The Awareness That Heals blog posts present curated articles that offer effective pointers and practices to help support yourself during times when challenging emotions and difficult feelings arise. Based on the principles in the book Awareness That Heals, these articles offer practical methods to help us move toward a state of greater emotional well-being—especially during problematic times. The good news is that these are challenges that can be faced and embraced, thereby giving us a unique opportunity for effective self-care and self-healing.
For Hurricane Dorian Survivors, Emotional Distress Lingers
International Medical Corps is one of the true heroic agencies of our time. If you can support them with whatever kind of donation, it is money well spent. We are honored to be partners with them for the last 10+ years. Each of us that isn’t locked in a survival struggle ourselves needs to look …
Climate Change Will Make Seafood Scarcer and More Dangerous
It’ll Also Change the Taste of Our Favorite Species. New research shows shrimp can lose their flavor when ocean chemistry shifts. (The New Food Economy) Losing the taste of our favorite fish is a “tip of the iceberg”. We are working with several great organizations at The Global Bridge that are working directly with the …
Cultivating Friendly Mind – Part 2
While the sound of our friendly mind’s voice varies depending on the circumstances we are facing, it does have abiding qualities. It is either neutral or, when the challenges are not all consuming, it is supportive. To demonstrate this, here is the summary of a series of sessions in dialogue form, showing how friendly mind …
Communicate With Your Own Soul
A guide to support a communication bridge between your wisdom heart and everyday challenges.
Confronting Impossible Standards with Friendly Mind
Robert Strock and Shelley Pearce talk about how “friendly mind” can confront the most common irrational standards that can affect our mood throughout the day.
Botham Jean’s Neighbor, a Key Witness in Amber Guyger Trial, Shot to Death in Dallas
Deeply tragic. Such a horrible symptom of a culture that still is loaded with bigotry and violence. What can each of us do to support less violence? It seems the first thing is to realize that virtually all of us have anger that we underestimate that is inside us. That would be a major contribution …
Poverty is Down — But Concerns About Homelessness Remain Up
Those of us that are able to take care of our livelihood need to open our hearts, wallets and minds to help develop alternatives for the homeless. It is important that we not trivialize the homeless and believe that they are unworthy of our help. This means we will have to create intentional communities eventually …
Cultivating Friendly Mind – Part 1
In this series, we take a look at one of the eight key practices for navigating life’s challenges that are explored in my new book, Awareness That Heals. How often have you found yourself feeling bad or thinking about yourself in a critical way and thought, “I wish I knew what I could do to …
Accessing Awareness that Heals – Part 3
Existing only with an Intellectual Awareness almost inevitably leaves us feeling like we are caught in a dead end of painful feelings—and we can’t see a way out. Because this level doesn’t actually lead to any significant healing, it is no wonder that we might have a tendency to turn away from these feelings or …
Accessing Awareness that Heals – Part 2
Starting with the Dilemma In this series, we take a look at one of the eight key practices for navigating life’s challenges that are explored in my new book, Awareness That Heals. For more, order the book today and receive a 10% new release discount and free shipping. Here is one way my clients have …