There is a lot of talk about the new royal baby. There are endless opinions on what Harry and Meghan are doing wrong. I want to talk about what they are doing right. 

My friend came to stay this weekend, and we went on an adventure. I managed to get my car completely stuck on a muddy road in the middle of nowhere.

My niece was telling me a few days ago that I had the words to a song wrong. Interestingly, it was her that was mistaken. However, it's easy for us to get stuck on what we think is right and what we believe is wrong.

Many of us are living in a prison that we are not even aware of. Right now, it could be time to break free.

People in our life often tell us that we need to be realistic about things. We need to be realistic about aspects of our lives like our careers, our relationships in our dreams. But what does realistic actually mean?

Today I answer a question from one of my students who works as a hostage negotiator. The advice that I give her is relevant for all of us. 

When I first started learning to work with my mind, I was very excited at the thought that I would have no more negative emotions. That hasn't quite been the case!

I received an email from one of my students talking about how she hides how she is really feeling. I think many of us do. We don’t want the vulnerability of people seeing what is going on.

Yesterday Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Tennis Open. The stand she has taken for her mental health is a lesson for us all. 

In a world that is so fast, it can be hard to be patient. We are being taught that we can have most things instantly. However, patience is so powerful and can teach us so much. Most of all, it can teach us how to be fearless. 

This week I was interview for a podcast called Bleep Bulimia. I thought you might like to hear the interview.

There was a lot of talk this week about the supermoon. It was a once in a 40-year phenomenon. It got me thinking about how amazing it is to say something that only happens once in 40 years and the lesson that holds for us.

Most of the time, our thoughts are like a river. They flow consistently, one after the other. However, there is a gap in our thoughts. Becoming aware of that gap is a powerful way for us to work with them.

What can we do when things happen over and over again in our lives? It can be surprising for us to realize that the things that keep happening consistently are the easiest ones to change.

There were two ways that I was taught to understand my mind. I find them both incredibly powerful to help relieve stress and anxiety. 

This morning I read the news. One of my friends was in an article in the NY Times. I watched my stomach tighten as I read all these stories of doom and gloom, and it made me think - can we create a world for ourselves that is not like this? The answer is yes! 

I met a friend at the weekend. She talked about the incredible struggles she has had in her life and how grateful she is for them. I found our conversation profoundly inspiring. 

We are masters of the external world. If we take a moment to think of all of the things we've created as human beings, it is extraordinary. However, this highlights the great imbalance that it's helpful for us to be aware of. 

How can we manage overwhelm? What can we do when everything feels like it's more than we can cope with? Let me give you some strategies and tips that I use when I think that I've fallen into a state of overwhelm.  

In today's podcast, I discuss how we can work with sound in everyday life as a form of meditation.

Sometimes, we can see events that can be difficult and not understand how we got to this place. Understanding other people's backstory and our own enables us to have more understanding and compassion in our lives.

I received an email from one of my students concerned about her growing anger and prejudice to a current event in the news. In today’s podcast, I give her some ways to work with the war in her own heart.

When we learn new things, there is a process that we go through. Often we get to a point where we want to give up. However, if we understand the learning pit, we can see where we are in the process and lessen the chances of giving up and reaching the breakthrough that we are aiming for.

I have received many emails from students concerned about feeling overwhelmed as their country begins to open up. And today's podcast, I talk about how to cope as many of us re-enter the world.

I listened to a podcast from a well-loved author yesterday and finished it a little despairing about her conversation on anxiety. Here are my thoughts on why it troubled me.