Psychologies

How to flourish in dark times

Thriving in the face of deep instability is not easy, in fact it always demands a level of discomfort. There is no magic wand that will make our painful experiences vanish. At times, the path may be devastating and we may feel stuck and fear that happiness will never return. It’s important to understand that thriving isn’t about making life comfortable and fun, it’s about finding purpose and making our own unique contribution.

Born to cope

Evolution demands that we expand to become what we need to become when things fall apart. It is our challenge to find resilience and meaning in the tragedies and fears that confront us. In discovering ways of dealing with these events, we have the possibility of alchemising our experience and turning the base metal

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