In this deeply relevant and encouraging episode of Project I Am, Dr. David J. Schlosz explores the modern, secular wisdom behind the age-old phrase, "Forsake not the gathering together of the brethren lest you be deceived." Drawing from current psychological research, real-world stories, and lived experience, this episode uncovers how isolation leaves us vulnerable to believing lies about our worth, our value, and our place in the world—and how gathering in authentic community can offer clarity, healing, and strength.

You’ll learn:

· Why isolation is a serious mental and physical health risk

· The specific false beliefs that thrive in disconnection

· How community helps protect us from distorted self-narratives

· Practical, modern ways to build and sustain meaningful connection

· Real examples from around the world of people overcoming loneliness

Whether you’ve been feeling disconnected or simply want to deepen your experience of belonging, this episode offers both insight and hope.

Listen now—and take one small step toward gathering. May you be well.

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In this deeply grounding and inspirational episode, Dr. David J Schlosz guides you through a 20-minute meditation focused on resilience — the quiet, powerful strength that allows us to bend without breaking, to keep going even when life feels overwhelming.

Whether you're walking through a season of challenge or simply needing a moment of rest, this practice invites you to reconnect with your inner capacity to endure, heal, and grow. With gentle breathwork, self-compassion exercises, and imagery rooted in research-backed principles of resilience, this meditation offers both calm and encouragement.

You’ll be reminded: “You are stronger than you think. You will rise from this.”

No prior meditation experience is needed — just an open heart and a few moments of stillness.

What you’ll experience in this episode:

• A calming guided meditation to center your mind and body
• Reflections on real resilience and what it truly looks like
• Affirmations and visualizations to strengthen inner resolve
• Insights grounded in psychological research (APA, 2012; Bonanno, 2004)
• A supportive space to breathe, reset, and remember your strength

Tune in now and take a moment to return to yourself. Share it with someone who needs encouragement today.

A calm, grounding practice for counselors. In this episode, I guide you through “I” statements designed to help you arrive in the room, hold spacious, compassionate presence, and loosen the grip of impostor thoughts. Use this as a pre-session centering, a between-clients reset, or an evening debrief to return to yourself. No fixing, no perfection—just breath, awareness, and the reminder that you are enough for the work in front of you.

What you’ll get

• A paced, breath-aligned sequence of affirmations
• Language for holding space with humility, clarity, and care
• Gentle reframes for self-doubt and performance pressure

How to use Press play, sit or walk, and repeat each line silently (or out loud if private). If an affirmation doesn’t land, let it pass; linger where it does.

For therapists, supervisors, trainees, and anyone who serves others from a human, present heart.