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Some Thoughts on Junk Food & Covid-19
In Addiction: One Cause, One Solution, the book I co-wrote
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Fresh Thoughts on Addiction
Along with my friend and colleague Barbara Sarah Smith, I
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Why A Self-Care Programme Might Not Be The Answer To Burnout
We seem to be living through an epidemic of stress
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The Invitation of Grief
When I know that the essence cannot be damaged or broken, and that pain is a transient human experience reflecting only the nature of my current thoughts, judgments, conditioning and beliefs, there is always hope. Pain can dissolve in an instant. …
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Why You Are Unbroken, Even if You Experienced #ACEs
It seems to me that the single most effective way of obscuring these inner resources is holding onto the mistaken belief that ‘I am broken.’ The good news is that the moment any of us open to this inner wellspring, fresh thinking, peace of mind and creativity start to flow.The more any one gets a sense of who and what they really are, the more resilience and resourcefulness are uncovered. …
Does the Addictive Personality Exist?
We each have the possibility of realising that the waking experience is more like dreaming than we had understood. Although experience is being created from our own thoughts, imagination and creativity, we felt like we were passive recipients of people’s actions and external events, just like dreaming. …
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What’s Driving Your Life?
Life could be driven by a much deeper and more reliable force. Behind the ebb and flow of transient thought and emotions is what the Quakers call the still, small voice within. Others have described it as Wisdom. Others as our Innate Wellbeing. However it is described, each of us is, at essence, unbroken and unbreakable. …
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Paralysed by Procrastination?
A number of years ago I had a conversation with
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Don’t Die Over a Misunderstanding
Suicidal feelings…are usually a whole host of misunderstandings that are being combined and taken seriously to create what feels like intolerable pain. What if this stream of horror is no more real or significant than a nightmare? …
What Dr. Foster and Other Stalkers Can Teach Us
Whenever we are upset with a family member, boss or anyone else, the false belief that ‘they made me feel like this,’ is present.And the moment any of us can remember the question, ‘Where do I think my feelings are coming from in this moment?’ we are reawakening to the true answer: from within. …