For years, when something difficult came up — a relationship problem, a decision I couldn't make, something I couldn't stop feeling bad about — my default was to think about it. Hard. Repeatedly. I'd ...

Insight can feel powerful.

You read something, hear something, or realize something about yourself, and it suddenly makes sense.

That moment of understanding can feel like a breakthrough.

But insig...

Most of us were never actually taught how to feel emotions.

We were taught how to behave.

We were taught how to think.

But the middle layer — the emotional layer — was often left out.

So when unco...

Many people think confidence comes from believing better thoughts about yourself.

And that can help.

But real confidence is built somewhere deeper.

It comes from learning that you can experience yo...

A few years ago, a friend asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks: "What do you get from guilt?"

Strange question, right? I mean, who wants to feel guilty?

But I couldn't shake it. I went h...