by Zach Beach | May 21, 2023 | Embodiment, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Self-Love, Sex
There’s a powerful thing about the body: it’s only ever in the present moment. I work a lot with people who are struggling with mood disorders like anxiety and depression. And anxiety brings us into the future, depression is about the past, but the body is...
by Zach Beach | May 14, 2023 | Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Self-Love, Skills for Love
For decades I tried to get love. It took me a long time to realize I have to live for love of myself. First and foremost, before I can really make a contribution to anyone else in a meaningful way. Otherwise I live this life trying to get, which isn’t fun....
by Zach Beach | May 7, 2023 | Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Psychology, Therapy
It may sound absurd, but the source of all conflict is emotion. It has nothing to do with the logistics. It has nothing to do with what is happening, it’s the emotion attached to whatever is happening. – Dr Glenn Hill There was a lot of damage done and...
by Zach Beach | Apr 30, 2023 | Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Psychology, Therapy
Unfortunately patriarchy, consumer culture, all these things affect couples in a negative way. You may think it doesn’t affect you but it’s about all of us. We live in this society and learn these values and ideologies about how we should be in the world....
by Zach Beach | Apr 23, 2023 | Communication, Compassion, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Self-Love
I have a framework that I teach around connection. And it’s the four C’s of connection: curiosity, compassion, communication, and courage. And the compassion element is the one I see the most lacking. When I see a lot of disconnection, like those nasty...
by Zach Beach | Apr 16, 2023 | Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Psychology, Relationships
The overall chief skill of intimacy is to tolerate anxiety, rather than freak out about it. This requires practice all on its own. You have to be willing to entertain possibilities that you haven’t entertained before. That willingness is what keeps a long term...