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Paul J Dunion Ed.d

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The Hidden Defenses of Introversion and Extroversion

The Hidden Defenses of Introversion and Extroversion

Both silence and chatter can be used as protective shields. Employ them wisely.

17.09.2026 60

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Choosing Yourself Can Strengthen Bonds With Others

How we treat ourselves is what we bring to our relationships.

08.09.2026 60

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The Perils of Perfectionism

Letting go of perfectionism means you are honoring your human limits.

18.08.2026 70

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Let Life Come to You, and Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)

If a situation seems out of your control, you can either resist or let it come.

13.08.2026 80

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Have You Forgiven Life?

A way to get right with yourself.

03.08.2026 80

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Honoring Who You Are While Growing

Apprenticeship begins where self-worth and change coexist.

26.07.2026 60

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How to Practice Inspired Accountability

Discover the keys to moving beyond shame, blame, and punishment.

18.07.2026 80

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Developing Self-Trust

Exploring honesty and kindness as the roots of self-reliance.

28.06.2026 80

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Stepping Beyond the Darkness of Shame

Learn how to recover the light of your essential goodness.

14.06.2026 100

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How to Get Beyond an Attachment to Right and Wrong

Honoring diverse views builds curiosity and self-acceptance.

08.06.2026 90

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Hope and Care for the Special Needs Family

Personal Perspective: Learning to grieve the dream.

01.06.2026 90

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Inspiration Over Happiness

Letting go of the pursuit of happiness.

28.05.2026 100

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Navigating Betrayal in Intimate Relationships

How to react and repair when betrayal enters the relationship.

24.05.2026 150

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2 Steps Toward Wholeness

Personal Perspective: Both darkness and light foster wholeness.

19.05.2026 100

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Crafting a Relationship With Loss

Personal Perspective: Learning to see what's given beyond what's taken.

16.05.2026 100

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How to Tell When Emotional Intimacy Is Slipping Away

Signs a couple is losing emotional intimacy, and what to do about it.

12.05.2026 150

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Taking the Pressure Off of Decision-Making

How to honor the decision-maker.

10.04.2026 100

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Minimizing Unnecessary Drama

Strategies for restoring peace, harmony, and stability.

08.04.2026 150

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Why Today's Young Men Seem Trapped

05.04.2026 150

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Holding Inspired Authority

Letting go of abuse and abdication.

27.03.2026 150

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Is Real Security Possible?

What is this situation asking of me?

25.03.2026 100

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Letting Go of Provisional Power

Are you ready for the real thing?

18.03.2026 150

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Restoring Our Natural Rhythms

Restoring natural rhythms: Moving from expansion to contraction.

15.03.2026 100

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Your Personal Worth Far Exceeds Your Achievements

What's there to prove about your personal worth?

09.03.2026 100

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Journey Through the Wilderness to Freedom

What are the four captors?

05.03.2026 100

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Breaking Free From Childhood Patterns

How to move beyond reproducing and compensating for childhood patterns.

28.02.2026 150

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LIfe's Greatest Accomplishments

Triumphing over both defeat and victory.

22.02.2026 200

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Choosing Simplicity Over Artificiality

A well lived life.

16.02.2026 200

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Finessing Fate: Living With Two Forms of Power

02.02.2026 150

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For Love of Sophia: Creating a Personal Philosophy

28.01.2026 150

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How to Be an Apprentice to Love

20.01.2026 150

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Better Relationships With Better Boundaries

26.12.2025 100

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The Art of Emotional Generosity

13.12.2025 100

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Men: Finding Their Way Home to Their Full Humanity

02.12.2025 100

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Truth and Compassion Are the Guts of Intimacy

30.11.2025 150

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10 Building Blocks of Emotional Intimacy

22.11.2025 150

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The Distortion and Delusion of the Hyperbolic Family

06.11.2025 150

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The Importance of Radical Accountability

02.11.2025 100

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A Look at Personal Development

15.10.2025 100

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"If I Keep Moving, I'm Not Dead"

29.09.2025 150

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The Two Relationship Fears

20.09.2025 100

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Three Popular Bypasses of Life

02.09.2025 150

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The Inevitability of Meaninglessness

18.08.2025 100

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It's Not Too Early to Invest in Your Psychological Portfolio

11.08.2025 100

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An Epidemic of Loneliness—Moving Beyond Systemic Isolation

04.08.2025 150

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When Trauma Calls: Opportunities for Healing

21.07.2025 150

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What It Means to Feel "Chosen" by Your Partner

30.06.2025 150

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