Mel Schwartz, LCSW

#090 Toxic Individualism

In the 90th episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, the topic is the danger of toxic individualism to our relationships, our culture, and even the planet.

#058: The Essential Power of Validation

The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 058 describes the essential power of validation as an engine of connection, empathy, and intimacy. Listen as Mel provides actionable techniques to help you validate others in your relationships.

#047: Why the Need to Be Right Is So Destructive

Episode 47 of the Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, a companion to the Cultivating Intimate and Resilient Relationships virtual course, explores the destructive nature of needing to be right.

#028: The Damage Done by What Goes Unspoken

Host Mel Schwartz explores how not speaking up in relationships of all kinds can result in stagnation, self-fulfilling prophesies, and default mutual misunderstanding.

#024: Staying Psychologically and Emotionally Resilient Through the Pandemic

Episode 24 of the Possibility Podcast has Mel Schwartz and fellow podcast host Paul Samuel Dolman sharing strategies and perspectives on staying emotionally resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic.

#021: Do You Care How I Feel?

It’s all to common to get lost in the facts and details of arguments as we debate over right vs. wrong. This type of argument… Continue reading #021: Do You Care How I Feel?

#014: How to Achieve and Sustain Happiness

We all want to be happy, but most of us struggle in this endeavor. In this episode of The Possibility Podcast, Mel explores the elusive nature… Continue reading #014: How to Achieve and Sustain Happiness

#004: Getting Past the Argument — Why Is It So Important to Be Right?

The compulsion to be “right,” the need to win the argument, can be mind-numbing. This tendency withers our relationships. Mel Schwartz asks the question, “Would… Continue reading #004: Getting Past the Argument — Why Is It So Important to Be Right?

#003: Rethinking How We Think and How We Communicate (Radio New Zealand Interview)

Special bonus content episode! After reading Mel’s new book, The Possibility Principle, a producer with Radio New Zealand contacted Mel for an interview with Sunday Morning host Jim Mora. Thanks… Continue reading #003: Rethinking How We Think and How We Communicate (Radio New Zealand Interview)