Category: Relationships
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Why Are People So Annoying? Jung Explains…
(HINT: It has to do with what you see in the mirror) The friend who is always late The roommate who never washes their dishes The co-worker who gets away with doing nothing all day These are the kinds of people that can send you to the store for eggs and toilet paper Why do…
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Life with an Open Palm
One of my favorite stories to share with my clients is the old parable about how to catch a monkey. My Inner Animal Activist always pretends it’s not a real story, so feel free to imagine with me. It goes like this: In the olden days the hunters would carve a hole into a coconut,…
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It Takes an Inner Village: You and Your Many Parts
This morning I found myself in an unexpected argument with my husband. 😬 It was supposed to be a mildly mundane conversation about our schedule wherein I offer to take on more time with our children. But all of a sudden he’s upset with me and I’m completely baffled. I’m convinced that I’m acting from…
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Taking a Meaningful Inventory of Your Friendships
Loneliness is one of those conditions that is at the root of so much of our suffering. Human beings are designed to live in community, and so when we feel disconnected and apart from others our systems don’t tolerate it well. Loneliness is born from the illusion that we are separate. When indeed, we are…
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