The Emotional Paradox of the Holidays

You can also read this article in Psychology Today here Hello there, Every single person you meet has some challenging emotions surging within them. The more we can understand the emotional undercurrents of our life, the less each e-motion – meaning energy-in-motion – controls us. I hope you enjoy the last part in the three-part series […]

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Transcending Abandonment: A New Approach to Intimacy

You can also read this article in Psychology Today here This is Part Four of a four-part series titled “You Cannot Be Abandoned.” You can find Part One here. Karla and I agreed that I would propose within six months and we would have our wedding within a year of that date. All of this happened […]

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What Truly Matters More Than the Capacity to Love?

You can also read this article in Psychology Today here This is Part Three of a four-part series titled “You Cannot Be Abandoned.” You can find Part One here. A year and a half after Karla left me that third time, I returned to Mexico and deliberately did not see her until two days before my […]

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Can’t Stomach What’s Happening in the World? Try This

You can also read this article in Psychology Today here Greetings from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico,​ I don’t know too many people these days who are content with the direction the world is heading in. We need change and we need it soon. ​It’s easy to feel frustrated, even powerless, about what is happening. ​These […]

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Isolation Nation: Why Modern Life Feels So Empty

You can also read this article in Psychology Today here Greetings from Greece, Hello there! I’m here at a conference with about 200 leadership researchers, the food is wonderful and the backdrop to the conference breathtaking.​While at the conference, which focused on AI and leadership, I reflected a lot on the words of Einstein. “We cannot […]

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The Challenge of Developing Meaningful Relationships in the Age of Distraction

I went for a walk around Lago di Albano (near Rome) this past weekend and was thinking about how there are two things we do in life: First, we choose how we want to live. Second, we live with what we choose.  I was reflecting on how I’ve made some choices in my life that […]

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Does Not Getting What We Want in Life Lead to Loneliness?

Explore more in our latest video from The Art of Living Free here!

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How Will We Emerge From the Pandemic?

Do you understand the impact your emotional responses to the pandemic have on your life? Read more in Dr. Silard’s new article in Psychology Today here.

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How to Be Anxious without Becoming Depressed

According to a recently released CDC survey, anxiety levels in the US are, on average, triple what they were a year ago. During the pandemic, many of us are experiencing not only anxiety, but also depression. Are the two related?   To understand the difference between anxiety and depression, we must first understand that both are emotions. According to the Dutch philosopher […]

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Our New Age of Anxiety

According to recently released CDC survey data, anxiety levels in the US are, on average, three times higher than they were a year ago. Why this surge? “Well, that’s obvious,” you may be thinking. “In a word: Covid.” The pandemic has certainly played a significant role in increasing our anxiety. Yet it goes much deeper.  Initially Sigmund Freud, and later the […]

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