Conceptual Blogpost: Read how a specific aspect of their story illustrates the Hardcore Humanism philosophy and program.
Feeling “empty” can be a frightening and painful experience. When we feel emotional emptiness, we feel hollow — like there is simply nothing inside of us. This feeling can be very different from the “heavy” and overwhelming feelings of depression, panic or anger, which weigh us down because they seem to permeate every aspect of …
Many of us have been on the receiving end of that encouraging feedback, which is a splendid combination of insulting and useless. Calm down? Thanks, we hadn’t thought of that. Considering that anxiety can be painful at times, chances are if we could simply “calm down” we probably would have done so already. Now we …
In retrospect, Yoda certainly got a few things right. Perhaps the moment where his wisdom shined most brightly was in response to a young Luke Skywalker’s question regarding the “dark side” of the force. Luke asked, “Is the dark side stronger?” Yoda’s immediate response was “No – quicker, easier, more seductive.” Yoda’s wisdom is unfortunately …
How many of us have been told repeatedly that we need to “get over it?” Many of us continue to struggle with difficult life events long after they have occurred. Maybe we hold a torch for a past relationship long after a break up. Perhaps we lament not getting into a certain school or receiving a …
Marianne Williamson wrote, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” That concept is so curious and compelling precisely because it is so counterintuitive. In theory, power and inadequacy should be opposites. Accordingly, you’d expect that they would bring us to different emotional places: inadequacy …
It seems like it has become something of a national pastime to refer to each other as “crazy.” The term was perhaps initially intended to refer to someone who suffered from mental illness – a catchall phrase that could indicate that an individual was deranged, irrational and perhaps dangerous. And accordingly, “crazy” has been the …
We are in the midst of a worldwide mental health crisis. Estimates suggest that as many as 36% of people worldwide will struggle with a mental illness in their lifetime. And for those that do experience mental illness, it is often a chronic issue, with people experiencing relapse over the course of their lives. Further, …
Why Musicians Make Powerful Mental Health Advocates Read More »
For many people, the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. Over the past year, we have faced the daily specter of death, sickness, isolation and economic instability. Our most natural instincts suddenly became dangerous. In many cases in order to stay safe, we had to adopt a more cautious and hesitant approach our …
Helping Our Children Feel Stable In An Unstable World Read More »
We are perpetually bombarded with the notion that everyone else in the world loves themselves. When we look at our social media sites, we are inundated with people smiling, enjoying their lives, doing amazing things in amazing places with amazing people. Even others’ sharing their relatively common life experiences – walking in a park, having …
Impostor Syndrome generally refers to the persistent feeling of doubt that our achievements are justified and a reflection of our skills, talents and efforts. Rather we feel that we are frauds and that our success is somehow not earned. Unfortunately, we are susceptible to impostor syndrome in any and all areas of our lives. The …
