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June 20, 2024I ran my slowest marathon ever and that's okay - Pathways to Self-Discovery #13 Pathways to Self-Discovery #13 This is an image from the Lochness Marathon 2019. I still remember the pain in my legs:). Hi friend, Thank you for opening my letter. It means a lot to me. On June 1st, I ran my fourth-ever marathon. It was the slowest marathon I've ever run. Not by much, by a couple of minutes. Do you know what? It's okay. I'm happy with my time. I can go into many reasons why I didn't run as fast as I had anticipated, the unusual heat being the main one (also, there were...Read more
June 13, 2024Discovering your patterns to break free - Pathways to Self-Discovery #12 Pathways to Self-Discovery #12 Hi friend, Thank you for opening my letter. It means a lot to me. Tuesday was a rough day for me. I was overwhelmed by all the things I needed to get done in a short period of time. The combination of scarcity of time and the amount of work kicked my entire system into a freeze state. I hold space for others to explore their deepest fears and to show their darkest shadows. Holding space in and of itself can be healing, but it can also be overwhelming. Holding...Read more
May 30, 2024Getting out of a rut - Pathways to Self-Discovery #11 Pathways to Self-Discovery #11 Hi friend, Thank you for opening my letter. It means a lot to me. We all get stuck in ruts. It's part of life and inevitable. But what is a rut? As humans, we need order and predictability. Order and predictability create a sense of safety. To feel safe, children need routines and predictable patterns. They need a secure base from where to explore the world. This base shows them that the world around them is not dangerous and that if there's any danger, they can...Read more
May 23, 2024One practice that is as powerful or more than Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Pathways to Self-Discovery #10 Pathways to Self-Discovery #10 Hi friend, Thank you for opening my letter. It means a lot to me. This week, I'm mesmerized by a conversation that I listened to last week while running. Scott Barry Kaufman talked to Emily Seppälä on the Psychology Podcast where they discussed how breathing can regulate your nervous system. According to Seppälä, certain breathing techniques can be at least as effective as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat PTSD. In her own words: Breathing is one of the most...Read more
May 16, 2024REWIRE SUMMIT Hi friend, Thank you for opening this. So I've been working on something special. For years I was an avoidant person who had normalized being in chronic stress. I didn't know how to get out of my own way to happiness and engaging in life fully. I'd come home after work and would zone out. I'd be there but not there. I'd long for weekends and dread the weeks. This was not because of the work I was doing. It was meaningful and important. Because I lacked the skills to regulate my emotions, my...Read more
May 9, 2024Reparenting yourself - Pathways to Self-Discovery #9 Pathways to Self-Discovery #9 Hi friend, In my client work the past six months I've been thinking a lot about the concept of reparenting. If you've read my newsletter and followed me on X you will have discovered that I talk a lot about attachment theory. Attachment theory is one of the most well-studied and documented psychological theories that are out there. It was founded by John Bowlby and has ever since been developed by other researches. It recognizes that our formative years has a...Read more
May 2, 2024Entrepreneurship and spirituality - Pathways to Self-Discovery #8 Pathways to Self-Discovery #8 Hi friend, Thank you for opening my letter. It means a lot. Today, I want to talk to you about the relationship between entrepreneurship and spirituality. Entrepreneurship is essentially about venturing out to test your ideas in the world. Part of the journey is usually creating and managing a business. Any ideas go. A carpentry business, a restaurant, an online business, writing a book, a marketing agency. It may or may not be innovative. As an entrepreneur, you...Read more
April 25, 2024The answer lies in the longing - Pathways to Self-Discovery #7 Pathways to Self-Discovery #7 Hi friend, Thank you for opening my letter. It means a lot. I've been building my business for a while now. Before I had the idea for a business, I had a longing. I've always been a person longing for depth, intimate conversations, and introspection. I have never accepted the status quo in myself and in society around me but been a questioner. My recent conversation with my friend Nik Huno reminded me of much of the longing I had within. Holding space for another...Read more
April 20, 2024Longing for home and belonging - Podcast is live! Hey Reader, Here are the links to the first podcast episode as promised. Do you long for home? What is home? Listen to my conversation with @NikHuno where we talk about: - Longing for home and belonging - The impact of childhood - Being present in the moment - Longing for community - The essence of identity Here are the links to the episode: Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabriel-bar-sawme/episodes/Longing-for-Home-and-Belonging-e2icohn Apple Podcast:...Read more
April 18, 2024What training for my marathon is reminding me of - Pathways to Self-Discovery #6 Pathways to Self-Discovery #6 Hey Reader, Thank you for opening my letter. I'm in training mode currently as I am preparing to run the Stockholm Marathon on June 1st. This will be my fourth marathon. I ran my last one in 2019 in Scotland, just before the pandemic hit. Training for marathons has taught me a great deal about how to live life well. It's difficult to do, isn't it? Life is messy and we are constantly bombarded, implicitly or explicitly, by messages from our environment. We are...Read more