Mindset Blogs

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We are Not Our Genes and the Power of Epigenetics — Think your genes decide your fate? I explain epigenetics for beginners and how to change gene expression with nutrition,
3 fitness phrases we need to quit saying — Tired of shame-based fitness talk? On Workout with Mom I outline three fitness phrases to quit saying, like no days off,
Let’s rebrand exercise as “movement” — What if exercise didn’t have to look a certain way? In this post I rebrand exercise as movement and give simple, practic
Love as a Practice: Caring for Ourselves and others in Body, Heart, and Spirit — What if love is a practice, not a feeling? In this post I offer somatic self-care and concrete guidance for how to pract
How To Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind — Ready to change deep habits and beliefs? In this post I lay out the 10 best ways to reprogram your subconscious mind, a
Testicle Breathing: The Complete Guide — Curious about testicle breathing? In this complete guide I walk through how to do testicle breathing step by step, with
Resentment: How to let go — Feeling stuck in bitterness? This post shows how to let go of resentment with five practical steps. I walk you through a
What does a sex coach do? — Curious what a sex coach does? As a somatic sex coach I guide women and couples through four pillars: sexual mastery, mi
What is Relational Sexology? — Curious what relational sexology actually means? In this post I explain my Relational Sexology approach, blending neuros
The power of low expectations — A quiet night with four cats became an epiphany about the power of low expectations. Then I recount how switching my blo
Growing up poor (and how it messed with my mind) — A beat-up 1970s trailer pulled me back into memories of childhood poverty and a scarcity mindset that still shapes my mo
Life is not a game — Question: are you playing life like a game? I call out the game of life myth and explain why that competition mindset da
Mastering the abundance mindset (and changing your money blueprint) — Struggling with a scarcity mindset? I recount forty-nine years of habits, a therapist breakthrough and a costly home pro
How to be happy and lead a meaningful life — Want to know how to be happy and lead a meaningful life? I walk through practical, research backed steps from Aristotle
Time is more valuable than money — A Halloween tradition had me writing about planning for death, and this one is personal. Losing my friend Sparky after d
Identity economics: Who are you? And how does it affect your spending? — Who are you when it comes to money? In this post I unpack identity economics and money mindset psychology, using persona
More money, less happiness: When money makes you miserable — Ever wonder why a six figure salary can still leave you miserable? In this post I explain when money boosts wellbeing an
When rules bring freedom — Sometimes rules create space. In this post I compare my spending moratorium 2021 to writing poetry, showing how rules fo
How I learned to stop feeling hopeless about money — From sleeping in a truck to building an emergency fund, this is how I stopped feeling hopeless about money. I rewired a
What Wealth Means (To Me) — Here's a short poem about the meaning of wealth and what wealth means to me, centered on wealth is freedom and wealth is
Single by Choice: Discovering Fulfillment Beyond Romantic Relationships — Surprising fact: a study of 200,000 people across 30 European countries shows singles gain a bigger happiness boost from
From A Caterpillar To A Butterfly: What Makes People Really Change? — Ever felt stuck despite doing all the self-reflection? I walk through what makes people really change, decoding the brai
Are rants inherently negative? That depends. Are you a baby? — People need ranters and comedians to remind them that things aren't perfect. George Carlin is a good example. I'm a les
4 Ways to Become a High-Value Man — Want to actually become a high-value man who attracts better relationships and sex? In this post I unpack the 4 Ms, Musc
7 things I’ll die mad about — 7 things that still tick me off at 48.
Ugh people make me crazy — Ugh people make me crazy. A short, raw June 12 2022 personal journal entry riffing on Emerson's line Nothing can bring y
Why self-improvement starts with maintenance — Start the year thinking of maintenance, not grand resolutions. I lean on Stewart Brand and his new book Maintenance: Of
It’s the end of the world as we know it (but I feel fine) — Strange truth, most of us feel fine even as we call the world a disaster. I tease out Ipsos MORI and World Values Survey
The tyranny of targets — A running watch taught me a lesson about the tyranny of targets. I use C Thi Nguyen's The Score and my fitness-tracking
The complete idiot's guide to living an authentic life... — Ever felt like a chameleon, changing to fit everyone else? In this candid post I admit decades of people pleasing and OC
Fear of Falling — Ever wondered why we say "fell" versus "had a fall"? A slip in my wet garden left a small gash and a bruised ego, and se
Never real — A line from Thomas Bernhard stopped me cold. In this piece I wrestle with "never real", the second person narrator in Wo
London(s) — Remember the Night Bus and grotty commutes? This piece is a meditation on being tired of London as an idea not leaving,
when time’s running out... — A late night haiku asks, when time’s running out will you be able to say you’ve tried hard enough. I offer a short, dark
Why Your Most Powerful Tool is a Question Mark — What if the most powerful leadership tool was a question? I explain how to lead change with questions, not mandates, to
Visualizing Utopia — Want a practical way to picture utopia? I offer a visualizing utopia framework that shows how to imagine utopia without
"Moral progress" vs. the simple passage of time — Can moral choices be judged as real progress rather than random change? In this post I unpack moral progress vs the simp
Four Aspects of Harmony — What if harmony is the central value. I argue for an axiology of harmony inspired by Daoism and Confucianism and framed
Time Versus Inspiration — Sometimes finding peaceful time feels like walking through mud, and balancing work and creativity becomes a messy juggle
Joy — Feeling like everything's sideways? I let fear and grief take hold, and even my seven month old daughter's smile felt di
Time Clicks By — Ever felt time slip away on a trip? I revisit a year old piece written in Korea about finding stillness in YoungDoo's ch
On Tradition and Imitation — Ever felt guilty for questioning a tradition you love? In this essay I argue that tradition and imitation in photography
Saying Yes — A Personal Note — When a day ends and everything changes, this personal note follows my "now what?" moment and the choice to say yes to ev
On Seeing — A morning ritual taught me to look at the sky and find delight in small things. I recall roaming childhood fields, peeri
Acceptance and Rebellion — What if acceptance meant rebellion? In this post I contrast Nietzsche's active amor fati with Kübler-Ross's resignation,
End of the year — Last day of the year brought the first proper frost to my Bristol garden. I've watched nasturtiums finally succumb while
Skewed Perspective — Stuck in a treadmill week? I lean on an Oblique Strategies deck to skew perspective and get unstuck. This post shows how
Mental Laziness — Crazy how AI resets yesterday's thinking every day. I worry less about machines destroying us and more about how AI feed
Leaving Things Better — First time on Mt. St. Helens taught me more than a hike. The "Don't be a pumice picker" signs stuck with me and became a
Surface v Depth — Most quick fixes are bandaids. Inspired by Reese Witherspoon on Adam Grant's Re:Thinking, I unpack surface vs depth and