by Brian Blem | Mar 1, 2024 | Development, Uncategorised
Siegmun Freud, the Austrian Neurologist (1856 -1939), defined the human psyche in terms of the Id, the Ego, and the Super-Ego. The Id is our natural yearning, the Super-Ego is social norms and values, and the Ego is our conscious ability to satisfy the desires of the...
by Brian Blem | Feb 3, 2024 | Mental Health
“The Matrix trilogy suggests that everyone has the individual responsibility to make the choice between the real world and an artificial world. Though Neo is the exemplar of free will, fate plays a large role in his adventure. Neo relies on the Oracle, and everything...
by Brian Blem | Jan 6, 2024 | Development
The biggest challenge humans face is our mind’s self-limiting constructs, developed in the first third of life. Science has revealed the human brain only fully integrates at the age of 25, making us passive sponges of the prevailing cultural norms and values. Whether...
by Brian Blem | Dec 10, 2023 | Mental Health
John Powell, in his book ‘The Secret of Staying in Love’, suggests that the average human realizes only 10% of their potential. What a tragedy that so much living and loving is missing from our lives. Fortunately, we are at a point in history where this can and should...
by Brian Blem | Nov 17, 2023 | Ecopsychology
To get the work-life balance right, a four-day working week is necessary. Currently we are stressed, immune compromised, and survival driven. Phrases like “Life’s a bitch, and then we die” describe how most people live. Another one comes to mind from The Shawshank...
