Close human connections are a core psychological and spiritual need. Without them, people are depressed, anxious and miserable. In this episode, I talk about the need for connections, what has caused our relationships to fall apart and tackle the tricky issue of dealing with vulnerability.

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Anxiety is a lot like there's a separate person in your head working against you. Anxiety thrives on your attention and whether or not you buy into the BS stories that it feeds you. In this episode, I break down how anxiety tricks you into believing fake scenarios. I also give you some cognitive therapy homework that will help you get ahead of it.

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I've been noticing a troubling pattern. People aren't growing up. We might be seeing a collective breakdown, in part, because people aren't growing up and maturing anymore. In this episode I breakdown some differences between immature thinking and mature thinking.

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Face your emotional pain? Why on earth would you want to do such a thing?! In this episode, I'm going to break it down. I might also go on a mini rant about how going to conventional therapy isn't going to get you results.

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In this episode, I first lay some groundwork and understanding about how virtually everything you might believe about mental health and therapy are wrong and broken. I then talk about how sadness is a good emotion and a healthy one. Most people think that sadness is bad and they avoid feeling it when it's good for you. As always, I also provide some shadow work journal prompts about sadness.

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We have a big problem not only with people being immature but also very selfish. In this episode, I unpack some of the issues with getting everything we want and how we often confuse our wants with our needs. This principle ties into a previous episode about healthy selfishness.

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Unfortunately, you can't trust every thought and emotion that floats through your head. If you believe everything you think and feel, your probably going to have a bad time. In this episode, I break down some of the ways that our mind plays tricks on us.

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In my continuing efforts to provide accurate and helpful information about mental health and mental illness, I'm going to discuss the "cure" for mental illness, though this is definitely a misnomer, as the cure for mental illness isn't that straightforward or simple. Let's talk about it!

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