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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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Designing Your Life – Fr…

Throughout our life most of our attention is focused on matters that are pertinent to us since they impact us significantly. When we were...

Do you Have Real Conversations…

For the most part we rarely engage in genuine conversations with one another. We rely upon formatted questions and answers that we exchange with...

Breaking the Cycle of Negativi…

Too often, when we encounter challenges and conflict in our primary relationships we tend to spiral down very quickly. When we’re in this down...

Why We Suffer From Anxiety and…

In any given year approximately 40 million Americans will suffer from a debilitating encounter with anxiety. Over the course of your lifetime,...

Entangled People, Entangled Is…

Romantic relationships offer a unique opportunity for our personal growth, although they typically bring some degree of disturbances and challenges....

Our Quest for Significance

What would it feel like to live your life with a deep sense of meaning and purpose? Many of us long for this, but sadly… Continue reading...

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Doing the best you can

Is it always a good idea to do the best you can do? Moreover, can we ever be sure that it’s really our best? These questions came up recently in a

Coming into Balance

I recently broke my foot, a fracture that occurred as I missed a step on my front porch. The break occurred on the outside part of my foot- the fifth

From Being to Becoming

How we experience our lives is very much informed by how we see reality operating. The prevailing mindset of most, still believe in a fixed, static

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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

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

Staying Resilient and Manifest…

Wednesday 05/13/2020 3:00 PM - 4:15 EDT This event will be recorded and sent to registrants Sliding scale fee: $30.00, $40.00, $50.00 To

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

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,

Why We Suffer From Anxiety and…

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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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

Mastering Your Communication S…

Mastering your Communication Skills: Breaking Through to the Other Side A Real-Time, Interactive, Online Workshop To enjoy resilient

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

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

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 upon

To excel or to have fun? That …

I was recently having a conversation with a young man about his passion in certain sports. As we talked further it became very evident that he would

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,

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

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

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

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

A Radical Reality

To this day, quite possibly the most provocative, if not astounding, discovery of modern science remains relatively obscure to the general public.

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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 outside part of my foot —

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 a look at

Marriage: Work or Play?

Most marriages and primary relationships these days tend to focus more on expediency and structure than on substance and content. In a culture that

Commitment

Why Do We Mean by Commitment? What does the word commitment suggest? It usually evokes a strong sense of intention and focus. It typically is

To excel or to have fun? That …

I was recently having a conversation with a young man about his passion in certain sports. As we talked further it became very evident that he would

If marriage were a corporation…

The fact that more than half of marriages end in divorce is actually the lesser problem. The more telling consideration is that the majority of

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What Do We Mean by “Movi…

We recently announced a new feature at A Shift of Mind called the Question of the Week. The following is my response to Louise, who wrote: "People

Getting Past the Right or Wron…

In the previous post we looked at how dominant the motif of seeking to be right is in our culture. It is one of the most singular influences on our

Why Is it so Important to Be R…

One of the most prevalent – and damaging – themes in our culture is the need to be right. It’s one of those essential memes that we take for

The 5% Rule

Learning to remain present and not get drawn into the right or wrong argument requires a willful intention to come out of the groove of an old habit.

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 upon

Marriage: Work or Play?

Most marriages and primary relationships these days tend to focus more on expediency and structure than on substance and content. In a culture that

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Embracing Uncertainty to Manif…

The pursuit of our personal change process often results in frustration and struggle. As much as we may fantasize new visions for our life, we tend

Quantum Relationship: Keeping …

The experience of falling in love is altogether reminiscent of what in quantum physics is known as entanglement. In the microscopic realm once two

Living a Fear-Less Life

Fear is a universal experience for virtually all of us. Perhaps there are a few exceptions to this rule, such as the Dalai Lama, but for the rest of

Falling In and Out – and Bac…

The experience of falling in love is truly a thing of marvel. It’s a remarkable and incomparable feeling. Time seems altered and our senses become

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

A Radical Reality

To this day, quite possibly the most provocative, if not astounding, discovery of modern science remains relatively obscure to the general public.

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Marriage: Work or Play?

Most marriages and primary relationships these days tend to focus more on expediency and structure than on substance and content. In a culture that

Commitment

Why Do We Mean by Commitment? What does the word commitment suggest? It usually evokes a strong sense of intention and focus. It typically is

The Gift of Confusion

We are encumbered by a cultural imperative to value clarity and to have the correct answer. The need to distance ourselves from confusion is mandated

Coming into Balance

I recently broke my foot, a fracture that occurred as I missed a step on my front porch. The break occurred on the outside part of my foot- the fifth

From Being to Becoming

How we experience our lives is very much informed by how we see reality operating. The prevailing mindset of most, still believe in a fixed, static

The Paradox of Expectations

Beginning a new year often brings forth a review of our expectations and I thought it might be a good idea to briefly examine this topic. As with

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