During a meeting with my mentor Dr. Joseph Michael Levry, founder of Naam Yoga, he said to me: “When people talk about you negatively, it is a sign that you have made it. People only talk about people negatively when they feel threatened by them. And when someone throws a stone at you, turn it […]
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When you look at the world around you and you know you have the capacity to help people, it feels amazing! You think of all of the people you could potentially introduce, all of the advice you could give, and all of the causes you could support, and you feel GREAT! Now you sit down
Depression is a liar. That’s one of the first lessons I learned with my very first therapist. It’s still, by its very nature, the hardest to remember. But keeping depression in check by recognizing it for the lying liar it is can sometimes be the difference between sickness and health. The worst lie depression can
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As I sat down to write this article, I had a huge case of writer’s block. I was having trouble connecting to the topic that I’d chosen, which was, “Finding YOUR people.” The post was originally meant to help you identify the people who can count on to support you in your life and in your
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Without community, I’d be dead. In my short life (35 years), I’ve had the unique experience of living with two completely opposite communities. One of them fully rejected me and tried to change who I was as a person. The other one accepted me completely as I was and tried to help me bring about
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After 20 years working as a director in theater, television and film, Dave Mowers re-trained himself to be a coach, teacher, and psychotherapist. The common thread? He focuses on narrative as a way to organize information, experience, and emotion. Currently, Dave brings his depth of insight to the role of Director of Strategy for Carbone
On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the Planned Parenthood video controversy, the IPO of SoulCycle, and the rise of corporate support for gay rights. Planned Parenthood The release of undercover videos showing a Planned Parenthood official discussing the organization’s practice of donating fetal tissue have elicited
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