This Week in The Feel Better Letter 👇
✅ What you truly want isn’t answers — you want to feel better.
✅ The mind doesn’t solve emotions; it justifies and perpetuates them.
✅ Trying to use the “fear mind” to escape fear will always lead you back into the loop.
âś… New episodes: What Causes OCD & Anxiety? The Real Root Most People Miss and Entrepreneurship, Fear, & Returning to Wholeness
Matt's Message of the Week
Why the Mind Will Never Solve Fear
At the core of everything we want is a simple desire: to feel better.
The mind often convinces us that what we really want is something else — to get rid of the thoughts, solve the problem, or finally find the answer. But the only reason you want those things is because you believe they’ll change how you feel.
Here’s the trap: when you’re in a state of fear, your mind simply reflects that fear. It creates thoughts that justify the emotion and keep it going. So when you try to use the mind to solve fear, you’re using the very thing that is perpetuating the state in the first place.
As Albert Einstein famously said, you cannot solve a problem from the same level of consciousness that created it.
You cannot solve fear from the lens of fear.
(Click below to listen to the full message.)
Live “Ask-Me-Anything” Session with Matt
Matt will be hosting a live Ask-Me-Anything session next week via YouTube Live where he’ll be answering questions from the community about OCD, anxiety, the fear loop, and the recovery process.
đź—“ Wednesday, March 11
⏰ 1:00 PM (PT)
đź“Ť YouTube Live
If you’d like to join, head over to the channel here on Wednesday:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mattcodde.restoredminds
You can also submit your questions in advance for Matt to answer during the live session:
👉 https://forms.gle/M1sWPYzKumH7jszdA
Looking forward to seeing you there! 🎙️
Helpful Episodes for the Week
What Causes OCD & Anxiety? The Real Root Most People Miss
In this episode, we explore what causes OCD & anxiety by breaking down four different frameworks often used to explain these conditions: genetics and environment, biochemical factors, emotional patterns, and deeper psychological or spiritual processes.
👉 [Watch Episode]
Entrepreneurship, Fear, & Returning to Wholeness
In this episode, we talk about Entrepreneurship, Fear, & Returning to Wholeness, and why building a business often forces us to confront our deepest fears, beliefs, and emotional patterns.
👉 [Watch Episode]
Why Many People Fail with ERP: 3 Key Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Struggling with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)? Learn the top 3 mistakes people make and how to apply ERP effectively for lasting OCD and anxiety recovery.
👉 [Watch Episode]
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đź“– The Book: From Stuck to Unstuck
Learn the Triple-A Response™ and discover a clear, proven path for stepping out of the fear loop and reclaiming your life.
👉 [Get the Book]
🌱 Taking Back Control Program
Join our 12-week recovery program and get the structure, support, and guidance you need to create lasting change.
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🗣️ Work 1-on-1 with Matt
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This Week’s Reminder
You can’t think your way out of fear with the same mind that created it.
Freedom begins when you stop trying to solve fear and start stepping outside the state that feeds it.
To your freedom and success,
Matt
