Few things in life are more pivotal than a shift of mind. This profound experience catalyzes defining moments that enable you to embark on exciting new paths. The following articles are devoted to that purpose.
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The Paradox of Confidence
As with many goals that we struggle to attain, we tend to go after them in a way that blocks our success. Quite often I… Continue reading The...
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Shared Meaning
We take for granted that our words convey exactly what we intend them to. This is a particularly misinformed assumption. I have observed that...
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Coming into Balance
A few summers ago I broke my foot, the fracture occurring as I missed a step on my front porch. The break occurred on the… Continue reading...
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Does Familiarity Breed Contemp…
The expression “familiarity breeds contempt” is all too familiar. Yet, as the case with many common sayings, we might benefit from taking...
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Who Am I?
This question — asked so often — suggests that there is actually a plausible answer. Almost as if our identity were a fixed thing. People…...
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#131 Do You Nurture Yourself?
[powerpress] The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 131 asks a simple question: How is your relationship with yourself? The most
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#122 The Inner Path of Leaders…
[powerpress] (This special episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz is also cross-posted as an article on my blog! You can listen to the
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#118 Self-Esteem Isn’t W…
[powerpress] Episode 118 of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz features another nugget of uncommon sense: self-esteem is not what you
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#086 How to Live a Fearless Li…
[powerpress] Episode 086 of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz is all about the overwhelming influence of fear in our culture, and how we can
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#084: The Power of Authentic S…
[powerpress] The concept of self-worth remains tragically misunderstood in our culture. In this encore episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel
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#137 Overcome Anxiety
[powerpress] In The Possibility Podcast episode 137, I share my approach for overcoming anxiety, fear and distress cultivated from principles of
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The Problem with Perfection
In recent years, I’ve treated increasing numbers of individuals who are driven to distraction through their pursuit of perfection. The desire to
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Overcoming Anxiety in The Time…
Let's begin by looking at what we mean by the word anxiety. Anxiety is the emotional/physical response that occurs when our thoughts attach to
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#019: Bonus Episode ~ Mel on t…
[powerpress] In this bonus episode Mel Schwartz is interviewed by Dr. Charles Parker on his show CoreBrain Journal. Dr. Parker and Mel explore
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#018: Overcoming Anxiety
[powerpress] The belief that the best we can do is to cope with or manage anxiety is both wrong, irresponsible and harmful. The epidemic incidence
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#075: Share More with Your Chi…
[powerpress] Are we mentoring our children, or simply managing them through life? Did your parents share with you as a human being to better prepare
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#006: Raising Resilient Childr…
[powerpress] Mel says, “As a culture we tend to focus on the achievement and success of our children but omit something far more important;
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The 5% Rule — Breaking T…
Early in my career as a therapist, I found myself feeling frustrated in my ability to assist a couple with whom I was working. They were tirelessly
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Mastering Your Communication S…
Mastering your Communication Skills: Breaking Through to the Other Side A Real-Time, Interactive, Online Workshop To enjoy resilient
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For the Sake of the Children
I’ve often heard people in conflicted and unhappy marriages claim that they are staying together for the sake of the children. Their implied
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Getting Unstuck: Overcoming An…
In any given year approximately 40 million Americans will suffer from a debilitating encounter with anxiety. Over the course of your lifetime,
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Raising Resilient Children
As parents, no matter how devoted and nurturing we may be, our children often struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and a host of other
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Overcoming Anxiety: Turning Yo…
Overcoming Anxiety A LIVE Interactive Videoconference Learn to turn your thoughts into your ally! 3 Wednesday evenings — 7:15-8:30 PM
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Rethinking Anxiety
When a dysfunction such as anxiety – or depression, for that matter – becomes so commonplace, we must turn to our culture, which is our aggregate
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Low Self-Esteem: A Missed Diag…
According to the National Institute of Health, one in every two Americans will ultimately be diagnosed with some form of mental illness. What’s
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#113 Why Do You Need to Be Rig…
[powerpress] Would you rather be right, or be kind? In The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz 113, I explain why our almost instinctive urge to
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#101 Invest in Yourself: Takin…
[powerpress] In The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 101, I invite you to invest in yourself by taking down your walls and embracing
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#100 Love and Freedom: Monogam…
[powerpress] Welcome to the 100th episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz! Thank you, so much, for listening, whether you've been a
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#99 Thriving in Spiritual Rela…
[powerpress] (Note: This is the corrected, updated edition of episode 099 of The Possibility Principle with Mel Schwartz.) As The Possibility
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#092 Here’s Why We Fall …
[powerpress] In this 92nd episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, we look at the phenomenal feeling of new love, and explore not just
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Foaming the Runway
In the rare circumstances when a pilot can’t lower the plane’s landing gear, they alert air traffic control, and airport officials may order
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#124 The Five Percent Rule and…
[powerpress] In The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode number 124, I take a look at why arguments trap us in the need to be right, how
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#091 Rethinking How We Think a…
[powerpress] This is a special encore of an episode that originally posted in February of 2019. After reading Mel’s new book, The Possibility
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#079: Ask These Six Questions …
[powerpress] In this 79th episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, we look at six questions to ask a potential partner before
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#076: Leaning In: The Tao of C…
[powerpress] In this episode 76 of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, I share what I think of as the Tao of Communication. Like a martial
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#132 Quantum Physics and Psych…
[powerpress] The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 132 is a bonus episode: an interview I gave Dwight Hurst on The Broken Brain
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#019: Bonus Episode ~ Mel on t…
[powerpress] In this bonus episode Mel Schwartz is interviewed by Dr. Charles Parker on his show CoreBrain Journal. Dr. Parker and Mel explore
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#016: Reclaim Your Lost Potent…
[powerpress] In this episode Mel explains how our innate state of potential becomes narrowed and finite due to personal experiences; often early
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#014: How to Achieve and Susta…
[powerpress] We all want to be happy, but most of us struggle in this endeavor. In this episode of The Possibility Podcast, Mel explores the
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#005: Mel Schwartz Interviewed…
[powerpress] In this bonus episode Mel is interviewed by Matt Bodnar on The Science of Success Podcast. Matt, a truly gifted interviewer,
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#133 Possibility and Quantum P…
[powerpress] The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 133 is another bonus episode: a conversation you may not have heard between Christian
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#132 Quantum Physics and Psych…
[powerpress] The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 132 is a bonus episode: an interview I gave Dwight Hurst on The Broken Brain
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#130 The Rewards of Positive A…
[powerpress] Let's talk about aging not just gracefully, but positively, in The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 130. While we might
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#126 The Pathway to Your Chang…
[powerpress] How can we change the direction of our lives? What does it take to break free of our personal status quo? In episode 126 of The
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Igniting Your Change Process
We’re all familiar with the expression, “If I could only live my life over.” We obviously cannot get a redo over what has past, but we can
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