Personal Writings

ShameWoodsong

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NobodyWoodsong

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IntroWoodsong

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May 6, 2022
8 min

Have you heard of Brainspotting?

This article written by Desi Chu was recently published on Neuwrite San Diego. Maybe some of you have heard of this technique, but this...

Feb 25, 2022
1 min

The Neuroscience of Stress

by Desi Chu Stress is something that many of us are constantly working to reduce or even avoid completely. But is all stress bad? What...

Jan 28, 2022
7 min

A Review: "How Emotions are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett

This is a very special post for me. For a long time, I have been wanting to do a review of Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett’s book, “How Emotions...

Apr 16, 2021
4 min

Stop the HATE VIRUS, but know it is not what you think.

I am writing this article not to tell you to stop hating, but to teach myself how to stop spreading the HATE VIRUS. Hate is very...

Mar 5, 2021
3 min

I want to be a Nobody not a Superhero.

Say what? Are you nuts? Doesn't everyone want to be someone special? Have you wondered why little children like dinosaurs or superheroes?...

Feb 19, 2021
2 min

Dilemma Between Acceptance Vs Change

I was touched while watching an interview of a wise child with sickle cell disease. Reporter: "Maybe one day with CRISPR, they could go...

Feb 12, 2021
4 min

The Yin and Yang of Fixing Your Life

Western philosophies and value systems have a tendency to see things as black or white, good or bad, right or wrong, saints or sinners....

Feb 4, 2021
3 min

Being a good person is not enough

"I am a good person" But in this world, that's not enough. In this world, you have to be attractive, intelligent and charming. You have...

Jan 28, 2021
1 min

How to do dishes

How can you do dishes in a way you won't get bored and feel like giving up? Doing dishes for most people, including me, is trivial and...

Jan 22, 2021
2 min

What is Mindfulness?

Most of our suffering stems from our instinctual reactions to unpleasant emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations. We tend to either...

Jan 15, 2021
1 min

The Problem with Right and Wrong

In a society so focused on the correct way of thinking, I want to provide an alternative. Instead of dichotomous concepts of good or bad,...

Nov 11, 2020
5 min

Thou Shall Not Judge, Yet We Continue to Judge

Most of us will agree judging people leads to so much suffering in this world. Dr. John Gottman discovered from his early experiment of...

Oct 6, 2020
2 min

Teacher/Student

Woodsong is a place where I see myself as both teacher and student. During the past 62 years, I have been like a hermit crab. I take up...

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