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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014Give People Another Chance
You can use some psychological ideas to make yourself a gentler, more forgiving person in how your characterize...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014Freedom is Paradoxical
“Freedom is only necessity understood.” – William James In existential psychology we focus a lot on freedom and...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014Wanting People to Like You
If you run around trying to make everybody like you you’re never going to be happy but if...
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Mindfulness
Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014Deep Listening
It’s usually very easy for us, sometimes even fun, to lend a compassionate ear to someone griping about...
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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014Repression
Repression is a concept that comes out of the psychoanalytic tradition. It is where you bury those aspects...
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Mindfulness
Michael Schreiner | April 25, 2014Energy of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh teaches that the energy of mindfulness is what allows you to transform emotions you don’t...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | April 25, 2014We Are Vectors And Creators
It’s funny to hear people speak confidently about human autonomy when they don’t realize that almost all their...
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Mindfulness
Michael Schreiner | April 25, 2014Your Presence is a Gift
The greatest present you can give someone is your true presence. We recently wrote about overcoming loneliness and...
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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | April 24, 2014Increasing Skills The Right Way
Hopefully if you have decided to pursue an endeavor your ultimate goal is to reach mastery in it,...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | April 24, 2014Planet Earth is One Big Garbage Dump
A few years ago I was waiting for someone to pick me up at the airport in Buenos...