Is there a more essential skill than self-control? I don’t know. It’s high up there. Life (mine at least) is great when I have a handle on my attention, feelings and thoughts. When I don’t, not quite so much. We want ...
In terms of life advice, the Dear Sugar section of Rumpus.com, a column once written anonymously by author Cheryl Strayed, was tough to beat. I say ‘was’ because sadly, the column doesn’t exist anymore (it stopped in 2012). But luckily, its wisdom ...
David Whyte is a poet and philosopher. Though poetry isn’t my favorite reading material, I find myself making exception for Whyte. Whenever I stumble across his words, they wow me. Like all good philosophers, he discusses ideas that can lead ...
Eternally fighting a losing battle with continuous partial attention at work? Find yourself ‘just checking email’ whenever you’re waiting at traffic lights for longer than a few seconds? It seems like every week, someone is warning us about the ‘myth of ...
Everyone experiences anxiety occasionally. But not everyone suffers from anxiety. And that is more than a semantics-based difference. Experiencing anxiety and anxious thoughts in response to life challenges and uncertainty is natural. It is absurd to try to control your ...
This article about intimacy is based on information from a Webinar delivered by Mona Fishbane, PhD, as part of Sound True’s Neuroscience Training Summit. She offers a realistic, and ultimately hopeful account of how to develop, repair and nurture intimacy in ...
Most of us assume our levels of willingness are higher than they are in actuality. Truly, much of the time levels are selective at best. However, willingness is tremendously important to a life well lived. Or as Mark Manson puts it: “Everything ...
In terms of approaches to dealing with the unbearable suffering of being alive, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy offers a refreshingly pragmatic solution. As distinct from other forms of therapy that encourage you to question the validity of your negative thoughts, ...
Don’t listen to all the naysayers out there: we all need to maintain a competitive edge if we are going to survive in this dog-eat-dog world. Anyone that tells you otherwise has probably just given up. That job, career, house, ...
In the interests of transparency (and avoiding a slap in the face), I do not have a narcissistic parent. But just like the rest of us, I have experienced narcissistic individuals. Plus, I know a woman that has a narcissistic ...
