I mean it. Stop it. Letting go of attachment is a Buddhist teaching that has entered mainstream vernacular and it has suffered in the translation. I don’t claim to represent Buddhism on this one, but I can see how people are beating themselves up with the common interpretation of this idea. I … [Read more...]

Someone said that to me recently and I couldn’t agree more. Just say the word “money” out loud and see what comes up for you. Sometimes people just don’t want to think about money at all. They don’t know what they have in the bank, or how much they owe, or what’s coming in next. It’s just too … [Read more...]

So many people are living with panic attacks. Anxiety is sneaky. Not only does it occupy your mind with future disasters and past missteps, but it also creates anxiety about anxiety. “I’m feeling pretty good right now, but anxiety could be lurking around the next corner.” You don’t have live like … [Read more...]

Many people want to have more confidence, but they are daunted by common definitions of confidence. Confident people are always right, calm, poised, attractive… Confidence is framed as something you don’t have that you have to go get, like a better car or whiter teeth. There are loads of hacks and … [Read more...]