Anne experienced anxiety and worry for as long as she could remember. As is often the case, it showed up physically, as well as emotionally. She often felt sick, had headaches, and experienced pain that would move to different places in her body. She tried many things for her pain (including surgery), and some things for
When I initially heard the title my publisher proposed for my upcoming book Just a Thought, I absolutely, positively hated it. I literally said (over and over) “there is no way that will be the title of my book”.And, well, things change. Within a couple months, I had a change of mind. Or a change
Phillip has been alcohol-free, after a lifetime of drinking, for a year this summer. He quit smoking this year too, after having smoked since the age of 13. But the fact that he no longer smokes or drinks are just details. They are incredible details, don’t get me wrong, but when you know Phillip, you
I recently heard something so simple. Everyone who is suffering is preoccupied. Preoccupation is the only problem there is. Some thought has occupied our focus such that we’re no longer sensing what’s there pre thought. The world we experience is a perfect reflection of what we’re preoccupied with. I think you’ll sense a whole new level of simplicity
Lily has a long history with anxiety, similar to mine in many ways.She describes herself as a sensitive child who often worried about being abandoned. She worried about going crazy and about her physical health in general, to the point of behaving in ways that might be called orthorexia, health anxiety, sleep anxiety, or OCD. She worried
Brains generalize in order to make sense of the world in the most predictive, efficient way possible. And while there are a lot of necessary benefits of this, there are some drawbacks too. We lose some nuance and fluidity when we’re hanging out in a highly generalized view of things. Our experience tends to be
Me and Dr. Bob Solomon are major geeks for helping people be themselves again. From the time we’re babies, we’re taught how to be. Don’t cry. Be a good girl or a good boy. Say please. Be grateful. Do the right thing. This is the beginning of us being led away from what feels right to
I view anxiety as a habit. (To be fair, I view most things–including personality, identity, and moods–as habits too).People who struggle with anxiety ask me about this all the time. They say “I can see how nail biting or binge eating or drinking is a habit. But how is anxiety a habit?”“Where’s the habit in
Maria Brigantino helps people become free of eating issues because she’s been there herself. In this episode, we talk about how Maria went through anorexia, bulimia, obsession with her weight, and early trauma to where she is today–feeling grateful for these struggles and the deep peace they revealed to her. She shares how relief from her
My friends Sarah and Anthony have a wonderful webinar series called Beautiful Feelings Within where they share the New Paradigm. They’d done several webinars with the two of them, and some with guests. A few webinars in, someone who was unfamiliar with this understanding but had been listening along asked, “What is this that we’re
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