The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is a practical guide to personal freedom, rooted in ancient Toltec wisdom. The book outlines four key principles to live by for a more fulfilling and peaceful life:
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Needing OCD perfection just makes anxiety much worse! There is nothing we need to/ought to/ or have to do. Perfection is a trap. Acceptance is key.
OCD Perfection or Acceptance – Which Leads to Calmness? Read More »
From painful self-consciousness and self-rejection to genuine self-acceptance. A personal reflection on emotions, control, and learning to stop being the harshest critic of yourself.
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If you don’t have a dream, life will dream you….. You must consciously tell your unconscious what you need, or it will run other people’s dreams inside your head by default. Is that what you want? This is my Visions Board Video from 2019 I’ve done everything on it, and I’m mid-way through making my
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Practical insights on bipolar depression for intelligent, creative people. How suppressed extroversion and creativity, emotional exhaustion and a flat “emotional battery” drive the cycle — and what you can actively do to influence it. Bipolar Depression – What You Can Do to Help Yourself Beyond Medication? In this short free video I focus particularly on
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WSN – How childhood suppression of playfulness or dominance may feed adult anxiety or OCD — and how reclaiming those parts restores balance and energy.
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I have found the Enneagram personality profiling method to be a very useful tool to use as part of becoming a new person who has less anxiety.
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Understanding your personality is key to breaking the cycles of anxiety and depression. By gaining insight into your behaviors, you can identify patterns that contribute to these issues. This awareness allows you to adopt healthier behaviors, leading to meaningful change and improved mental well-being. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality assessment tool that
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Understanding your identity is a crucial aspect of recovering from anxiety or any mental health issue. My course delves into this topic in depth to assist you in discovering your true self. We will explore personality profiling; while it is not a precise science, when used effectively, it can greatly enhance your understanding of the
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You are less in control than you think. Learn how thoughts trigger the body, why the observer matters, and how understanding these parts of you reduces anxiety. Who Are You, Really? Thoughts, Feelings and the Observer (This piece is drawn from Lecture 2 of the Calmness in Mind course.) Most people assume they are in
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Most anxiety lives in imagined futures and most depression in rewritten pasts. Learn why there is only now — and how returning attention to the present reduces mental load. There Is Only Now – Thinking, Time and Letting Go of Baggage (This piece is drawn from Lecture 10 of the Calmness in Mind course.) Most
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Please be aware – I am not a doctor (I am a researcher & tester), nor am I licensed or accredited with anything (anymore), and I don’t need to be because I am not diagnosing you, prescribing medication, touching you, operating on you, or telling you what you should do! I’m just sharing my experiences
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