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Mar 261 min read

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Boundaries: Managing them! | Mental Health Mondays

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Mar 251 min read

Boundaries: Managing them! | Mental Health Mondays

We've all heard about boundaries, but what are some solid real-world ways to make them work for us? How can we approach them in our lives...

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Forge the Legend of YOU in under Ten Minutes | Mental Health Mondays

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Mar 181 min read

Forge the Legend of YOU in under Ten Minutes | Mental Health Mondays

How do we craft our own identities? Many are talking about "identity" but few seem to be talking about exactly how to DO it. In this...

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The Inner Healer vs. "Nurture-Mania" | Mysteries of the Psyche

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Mar 151 min read

The Inner Healer vs. "Nurture-Mania" | Mysteries of the Psyche

When it comes to explaining why we feel the way we do, we often make an assumption that it is always something or another that was...

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Horror and Hope: Individual and Collective Trauma in Rwanda | Myth and Culture

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Mar 71 min read

Horror and Hope: Individual and Collective Trauma in Rwanda | Myth and Culture

My buddy Nick Iafrate is back! After returning from a humanitarian trip to Rwanda, he shares his experiences and reflections with me,...

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"Everything is ok" means NOTHING is ok | Mental Health Mondays

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Mar 51 min read

"Everything is ok" means NOTHING is ok | Mental Health Mondays

Why does shame exist? Just to torture us? Shouldn't we do whatever we can to get rid of it? In this video, I explore why shame exists and...

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Trauma: Avoidance is NOT Acceptance! | Mental Health Mondays

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Feb 271 min read

Trauma: Avoidance is NOT Acceptance! | Mental Health Mondays

In trauma work, we talked in an earlier blog that "you are NOT your trauma" is a principle that is at work in many kinds of trauma...

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Why You Are Wrong About The Nature Vs. Nurture Debate | Mysteries of the Psyche

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Feb 231 min read

Why You Are Wrong About The Nature Vs. Nurture Debate | Mysteries of the Psyche

So is that caused by genes or environment? Is it 60/40? What's the percentage? You've all heard this kind of thing. Even experts who...

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You Are NOT Your Trauma | Mental Health Mondays

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Feb 191 min read

You Are NOT Your Trauma | Mental Health Mondays

The way we tell ourselves and others the STORY of our trauma, as it turns out, can have an affect on our subsequent symptoms. In this...

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Feb 141 min read

Using rTMS to Enhance Psi | Mysteries of the Psyche

Psi research is now over 100 years old. Psychokinesis, telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, etc. have all been measured in laboratory...

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Feb 121 min read

Social Media is a Drug! | Mental Health Mondays

You may think it is just mindless entertainment, but take a closer look at how social media operates and you may find that there are some...

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Feb 91 min read

Follow me on Goodreads and Amazon!

Hey Imaginarians, I am now officially on the Goodreads Author program, so if you like Goodreads, make sure you follow me there by...

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Feb 61 min read

How much sleep did you REALLY get? | Mysteries of the Psyche

So do you think your cognitive performance depends on how much sleep you got the night before, or how much sleep you THINK you got the...

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Feb 51 min read

How much is enough? | Mental Health Mondays

People are constantly feeling bad that they "don't do enough" for their spouse, their job, their kids, etc.,etc. But they rarely ever ask...

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Jan 291 min read

Beware the Achievement Based Value System Trap! | Mental Health Mondays

In my previous video I discussed how you want to make a list of your personal values of "what does a good person do?" in as specific a...

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Discussion of Archetypal Ontology | Mysteries of the Psyche

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Jan 261 min read

Discussion of Archetypal Ontology | Mysteries of the Psyche

In this video, Jon and I discuss our 2023 book Archetypal Ontology in an online presentation to the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles!...

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Jan 231 min read

Imagining You Are Younger | Mysteries of the Psyche

In this 1990 study, elderly men were taken to a remote retreat and instructed to behave "as if you were 20 years younger". Interestingly...

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Jan 221 min read

3 Self Esteem Killers!

As we continue to face a Mental Health crisis and depression, anxiety, and addictions are skyrocketing, I am asking the question: why are...

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Jan 161 min read

Beliefs about your genes can influence your genes! | Mysteries of the Psyche

Genetic testing is very popular these days. I get requests at least once a week to order genetic testing on people. But I've always been...

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Jan 161 min read

This is BAD advice! | Mental Health Mondays

How many times do you come across memes or internet advice telling you to "stop worrying about what other people think!"--as if it were...

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