The Great Updraft

The impressions we have of the events in our life reflect our mind. Things are not inherently one way or another - we make them so. Even down to tiny everyday acts like taking the rubbish out.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 20/5 episode, Your Psychology = Your Life (#145), originally published in 2024.All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470eExplore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

Everything you experience is filtered through your psychology, and then you believe that it is as your psychology presents it. Everything you know and perceive is a reflection of your mind. In other words, life a function of your psychology.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 20/5 episode, Your Psychology = Your Life (#145) originally published in 2024.All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470eExplore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

One of the core human confusions is that of identity: we believe we are something we are not, we believe we are separate from the world around us, and we believe that we live in the head somewhere.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 20/5 episode, Your Psychology = Your Life (#145), originally published in 2024.All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470eExplore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

Every action of yours has one or two fundamental needs driving it (or a first cause, as I call it). Discovering them is critical for understanding yourself in every situation.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 13/5 episode, The Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144).Next listen: The Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144); What is Psychology? (#143)All my episodes on Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

The principle of truth is not abstract - it has you be honest about who you are, and that is always visible, right here, right now.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 13/5 episode, The Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144)Next listen: The Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144) ; What is Psychology? (#143)All my episodes on Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

If psychological work is discovering why you are as you are and changing it if need be, being truthful is a central pillar in that process.If you are truthful with yourself, you can discover endlessly many aspects of your character that would otherwise remain buried.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 13/5 episode, The Key Principles of Psychological Work.200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

What are the key principles for doing psychological work? How do we know we are doing this work properly? How do we know we are not deceiving ourselves?In this two-part mini-series we cover the top 4/5 principles for this work. This will underlie any future work we do.Part 2 will be ready in three weeks, once I return from holiday.Next listen: What is Psychology? (released May 6th 2026)All my episodes on Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

My claim: all our traits and ways we are have deep, fundamental reasons behind them, and through self-observation and careful self-directed work, we can change those traits if need be.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 6/5 episode, What is Psychology?.[Apologies for the mic noise!]All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470eDive into my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

We are as we are because of a complex mosaic of factors, and the ones we choose to emphasise over the others reveal our own psychology!In this snippet, we look at a[Again, I apologise for the mic tapping!]This is a snippet from my Wednesday 6/5 episode, What Is Psychology? Explore all my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470eExplore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

My definition of psychology is: the study of why you are as you are.This is a simple but deceptive and very powerful definition, and in this snippet I explain why.[Again, I apologise for the mic tapping.]This is a snippet from my Wednesday 6/5 episode, What Is Psychology? Explore all my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470eExplore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links