Jealousy is a masking emotion. What lies beneath it is the key to healing it. In today's podcast, I answer a question from one of my students about dealing with her jealousy.
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For some of us, it can be not easy to recognize the love in our life. What if we don't feel that many people love us? In today's podcast, I answer this question for one of my students.
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Working with ourselves and seeing into the wisdom of our own experience holds the keys to our understanding.
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When I was young, there were several things I believed that turned out not to be true. It took me a long time to get my head around the fact that they weren't true. The first realisation made me sad. The second freed me.
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Are you clear on what your life is about? Asking yourself this question can help to clarify how you step into your days. Is it aimlessly, or is it with intention?
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\"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity\" - Simone Weil. However, when we can give our attention to ourselves and others, it is nothing short of a profound gift.
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One of the most significant indicators of someone's happiness is their network of social connections. Often people don't realise that loneliness is an indicator that this web of connection is out of balance.
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Everyone you meet, you are supposed to meet. Every relationship has the opportunity for us not only to learn but also to teach. In today's podcast, I discuss how other people help us to smooth out our rough edges.
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When we are in conflict with others, we play out all of the habitual strategies we have learnt over our lives. They don't usually work. In today's podcast, I discuss how there is another way.
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Today I get you to do an exercise to help you see the transient nature of your issues and struggles.
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In today's podcast, I discuss a question from one of my clients about how she relates to her body. Does your body affect your happiness?
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If you struggle with not entirely living the life you wish you did, how can you start to develop courage? In today's podcast, I discuss a simple and effective approach.
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Sometimes we need to fix things. Sometimes we need a shift in perspective. Both approaches can work well, depending on the situation.
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This month signifies one year since our lives changed dramatically. It's a good time to reflect, to take stock of what we have learned and how we have changed. In today's podcast, I invite you into this reflection.
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Our minds are habitual. This means we fill in a lot of gaps with the habitual way we see the world. Understanding this can give us a renewed insight into those we love and those we struggle with.
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For some of you, vaccinations are arriving. With this comes the knowledge that you are about to socialise again. Not surprisingly, this is causing some concern. Today we look at how to manage the prospect of this re-opening.
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Most of us love making plans. But what happens when we use those plans to try and protect ourselves from the uncertainty of life?
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How can we find peace and happiness when in our own homes there is disruption? In today's podcast, I answer a question from one of my students about a household member that is a reminder of working with difficulties to find happiness.
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Life can sometimes feel like a battlefield. We might feel as though we need to protect ourselves from how others treat us in our day. We don't need to give our happiness away due to the way others are. That is merely giving our power away.
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Our days are filled with other people triggering us. We might feel frustrated, angry, disappointed or happy in their presence. It all depends on our own reflection.
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We all want to feel good. We all want a happy life. However, where to find that happy life often seems elusive. This is why today's podcast is so important because you may not want to believe it.
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There are times in our lives when we know it is time to leave a job or a friendship or a relationship. It's clear, and there is no question. However, what do we do when we are unsure if leaving is the right thing to do?
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In today's podcast, I discuss a three-step process for dealing with grievances and why it is essential to handle them well.
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What do we do when there are people in our lives that we struggle to even like? What if they have differing opinions from us? If we are looking to extend our love, how is this even possible?
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The final quality that will help us be happier is openness. This is one of my favourite topics and I think you'll discover in this podcast immediate ways to shift things in your day.
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I just took a much needed week off to rest my mind. What a relief it was. I feel so much better for it, and of course, it reminded me how we fatigue our minds with overstimulation.
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The next quality that opens us even more quickly to a beautiful and happy life is to work with a loving heart. In today's podcast, I explain what that means.
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As we go deeper, I identify three qualities that will enable you to fast track your way to a happier life. In today's podcast, I discuss the first one, inner wisdom.
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As we commit to a happier life, one of the most profound ways forward is to start to look at ourselves with honesty. In today's podcast, I give you a strategy for how you can apply this for a fast and powerful shift in your daily life.
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When times are difficult, we have the ability not to get swept up in the storm. What if we managed the storm differently and sat in the eye of it with solidity and love?
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Family dynamics are challenging on the best of days. However, during Covid, they can become even more difficult. In today's podcast, I answer a question from one of my students struggling with her father.
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Learning meditation is nothing less than a study in ourselves. The more we understand ourselves, the more the door opens to the infinite wisdom that is always available to us.
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We all have things we wished we didn't do. Perhaps we overeat, or drink too much, smoke or look at too much social media. In today's podcast, I discuss a client's question about how to give up compulsive behaviour.
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Often we can feel like a small boat in a big storm, unsure of where the next waves are coming from. The most powerful thing we can learn to do is hold our ground. It changes everything.
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We can't change people. I understand that this is difficult for us to get our heads around. But it is also the key to our happiness.
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One of my students had a big blow-up with his wife. He came to me to tell me his story of what had happened. I encouraged him to understand that he can overcome the problems he is making for himself and see things from a wider perspective.
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Most people can't manage 15 minutes in a room by themselves. Imagine 44 years in solitary confinement. Could you do it?
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No two minds are the same. We must get to know our mind so that we can see how our particular mind works. As we do this, we become more and more able to take control of our lives.
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A study has just shown that 40% of people are struggling to get to sleep during this pandemic. Rest is a vital factor in mental wellness. In today's podcast, I discuss some ways that you can support yourself with sleep.
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We all know the mind that is on all day, taking us off into all different sorts of directions. What we may not be so aware of is the other mind that we have access to.
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Sometimes I just wish I could turn my mind off and have a holiday from it. Often we are at the mercy of our minds that even when we find that the teachings strike a chord inside us, and move us more than anything we have ever experienced, still we hold back.
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Love is a word that we use quite freely. However, most of us are unaware that the way we love is more like a business contract than love. If we want to be happier, looking at our habits in love can be liberating.
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In working with our minds, we decrease our stress and our anxiety. However, the practice goes even more in-depth and opens up a deeply blocked part of ourselves.
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When someone hurts us, how do we cope? The obvious answer is that we shut down and protect ourselves. But what if the way forward is different?
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What can we do when someone hurts us? Is there a way to heal it differently? Absolutely there is. It's as powerful as it is radical.
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Having an open heart leads to a happier life. The more loving we are, the richer our lives are and the happier we become. How do we open our hearts?
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What is the difference between loneliness and solitude? How can we be alone and feel well and happy in ourselves? This is what I discuss in today's podcast.
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In this final instalment on relating differently to our suffering differently, I discuss the role that wisdom and insight has in enabling us to take mastery of our lives.
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Sometimes when we are suffering, it is all we can think about. However, through working with our minds differently, we can alleviate some of this suffering. In today's podcast, with the example of some New Zealand rabbits, I show you how.
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There is often an imbalance in our minds. As humans, we tend to focus on struggles and difficulties without naturally giving as much attention to what is working. By facing the world slightly differently, we can dramatically shift how we manage the times when we are suffering.
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