relationships

The art of self-forgiveness

Everyone messes up. Me, you, the neighbors, Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, King David, the Buddha, everybody. It’s important to acknowledge…

October 10, 2014

Intimacy with oneself, intimacy with others

You know that feeling when you're with another person, and there's an awkwardness — a sense that there's something missing?…

September 16, 2014

Patterns of closeness and independence

Intimacy and autonomy are independent dimensions, and it is their combination that counts. The qualities in each category, imperfectly summarized…

August 22, 2014

Why mindfulness is just the beginning

David Mochel, The Huffington Post UK: Huffington Post, Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg News, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Business…

August 13, 2014

Intimacy and autonomy working together

Intimacy and autonomy are channels for expressing your natural goodness. For example, being kind toward someone naturally involves both an…

August 1, 2014

The dance of intimacy and autonomy

Love tends to join and hate to separate, but joining is not the same as love, and separation is not…

July 31, 2014

Is mindfulness the key to being a better boss?

HCOnline: We’ve all done it. In a fit of fury or just plain annoyance, we’ve hastily typed a snarky email…

July 3, 2014

Is your marriage on the rocks? Mindfulness could be the key to saving your relationship

Sophie Donnelly, Express: It has been used to combat depression, stress and over-eating. Now a new book says this meditation…

June 19, 2014

What neuroscience can teach us about compassion

Carolyn Gregoire, Huffington Post: Mounting evidence of the impact of contemplative practices like meditation (which we now know can, quite…

May 15, 2014

Decide on love

Jeff was convinced he’d fallen out of love with his wife, Arlene, and that nothing could salvage their twenty-six-year marriage.…

April 2, 2014