The Dalai Lama just spoke on his 86th birthday message about compassion and non-violence. What does non-violence mean for most of us?

There are so many requests made of us to worry and care about things. It can become exhausting. How do we manage it?

If you are changing your life, what happens when the changes you’ve made creep back again? In today’s podcast, I explain. 

There are two reasons why it is vital we don’t exclude anyone from our love. In today’s podcast, I explain what those two reasons are. 

As life begins to open up in some countries, we face a new challenge - re-entry anxiety. 

It is an almost knee jerk reaction for us to shut down when we find our relationships with others confusing. It’s hard not to want to protect ourselves. 

This week I was working with a group of close students. We did an exercise that was more powerful than any of us expected. 

I received an email from one of my students who got a promotion. Unfortunately, it was for a job her partner had applied for. Now he is upset with her, and she’s asked my advice.

We have inside of ourselves a sacred space. If we can connect with it and see what it holds, we have the chance to wake up. 

Many people have recommended that I would enjoy watching the TV show Sweet Tooth. I started watching it last night, and it reminded me of something essential. 

I received an email this week from one of my students struggling with the feeling that she doesn’t like her mother. I know this is a familiar concern for many of you, so it felt like the perfect time to address it.

​​It can be challenging for us at times to be around other people’s pain. Perhaps we feel we need to fix it. Maybe we just want it to go away. There is another way that we can be there for others that isn’t as stressful. 

Today I tell an ancient story to help you see the importance of being present.

With some parts of the world opening up once again, many of you are around people whose views and opinions are problematic. In today’s podcast, I answer a question from one of my students on managing her family dynamic with a brother in law whose views she finds difficult.

We can tend to want to run away from our pain. However, there is something so powerful that lies behind it if we can just stay.

There are so many small and powerful ways that we can give to other people. However, there is one that many people either struggle with or forget is even a gift. 

We live in a world where we are encouraged to take care of ourselves and show little vulnerability. However, this tends to close us off to deeper intimacy in our relationships with other people.

Sometimes there are certain people in our lives that we really wish would love us. It can be very painful when we feel that they don't. In today's podcast, I discuss a question around this from one of my students.

It can be challenging for us to recognise the effects that technology has on our well-being. So who better to talk with than a hugely successful ex-influencer who is now part of driving the conversation around our relationship with tech. 

Here is her website: https://whitneylauritsen.com/

Feelings of anger can be so uncomfortable. In today’s podcast, I answer a question from one of my students about how to start looking at his anger a little differently. 

Sometimes we forget how small things can make a huge difference. It’s important that we are reminded of them.

People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. So why is it that we think that money is going to help us feel happier?

One of my students wrote to me that she is struggling with comparing herself with others. She lives in an affluent part of the USA, and there is a lot of pressure to keep up. Comparing ourselves to others can be a problem for many of us.

Sometimes fear can paralyze us. We can become afraid of things we have no idea will even come to fruition. In today’s podcast, I answer a question from one of my students who fears losing her children.