How to Care without Burning Out (#982)

In a conversation with one of the participants on our Time to Thrive intensive here in Barcelona, we explored the age-old dilemma of how to effectively embrace our compassion for the suffering of others without suffering from “compassion burnout”, a common condition in carers around the world…

Discussing Nihilism on Twitter (#973)

I received a question on my Twitter feed this morning that asked “What is the difference between the 3 Principles and nihilism?”

My quick, 140 character response was simple:

Nihilism points to emptiness and fills it with dread; we point to emptiness and fill it with hope.

A Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem (#970)

One of my best friends from college committed suicide last week. I hadn’t seen or heard from him for over 15 years, but I’d gotten occasional updates from mutual friends that his drinking had gotten worse, his marriage was struggling, and he’d spent...
From Suicide to Freedom

From Suicide to Freedom

When I first learned about the principles behind the inside-out understanding, I was looking into ways of how I could go about ending my life. Within just a few short days, through your teaching, I had gained so much clarity and peace. Inspiration came to me and where I thought that I would never experience feelings of love ever again, my whole being became love, and vibrant…

From Suicide to Freedom

Help with Emotional Eating

Oh my gosh Michael! I have just read your book and the most amazing shift happened half way through.

I am a chronic emotional eater and I have been dealing with various issues with a NLP therapist over the past few months. I have been dealing with a few issues from the past and how those issues have been making me self sabotage with diets etc. Whilst there have been big changes (no binge eating anymore etc) I am still turning to food to cope with various aspect of life…