What is it like to be a mindful lemming?
The phrase feels like a contradiction in terms: we think of lemmings following each other into collective suicide as they jump off a cliff.
Inspiring ideas
The following articles describe mindful, proactive approaches to self-help as well as inspiring ideas.
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Therapy practice as a neo-shamanic healing journey
I have long been intrigued about viewing the process of therapy as a sort of neo-shamanic journey. I am not talking about using ancient shamanic procedures as healing tools.
Stress & burnout symptoms
All too often, burnout makes you less able to do the very things you’d need to do to overcome burnout
Understanding social myth: Why it’s so hard to find common ground & how to do it
A myth is anything but a quaint story. It is an organizing principle that makes it possible for a society to coalesce and function as a society.
Polarized Mind & Relational Implicit
What happens when we get polarized? How can we avoid polarization to engage in more enriching discussions?
In Buddha’s Footsteps
I’m going to tell you a story, my take on Buddha’s life. It does not follow the traditional telling of the story,
The proactive mindset: How to be more proactive
In this article, I am talking about shifting from a reactive mode to a proactive one. Before describing this process,
Stress will kill you if you don’t kill it
Underlying stress is the enormous surge in energy coming from the fight or flight response.
Understanding the nervous system of highly sensitive people
Highly sensitive people make up about 20 percent of the population, and likely include equal numbers of men and women.
Stress & resilience: How adversity builds character
It has often been said that adversity builds character. How does this work? Research on resilience suggests a metaphor.
Embodied dream analysis
A dream can be an incredibly powerful springboard into a whole new dimension of meaning. Creatively exploring the dream, and what it means to you, can lead you to deep insights.
Why do people dream? Does this affect dream interpretation?
deciphering the content of a dream means being able to get in touch with information that is important, but difficult for our conscious mind to access.
What is the meaning of your dreams?
This page provides two more examples of creative, embodied dream analysis: One is an audio recording, and the other is a video.
Self & interaction: related ideas
The experience of selfhood is not the entirety of our organism, but an integrated expression of the entire organism acting in its environment.
What it’s like to feel stuck in life. How to get unstuck
What is it like to feel stuck? When you’re stuck in a rut, it saps your ability to get unstuck.
Proactive vs reactive thinking
What does it mean to be proactive, as opposed to reactive? And how can we do it? This is what this article is about.
The 5 (or 7) stages of grief & loss: Grief cycle & grieving process
In my mind, the greatest value of this model is to emphasize that grief is not one-dimensional:
Stages of Change model: Diclemente, Norcross & Prochaska’s theory
James Prochaska, John Norcross and Carlo DiClemente developed a theory identifying 6 stages of changing. The following is a summary of the 6 stages in this theory.
Responsible divorce: Making divorce gentler on children & families
The responsible divorce is about balance and sustainability. You recognize that there are conflicting needs, and you do your best to balance them