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The following articles describe mindful, proactive approaches to self-help as well as inspiring ideas.

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marjorie schuman

The wisdom in problems

Problems have a function in psychological life that’s quite like the role of pain in the body

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.

Russell Delman

Your path is made by walking

Russell Delman

What does it mean to view life as a path?

stress burnout

Stress & burnout symptoms

Understanding social myth: Why it’s so hard to find common ground & how to do it

innate mindfulness

Innate mindfulness & proactive mindfulness

mindful listening

Listening: It depends on the context

The mindful pause and the threat response cycle

Polarized Mind & Relational Implicit

In Buddha’s Footsteps

befriending the unspeakable Suzanne Noel

Suzanne Noel: Befriending The Unspeakable

relational mindfulness: the space between

Exploring the “Space Between”

proactive mindset

How to be more proactive: The proactive mindset

stress

Stress will kill you if you don’t kill it

Nina Joy Lawrence

Quaker meetings as a group mysticism experience

Expressing the ineffable quality of the shared implicit

meditative listening

Meditative Listening

Highly sensitive people

Understanding the nervous system of highly sensitive people

Stress-Resilience

Stress & resilience: How adversity builds character

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