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 Pathology of Greed
Greed is a pathological dysfunction and should be treated as such. Read on to find out...
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Foaming the Runway
Mel Schwartz explains how to enter into a difficult discussion with minimal conflict or...
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Stop Measuring and Start Livin…
Our compulsion to measure and rank keeps us from being present for ourselves and others. Here's why, and what we can do about...
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Nurture Yourself
Your primary relationship in life is not with your spouse, your children, or with your parents or closest friend. Will you take the time to value...
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What In the Hell Do We Mean By…
Are you sure you know what's meant by the term "codependence?" Let's examine the word and the...
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When Doing the Best You Can Be…
Is it always a good idea to do the best you can do? This question came up recently in a therapy session and catalyzed me to look more deeply into the
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Collapsing The Wave: Creating …
Some of the remarkable discoveries from quantum physics can be adapted to help us break free from the groove of our past and unleash real change in
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Stuck in a Groove
For those of us old enough to remember vinyl records, we might recall that when there was a scratch on the album, the needle would sometimes get
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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 find that individuals who
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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 —
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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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#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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#073: Your Best Chance at a Su…
[powerpress] Episode 073 of the Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz exposes what's wrong with most marriage vows... and reveals the right approach
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#063: The Art of Coherent Comm…
[powerpress] Episode 063 of the Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz explores the benefits of coherent communication: that unfortunate but common
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#059: If Marriage Was a Corpor…
[powerpress] In episode 059 of the Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, Mel declares that if marriage was a corporation, it would be
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#047: Why the Need to Be Right…
[powerpress] The latest in Mel's multiple-part podcast series to accompany his virtual course, Cultivating Intimate and Resilient Relationships, the
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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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Are We Really Speaking about t…
How often have you felt frustrated in conversations as if you were each talking about a different thing? That's because you were... To experience
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Silence: A Relationship Killer
Over the many years that I’ve been practicing therapy, I’ve found that couples that are struggling in their relationships often succumb to the
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Communication Is the Heartbeat…
If communication is indeed the heartbeat of relationship, it’s little wonder that most relations are on coronary care. Once again we are confronted
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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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