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Authentic Validation
Authentic Validation
Authentic validation helps heal the wounds created when we are told we are invalid.
Dan Conway
Jan 14, 2021
Calling a Truce in Our Internal War of Change
Calling a Truce in Our Internal War of Change
Our desire to grow and improve can easily escalate into an internal war of self rejection. Self acceptance offers a way to call a truce.
Dan Conway
Sep 29, 2020
Read All About It
Read All About It
How do we find a way to tell our story, and what happens when we focus on an intermediary rather than our desire?
Dan Conway
Sep 18, 2020
The Insatiable Hunger For… Validation?
The Insatiable Hunger For… Validation?
What do we want back from the world? How many likes, comments and friends will satiate our hunger for validation? Or is it something else?
Dan Conway
Sep 13, 2020
The Paradoxical Theory of Change
The Paradoxical Theory of Change
Rather than trying to be someone different, true growth occurs when we become who we already are.
Dan Conway
Sep 5, 2020
Equal and Opposite Reaction
Equal and Opposite Reaction
Just as Newton described the relationship between action and reaction, the superego (inner critic) is related to personal actions of…
Dan Conway
Aug 31, 2020
Who is That Imposter?
Who is That Imposter?
Yes, this is my first time! Instead of that being a simple truth, it plunged me deep into self-doubt. Welcome to imposter syndrome.
Dan Conway
Aug 28, 2020
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