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Life isn’t fair – but it is impartial 23 June 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments A man crouches in a field of glowing grass. His head is bowed, his face concealed by a wide-brimmed hat. Is he having a moment of blissful, peaceful community with nature—or is he […]
Emotions precede thoughts 14 May 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Have you ever wondered why people behave irrationally? Or why they sometimes can’t seem to stop themselves uttering put-downs or engaging in other low-grade abusive behaviour for no obvious reason? The answer lies in these three simple words: emotions […]
How to handle a triggered person face-to-face 23 April 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: How-to & step-by-step , No Comments In all walks of life, we are encountering triggered individuals or an increasingly regular basis. Whether it’s on social media, at home, at work, at the supermarket or a random incident of road […]
How to handle a triggered person on social media 26 March 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: How-to & step-by-step , No Comments I recently wrote a post called 5 Signs of a triggered person. Feedback on the post was very positive, but commenters asked for advice on handling triggered individuals online. Well, here […]
Shadow work – making the unconscious conscious 10 March 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Are you familiar with the term ‘shadow work’? It’s been around for a while. It seems to be gaining in prominence—perhaps because the need for shadow work is growing. Shadow work is a term that […]
5 Signs of a triggered person 20 February 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: How-to & step-by-step , No Comments Have you encountered any road rage lately? What about supermarket rage—when you accidentally collide with someone else’s trolley and they go off the deep end? Or office rage—a colleague letting you know in emotionally […]
Our lives are constant feedback loops 19 February 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , 1 Comment What is the meaning of life? Ah, the ultimate question. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams gave the answer as 42. He just didn’t say what the exact question was. In Buffalo […]
7 Steps to clear emotional blocks 22 December 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: How-to & step-by-step , No Comments The healing journey teaches us to pay attention to what’s happening in our lives. If the same situation—particularly the same emotional situation—keeps reappearing in your life, it’s a strong indicator that you’ve got a […]
The mechanics of emotional pain 9 December 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments We all suffer from emotional pain. Whether it’s the trauma of separation, the grief of someone close to us dying or the acute pain of a miscarriage, we’ve all been there, we don’t want a T-shirt […]
Do what you say, say what you do 3 December 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments One of the simplest ways to improve the quality of your life is to adopt a policy of “Do what you say, say what you do.” This is sometimes known even more pithily […]