Evan on February 22nd, 2010

A good blog friend of mine, Chris Edgar, has just started an important and worthwhile blog.
It is sorting through the criticisms of the self-help/self-development/personal-growth field. There has been a few books published lately doing this kind of thing.
I am very glad that Chris is doing this – I think that our thinking [...]

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Evan on February 14th, 2010

It’s been a great time in the part of the blogoshpere that I inhabit: lots of excellent posts. So here are some excellent posts that I have found from my travels in the blogosphere lately.
First up a couple of posts from one of my new favourite bloggers, kaushik at beyond karma. First up [...]

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Evan on February 5th, 2010

Just a quick link to a post on mindfulness and pain management. It gives specific instances of the practices the author uses to manage pain and also mentions unhelpful advice (which lacks compassion). If you are managing chronic pain – or know someone who is – I think this is well worth reading.
Would [...]

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Evan on January 30th, 2010

It’s been a long while since I did a round-up of good posts I’ve found. I’ve been bookmarking (blogmarking?) them so I would have them to do a post about.
I’ve realised that I won’t get the time any time soon to do a post on each so this is the collection.
First up is a [...]

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Evan on December 6th, 2009

Just a pointer to a post by John at Storied Mind on how he healed from depression. It is called Trying to Explain Recovery from Depression.
As you can tell from the title John doesn’t think he necessarily completely understands his recovery. The post is written with John’s usual clarity and emphasises [...]

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Evan on November 18th, 2009

This is just a quick post to direct you to a post about anger and defending ourselves. It is written by Joyce on her blog I Take Off The Mask.
This post is in the style of writing that the blog is usually written in. This style is unusual in the blogosphere – it [...]

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Evan on November 2nd, 2009

This round-up of the blogosphere has something for our emotions, thoughts and finally our bodies. Useful stuff all round I think.
A blog that I’ve recently discovered and is rapidly becoming one of my favourites is Ian Peatey’s Quantum Learning. In this post he gives 3 simples steps to fully enjoy life. They [...]

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Evan on October 30th, 2009

If you make a donation to the Susan G Komen foundation that is looking for a cure to breast cancer, you will receive a gift of an eBook – a collection of 150 posts from different bloggers (one of whom is yours truly).
Please make a donation to a very worthwhile cause and enjoy your free [...]

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