Tag Archives: Fear

By Jakeb Brock From the moment we enter this world we human beings are literally inundated with a consensual reality view—that is, a reality view that has already been firmly established through a broad societal consensus.  Thus the main impetus of our upbringing is to learn to conform to and …

By C. Scot Giles, D.Min., DNGH Most people find themselves troubled by negative thoughts. One of the major missions of the human brain is to keep its owner safe. Therefore, evolution has shaped its responses toward that end. Fear makes a creature cautious. Cautious creatures tend to survive. Creatures that …

by Matthew B. James, MA, Ph.D. – “The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.” — Wayne Dyer A …

  By Temple Hayes Do you remember being a little kid and dancing to the song The Hokey Pokey, putting different parts of yourself into it and then being asked to “put your whole self in?” Remember how good it felt to shake your body and turn around? You were …

  By Vincent Genna, MSW In the past 37 years of being a psychic therapist and spiritual teacher, I have seen hundreds of people with childhood stories ranging from minimal dysfunction to “Why are you still alive?” No matter what my clients’ pasts are, they all have the same repetitive …

  By Alan Cohen Do you know anyone who is so firmly fixed on what he or she wants to talk about that you don’t stand a chance to talk about anything else with that person? I know a CEO who is interested only in sales statistics. If you want …

By Alecia Rice Q: I’m feeling so much social pressure. It’s hard enough to make decisions without feeling pressed by others. How do I make decisions under these circumstances? — Under Pressure A: Dear Under Pressure, We’re feeling all kinds of social pressures lately. Do we wear a mask, volunteer or schedule …

By Angel Carlton – Whenever we experience any sort of unexpected change or unpredictable circumstance in our lives, it’s either shocking, surprising, or stops us in our tracks. Every time, life offers us a choice on how to respond. We either accept what’s happening, slip into denial, or avoid it all together, and keep white knuckling through life. If you choose to avoid the situation and keep sweeping it under the rug, …

By Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter  We had the pleasure of speaking with Corinne Zupko, Ed.S., author of From Anxiety to Love: A Radical New Approach for Letting Go of Fear and Finding Lasting Peace. Zupko has coached, counseled and educated thousands of people at national and regional conferences, in …

By Alan Cohen My coaching client Andrea has struggled with issues of lack and poor self–worth for a lot of her life. Although she is smart, spiritual and attractive, she has regularly feared that she would become impoverished and bereft. She told me, “Whenever I drive under a bridge, I …