How Patriarchy Harms Men
In the patriarchal system, from a very early age boys are expected to grow up to be supermen. In our recent episode on Beyond Medicine […]
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Musings on Hypervigilance
It’s time to sleep. My body is appropriately tired from swimming. But there’s a portal in my stomach through which sleep has disappeared to another […]
Continue reading »6 Types of Emotional Baggage Between Siblings
Last week we shared some thoughts on the emotional baggage parents create in their children; this week our focus in on shared baggage between siblings. […]
Continue reading »5 Ways Parents Create Emotional Baggage for Children
We recently started a new video series called Baggage Claim, focused on shared baggage in relationships. In this post, I will focus on the very […]
Continue reading »3 Ways to Distinguish Love from Attachment
For the last year or so, it seems I’ve been surrounded by attachment. My own, and those of others. To be attached to someone or […]
Continue reading »5 Tips about Accountability in Relationships
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on accountability in personal relationships. In my latest book, The Relationship Standard: Five Ways to Know if any Relationship […]
Continue reading »3 Ways Romantic Relationships Fail Us and How to Break Through
I’ve been reflecting a lot on relationships and how they can heal us, or serve as festering grounds for playing out harmful behavior patterns. Through […]
Continue reading »2 Reasons to Stop Waiting to Reach out to Those You Care About
So often we want to wait until “later” to reach out to loved ones, because we are too busy right now. We think thoughts along […]
Continue reading »Life’s Principles in Biomimicry 3: Being Locally Attuned and Responsive Part III
Previously, we shared two of the strategies of this life’s principle: leveraging cyclical processes and using readily available materials and energy. In this post, we […]
Continue reading »3 Tips about Self-Care, Self-Respect, and Reciprocity
I’ve been reflecting lately on how we should deal with friends who no longer have time for us. Do you notice yourself reaching out, while […]
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