How to break free of the wanting cycle and finally be satisfied.
Category Archives: Mental Health
Is Social Media The New Smoking?
Like cigarettes, social media is ubiquitous (69% adults at last count). We use it compulsively. We use it to socialize. We use it to blow off steam. We use it to get a jolt of energy. Like We use it to numb out.
The Anger Alert: Hello Anger What Do You Have To Tell Me?
For a long time I’ve felt like unpleasant feelings — anger, irritability, anxiety, shame, regret, sadness, stress — are like a fart in a business meeting. At best, a faux pas, and at worst, utterly distasteful. Deep down, I think I really believed that if I lived my life right, I could avoid those unpleasantContinue reading “The Anger Alert: Hello Anger What Do You Have To Tell Me?”
Let Your Self Soften
Let your self soften body mind heart unclench unwind now how does that feel?
We Shouldn’t Praise Each Other For Doing Things That Look Hard
We should praise each other for doing things that ARE hard.
What You Do Matters
We can use our human legacy as storytellers to help ourselves find meaning and purpose.
A Room of My Own
Being location-independent has its perks, but, as Virginia Woolf observed in her classic essay A Room of One’s Own, “A woman must have…a room of her own if she is to write.”
You Can Begin Again And Again
“And in every moment I can be new. Every moment is a little birth. I know rebirth is true because I can observe it.”
Facebook Is Not Your Friend
What happens to our mental health when we sub out IRL relationships for those on social media? A psychology experiment that’s over 60 years old offers clues.
The Problem with Self-Help Culture
At its worst, self-help culture feeds on shame to create repeat customers.