Your Peace of Mind

17/04/2024

This episode serves as a sort of “Dopamine Masterclass”. I discuss the immensely powerful chemical that we all make in our brain and body: dopamine. I descri...

19/04/2022

You may be experiencing burnout and not even know it, say authors (and sisters) Emily and Amelia Nagoski. In an introspective and deeply relatable conversation, they detail three telltale signs that stress is getting the best of you -- and share actionable ways to feel safe in your own body when you...

05/03/2021

Here’s a simple yet powerful way to build well-being and resources in your brain and your body, says Rick Hanson and his coauthors.

20/04/2020

Grieving the loss of a loved one may be especially challenging right now.

04/04/2020

"Emotions need motion. It’s important we acknowledge what we go through"

https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief?fbclid=IwAR1OVyCPKSZiniJ6AXcj-FmWSeGtvbOwutmVfQYvjQDMBOxuverja80CR3U

17/03/2020

"The more I read about pandemics, the more I realised that pandemics were essentially psychological phenomena. Pandemics were not simply about some virus infecting people. Pandemics were caused and contained by the way that people behaved. Pandemics are controlled only when people agree to do particular things, like covering their coughs, washing their hands, complying with social distancing, and getting vaccinated, if a vaccine is not available. If, for various psychological reasons, people refuse to do these things, then the pandemic will continue to spread."

In early 2019, I made a number of predictions about the next pandemic — and almost all of them have come true

12/09/2019

29/07/2019

17/07/2019

The man doesn’t know there’s a snake underneath. The woman doesn’t know that there’s a stone pressing on the man. The woman thinks, “I’m going to fall! I can’t climb because the snake is going to bite me! Why can’t you use a little more strength and get up?!”

The man thinks, “It hurst so much! I’m pulling you as hard as I can! Why don’t you try climbing a little more?!”

Moral: you can’t see the pressure to which the other side is subjected, and the other side can’t see the pain you are going through. Enquire. Understand. Empathise. Communicate.

02/07/2019

It's not because you forgot to practice gratitude or positive visualization.

18/02/2019

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations

23/01/2019

08/11/2018

Kids with overprotective parents experience these five problems in adulthood.

12/10/2018

People cannot choose their circumstances, they can choose their attitudes towards it - V. Frankl