Break-Ups as Break-Throughs: Using Investigation to Turn Swords and Arrows into Flowers
Seth Shugar
20 April 2021
Allowing our obstacles to become our greatest teachers
Being Like a Mountain: What Hokusai’s The Great Wave Says About Remaining Calm in Troubled Times
Seth Shugar
12 June 2020
Investigating tsunami-sized emotions, one moment at a…
The Gift of Painful Feelings: The Benefits of Opening Up to Unpleasant Emotions
Seth Shugar
20 February 2020
By facing our emotions fully, we can turn them into allies…
You Can Change the Past: Using Active Mindfulness to Rescript Difficult Memories
Seth Shugar
20 December 2019
Beyond accepting the past, we can actively change it and…
Pain, Purpose, and Parenting: Greta Thunberg and Joanna Macy on Personal Crises and Societal Solutions
Seth Shugar
11 October 2019
Transforming personal crises into action for societal crises
How to Enjoy Life Twice as Much, Part 2: Michel de Montaigne and Rick Hanson on Life’s Natural Pleasures
Seth Shugar
13 September 2019
Interacting with enjoyable experiences
How to Enjoy Life Twice as Much, Part 1: Michel de Montaigne and Rick Hanson on Life’s Natural Pleasures
Seth Shugar
15 August 2019
Savoring the present, living with joy
Dilution is the Solution: The Limitations of Conventional Mindfulness as a Response to Difficult Feeling
Seth Shugar
12 July 2019
Expanding one’s view to accommodate some of the…
You’re Not Not: Delighting in the Joy of Being by Opening to Existential Gratitude
Seth Shugar
3 May 2019
The science of being grateful
Practicing Gratitude When the Sh*t Hits the Fan: Plutarch and the Practice of Blending
Seth Shugar
3 April 2019
Counting our blessings when life goes off course
The Buddha and Bing Bong on How to Eliminate Suffering from Your Life
Seth Shugar
6 March 2019
Suffering and the end of suffering
Oh, the Places We Won’t Go: Dr. Seuss Let Loose on Trump’s Proposed Border Wall
Seth Shugar
1 February 2019
Analyzing the absurdity of division and exclusion…