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The Gift Inside Social Anxiety

The Gift Inside Social Anxiety

Anxiety, Authenticity, Buddhist Psychology, Career, Depression, Featured Post, Find A Therapist, Masculinity, Mindfulness, Mindset, Perfectionism, Relationships, Self-Image, Social Anxiety, Therapies

  Social Anxiety and the Fear of Being Seen In many careers, the ability to speak in front of others—confidently, fluently, as though you belong there—is the difference between visibility and invisibility. You don’t get promoted for thinking well in silence. You...
The Ogre Complex: What Shrek Teaches Us About the Hell Realm

The Ogre Complex: What Shrek Teaches Us About the Hell Realm

Anxiety, Buddhist Psychology, Career, Depression, Find A Therapist, Masculinity, Mindfulness, Mindset, Perfectionism, Relationships, Self-Image, Social Anxiety, Therapies, Uncategorized

Last weekend, watching my daughter perform in her school’s production of Shrek, I found myself unexpectedly undone. In the pivotal scene, Shrek—a massive green ogre who has spent his life as a feared outcast—overhears what he believes to be Princess Fiona...
Coping with An Angry Partner

Coping with An Angry Partner

Relationships

Today research indicates many millennials are waiting longer than previous generations to get married. In a recent study 43% of millennials endorsed the idea of having a 2-year marriage license that could be renewed like a car lease. One could imagine the new marriage...
Red Light – Green Light – What’s Your Color?

Red Light – Green Light – What’s Your Color?

Relationships

You may remember the childhood game Red Light, Green Light 123. On green the kids run and on red they stop. The child who follows the rules and gets to the stoplight, i.e. the person yelling out red or green, first wins. Simple enough. The adult version of the game...