself, Where have I been thinking too much and not taking action? And remember that you're human. All of these things that we say, we're— we've been guilty of them in the past, and sometimes we're still guilty of them, right? When we take our day off, like, we don't want to do laundry, but once we get ourselves going, it feels so good, right?

Mm-hmm.

So, you know, you're human, and I always like to remind everyone of that. You're allowed to feel all these things, but it's your responsibility to start to change that. So number one is always don't beat yourself up for feeling any of this, for thinking and not taking action. Because again, you're human. And from here on out, you know, be kind to yourself, love yourself, and then just start taking action. And don't give yourself extra resistance by hating on yourself, because that's a whole nother kind of trap and a whole nother story. But just be kind to yourself, accept that, you know, you've been thinking and talking and planning and not taking action, and then pause and start to take action.

Yeah. Yeah, and, and it's so important because there's really 2 types of people. Like, 2, 2 people can read this book, the 3 Anxiety Tools book, and it'll change one person's life and it won't change the other person's life. And the only difference is that one person takes action and the other person doesn't. And the same thing happens in, in Kayleen's recovery program. Like, something on that high of a level, it's like where she walks you through literally step by step every single step you need to take. Some people, it changes their life in weeks, and some people They don't see any transformation in months or at all. And the only difference is that, you know, one person actually sits down, does the work, and then asks themselves, how can I apply this to my life? And then actually applies it to their life and they see results. So, and that, and that's something that she says in the program too, is like, this is only going to change your life if you take this. Like, she coaches them through the entire process too, but there's, you still have these 2 different types of people. And it comes down to action and facing that resistance and always looking for like an easier way. You're going to look— if you're always looking for an easier way, you're never going to find it. Like, you are going to have to take action. You're going to have to do— get your hands dirty, do those things that you don't want to do to get the results that you want in life. And like, you don't— like, nobody wants to— like, like when I was— when I was recovering, like, I didn't want to like take hours and sometimes days and sometimes weeks to work on myself. To sit there and just like, like go through my mind and my my my past and like all those dark places of my mind and and process those things. I was like, that sucked. I was like, I don't want to do this every single day before every every set that I did. I like I was like, I don't want to do this, but I have to do this because this is the only thing that's going to get me to the place that I want to be. And action really is the The the the key. It's the key. That's the word—a simple word. It's the key to everything. It's it's really where everything starts. That's not the word I was thinking of, but it's the key to everything—to everything that you want in life. It's like if you want to have a great body, you take action. You go to the gym. You eat good foods. You don't buy bad foods. You create a system so you don't buy bad foods and you eat good foods. If you want to recover from PTSD, you take action on the tools that Kaylin gives you. And it's, it's really, really simple. It's, it doesn't get any, any more simple than that. It's like, it really comes down to action. Are you taking action or are you not? Because Kaylin gives you like step-by-step instructions to follow and like, you don't want to do it. Like you don't want to take action, but you have to, you have to force yourself to take action.

And you're not alone. No one wants to do it. No one wants to do it.

I didn't want— I just told you, I did. I hated it. I hated— like, I hated— like, like, nobody wants to force themselves to do the things that they don't want to do. But once you force yourself to do the things that you don't want to do, you actually start to enjoy it. You build that momentum, and then you're like, oh, this isn't so bad because I'm starting to see results finally. Because you're like— because you finally— like, you're finally taking action, and you only get results when you take action. So you're like, oh, this feels pretty good. You know, it's hard, but I'm, I'm actually making progress, so I'm gonna keep doing this. And you actually start to enjoy it over time, and then that actually turns into a habit, and you just freaking rule the world.

And it's amazing. And you know, you're already here, right? You're already listening to it, so you've already started to break that barrier of action. Listening to this is taking action. That's awesome. And now we just want to continue to take one step at a time and do the next thing. So our next step today, right, our action for today is take that self-inventory. Take a few minutes right now, pause it right now, or at the end of the podcast, whatever it is, take a few minutes. Even set a timer, set a timer for 3 minutes. You can do anything for 3 minutes and take a self-inventory and make it specific about your recovery journey, right? What are the things that you've been talking a lot about? Maybe you've been talking a lot about seeing the recovery training that I put on and haven't just kind of made the time to do it, right? Or maybe you've been Thinking a lot about implementing that sleep routine, but you haven't made the time to take action on it. Think about those things. Take that self-inventory for your recovery journey and then start to take action on them, right? Start to take action. That's the biggest, biggest thing. So that's it. That's the action for today. Self-inventory. We're going to read Disney's quote one more time because it's awesome. And I think we're going to have a lot more Disney quotes. He's got a lot of great advice and we're going to start to share that with you all. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Now, you all know Walt Disney. That's pretty amazing, and his empire has lived long after he has. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. So when he was just Walt Disney without Disney Studios, without Roy Disney, his brother, helping him, without an animation studio, when he was working in his parents' barn in the cold. And literally, he sold his first cartoon for less than it cost to make it. He lost money because he was just— just, that wasn't his thing. The way to get started, the way he got started, is he quit talking and he began doing. And so that's what we all need. And we all need a little bit of Disney in our life, right? Okay. So absolutely take that self-inventory. and start taking action. So if you haven't seen the recovery webinar yet, check it out. You can go to overcomingptsd.info/go. So it's overcomingptsd.info/go, or you can click— we'll put the link below. We'll put the link to the 3 Tools training, the 3 Tools book. If you're like me and you want a physical book, it's a free book, just like a shipping thing. And, you know, if you like what you're hearing, subscribe, share the podcast. If, if you're getting anything out of it, even if it's just positive input, there's someone else out there that is going to need it. So we— our goal is to reach the whole world with this message. So if you can think of someone right now, give it a share, or a Facebook group, give it a quick share. We appreciate it. Everyone appreciates it. We want to help the world with this and spread the word. So if you got a little bit out of this, definitely hit that share button, hit that subscribe button. If you're on YouTube, hit the notification bell. You can email me if you have any questions. If you like us or if you hate us, make sure that you rate us. It helps us reach more people. We appreciate every single one of you for showing up, for listening to us. For asking questions, for rating us, for sharing us, for giving us feedback. We love it. We love you. We believe in you. We're here for you. We've got your back. You can, you can, can, can do this. It is possible. You can do this, and we're here for you, and we believe in you. So even if you feel alone, even if you are alone, you're not alone because we're here. And Monday's motivation, Tuesday's our PTSD recovery book club, Wednesday's our PTSD recovery workshop. Thursday is PTSD and relationships, and Friday is our Q&A. So that's what you have to look forward to. We love being here for you. And do you have any final words?

No, you crushed that.

Okay, great. We love you. We're here for you, and we will see you all very, very soon.

Alrighty, see you tomorrow. Bye-bye.