PLAYING-IT-SAFE

When you transition from high school to college – as it’s called in the United States – or to a University – as it’s called in other parts of the world, such as South America or Europe – you go throu…

Today I have the pleasure to share an interview with Natasha Daniels, MFT, a mental health clinician, author, podcaster and founder of the community AT Parenting.

In our conversation, Natasha and I ta…

One way in which we play-it-safe is by delaying projects, tasks, and shooting for perfection.

In this conversation, visual illustrator, Janis Ozolins, shares how he handles self-doubtful thoughts, per…

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a core feature of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and depression. Recently, some studies have shown promising results with brief protocols of acceptance and c…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). 

Cognitive Behavior Therapy traditionally has been focused on delivering specific treatment protocols for specifi…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). 

Cognitive Behavior Therapy traditionally has been focused on delivering specific treatment protocols for specifi…

How to cultivate loneliness & why it is important to do so:

Most people are uncomfortable with loneliness because it means facing yourself without distractions. 

But, as much as you don’t like it, you …

“The average human lifespan is absurd, terrifying, insultingly short. But that isn’t a reason for unremitting despair or for living in an anxiety-fueled panic about making the most of your limited ti…

It was an honor to chat with Oliver Burkeman, columnist for the Guardian, journalist by training, and author of the books: “4000 weeks: time management for mortals and happiness: the antidote for peo…

Are you getting in the way of your own best life?

One of the ways in which many of us get in the way of our best life is by playing it safe.

You might be playing it safe if you ...

- Get stuck thinking …

Are you worried about making poor financial decisions?

Have you ever felt ashamed of your finances?

How do you relate to money?

Financial anxiety is real for most of us.

Quite often we do play-it-safe by…

We often have mechanistic views about ourselves “I’m bad, ugly, stupid, etc” and believe that when having any negative thoughts, painful memories feeling or they need to be fixed, repaired, or replac…

How do top athletes think about their physical struggles - pain, exhaustion, thirst - when competing?

How do the top athletes push their bodies to the absolute limit over hours or days of competition?…

Our minds need to make sense of things that happen to us, all the time, and one way in which they do so is by telling stories, narratives and tales about who we are, what has happened or not happened…

“Three things in human life are important.

The first is to be kind.

The second is to be kind.

And the third is to be kind.”

- Henry James

This is a personal conversation I had with Chris Brock, a magazine…

"You must be vulnerable to be sensitive to reality. And to me being vulnerable is just another way of saying that one has nothing more to lose. I don’t have anything but darkness to lose. I’m way bey…

We all play it safe, that's the norm and not the exception. Our playing-it-safe tendencies move in a continuum from being adaptive on one end to being unhelpful on the other. And one of the ways we p…

As Chris Martin would say, "the curiosity didn't kill the cat. In fact, she's alive and well."

Today, I'm sharing with you an interview with Chris Martin, a content producer and creativity coach who h…

As a species, we are hardwired to avoid, control, and escape whatever makes us uncomfortable. That’s natural and expected.

To avoid is to be human. But what happens when we avoid things that we care a…

How often do you play-it-safe by minimizing what's important to you and avoiding conversations?

In this conversation, I interview Debbie Sorensen, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, co-author of the book…