Dancing between Duty and Desire

Dancing between Duty and Desire

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...
Proactive processing versus reactive responses

Proactive processing versus reactive responses

We all get triggered from time to time. The question is whether we are growing through the events of our lives or becoming stuck. Sadly, because we aren’t taught to proactively process our inner experiencing selves, but are instinctively wired to avoid pain, we become...
Fuck, fuck, fuck! I feel so fucked up!

Fuck, fuck, fuck! I feel so fucked up!

To be human is to feel. If we didn’t feel, we wouldn’t be human. So, what are we to do with our feelings? The most important thing we can learn to do is identify what we are feeling, acknowledge what we are feeling, and most importantly, express what we are feeling....