What Is Shame and What’s the Best Way to Deal With It?
I recently posted about the benefits of self-compassion in lowering the depression that perfectionism causes....
Archetypal Jung
Do You Live With Ease, or With Urgency?
Years ago, when I was first learning lovingkindness meditation, I had a problem with it....
Who’s Making Your To-Do List? Moving From Tyranny to Inner Harmony
Some of us live by our lists. We do whatever they tell us to do. Others dig their heels in and rebel against whatever chores have been assigned there. But who makes the list? Whoever does determines the power of lists to make our lives miserable or fulfilling.
Meditation for Type A Personality: An Interview with Teacher George Chen
Meditation for Type A personality, and people who are driven or obsessive-compulsive, might seem like...
7 Ways Spending Time in Nature Heals the Driven Personality
There’s an increasing amount of research which suggests that spending at least two hours each week engaging with nature improves our well-being. And because of the epidemic of Nature Deficit Disorder (yes, it’s a real thing), an increasing number of healthcare professionals are even prescribing time in nature. This research implies that it’s beneficial for everyone, but there’s good reason to believe that it can be particularly beneficial for people who are driven, Type A, and obsessive-compulsive, because they’re faced with certain mental and physical challenges that being in nature can help with. Spending time in nature can help to balance a personality that is weighted far too heavily on the side of control, planning, perfecting, achieving and fixing.
3 Reasons You’re Having Anxiety Dreams
Anxiety dreams may seem simply like a nuisance at first glance. But slow down and pay attention and you might find they have something to tell you about how you are living and how you see your world. Issues of avoidance, authenticity, and being tested can all show up in anxiety dreams. Seen as a source of wisdom, these dreams can lead you in new directions should you choose to engage with them.
How to Tame Your Tyrannical Guilt Complex
Living under the constant judgement of an overactive guilt complex stinks. It can keep us...
The Driven Personality: My interview with Imi Lo on Eggshell Transformations
I recently joined author and psychotherapist Imi Lo for a stimulating interview about the Driven...
Finding The Meaning of Compulsive Personality Traits
Rather than just write off compulsive behavior as neurotic, as contemporary culture encourages us to, we need to look beneath the surface to see what those urges are really calling for. Then we can understand the deeper intent and how these urges could contribute to our wholeness. Otherwise, if we just dismiss compulsive behavior as pathological, we miss the potential purpose and meaning underlying it.
Burnout: What Happens When You Ignore Messages From Your Unconscious
People with obsessive-compulsive personality and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) are driven to be as productive...
The Healthy Compulsive book is now available in paperback in addition to hardcover and e-book format:
Healthy Compulsive Book
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