We are empowered by remembering to distinguish what “shall” happen from what “will” I’ve recently come to believe that a lot of the anxiety we experience comes from modern English’s disuse of the word “shall” (except in legal contexts, which is not most of life). It used to be that we would use the word…
It’s hard to read the news these days without feeling concern for Canada’s future. An irreverent and self-interested American president can affect retirement planning, the rule of law and even international borders. If you’ve been unusually stressed these days, you aren’t alone—most of my clients feel the same way, and so do I. Your anxiety…
We all know that we should forgive ourselves for our mistakes, but until somebody teaches you how, the path to redemption isn’t always obvious. In this episode, I’m going to break down what it means when you’re feeling guilty or ashamed, and what to do about it.: Remorse serves to reflect and improve oneself to…
My parents love to tell a story about how when I was five years old, I used to give one of their friends a very hard time for smoking cigarettes. I would shout “No smoking!” while handing the poor man a slip of paper with a hand-drawn picture indicating the same, whenever he would light…
Can you believe that another year is coming to an end? It’s time to reflect and look forward to a new year. I’ve often said that my first few days of hypnosis training taught me everything I need to know about how to hypnotize. Everything else that I’ve learned since then relates to what to…
This episode is for all the recovering people-pleasers out there. If you feel like it’s hard to say “no” in an unfair situation, I’m going to give you a moral framework that lets you to speak your mind and simultaneously feel like the hero in the story of your life… at the same time! We…
I am pleased to announce Morpheus Hypnosis Ltd.’s acquisition of the hypnu™ app (German site here), a hypnosis app available on iPhone and Android. For the past three years, I have contributed to hypnu™ as a practitioner, and I am excited to make higher-level contributions as its new owner. Taking over from the original founder,…
We’ve recently heard of a trend of young people avoiding the news entirely to preserve their mental health. In our view, this is unnecessarily self-defeating, because it’s possible to be informed and happy at the same time. In this episode, we share how: It is possible to stay informed about world events while also prioritizing…
In one of our most focused episodes to date, Luke deconstructs the notion of perfection and suggests achiveable standards, such as authentic self-expression, that are still worth striving toward: Perfection is an unrealistic and unattainable standard that no one can truly achieve, even in simple tasks like drawing a perfect circle. Holding yourself to a…
In the eternal debate about whether the proverbial glass is half full or half empty, both arguments are often presented as equally valid. In this solo episode with Luke, he makes a case for why the glass being half full is the correct answer: A glass half full perspective encourages individuals to appreciate what they…