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PART 1 : HOW CREDENTIALISM AND AI BLOCK REAL CHANGE AND ERASE HUMAN GENIUS

Author’s Note: This article (Parts 1 and 2) represents my personal opinions and life experience, offered as an invitation for reflection not advice. 

My focus is on facilitating Somatic and Emotional Learning not to persuade you but to invite you to reflect and come to your own understanding.  It is not a substitute for clinical and medical advice. read more

When you feel nervous, overwhelmed, or stuck, your first instinct is probably to try and “fix” the feeling. You might seek out strategies to minimize it, look for quick distractions, or try to rationalise your way out of the discomfort.

What if it is actually trying to tell you something crucial about your life? read more

Is Emotional and Bodily Tension a Sign That Something is Wrong With You?

Donald Marmara, Core Development Sydney

How we view everyday stress, worry, or moments of feeling stuck depends on the lens we use. From a somatic and emotional learning perspective, these challenging moments are often signs that your inner system is functioning as it should. read more

by Donald Marmara, Emotional and Somatic Learning Facilitator, Core Development Sydney

Most of us are not terribly good at dealing with our emotions, let alone speaking about them. How do we find the right words, and be sensitive yet honest when talking about our own and other people’s emotions? Is it always appropriate to be honest about what we really feel? read more

by Donald Marmara, Personal Development Facilitator, Core Development Sydney

My Early Journey: Overcoming Emotional Distress

At the age of 14, I experienced severe emotional distress, anxiety, and depression. At the time, I was put on a conventional path of clinical diagnosis and prescribed an ever-increasing dosage of psychotropic drugs, with the expectation that I would be dependent upon them for the rest of my life. read more

I’ve been to many networking events, workshops and seminars that place so much emphasis on being extraordinary that I’d come out feeling that there must be something very wrong with me for not aspiring to reach the dizzy heights of extraordinariness(!)  that these people claim to have achieved. read more

So you’re feeling worried or out of sorts. Perhaps you don’t feel quite right, but you find it hard to describe exactly how you feel. You know your life can be better, but you don’t know how to get there.

You may have already tried various approaches without getting the results you are looking for. Maybe you’re feeling disillusioned and starting to wonder if there’s anything that can actually help you feel better. read more

When I was 18 years old, I was a good amateur table-tennis player. I never made it to a final, but I made it to a semifinal and a number of quarterfinals.

In the first round of a national competition I was drawn against a player who had one leg shorter than the other and consequently limped and was unable to move fast. read more

A wise old owl sat in an oak,The more she saw, the less she spoke. The less she spoke, the more she heard. Why can’t we be like this wise old bird?

In the mid-1980’s I served an apprenticeship with a Native American medicine man, Sun Bear.

When I introduced Sun Bear to an audience, I said:

There are different ways to listen. One way is to listen with your head, to try to understand, explain, interpret, evaluate and take notes. read more