by Lissa Rankin | Apr 17, 2017 | Mental Health, Relationships
A deep cultural blind spot has recently come into my awareness, and it’s the kind of blind spot that, once you see it, you can’t unsee it. When I was in Bali, I spoke to a Hindu high priest, who is also an indigenous Balinese shaman—a rare combination—and he said that...
by Lissa Rankin | Mar 28, 2013 | Relationships
In my blog post Vulnerable Vs. Needy – A Fine Line, I explored how vulnerable it is to share our wants and needs, knowing that the person we expose ourselves to might choose not to honor that want and need. (File under “fear of rejection.”) In this blog post, I...
by Lissa Rankin | Mar 21, 2013 | Relationships
We’re taught that it’s good to be vulnerable (file under Brené Brown,) but bad to be needy (file under “People – especially men – run screaming in the other direction.”) But it seems to me that it’s a fine edge I’m exploring in some of my relationships. So...
