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How to Avoid the Social Media Heartbreak Loop After a Breakup

  • Post last modified:June 5, 2024
  • Reading time:2 mins read

Breakups are emotionally challenging, and in today's digital age, the omnipresence of social media can complicate the healing process. The constant stream of updates, photos, and status changes can create a heartbreak loop, impeding the journey toward emotional recovery. Q: Dear Todd, how to not check my ex's social media and break my heart over and over again?TODD ANSWERS: These phones of ours really make enjoying life difficult. Even though we…

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How to Stop Seeing Yourself as Failure

  • Post last modified:August 9, 2025
  • Reading time:3 mins read

Overcoming the Failure Life Trap Q: I am currently struggling with a terrible sense of fear around the point at which I find myself in life right now… I have always been my harshest judge but that was what drove me on… now it is tearing me down. I am struggling to find the motivation or meaning in anything… I have read the books, done the classes, had the therapy,…

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How to Use Mindfulness to Manage Emotions

  • Post last modified:August 22, 2024
  • Reading time:1 min read

Q: Dear Todd, I am chaos, and I create it in everything I do and I want to stop it. I feel like a phony when I let my emotions take over.TODD ANSWERS: Don't be afraid of being a phony when your genuine emotions take over. Clearly you are trying to communicate something that is important to you. The more we practice not losing ourselves to these emotions (mindfulness), the…

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Does Believing in Spiritual Oneness Means Rejecting God?

  • Post last modified:May 5, 2024
  • Reading time:1 min read

Whether a person is religious or an atheist, it is common to wonder if spirituality, Buddhism,  yoga or meditation go against their beliefs. Some worry they are sinning or that they will be punished in some way. And still others fear this will lead them into atheism.So, does oneness conflict with any religions? Is it compatible with no religion? Does it clash with science?  And can I keep my old…

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How Do I Keep Stress Away When Money is Invested in Stocks?

  • Post last modified:January 4, 2024
  • Reading time:1 min read

Q: Dear Todd, how do I keep the stress away when my money is invested in the stock market and it keeps fluctuating a lot? TODD ANSWERS: Well I am no stock guru :) However, it does look like the stock market always follows the same principles of spirituality: stay calm, no need to panic. Ups and downs are inevitable. The zen approach would be to remain centered and sober…

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How to Silence the Inner Negative Voice With Meditation

  • Post last modified:April 11, 2024
  • Reading time:1 min read

Some people have such a loud voice in their head, that they are actually unaware they have a voice in their head at all. It's gotten so noisy and constant, that we don't even have the awareness to hear it because we are completely lost in our thoughts. In those cases, only when a person sits down to meditate and they actually turn their attention inward, do they discover the…

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Unforgettable Spiritual Lessons From a Shaman in Chile

  • Post last modified:April 5, 2024
  • Reading time:1 min read

On a vacation in Chile, Todd hoped to meet with a shaman to learn about the spirituality of the indigenous people of South America. Unfortunately, the shaman had left his home for the winter. However, just one day before Todd was scheduled to leave Chile, his travel companion, who was Chilean, received an unexpected phone call: the shaman would see him now.In this podcast, I share the beautiful beliefs the…

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Can Meditation Help Me Sleep Better? Can It Replace Sleep?

  • Post last modified:April 17, 2024
  • Reading time:1 min read

When we think of health, we often just think of diet and exercise.  But, as important as what we eat and how much we move is sleep. We live in a world right now where not sleeping is almost seen as a badge of honor. Unfortunately, that badge of honor comes with higher rates of obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and so many other brain and body problems. In this podcast, Todd…

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Path to Peace Hopeless That the Future I Dreamed of Will Never Arrive

  • Post last modified:October 8, 2025
  • Reading time:2 mins read

Our lives — like all things — exist in cycles. Some years we are growing, and some years we are enjoying. Some years are for sowing, and some are for reaping. But sometimes, it can feel like we are trapped in an unending cycle, repeating the same patterns and choices over and over and over and over again. When these trying times go on for decades, we can easily begin…

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How to Practice Inner Stillness the Right Way

  • Post last modified:April 12, 2024
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Q: Dear Todd, how should we practice stillness? Do we need to sit in silence and hold our breath?How to achieve inner stillness TODD ANSWERS: Ha! Please don’t hold your breath for too long. It is much better to practice watching your breath because your breath is always with you. You don’t have to try to freeze, because your brain will always be receiving information (light, sound, etc…). But what you…

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