by Ben Fairbrother | Feb 1, 2018 | Mental Health
You’ve Heard of PTSD, but What About Post-Traumatic Growth? You’ve Heard of PTSD, but What About Post-Traumatic Growth? For as long as I can remember, I have been interested in personal growth and consciousness. I first learned about the concept of post-traumatic...
by Ben Fairbrother | Jan 23, 2018 | Open Mindedness
Many of the greatest lessons I have learned were realized after experiencing some degree of adversity. At the outset of each period of adversity I would feel sorry for myself, wonder how something like this could happen “to me,” and ruminate on how shitty...
by Ben Fairbrother | Jan 23, 2018 | Personal Exercises
Take your time with this exercise, allow yourself to be open to new perspectives and be patient with yourself in the process. In your journal or on a sheet of paper, write down your answers to these questions. 1. Write down your experience of adversity, organize it...
by Ben Fairbrother | Jan 23, 2018 | Personal Exercises
If you haven’t read the post that acompanies this excercise, you can find it here: Get Out of Your Way Reflect on these questions and write whatever comes to mind, refrain from judgement – just keep writing. What is something that you have been wanting to do,...
by Ben Fairbrother | Oct 26, 2017 | Personal Growth
Over the past year I have noticed that my mood plays a massive role in how my day will go. This may seem like an obvious statement, but what is the exact mechanism that translates my mood into a good day instead of a bad one? Is it possible, through awareness and...
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