We have more power than we usually tap to create our dreams, paraphrasing George Eliot, to become what we might have been.

Resources

Intentionality Podcast

Many of us experience stress during the holidays.  In this special episode we explore what helps us be resilient when stress shows up.

Resources:

University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing on Stress

Busy without Stress Podcast

Work Your Mindfulness Podcast

Accepting What Shows Up Podcast

Identifying the inner critic is present helps.  Learning how to change our relationship with it, is critical for our growth and well-being.  Thanks to Roxanne Howe Murphy for allowing me to replay portions of our 2017 interview.

Resources

Roxanne Howe Murphy and Deep Living Lab

What is the Inner Critic? Podcast

Identifying the Inner Critic Podcast

How do I know it’s the inner critic and not my conscience?  In this episode, Roxanne Howe Murphy, talks about how to identify when the inner critic is present.

Resources

Roxanne Howe Murphy

Enoughness Podcast

We can change the quality of our lives when we change our relationship with the inner critic.  In this episode, with the help of Roxanne Howe Murphy, we explore what is the inner critic? This is a key step in our journey to wholeness.

Resources

Roxanne Howe Murphy

Enoughness Podcast

How do we flatten the curve of hate (paraphrasing Rev. Rosemary Klass).  A foundational study of boys in the 1950s provides some ideas of how we can find our way back together.

Resources

Study of 11 year old boys in the 1950s

Arlie Hochschild’s study of the divide

Adam Kahane’s work on Power and Love

We think we experience “reality”.  However, what we perceive is greatly filtered. One filter, that is helpful to understand, is how our mood impacts our perception.

Resources

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett TEDx talk

Emotions Drive Decisions – Psychology Today

An Interview with Jennifer Garvey Berger on Mindtraps

How often are we hard on ourselves?  How often do we deny our feelings or push through?  What do we do when we REALLY see that we are being unkind?  In this episode, we explore what to do when we observe harsh patterns.

Resources

Kristen Neff

Brene Brown TED talk

We are stronger when we work together.  Reflections on finding community all around me.

Resources

Habits of the Heart by Parker Palmer

Full Parker Palmer Interview

Power and Love show on building community

How to Call a Circle by Christina Baldwin

Wan to learn about yourself? Pay attention to what bothers you about others. It might tell us what we have rejected in ourselves.