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Addicted    
                      

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Addiction & Trauma, Isolation, Lack Of Connection, The Role Of Shame, Rat Park, Recovery

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Gabor Maté, Johann Hari, Russell Brand, Gary Zukav, Stanislav Grof

Ideas About...

• Addiction, ​​By Gabor Maté
• Addiction & Rat Park, By Johann Hari
• Recovery, By Russell Brand
• Addiction & Growth, By Gary Zukav
• Shame & Addiction
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• Compassionate Enquiry
• The 12 Steps

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Adversity                         

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The Transformative Nature Of Adversity, The Psychology Of Post-Traumatic Growth, ACEs,

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Richard Tedeschi, Stephen Joseph, Vincent Felitti, Viktor Frankl, Jim Rendon, Friedrich Nietzsche

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• Post-Traumatic Growth: The Rewards That Follow Struggle
• Happiness After Struggle By, "Adversity & The Art Of Happiness"
• The Impact Of Adverse Childhood  Experiences (ACES)
• Suffering & Human Potential, By Viktor Frankl
  
• The Upside Of Adversity, By Jim Rendon
  

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Back-Story 
                         

Themes

Personal Narrative, Being Defined By The Stories We Have Around Our "Wounds"

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Dan Siegel, Caroline Myss, Dan McAdams, Brené Brown, Jon Kabat-Zinn, James W. Pennebaker

Ideas About...

• Making Sense Of Our Stories, By Dan Siegel
  
• 'Woundology', By ​Caroline Myss
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• ​Narrative Therapy
  
• The Sedona Method: The Fifth Way of Letting Go, Explained
  
• Emotional Flood Exercise
  

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Baggage     
                         

Themes

ACEs, Emotional Memory, Unresolved Trauma, Toxic & Stuck Emotions

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Gabor Maté, Peter Levine, Vincent Felitti, Jordan Peterson, Deepak Chopra, Nadine Burke Harris

Ideas About...

• The Impact Of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
• Imprints, Wounds & Memories, By Gabor Maté
  
• Toxic Emotions, By Deepak Chopra
• Stuck Emotions And the Body, ​By Peter Levine

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• Somatic Experiencing
• The Change Triangle: Listen To Your Body
  

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Change Of    Identity      

Themes

Personality Transformation, Positive Disintegration, Self-Actualisation, Individuation

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James Hollis, Richard Tarnas, Kazimierz Dąbrowski, Stanislav Grof, Jordan Peterson, Steve Taylor

Ideas About...

• Self-Actualising & Self-Realising, By Academy Of Ideas
  
• The Individuation Process, By Carl Jung
  
• Taking a Change in Direction, Later in Life
  

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Cracking Up
                    

Themes

Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, Psychosis, Spiritual Crisis, Altered States, "Crazywise"

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Stanislav Grof, John Weir Perry, Joseph Campbell, Gabor Maté, Alberto Villoldo, David Lukoff

Ideas About...

• Breakdowns & Breakthroughs, By "CrazyWise"
• Transforming Crisis, By Crazywise Conversations
• Altered States, By Stanislav Grof
  
• Spiritual Emergency, By John Weir Perry
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• Shamanism
• Transpersonal Psychology
• Open Dialogue
  

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Dark Night Of The Soul

Themes

Feeling Directionless, Lost, Loss Of Meaning, Depression, Spiritual Crisis & Transition

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Johann Hari, Eckhart Tolle, Jordan Peterson, Thomas Moore, Ram Dass, Joe Dispenza, Caroline Myss

Ideas About...

• The Dark Knight of the Soul & The Hero's Journey
  
• The Dark Night of the Soul, By Eckhart Tolle
  
• The Dark Night of the Soul, By Paul Ferrini
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• Frazzled Cafe
• Meditation
  

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Facing Pain
                       

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Releasing Painful Emotions, Buried Feelings, Processing & Releasing Difficult Emotions

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Raphael Cushnir, Michael Brown, Leslie Greenberg, Dr. John Sarno, Marsha Linehan, Gabor Maté

Ideas About...

• Emotions & Healing, By "All The Rage"
• Handling Painful Emotions, By All Of Life
• Being Present, By Michael Brown
• Dealing With Emotions, By Dr. Leslie Greenberg
• Emotional Connection, By Raphael Cushnir
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• Crying In Japan
• CRM: Connecting With Your Core Self
• The Presence Process
• The Healing Codes
• The C.O.R.E Technique
• The Emotion Code
  

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Flying Solo
                       

Themes

The Psychology Of Solitude, Dealing With Loneliness, Isolation, Inner Bonding

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Key thinkers

John Cacioppo, Johann Hari, Margaret Paul, Judith Orloff, Brené Brown, Eckhart Tolle, Teal Swan

Ideas About...

• Being Alone In A Crowd, By John Cacioppo
  
• Finding A Reason To Live Again, By Dan Peterson & Dora Wood

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• Loneliness & How to Uplift Yourself
• Inner Bonding: How to Heal Your Aloneness
  

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Hero(ine)'s Journey        

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The Hero's Journey, Being Called To A Path, Struggle, Rite Of Passage, "Finding Joe"

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Joseph Campbell, Michael Mervosh, Ken Robinson, Deepak Chopra, Steven Pressfield, Pia Jones

Ideas About...

• The Hero's Journey & The Power Of Myth, By Joseph Campbell
• The Hero's Journey, By Michael Mervosh
  
• Paths, Calling & Bliss, In "Finding Joe"
  
• Failure & Setbacks, In "Finding Joe"
  

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Letting Go   
                         

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What Forgiveness Actually Entails, Why It Matters & The Health Benefits Of Doing It

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Key thinkers

Jack Kornfield, Fred Luskin, Eckart Tolle, Hew Len, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Rick Hanson, Susan David

Ideas About...

• What Forgiveness Is, By Jack Kornfield
  
• Forgiveness, By Fred Luskin
• The 'Pain-Body' & Letting Go, By Eckhart Tolle
• Ho'oponopono & Dr. Hew Len

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• How To Clear A Resentment in Under 10 Minutes
• Ho'oponopono
• Disentangled Forgiveness
• ​Dissolving the Pain-Body
  

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Pain & Gain  
                      

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Emotions & Physical Pain, TMS, The Work Of Dr. John Sarno, "All The Rage"

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• D.I.Y.
  

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Key thinkers

Dr. John Sarno, Peter Levine, David Schechter,
Gabor Maté, Esther Sternberg, Alexander Lowen

Ideas About...

• The Psychology Of Pain, By Dr. John Sarno
• Stuck Emotions And the Body, ​By Peter Levine
• Emotions & Healing, By "All The Rage"
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• CRM: Connecting With Your Core Self
• The Work Of Dr. John Sarno
• Somatic Experiencing
• The Energetics Of Bio-Energetics
• The C.O.R.E Technique
• The Emotion Code
  

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Radical       Acceptance

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Totally Accepting Life As It Is, Regardless, Making Peace With Life's Pain, "Amor Fati"

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Marsha Linehan, Robert Greene, Ryan Holiday, Mo Gawdat, Susan David, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Tara Brach

Ideas About...

• Radical Acceptance, By Marsha Linehan
• Intense Realism, By Robert Greene
• "Amor Fati", By Ryan Holiday & Robert Greene
• Expectations & Acceptance, By Mo Gawdat
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• DBT Skill: Radical Acceptance
• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Amor Fati
  
• Radical Acceptance Exercise: Coming Home Again
  

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Resilience                              

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The Benefits Of Being Able To Bounce Back From Difficulties & Weather The Storms In Life

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Adam Grant, Susan David, Joan Borysenko, Andrew Weil, Rick Hanson, Linda Graham, Dennis Charney

Ideas About...

• Resilience, By Susan David
• Building Resilience, By Adam Grant & Sheryl Sandberg
  

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Stoic           
                     

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Practices Of The Stoics As A Way To Navigate Life, "Amor Fati", "Premeditatio Malorum"

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Massimo Pigliucci, Ryan Holiday, Robert Greene, Tim Ferriss, Alain de Botton, Oliver Burkeman

Ideas About...

• Stoicism, By Massimo Pigliucci
• Negative VIsualization, By The Stoics
  
• "Memento Mori", by Ryan Holiday & Robert Greene
  
• "Amor Fati", By Ryan Holiday & Robert Greene
• Obstacles, Endurance & Patience, By Ryan Holiday

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• Negative Visualization
• Amor Fati
  
• 9 Stoic Practices That Will Help You Thrive
  

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Yesterday   
                      

Themes

Living In The Past, Nostalgia, Regret, Pining For "The Old Days", Letting Go Of The Past

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Philip Zimbardo, Clay Routledge, Jordan Peterson, Krystine Batcho, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tony Robbins

Ideas About...

• Time Perspectives, By Philip Zimbardo
  
• Nostalgia, By Clay Routeledge
  
• Getting A Handle On Your Past, By Jordan Peterson
  

D.I.Y. & Techniques

• The Nostalgia Inventory & How It Works
• The Benefits Of Constructive Wallowing 
• Time Perspective Therapy