Tag Archives: addiction

The allure of unrequited love, or why we fall for unavailable people #crush

Posted on September 28, 2019 by

To all love addicts out there…

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Letters to myself. On emptiness.

Posted on May 25, 2019 by

When you feel the familiar chill of the void opening within you, the deafening vibration of the growing vacuum, the infinite sinkhole of the Big Empty, don’t do what you usually do – reach for the phone, like a Pavlovian … Continue reading →

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Love addiction – the ultimate post (inspired by @melissabroder)

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

This article by Melissa Broder and her book ‘Pisces’ were the latest eureka moment in my understanding of love addiction. The dots connected, the pieces clicked – could it be it? Am I healed? I have meticulously mind mapped Broder’s key concepts … Continue reading →

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Melissa Broder on love, longing and infatuation #happiness

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

Melissa Broder is the modern shaman/ philosopher/ poet. I’ve read her article for NY Times, and felt seen – most of what she says about love is what I’ve been recently realising/ discovering. In fact, her article triggered a reflection … Continue reading →

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Michael Pollan’s ‘How to change your mind’ and theory of the entropic brain #happiness

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

I continue to explore the new world that opened to me. I heard that Michael Pollan’s ‘How to change your mind’ was a sort of Bible of psychedelics so I borrowed it from the local library (interestingly, it had a … Continue reading →

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The Mind Explorers – London premiere and live Q&A, come and say hi!

Posted on November 18, 2018 by

Recently I posted A new milestone… a new door opened… a new world discovered… #happiness. So what has been this amazing spiritual growth experience that has blown my mind so much? Inspired by the likes of Stan Grof, Ram Dass and … Continue reading →

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Friend lost #happiness

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

I had a dear friend write to me the other day. It was wonderful. We have not been in touch for a while. I do miss him a lot. He is one of those angels, a friendly soul who you … Continue reading →

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