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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#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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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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What In the Hell Do We Mean By…
After reading an article in The Atlantic by Elisa Strauss titled “The Myth of Codependency,” I began to wonder: what in the hell do we mean by
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#128 Awakening Your Relationsh…
[powerpress] In episode 128 of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, let's talk about the way the mindless programming of the everyday script
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#125 A Quantum Perspective on …
[powerpress] In this 125th episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, let's use a quantum physics metaphor to examine romantic
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#121 How Wealth Can Negatively…
[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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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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Breaking Free From the Groove …
Those of us old enough to remember vinyl records-notwithstanding their recent comeback-might recall that when there was a scratch on the album, the
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Change a Word—Change Your Li…
Many years ago, I’d often fall into a recurring disagreement with my former wife. At bedtime I’d frequently find myself saying, “It’s hot in
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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
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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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Integrating your Intelligence …
Intelligence and intuition are very different ways of knowing. We might think of them in opposing ways. Most people tend to default into operating
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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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#089 Act With Willful Intentio…
[powerpress] Join me in the 89th episode of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz as I critique the concept of gradualism and instead argue for
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#088 Free Yourself From Assump…
[powerpress] The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 088 is all to do with how and why assumptions take us out of the present and simplify
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#087 Respond, Don’t Reac…
[powerpress] In episode 087 of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, I explain why there's a big difference between reacting and responding,
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#083: How to Recreate Yourself…
[powerpress] The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz episode 083 features an examination of participatory thinking, the key to recreating yourself
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