Spellbound

Anxiety

Why Now Is Not a Good Time to Change

Nelisha Wickremasinghe, DProf. on December 28, 2020

If you are feeling anxious, now may not be the time to change. Compassionate reflections before big decisions will help us make the most of the coming year.

If you are feeling anxious, now may not be the time to change. Compassionate reflections before big decisions will help us make the most of the coming year.

Dopamine

Why We Get Addicted

Nelisha Wickremasinghe, DProf. on December 21, 2020

Modern living is addictive. Why we get caught in toxic loops of feeling, thinking and behaving, and how re-directing our attention can break the loop.

Modern living is addictive. Why we get caught in toxic loops of feeling, thinking and behaving, and how re-directing our attention can break the loop.

Relationships

Why We Treat Others as Objects Rather Than Individuals

Nelisha Wickremasinghe, DProf. on December 14, 2020

Do you feel used in your relationships? Understanding how fear and anxiety compel us to use others to feel better about ourselves.

Do you feel used in your relationships? Understanding how fear and anxiety compel us to use others to feel better about ourselves.

Altruism

Compassion at Christmas

Nelisha Wickremasinghe, DProf. on December 7, 2020

Are you confusing kindness with indulgence? How listening to ourselves enables us to discover the true meaning of kindness.

Are you confusing kindness with indulgence? How listening to ourselves enables us to discover the true meaning of kindness.

Anxiety

Is Your Threat Brain Always On?

Nelisha Wickremasinghe, DProf. on November 30, 2020

Is your threat brain making you ill? How an essential life-preserving response can turn against us.

Is your threat brain making you ill? How an essential life-preserving response can turn against us.