When chaos, accidents or emergencies happen, it is easy to spring into action and try to help others as much as possible. Our instinctive response is ‘there must be something I can do for others’, but perhaps the best thing we can do is take care of ourselves first.
Belonging is a deeply embedded human need and a source of joy. It’s so nice to have it and profoundly painful when we don’t. In fact, rejection is one of the biggest sources of human pain and it hurts deeply.
Listening is difficult even at the best of times. But now, with the world changing so much, did you know that listening is harder than ever? Listening requires attention. And…
Closed-ended questions shine as they invite commitment or challenge indecision.
Are you saying “yes” when you want to say “no”? Are you being nice? Or avoiding conflict at all costs?
This may be driven by your brain’s appease response.
While dopamine can be good for us and even lifesaving, the ways we go about getting it, and the incessant chase can lead us down a dark road.
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