Reader Mailbag: Ego, Family, Depression & Assumptions

I love fielding questions and taking suggestions from readers. Did you know that some of the best blog posts I’ve written were reader-suggested topics and questions?
March 24, 2011

Reader Mailbag: Ego, Family, Depression & Assumptions

“Thinking, or more precisely identification with thinking, gives rise to and maintains the ego… Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego.” Eckhart Tolle

What does someone do in a family situation where someone is giving but never feeling reciprocated? How do you deal with overwhelming depression? How can we overcome assumptions and let others’ opinions of us not affect us? I tackle these questions and more in a special “Reader Mailbag” video update today.

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I love fielding questions and taking suggestions from readers. Did you know that some of the best blog posts I’ve written were reader-suggested topics and questions? If you’d like to offer a thought or ask a question, well, you know how to get in touch :)

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Dave Ursillo is a professional life and career coach, multi-published author, writing teacher, and future mental health counselor. He has coached over 300 professional helpers since 2012, spoken and taught workshops on 4 continents, and turned more than two dozen writers into first-time authors. His words and work have been featured on Creative Live, Psychology Today, Forbes, INC, The Hindustan Times, and beyond.

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