What does courage really look like?

In this second group conversation about Courage, Dr. David Schlosz invites four new guests to share a defining moment in their lives when they chose courage.

What unfolds is an honest and deeply moving conversation about truth, returning to self, saying yes, being an ally, new beginnings, and the difficult decisions that shape who we become.

Each guest shares a personal story followed by a meaningful poem, and together the group reflects on what courage feels like, what it costs, and how it often requires us to choose authenticity over approval.

The conversation becomes something unexpected: a sacred space of reflection where strangers witness each other's courage and discover the common thread connecting their stories.

If you are navigating a difficult decision, a season of change, or a moment where life is asking you to be brave, this episode will resonate deeply.

What does courage really look like?

In this powerful roundtable episode of Project I Am, Dr. David Schlosz invites four guests to share a defining moment in their lives when they chose courage.

What unfolds is an honest and deeply moving conversation about truth, grief, leadership, self-trust, and the difficult decisions that shape who we become.

Each guest shares a personal story followed by a meaningful poem, and together the group reflects on what courage feels like, what it costs, and how it often requires us to choose authenticity over approval.

In this episode you will hear stories about: • Speaking the truth despite painful consequences • Standing up to authority with integrity • Choosing your own path when expectations say otherwise • Navigating grief and loss • Leaving situations that no longer honor who you are

The conversation becomes something unexpected: a sacred space of reflection where strangers witness each other's courage and discover the common thread connecting their stories.

If you are navigating a difficult decision, a season of change, or a moment where life is asking you to be brave, this episode will resonate deeply.

If fragmentation forms in relationship, integration must also happen in relationship.

In this episode, Dr. David Schlosz enters the therapy room to explore how identity integration unfolds in real time. Drawing from the existential immediacy of Irvin Yalom and the relational conditions described by Carl Rogers, he describes how subtle micro-moments in therapy create opportunities for reintegration.

This is a practical and clinical episode — exploring how therapists can work with parts without pathologizing them, how shame is metabolized in relationship, and why the therapist’s own regulation is central to integration.

Integration is not technique alone. It is relational presence in action.