Reality Testing: Episode 326

Reality Testing: Episode 326

Episode 326 Reality Testing Reality testing and gaslighting are two sides of the same coin. Gaslighting is applying pressure to someone’s concept of reality in order to limit them or manipulate them, and reality testing is applying similar pressure in order to help...
One Success: Episode 325

One Success: Episode 325

Episode 325 One Success In the short film Popeye The Pizza Man, Popeye delivers a pizza to a fellow obviously in need of comfort, and tries to show him that maybe life is worth living. Later, Popeye wonders about the value of his actions. He finds himself in these...
In Awe: Episode 324

In Awe: Episode 324

Episode 324 In Awe Awe is an extremely powerful emotion, and we can feel its power in the very experience – standing before a vast canyon, watching golden autumn leaves tumble to the ground, or even seeing someone stand up to injustice. As it turns out, this...
Go Ahead and Ask: Episode 323

Go Ahead and Ask: Episode 323

Episode 323 Go Ahead and Ask If you go to a hip-hop show, you might hear the MC tell the audience to “put their hands up”. Almost like magic, they go ahead and do it. People don’t need a lot of encouragement to do something that they already want to do – to be a...