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Why Controlling Your Behavior Doesn't Work and what to do Instead...

The more we try to control our behavior, the less in-control we feel. There is, believe it or not, a fairly simple explanation for why th...

Why Am I Not Doing Enough? The Mantra of Procrastination...

The idea that "I'm not doing enough" is a core belief carried by all of us who suffer from procrastination, low motivation or low self-es...

Set Boundaries with Productivity to Achieve Your Goals 10X Faster

We're all constantly told how important our goals are. We're told how important it is to set goals, follow through on them, keep hustling...

The Procrastination Trap is Easy to Overcome

In this video, I talk about how procrastination is caused by an aspect of ourselves that is preoccupied with 'doing'. Of course, this psy...

How Accepting Your Vulnerability Makes You Stronger

Self development can be helpful. But it comes with the risk of falling into the assumption that only positive feelings are acceptable. Tr...

The Balance Between Self-Discipline and Self-Compassion

What’s more important: self-discipline or self-compassion? If you’re to grow as a human being, which of these features should you work on...

Why Anxiety is Tricky to Overcome but Absolutely Possible

Anxiety and panic attacks are so common nowadays. Here I talk about why we experience anxiety so often as well as how to handle it. It's ...

An Essay on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

In this article I will outline a critique of cognitive therapy (CT), a therapeutic approach most famously associated with the psychologis...

Why Do I Feel Numb Emotionally?

Emotional Dissociation and How to Start Feeling Again Question: “I’m coming to terms with the fact that almost all of the time, I feel nu...

Procrastination and Feeling Paralyzed

Question: "I feel completely paralyzed around my work. Most of this is down to pressure I feel from other people. I am clear about my goa...

Procrastination and Emotional Bulldozing

Question: My willpower always lets me down I can stick to a plan of action for a few days at a time. Then I always slide back. Once, I wa...

Why do I feel bored?

Question: "My question has to do with the feeling of being bored. I’m not normally like this. Recently with not being able to leave my ho...

Procrastination and Low Self Esteem Explained

Question: "I am a chronic procrastinator. I graduated from med school in 2018 and my goal is to practice medicine in the United States. F...

How to Improve Your Mindset and Start Seeing Progress in Your Goals

Question: "I feel like I’m stagnant in my life and not making any real progress. Many of the areas of my life in which I’ve been trying t...

How to Talk to a Narcissist or Bully and Retain Your Power

Question: I recently had to deal with someone who accused me of something I didn’t do. It shocked me as it came completely out of the blu...

Procrastination and Workaholism Are Different Sides of the Same Dysfunctional Coin

Viewer Question: I can’t shake the feeling that I’m lazy. It’s just an inner feeling that seems so real to me. My dad, who I no longer ha...

How Ego Hijacks Your Success

Your Persona would have you chase success and what you have been referring to as ‘freedom’. However, you may notice that from time to tim...

Why We Fear 'The BOSS'

Ever have a feeling that your boss/manager is the bane of your existence? Ever feel insecure or intimidated by them? Perhaps its not only...

Look at Your Life and Stop ‘Making’ Trouble for Yourself

You have returned home. In this time to yourself, rest in the Truth of who you are. You are innocent and always sustained. You always wil...

Don’t be a Relationship Guru in Your Own Relationship

There are no rules in love. Sure, as a therapist, I often talk about the things we should do and not do in relationships, but even these ...

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