There are certain conditions in life which, if present long enough, will cause emotional pain in a human being—no matter how intelligent, spiritual, moral, or resilient that person is. Just as drinking poisoned water will cause illness regardless of who you are, so too will emotional suffering arise from specific, predictable environmental and physical conditions. … Continue reading Feeling Good is Like Washing Your Hands: Emotional Health Is Not a Moral Issue
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Emotional Pain Is Not a Moral Test: A New Science of Healing
Introduction: For thousands of years, humanity has misunderstood pain.We once thought fevers were signs of sin.We believed earthquakes were divine punishments.We fasted, prayed, repented, and endured.Then came medicine. Science. Cause and effect. Healing. But in one domain, the ancient error still survives:Emotional pain. We are still told that if we feel sad, broken, or numb … Continue reading Emotional Pain Is Not a Moral Test: A New Science of Healing
Emotional Science: A New and Necessary Field in Human Medicine
Introduction: For centuries, humanity has misunderstood the nature of emotional suffering. Depression, anxiety, grief, despair—these have all been lumped under the vague and often misleading term “mental illness,” as if they are disorders of thought, logic, or cognition. But they are not. Emotional states are not delusions. Emotional pain is not a thought error. Emotional … Continue reading Emotional Science: A New and Necessary Field in Human Medicine
A Choice of Soil: How A Person Becomes Good Or Evil
Every human life, at its root, is lived in one of two soils. These are not mere habits, nor passing moods, but fundamental stances toward existence: the soil of good, and the soil of evil. Upon this choice rests everything. From this ground, each life grows into its specific form—some into towering oaks of virtue, … Continue reading A Choice of Soil: How A Person Becomes Good Or Evil
The External Is A Shell – Focus on the Internal
Whether we are talking about relationships, or effectiveness in therapy, or true happiness. The thing you must remember is that the external: beauty, muscles, body, money, material wealth, and so on - is all a shell. The shell might look good, but the real important thing we must know is what the fuck is inside … Continue reading The External Is A Shell – Focus on the Internal
Listen Carefully: Don’t Expect Fire to Be Cold, or Ice to Be Warm. When someone shows you who they are, that’s who they are. No you can’t change them. Find what actually fits for you.
Just focus on being a good person. Being Good is Success.
Sometimes we don’t need formal learning, just need to listen to the quiet voice inside.
Some of the happiest, best people in the world have no formal understanding of complex history, philosophy or psychology. The instincts bestowed on us by nature and God are enough to live a full, happy, good life. And in fact often an education in the sciences and humanities can do more to push us away … Continue reading Sometimes we don’t need formal learning, just need to listen to the quiet voice inside.
Why You’re Really Depressed (And How to Fix It)
Most serious depression doesn’t come from nowhere—it comes from unmet needs. Not just emotional, but physical, social, psychological, and spiritual. When too many of these core needs are neglected for too long, the mind and body go into survival mode. The result? Depression, anxiety, and deep emotional pain. The Nine Core Human Needs There are … Continue reading Why You’re Really Depressed (And How to Fix It)
Boundaries Are Acts of Love – Here’s How to Set Them For People with Nice Hearts. Without ever having to be ‘strong’ or aggressive, and as a result create safe, honest, warm, and deep relationships
Setting a boundary with someone you love, or someone you have a repeated, ongoing connection with (e.g employer, or colleague) is one of the most powerful things you can do in a relationship, and it’s also one of the easiest, even though people often think it's one of the hardest. The key is many of … Continue reading Boundaries Are Acts of Love – Here’s How to Set Them For People with Nice Hearts. Without ever having to be ‘strong’ or aggressive, and as a result create safe, honest, warm, and deep relationships
