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Study the Roots or Enjoy The Fruits. You Choose.

Many years ago, I heard the saying: You have a choice: You can live life studying the roots…or enjoy the fruits. But you can't do both." Of course, it's never a complete, simple dichotomy. It's just a pointer to options in daily living. But you might ask, how exactly...
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Weakness Comes From Persistently Seeking Ease

One of the hallmarks of an anxiety-filled life is that their priority is to relieve their sense of anxiety or avoid future moments with possible anxiety. They create a life where avoiding discomfort is most important, and activities and opportunities for growth and...
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Top-Down Bottom-Up Approach to Trauma: Part 2

In last week's article, we discussed how traumatic moments often affect the brain/body in ways that become strongly patterned. Two critical conclusions were noted: First, the immediate response to trauma includes overwhelming fear, and how we respond is not...
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Unlocking Growth: Understanding and Overcoming Trauma

Regardless of your life experiences, most of us have probably felt stuck in a rut at some point in our lives. It's a sense of stagnation that seems impossible to break free from, no matter how hard you try. Now, imagine the sense of stagnation pulsing in almost every...

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