March 30, 2016This is a familiar scenario in our homes, in our workplaces, in our communities, even when we're just driving our cars. We're just driving along and someone cuts in front of us and then what? Well, we don't like it, so we roll down the window and scream at them. War begins when we harden our hearts, and we harden them easily—in...
People have two needs. Attachment. Authenticity. When authenticity threatens attachment, attachment trumps authenticity. - Gabor Mate, MD, author of When the Body Says "No"Most of us weren't taught what energetic boundaries are and even fewer of us were taught as children how to set them. An energetic boundary is like an invisible layer o...
I've been wanting to write about empathy and compassion for a couple of weeks. I keep seeing headlines in popular media that refer to the "decline of empathy in America", especially in response to the public actions of a certain political candidate and some of his supporters. I want to challenge any statements suggesting our nation is la...