This video is about how one healthy young man became a vegetable after a cerebral hemorrhage, and fought his way back to fully functional and healthy.
A healthy 18 year-old boy one moment to a vegetable with a 5% chance of surviving the night, Kaj Smit tells his story of a miraculous comeback.
This is an excerpt of my interview with Dr. Gwendolyn Dolske, PhD. on the Pursuing Uncomfortable Podcast.
Gwendolyn Dolske PhD is a professor in the Philosophy Department at Cal Poly Pomona. She is the author of academic essays and the book Tips From The Professor A Guide to College Success. She teaches Philosophy of Sex and Love and Moral Theory. She produces and co-hosts the educational podcast…
Monday morning reflections on how gratitude can help us when we feel despair, anger, and fearful.
4 strategies to overcome obstacles, struggles, and adversity.
An excerpt of the Pursuing Uncomfortable Podcast Episode 28: Pursuing Humor In Mid-Life and When Your Kid Goes To College with Sharon Brecher.
Sharon L. Brecher is a mom-blogger, writer, illustrator, wife, and Miserable Mom. Her first book, Miserable Mom: The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Your Kid to College, calls out the absurdities of this stage of motherhood with a wry sense of humor and a self-deprecating wink to her own place…
Joyfully Cricket began her journey of transformation at the age of 20 when she experienced a personal tragedy. She made the choice to allow this tragedy to propel her into a life of spiritual and personal growth, to make meaning of the loss. Through her grieving, Cricket used songwriting as…
Jenna has been a therapist specializing in OCD and anxiety + related conditions since 2008. She's always been an anxious child and adult but knew from an early age that challenging herself was better than giving in to fear. She works specifically on teaching people Exposure and Response Prevention, the…
"In October 2009, I witnessed a suicide while being unlawfully detained in a jail cell in Columbia, S.C. Although my case garnered national attention and I won the lawsuit against my wrongdoers, my mental health plummeted. As a practicing attorney, I constantly feared that my peers and the State Bar…
Stop waiting for things to be perfect! Perfection is a weapon often wielded by a fearful mindset and keeps us from taking action. Good is good.
5 strategies to incorporate spirituality and spiritual practice into your day.
Stepping out of our comfort zones doesn't always mean doing something big and scary like jumping out of a plane. Sometimes, the biggest change we can experience for ourselves is to reach out and repair a relationship that is not what we would like it to be. It's hard, it's…
Monday morning reflections on being the love we want to see in the world.