Stop Coping and Start Thriving
I’ve been thinking about the idea of coping strategies lately. Sometimes in my work with substance abusers, or anyone struggling to deal...
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Jason McCarty
- Nov 26, 2013
- 2 min
New Adventures are Never Final
After being lost for periods of time, we sometimes find our way. Or maybe I should say we find “a” way. A path, a route, that at least...
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Jason McCarty
- Nov 21, 2013
- 2 min
The Annoying thing About Change
I’ve written elsewhere that you have to change to change. Pretty simple, right? But yet we all struggle with this. Even the smallest and...
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Jason McCarty
- Oct 31, 2013
- 3 min
Living Honestly
Why do we live in a world where honesty is a scarce value? What does honesty mean to people? What are we even talking about when we...
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Jason McCarty
- Oct 17, 2013
- 4 min
Welcome to Your Life: how life changes us
I’ve been learning a lot in the past several years. I have delved more deeply than ever into the areas of philosophy, psychology and...
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Jason McCarty
- Sep 5, 2013
- 4 min
The Blank Page (of life)
As I sit here and stare at the blank page, anxiety builds. There many things to say, too much really, and carving that down into an essay...
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Jason McCarty
- Aug 29, 2013
- 2 min
On Why You Want to Stay Stuck
Why are you not getting better? Why does it seem like nothing changes for you? Why do you continue to have the same ailments haunting...
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Jason McCarty
- Jul 25, 2013
- 3 min
The Power of Walking
I like simple things that have a lot of meaning. I also like utilizing experiences that do not require a whole lot of preparation,...
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Jason McCarty
- Jul 18, 2013
- 2 min
The Legacy of Aging | James Hillman
In the following video, archetypal psychologist James Hillman takes on the important but neglected topic of aging. We have lost a sense...
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Jason McCarty
- Jul 10, 2013
- 2 min
Why Are You Dying?
There is something exciting and rewarding when embracing the fear that comes with “falling forward” (see my article Getting Into Your...
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Jason McCarty
- Jun 6, 2013
- 3 min
Accepting That Which We Fear
I want to write about the experience of embracing fear, or the very experience which one fears happening. Whether it is the actual...
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Jason McCarty
- May 22, 2013
- 3 min
Get Lost | finding yourself through the twists and turns of uncertainty
When I was younger, attending university, I used to take drives through the back roads of central Pennsylvania as a way to be by myself. ...
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Jason McCarty
- May 16, 2013
- 2 min
Courage in the Face of Darkness
When we begin to step out and take more control over our lives, we will go through times that feel impossible. Making changes means...
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Jason McCarty
- May 10, 2013
- 3 min
Just Do It
In 1988 Nike hired an ad agency that coined the slogan JUST DO IT. I have grown up with this slogan being a large part of my life and...
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Jason McCarty
- May 2, 2013
- 3 min
Getting Into Your Life
I wanted to address the name of my column and the general concept I will be running with throughout my posts. I’m sure I will deviate...
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Jason McCarty
- Apr 18, 2013
- 2 min
Stepping Out of Hiding
When we often feel stuck in our lives, it is most likely due to our resistance in stepping out. What do I mean by that? Well, most of us...
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