Know Your Exits to Ease Your SystemWhen you’re being 'trauma informed', whether towards your own or someone else's, it’s important to clearly and regularly identify exits....
Overworking is a Threat Response We are not born high-achieving, work all-hour, perfectionists. It’s not some core facet of our selfhood. Overworking can be a subtle...
The Fundamental Tension in all ConflictAttachment = We desire to be more or less connected and feeling safe with another person. Authenticity = We also desire to be more or...
Set Intentions Before You Try and Resolve ConflictIt’s easy to activate someone’s flight/flight/freeze response when your having difficult conversations. Once someone is activated, you’ve...
The Marginal Gains Mentality Whatever I’m doing on a regular basis is going to have an accumulative effect over time. It’s a commitment to the gradual, the inevitable.
How well do you Trust?Our experience of trust is not an on or off switch. It’s a continuum. Our ability to trust is effected by our past experiences, and the...
Make your iPhone less addictive Some of the worlds brightest minds are paid lots of money to find ways of getting us to stay on our phones longer. Our attention is...
Do I have a Chemical Imbalance? The general public’s belief in that many mental health disorders are caused by an imbalance is still widespread. (1) This post...