Emotional States
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Disappointment ~ It’s a Signal
Quick Reminder: Our replay of our session on Facing Disappointment ~ Feeling the Feelings is available. Watch it here and read below for some extra energy tuning… and share with your friends! Could disappointment serve an intelligent purpose in our lives??? Imagine you’re starving and there’s a juicy apple out of reach in the tree.…
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When Positive Thinking Becomes Emotional Pressure
Optimism can support resilience, but compulsory positivity abandons the part of us that is hurting. A bright interpretation offered too quickly can feel like a demand to disappear for someone else’s comfort. This Guide explores the difference between opening toward possibility and using positivity to avoid contact with pain. In the context of When Positive…
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Grow a Healthy Relationship with Your Own Power
Do you leave conversations frustrated because you did not say what you were actually thinking or feeling? Do you muzzle yourself, then replay the moment later? Do you feel responsible for keeping everyone comfortable? In this conversation, Rick Wilkes and Anissa Centers explore power as something more grounded than dominance. Healthy power is the ability…
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Stop Repeating the Same Patterns
A repeating pattern can feel like a personal failure: I knew better. I promised myself. Why am I here again? Rick Wilkes and Cathy Vartuli approach the pattern differently in this workshop. Repetition often means that a well-practiced protective loop is running faster than conscious choice. Shame adds more threat to that loop. Curiosity helps…
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The Question: What Matters to Your Heart?
We can make a long list of improvements and still avoid the quieter question underneath them: What actually matters to my heart? This workshop with Rick Wilkes and Cathy Vartuli offers a grounded way to listen for the answer. It is not a demand to manufacture the perfect life plan. It is a practice for…
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You Do Not Have to Be Perfect to Be Lovable
Perfectionism is often less about excellence than attachment. If mistakes once threatened affection, peace, or belonging, flawless performance can feel like the price of being kept close. This Guide explores the difference between caring about quality and using performance to purchase love. In the context of You Do Not Have to Be Perfect to Be…
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Fun That Actually Feels Like You
Fun can become another performance when we chase the activities we are supposed to enjoy. Authentic play begins by noticing what brings even a flicker of warmth, curiosity, mischief, relief, or aliveness to this particular body. This Guide explores the difference between displaying fun and receiving genuine nourishment from play. In the context of Fun…