10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING

The problem we have with most relationships is that we think we know what the other person is thinking. But the truth is that we often have no idea what is going through the mind of our boss, friend,…

Some of us believe that we don’t have the right to feel upset about things because we have good lives or many blessings.  What we often fail to realize is that any suffering can overwhelm our minds r…

Some of us limit how much we are willing to give to other people based on our past and fears.  It's important that we examine our feelings towards giving because it can be such a meaningful and fulfi…

Sometimes the holiday season is not always filled with cheer.  It can be a time when we have more disappointment and conflict with relatives and friends whether at a holiday celebration or special ev…

A lot of people pride themselves on getting many things done at once, but what many people don’t realize is that when we are distracted and try to focus on multiple things, we often neglect the situa…

Have you ever looked in the mirror and started to feel horrible about how your body looked?  We don’t always realize it, but many of us have been programmed to reject our bodies, spending our lives s…

Those of us who have a tendency to be people-pleasers usually want the best for other people. However, the other, more well-known part of being a people-pleaser is the need for everyone to like us, w…

For some reason, many of us tend to take our anger, discomfort, and frustrations out on the people we love most. We may insist that it’s because we are most comfortable with our loved ones, but we fo…

If you were to look up the definition of ‘beauty’ in the dictionary, you would find that beauty is defined as “that which gives the highest degree of pleasure to the senses or the mind.” But are we t…

Sometimes we want to be mean to someone because they hurt us. We blame them for something bad that happened, or we want to teach them a lesson. Even though we might feel justified, acting this way te…

The society we live in routinely provides us with often fictitious images of what it means to be happy. These constructs—fed to us from birth—often attempt to answer the following three questions: Wh…

Many of us try to hide aspects of ourselves that we think will not be accepted by our friends, family or society. We believe that if we can hide these things, people will accept us, love us, and vali…

Many of us look for evidence to love ourselves in how other people see us or in experiences that should validate our worth.   But the minute there's a bump in the road—whether someone leaves us, we l…

Sometimes looking at our friends’ social media accounts can make us feel like we are watching an advertisement on television, making us believe if we had what that person had we would be happy and fu…

Always wanting more can prevent us from fully enjoying our lives today because we always think we have tomorrow. This "more" mentality can prevent us from bringing our best selves to this moment to c…

It is often hard to be a positive thinker when we are going through a tough time or something unexpected happens. This podcast will explore a mindset that will give you hope and strength during diffi…

Every parent wants their children to flourish, but the fear that they won't or that things won't work out in their future can consume much of our day-to-day inner dialogue. The mindset of Maybe enabl…