Recognizing and Eliminating Your Emotional Cognitive Distortions

If you get anxious or depressed, the most likely reason is what you are telling yourself about yourself, others and life. Emotional Cognitive Distortions are irrational ways of thinking that create anxiety and depression. The fastest and easiest way to improve the quality of life I know is to change how you think by getting rid of them.

The Black Hole of Guilt

Sometimes your self-aspects are immature, selfish, controlling, and don’t want to change.  They have run the show for years and aren’t going to go away just because you want them to.  In this example, guilt has controlled and limited this lady’s self-esteem and had a major negative impact on her relationship with her family and … Read more

The Devil On Your Shoulder

This is an interview I wish I could do with every child or adolescent.  It is so classic that I think most children can see themselves in it, and most adults as well.  We all have a “devil” sitting on our shoulder telling us we can’t, shouldn’t, or won’t. The beauty of Integral Deep Listening, … Read more

A Bicycle Teaches Abundance

Everybody has money issues. A bike crash dream couldn’t possibly help resolve them, right? How could a nightmare about failure help resolve money issues? It all depends on the perspective that you take. You can keep listening to yourself, and stay stuck where you are, or you can listen to your own inner overpass or bicycle….

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